Big Al's Daily Angle: NBA, NHL, NCAAB and UEFA Champions League Previews and Odds - 03/08/2022

by Big Al Staff

Tuesday, Mar 08, 2022
The Tuesday sports card features NBA, NHL, NCAAB, and UEFA Champions League action.

The National Basketball Association has six games on its docket. Three games tip-off at 7:10 PM ET. Brooklyn travels to Charlotte as a 3.5-point road favorite with the total set at 241.5. Cleveland plays at Indiana as a 4.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 222.5. Philadelphia is at Orlando as a 7.5-point road favorite with a total of 224. 

Memphis hosts New Orleans in the opening game of a doubleheader on TNT at 7:40 PM ET as a 5.5-point favorite with an over/under of 231.5. Milwaukee visits Oklahoma City at 8:10 PM ET as a 14.5-point road favorite with a total of 231. Golden State hosts the Los Angeles Clippers in the nightcap on TNT as a 6.5-point favorite with an over/under of 220.5. 

The National Hockey League has 11 games on its slate. The puck drops at 7:08 PM ET for three games. Colorado travels to New Jersey as a -210 money line road favorite with a total of 6. Vegas plays at Philadelphia as a -175 money line road favorite with an over/under of 6. Florida is at Pittsburgh as a -115 money line road favorite with a total of 6.5. Two more games start at 7:38 PM ET. Toronto plays at home against Seattle as a -250 money line favorite with an over/under of 6.5. Detroit is at home against Arizona as a -165 money line favorite with a total of 6. 

Four more NHL games begin at 8:08 PM ET. St. Louis hosts Ottawa as a -300 money line favorite with an over/under of 6.5. Nashville plays at home against Dallas as a -135 money line favorite with a total of 5.5. Minnesota is at home against the New York Rangers as a -145 money line favorite with an over/under of 6. Tampa Bay plays at Winnipeg as a -165 money line road favorite with a total of 6. Chicago is at home against Anaheim at 8:38 PM ET as a -120 money line favorite with an over/under of 6. Calgary hosts Washington at 9:08 PM ET as a -140 money line favorite with a total of 6. 

The Tuesday basketball card has six games on national television. Jacksonville hosts Bellarmine on ESPN2 at 5 PM ET in the championship game of the Atlantic Sun conference tournament as a 2.5-point favorite with an over/under of 123. Three more NCAAB games begin at 7 PM ET. Bryant hosts Wagner in the championship game of the Northeast Conference tournament on ESPN2 as a 4-point favorite with a total of 149.5. Delaware plays UNC Wilmington on the CBS Sports Network in the championship game of the Colonial Athletic Association tournament at the Entertainment & Sports Arena in Washington DC on the CBS Sports Network. Wright State goes against Northern Kentucky on ESPN in the championship game of the Horizon League tournament at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis. 

Two more televised games tip-off at 9 PM ET. North Dakota State plays South Dakota State on ESPN2 in the championship game of the Summit League tournament at Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Saint Mary's faces Gonzaga in the finals of the West Coast Conference tournament at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. 

The second leg of the round of 16 matches in the UEFA Champions League begins on Tuesday with two matches at 3 PM ET. Liverpool hosts Inter Milan on CBS after winning 2-0 in the first leg of this knockout stage contest. The Reds are a -1 goal line favorite at PlayMGM with an over/under of 3. 

Bayern Munich plays at home against RB Salzburg on Paramount+ and fuboTV after settling for a 1-1 draw in the first leg of this knockout stage contest. The Bavarians are a -2 goal line favorite at PlayMGM with a total of 3.5.

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