Big Al's Daily Angle: NCAAB, EPL and Four Nations Face-Off Previews and Odds - 02/15/2025

by Big Al Staff

Saturday, Feb 15, 2025
The Saturday sports card features NCAAB, Four Nations Face-Off, and EPL action.

The NCAAB college basketball schedule has 146 games between Division I opponents. Twenty-six NCAAB games are on major national television. Three NCAAB games on major national television tip-off at noon ET. Texas A&M hosts Arkansas on ESPN as an 8.5-point favorite with the total set at 140.5 (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise). Xavier plays at home against DePaul as a 12.5-point favorite with an over/under of 146.5. Pittsburgh is home against Miami (FL) as a 12.5-point favorite with a total of 151.5. George Mason hosts Saint Joseph’s on the USA Network at 12:30 p.m. ET as a 3.5-point favorite with an over/under of 134.5. 

Purdue plays at home against Wisconsin on CBS at 1:00 p.m. ET as a 5.5-point favorite with a total of 149.5. Navy is home against Army on the CBS Sports Network at 1:30 p.m. ET as a 2.5-point favorite with an over/under of 143.5. 

Four NCAAB games on major national television start at 2:00 p.m. ET. Baylor hosts West Virginia on ESPN2 as an 8.5-point favorite with a total of 135.5. Butler plays at home against Georgetown on FS1 as a 3.5-point favorite with an over/under of 141.5. Houston plays at Arizona on ESPN as a 1.5-point road favorite with a total of 137.5.  Samford travels to Wofford on ESPNU as a 1.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 148.5. UConn plays at Seton Hall on Fox at 2:30 p.m. ET as a 14.5-point road favorite with a total of 132.5. Northeastern is home against Stony Brook on the CBS Sports Network at 3:30 p.m. ET as an 11.5-point favorite with an over/under of 142.5. 

Three NCAAB games on major national television begin at 4:00 p.m. ET. Duke hosts Stanford on ABC as an 18.5-point favorite with a total of 140.5. Alabama plays at home against Auburn on ESPN as a 2.5-point favorite with an over/under of 171.5. Iowa State is home against Cincinnati on ESPN2 as an 11.5-point favorite with a total of 138.5.

Three major nationally televised NCAAB games start at 6:00 p.m. ET. North Carolina visits Syracuse on ESPN as a 6.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 154.5. Tulsa hosts UTSA on ESPNU as a 1.5-point favorite with a total of 147.5. Villanova plays at Providence on the CBS Sports Network as a 2.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 141.5. 

Five NCAAB games on major national television begin at 8:00 p.m. ET. Yale is home against Princeton on ESPNU as an 8.5-point favorite at BetOnline with a total of 147. Illinois hosts Michigan State on Fox as a 6.5-point favorite with an over/under of 156.5. Western Kentucky plays at home against Middle Tennessee on the CBS Sports Network as a 2.5-point favorite with a total of 152.5. Arkansas State is home against Troy on ESPN2 as a 5.5-point favorite with an over/under of 144.5. Texas hosts Kentucky on ESPN as a 3.5-point favorite with a total of 159.5. 

Three NCAAB games on major national television start at 10:00 p.m. ET. Kansas is at Utah on ESPN as a 6.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 145.5. San Diego State plays at home against Boise State on the CBS Sports Network as a 1.5-point favorite with a total of 135.5. Saint Mary’s is home against Washington State on ESPN2 as a 15.5-point favorite with an over/under of 140.5. 

The Four Nations Face-Off in hockey continues with the two games on ABC at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada. Sweden challenges Finland at 1:10 p.m. ET as a -205 money-line favorite with a total of 5.5. The United States battles Canada at 8:10 p.m. ET with both teams priced as a  -110 money-line favorite with an over/under of 6.5.

Matchweek 25 in the English Premier League continues with seven matches. Arsenal travels to Leicester City on the USA Network at 7:30 a.m. ET as a -1.5 goal-line road favorite with a total of 2.5. Five more EPL matches begin at 10:00 a.m. ET. Aston Villa hosts Ipswich Town as a -1.5 goal-line favorite with an over/under of 2.5. Fulham plays at home against Nottingham Forest on the USA Network as a -0.5 goal-line favorite with a total of 2.5. Manchester City is home against Newcastle United as a -0.5 goal-line favorite with an over/under of 3.5. Bournemouth plays at Southampton as a -1.5 goal-line road favorite with a total of 3.5. West Ham United hosts Brentford as a -0.5 goal-line favorite with an over/under of 3.5. Crystal Palace plays at home against Everton on NBC at 12:30 p.m. ET as a -0.5 goal-line favorite with a total of 2.5.

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