by Big Al Staff
Thursday, Dec 08, 2022The Thursday sports card features action in the NFL, NBA, NHL, and NCAAB.
Week 14 in the National Football League kicks off with one game. The Las Vegas Raiders travel to Los Angeles to play the Rams on Amazon Prime at 8:15 PM ET. The Raiders are on a three-game winning streak after their 27-20 victory at home against the Los Angeles Chargers as a 2.5-point favorite on Sunday. They have raised their record to 5-7 during this recent run. The Rams are on a six-game losing streak after their 27-23 loss to Seattle as a 7-point underdog last Sunday. Their record dropped to 3-9 with the setback. Las Vegas is a 6.5-point road favorite, with the total set at 43 (all odds from DraftKings).
The National Basketball Association has three games on its docket. The Miami Heat host the Los Angeles Clippers at 7:40 PM ET. The Heat are a 4.5-point favorite with an over/under of 215.5. The Houston Rockets are in San Antonio to play the Spurs at 8:40 PM ET. The Rockets are a 2.5-pint road favorite with a total of 233.5. The Denver Nuggets play at Portland against the Trail Blazers at 10:10 PM ET. The Nuggets are a 1-point road favorite with an over/under of 226.
The National Hockey League has five games on its slate. Two games drop the puck at 7:07 PM ET. The Toronto Maple Leafs play at home against the Los Angeles Kings as a -175 money line favorite with a total of 6. The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Nashville Predators as a -205 money line favorite with an over/under of 6. The Florida Panthers are at home against the Detroit Red Wings at 7:37 PM ET. The Panthers are a -195 money line favorite with a total of 6.5.
The Winnipeg Jets travel to St. Louis to play the Blues at 8:07 PM ET. The Jets are a -120 money line road favorite with an over/under of 6.5. The Dallas Stars play at home against the Ottawa Senators at 8:37 PM ET. The Stars are a -180 money line favorite with a total of 6.5.
The college basketball schedule features three games on national television. The Ohio State Buckeyes host the Rutgers Scarlet Knights on ESPN2 at 7 PM ET. The Buckeyes have won three of their last four games after a 96-59 win against St. Francis-PA as a 29-point favorite on Saturday. They improved their record to 6-2 with the victory. The Scarlet Knights won for the third time in their last four games with a 63-48 upset win against Indiana as a 3-point underdog last Saturday. The win raised their record to 6-2. Ohio State is a 6-point favorite with an over/under of 137.
The Iowa Hawkeyes play the Iowa State Cyclones on FS1 at 8 PM ET. The Hawkeyes lost for the second time in their last three games with their 74-62 loss to Duke at Madison Square Garden in the Jimmy V. Classic as a 2-point underdog on Tuesday. Their record fell to 6-2 after that defeat. The Cyclones are on a two-game winning streak after a 71-60 victory against St. John’s as a 6-point favorite on Sunday. They improved their record to 7-1 with the win. Iowa is a 4-point favorite with a total of 140.5.
The Colorado Buffaloes are at home against the Colorado State Rams on ESPN2 at 9 PM ET. The Buffaloes lost for the third time in their last four games after a 73-63 loss at Washington as a 1-point favorite on Sunday. Their record dropped to 4-5 with the loss. The Rams’ two-game winning streak ended in an 88-83 loss to Northern Colorado as a 15.5-point favorite on Saturday. Their record is 6-3 after that defeat. Colorado is a 5.5-point favorite with an over/under of 143.
Week 14 in the National Football League kicks off with one game. The Las Vegas Raiders travel to Los Angeles to play the Rams on Amazon Prime at 8:15 PM ET. The Raiders are on a three-game winning streak after their 27-20 victory at home against the Los Angeles Chargers as a 2.5-point favorite on Sunday. They have raised their record to 5-7 during this recent run. The Rams are on a six-game losing streak after their 27-23 loss to Seattle as a 7-point underdog last Sunday. Their record dropped to 3-9 with the setback. Las Vegas is a 6.5-point road favorite, with the total set at 43 (all odds from DraftKings).
The National Basketball Association has three games on its docket. The Miami Heat host the Los Angeles Clippers at 7:40 PM ET. The Heat are a 4.5-point favorite with an over/under of 215.5. The Houston Rockets are in San Antonio to play the Spurs at 8:40 PM ET. The Rockets are a 2.5-pint road favorite with a total of 233.5. The Denver Nuggets play at Portland against the Trail Blazers at 10:10 PM ET. The Nuggets are a 1-point road favorite with an over/under of 226.
The National Hockey League has five games on its slate. Two games drop the puck at 7:07 PM ET. The Toronto Maple Leafs play at home against the Los Angeles Kings as a -175 money line favorite with a total of 6. The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Nashville Predators as a -205 money line favorite with an over/under of 6. The Florida Panthers are at home against the Detroit Red Wings at 7:37 PM ET. The Panthers are a -195 money line favorite with a total of 6.5.
The Winnipeg Jets travel to St. Louis to play the Blues at 8:07 PM ET. The Jets are a -120 money line road favorite with an over/under of 6.5. The Dallas Stars play at home against the Ottawa Senators at 8:37 PM ET. The Stars are a -180 money line favorite with a total of 6.5.
The college basketball schedule features three games on national television. The Ohio State Buckeyes host the Rutgers Scarlet Knights on ESPN2 at 7 PM ET. The Buckeyes have won three of their last four games after a 96-59 win against St. Francis-PA as a 29-point favorite on Saturday. They improved their record to 6-2 with the victory. The Scarlet Knights won for the third time in their last four games with a 63-48 upset win against Indiana as a 3-point underdog last Saturday. The win raised their record to 6-2. Ohio State is a 6-point favorite with an over/under of 137.
The Iowa Hawkeyes play the Iowa State Cyclones on FS1 at 8 PM ET. The Hawkeyes lost for the second time in their last three games with their 74-62 loss to Duke at Madison Square Garden in the Jimmy V. Classic as a 2-point underdog on Tuesday. Their record fell to 6-2 after that defeat. The Cyclones are on a two-game winning streak after a 71-60 victory against St. John’s as a 6-point favorite on Sunday. They improved their record to 7-1 with the win. Iowa is a 4-point favorite with a total of 140.5.
The Colorado Buffaloes are at home against the Colorado State Rams on ESPN2 at 9 PM ET. The Buffaloes lost for the third time in their last four games after a 73-63 loss at Washington as a 1-point favorite on Sunday. Their record dropped to 4-5 with the loss. The Rams’ two-game winning streak ended in an 88-83 loss to Northern Colorado as a 15.5-point favorite on Saturday. Their record is 6-3 after that defeat. Colorado is a 5.5-point favorite with an over/under of 143.
