Big Al's Daily Angle: NBA, NHL, MLB and UEFA Champions League Previews and Odds - 04/12/2022

by Big Al Staff

Tuesday, Apr 12, 2022
The Tuesday sports card features NBA, NHL, MLB, and the UEFA Champions League action.

The National Basketball Association begins its Play-In Tournament with two games on TNT. Brooklyn hosts Cleveland at 7 PM ET as an 8.5-point favorite, with the total set at 228.5 (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise). Minnesota plays at home against the Los Angeles Clippers at 9:30 PM ET as a 3-point favorite with an over/under of 230.5. 

Fourteen games are on the slate in the National Hockey League. The puck drops at 7:07 PM ET for five games. Boston plays at home against St. Louis as a -150 money line favorite with a total of 6. Toronto is at home against Buffalo as a -425 money line favorite with an over/under of 7. Florida hosts Anaheim as a -450 money line favorite with a total of 6.5. Carolina travels to New York to play the Rangers as a -125 money line road favorite with an over/under of 5.5. Washington plays at home against Philadelphia in the opening game of a doubleheader on ESPN as a -265 money line favorite with a total of 6. 

Two NHL games start at 7:37 PM ET. Pittsburgh visits New York to play the Islanders as a -125 money line road favorite with an over/under of 5.5. Detroit is at home against Ottawa as a -125 money line favorite with a total of 6.5. Two more NHL games begin at 8:07 PM ET. Minnesota hosts Edmonton as a -145 money line favorite with an over/under of 6.5. Nashville plays at home against San Jose as a -205 money line favorite with a total of 5.5. 

Los Angeles is at Chicago at 8:37 PM ET as a -145 money line road favorite with an over/under of 5.5. Calgary is at home against Seattle at 9:07 PM ET as a -450 money line favorite with a total of 6. Tampa Bay visits Dallas in the nightcap on ESPN at 9:37 PM ET as a -145 money line road favorite with an over/under of 6. The NHL card concludes at 10:07 PM ET with two games. Vegas travels to Vancouver as a -130 money line road favorite with a total of 6. New Jersey plays at Arizona as a -145 money line road favorite with an over/under of 6.5. 

The Tuesday Major League Baseball schedule has 15 games. Boston plays at Detroit at 1:10 PM ET as a -130 money line road favorite with a total of 9. Two more MLB games start at 4:10 PM ET. Cleveland is at Cincinnati as a -125 money line road favorite with an over/under of 8.5. The Chicago White Sox host Seattle as a -130 money line favorite with a total of 9. The Chicago Cubs travel to Pittsburgh at 4:12 PM ET as a -115 money line road favorite with an over/under of 9. 

Tampa Bay plays at home against Oakland at 6:40 PM ET as a -200 money line favorite with a total of 8.5. Philadelphia is at home against the New York Mets at 6:45 PM ET as a -155 money line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. Two more MLB games begin at 7:05 PM ET. The New York Yankees host Toronto as a -120 money line favorite with a total of 10. Milwaukee is at Baltimore as a -165 money line road favorite with an over/under of 9. The Los Angeles Angels are at home against Miami at 7:07 PM ET as a -105 money line favorite with a total of 9. 

Atlanta hosts Washington at 7:20 PM ET as a -155 money line favorite with an over/under of 9.5. The Los Angeles Dodgers visit Minnesota at 7:40 PM ET as a -135 money line road favorite with a total of 9. St. Louis plays at home against Kansas City at 7:45 PM ET as a -170 money line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. 

Texas is at home against Colorado at 8:05 PM ET as a -150 money line favorite with a total of 10.5. Houston travels to Arizona at 9:40 PM ET as a -135 money line road favorite with an over/under of 9.5. San Diego plays at San Francisco at 9:45 PM ET with both teams priced as a -110 money line favorite with a total of 7.5. 

The UEFA Champions League has two second-leg matches in its quarterfinals at 3 PM ET. Chelsea plays at Real Madrid on CBS in a pick ‘em match with an over/under of 2.5 (all soccer odds from PlayMGM). Real Madrid won the first leg, 3-1, last Wednesday. 

Bayern Munich hosts Villarreal on Paramount+ and fuboTV as a -1.5 goal line favorite with a total of 3.5. Villarreal won the first leg by a 1-0 score last Wednesday.

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