by Big Al Staff
Wednesday, Feb 18, 2026The Wednesday sports card features NCAAB and UCL action.
The National Basketball League continues its All-Star break until Thursday, February 19th.
The National Hockey League is on hiatus until February 22nd due to the Winter Olympics.
The NCAAB college basketball schedule tips off at 6:00 p.m. ET with 59 games involving Division I opponents. There are 17 NCAAB games on major national television. Georgetown hosts Butler on FS1 at 6:30 p.m. ET as a 6.5-point favorite with the total set at 145.5 (all odds from DraftKings). Five more NCAAB games tip off at 7:00 p.m. ET. Temple plays at home against UAB on ESPNU as a 1.5-point favorite with an over/under of 146.5. Alabama is at home against Arkansas on ESPN as a 4.5-point favorite with a total of 182.5. UConn hosts Creighton on TNT as a 17.5-point favorite with an over/under of 143.5. George Mason plays at home against Dayton on the CBS Sports Network as a 1.5-point favorite with a total of 137.5. Tennessee is at home against Oklahoma on ESPN2 as a 10.5-point favorite with an over/under of 149.5.
Seton Hall hosts DePaul on truTV at 8:00 p.m. ET as an 8.5-point favorite with a total of 131.5. West Virginia plays at home against on FS1 at 8:30 p.m. ET as a 10.5-point favorite with an over/under of 131.5.
Six NCAAB games on major national television start at 9:00 p.m. ET. St. John’s travels to play Marquette on TNT as a 9.5-point road favorite with a total of 156.5. Kansas plays at Oklahoma State on Peacock as a 5.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 156.5. Auburn is on the road against Mississippi State on ESPN2 as a 4.5-point road favorite with a total of 154.5. Arizona is at home against BYU on ESPN as a 12.5-point favorite with an over/under of 165.5. Saint Mary’s visits Seattle on the CBS Sports Network as a 10.5-point road favorite with a total of 136.5. Illinois State hosts Murray State on ESPNU as a 3.5-point favorite with an over/under of 156.5.
Utah State plays at home against Boise State on FS1 at 10:30 p.m. ET as a 9.5-point favorite with a total of 152.5. Two more NCAAB games on major national television begin at 11:00 p.m. ET. Gonzaga visits San Francisco on ESPN2 as a 14.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 149.5. UNLV is at home against Colorado on the CBS Sports Network as a 1.5-point favorite with a total of 148.5.
The knockout phase of the UEFA Champions League continues with the final four matches in the first leg of the knockout round playoffs. Newcastle United plays at FK Qarabag at 12:45 p.m. ET as a -1.5 goal-line road favorite with an over/under of 2.5. Three more UCL matches start at 3:00 p.m. ET. Inter Milan is on the road at Bodo-Glimt as a -0.5 goal-line road favorite with a total of 3.5. Atletico Madrid travels to Club Brugge on the CBS Sports Network as a -0.5 goal-line road favorite with an over/under of 2.5. Olympiacos hosts Bayer Leverkusen as a -0.5 goal-line favorite with a total of 2.5. All four matches are broadcast on Paramount+.
