Big Al's Daily Angle: NBA, NHL, NCAAB and UEFA Champions League Previews and Odds - 02/16/2022

by Big Al Staff

Wednesday, Feb 16, 2022
The Wednesday sports card features NBA, NHL, NCAAB, and UEFA Champions League action.

Eleven games are on the docket in the National Basketball Association. Atlanta visits Orlando at 7:10 PM ET as a 5.5-point road favorite (all NBA odds from BetRivers). Three more games tip-off at 7:40 PM ET. Boston hosts Detroit as a 13.5-point favorite with a total of 214.5. Indiana plays at home against Washington as a 1-point favorite. New York is at home against Brooklyn in the opening game of a doubleheader on ESPN as a 5.5-point favorite. 

Four NBA games begin at 8:10 PM ET. Chicago plays at home against Sacramento as a 6-point favorite with an over/under of 234. Memphis hosts Portland as an 11.5-point favorite. Toronto travels to Minnesota as a 1-point road favorite. San Antonio is at Oklahoma City as a 6.5-point road favorite. 

Phoenix plays at home against Houston at 9:10 PM ET as a 15.5-point favorite with a total of 234.5. Two more games conclude the NBA card at 10:10 PM ET. Golden State is at home against Denver as a 5.5-point favorite with an over/under of 224. Utah travels to Los Angeles to play the Lakers in the nightcap on ESPN as a 5-point road favorite with a total of 227. 

The National Hockey League has four games on its slate. Minnesota visits Winnipeg at 7:05 PM ET as a -145 money line road favorite with an over/under of 6. Carolina hosts Florida in the opening game of a doubleheader on TNT at 7:35 PM ET as a -120 money line favorite with a total of 6.5. Calgary plays at home against Anaheim at 9:35 PM ET as a -185 money line favorite with an over/under of 5.5. Colorado is at Vegas in the second game on TNT at 10:05 PM ET as a -115 money line road favorite with a total of 6.5. 

The Wednesday college basketball card has ten games on national television. Xavier hosts St. John’s on the CBS Sports Network at 6:30 PM ET as an 8-point favorite with an over/under of 148.5. Two games begin at 7 PM ET. Alabama is at home against Mississippi State on ESPN2 as a 5.5-point favorite with a total of 150. Notre Dame plays at home against Boston College on ESPNU as a 10-point favorite with an over/under of 129. Marquette hosts Georgetown on FS2 at 8 PM ET as a 13-point favorite with a total of 151.5. Connecticut is at home against Seton Hall on the CBS Sports Network at 8:30 PM ET as a 5.5-point favorite with an over/under of 137.5. 

Two more NCAA-B games tip-off at 9 PM ET. Texas Tech plays at home against Baylor on ESPN2 as a 1-point favorite with a total of 136. SMU visits Temple on ESPNU as a 4.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 136.5. Boise State is at Air Force on FS1 at 10 PM ET as a 10.5-point road favorite with a total of 119.5. Fresno State hosts UNLV on the CBS Sports Network at 10:30 PM ET as a 5.5-point favorite with an over/under of 126. Gonzaga travels to Pepperdine on ESPN2 at 11 PM ET as a 30-point road favorite with a total of 162.5. 

The first leg of the Round of 16 knockout stage in the UEFA Champions League continues with two matches at 3 PM ET. Liverpool plays at Inter Milan on CBS as a -0.5 goal line road favorite with an over/under of 2.5. Bayern Munich is at RB Salzburg on Paramount+ and fuboTV as a -1.5 goal line road favorite with a total of 3.5. 

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