Big Al's Daily Angle: NBA, NHL, MLB and EPL Previews and Odds - 04/16/2022

by Big Al Staff

Saturday, Apr 16, 2022
The Saturday sports card features NBA, NHL, MLB, and EPL action.

The National Basketball Association has four games to tip off the first round of the playoffs. Utah visits Dallas on ESPN at 1:00 PM ET as a 5-point road favorite with the total set at 209.5. Memphis hosts Minnesota on ESPN at 3:30 PM ET as a 6.5-point favorite with an over/under of 236. Philadelphia plays at home against Toronto on ESPN at 6:00 PM ET as a 4.5-point favorite with a total of 216. Golden State is at home against Denver on ABC at 8:30 PM ET as a 6.5-point favorite with an over/under of 223.

Fourteen games are on the slate in the National Hockey Association. Three games drop the puck at 12:37 PM ET. Nashville hosts Chicago as a -300 money line favorite with a total of 5.5. Boston plays at home against Pittsburgh as a -130 money line favorite with an over/under of 6. The New York Rangers are at home against Detroit as a -425 money line favorite with a total of 6. Minnesota visits St. Louis on ABC at 3:07 PM ET with both teams priced at -110 with an over/under of 6. Edmonton plays at home against Vegas at 4:07 PM ET as a -120 money line favorite with a total of 6.5. 

Four games in the NHL start at 7:07 PM ET. Buffalo is at home against Philadelphia as a -135 money line favorite with an over/under of 6. Washington travels to Montreal as a -265 money line road favorite with a total of 6.5. Toronto plays at Ottawa as a -185 money line road favorite with an over/under of 6.5. Tampa Bay hosts Winnipeg as a -250 money line favorite with a total of 5.5. 

Dallas is at home against San Jose at 8:07 PM ET as a -205 money line favorite with an over/under of 6. Colorado plays at home against Carolina at 9:07 PM ET as a -135 money line favorite with a total of 6. Two more NHL games begin at 10:07 PM ET. Calgary hosts Arizona as a -500 money line favorite with an over/under of 6. Seattle is at home against New Jersey as a -120 money line favorite with a total of 6. Los Angeles plays at home against Columbus at 10:37 PM ET as a -195 money line favorite with an over/under of 6.5. 

The Saturday card in Major League Baseball has 15 games on the schedule. The New York Mets are at home against Arizona at 1:10 PM ET as a -160 money line favorite with a total of 8. The Chicago White Sox play at home against Tampa Bay at 2:10 PM ET as a -140 money line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. Toronto hosts Oakland at 3:07 PM ET as a -235 money line favorite with a total of 9. 

Atlanta travels to San Diego on FS1 at 4:05 PM ET with both teams priced at -110 with an over/under of 8. Two more MLB games start at 4:10 PM ET. Boston is at home against Minnesota as a -125 money line favorite with a total of 9.5. Kansas City plays at home against Detroit as a -125 money line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. 

Two MLB games start at 6:10 PM ET. Philadelphia visits Miami with both teams priced at -110 with a total of 8. San Francisco plays at Cleveland with both teams priced at -110 with an over/under of 8. Pittsburgh hosts Washington at 6:35 PM ET as a -155 money line favorite with a total of 9. Two more MLB games begin at 7:05 PM ET. The Los Angeles Angels are at Texas as a -125 money line road favorite with an over/under of 9. The New York Yankees play at Baltimore as a -180 money line road favorite with a total of 9. Milwaukee is at home against St. Louis at 7:10 PM ET as a -120 money line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. 

Colorado hosts the Chicago Cubs at 8:10 PM ET as a -135 money line favorite with a total of 12. Houston visits Seattle at 9:10 PM ET as a -150 money line road favorite with an over/under of 7.5. The Los Angeles Dodgers are at home against Cincinnati at 10:10 PM ET as a -250 money line favorite with a total of 9.

Matchweek 33 in the English Premier League begins with four matches. Tottenham hosts Brighton and Hove Albion on the USA Network at 7:30 AM ET as a -1 goal line favorite with an over/under of 2.5. Three more games begin at 10 AM ET. Manchester United plays at home against Norwich City on the USA Network as a -1.5 goal line favorite with a total of 3. Arsenal travels to Southampton on Peacock as a -0.5 goal line road favorite with an over/under of 2.5. Brentford plays at Watford on CNBC in a pick ‘em match with the total set at 2.5. 

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