Big Al's Daily Angle: NFL, NBA, NHL, CBB and EPL Previews and Odds - 01/02/2021

by Big Al Staff

Sunday, Jan 02, 2022
The Sunday sports card features NFL, NBA, NHL, CBB, and EPL action.

Week 17 in the National Football kicks off with 15 games. Nine games start at 1 PM ET. New England hosts Jacksonville as a 16-point favorite with the total set at 41.5 (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise). Philadelphia visits Washington as a 4.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 44.5. Tampa Bay plays at New York against the Jets as a 13.5-point road favorite with a total of 45.5. Tennessee is at home against Miami as a 3-point favorite with an over/under of 40. Indianapolis plays at home against Las Vegas as an 8-point favorite with a total of 45.5. Kansas City travels to Cincinnati as a 3.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 51. Chicago hosts the New York Giants as a 6.5-point favorite with a total of 36. Buffalo is at home against Atlanta as a 14.5-point favorite with an over/under of 44. The Los Angeles Rams are at Baltimore as a 6-point road favorite with a total of 46.5.

Five more NFL games start in the second-afternoon window. Two games begin at 4:05 PM ET. San Francisco hosts Houston as a 13-point favorite with an over/under of 44. The Los Angeles Chargers are at home against Denver as a 7.5-point favorite with a total of 45.5. Three more NFL games kick off at 4.25 PM ET. New Orleans is at home against Carolina as a 6.5-point favorite with an over/under of 37.5. Dallas plays at home against Arizona as a 6.5-point favorite with a total of 52.5. Seattle hosts Detroit as a 7.5-point favorite with an over/under of 41.5. 

Green Bay plays at home against Minnesota on NBC at 8:20 PM ET for Sunday Night Football. The Packers are a 13-point favorite with a total of 42.5. 

Seven games are on the docket in the National Basketball Association. Toronto is at home against New York at 3:40 PM ET as a 7-point favorite. Three games tip-off at 6:10 PM ET. Boston hosts Orlando as an 11-point favorite. Cleveland is at home against Indiana as a 4-point favorite. Miami travels to Sacramento as a 2.5-point road favorite. 

Two more NBA games start at 7:10 PM ET. Phoenix travels to Charlotte as a 2-point road favorite. Dallas is at Oklahoma City as a 7.5-point road favorite. The Los Angeles Lakers are at home against Minnesota at 9:40 PM ET as a 7.5-point favorite. 

The National Hockey League has seven games on its slate. Tampa Bay travels to New York to play the Rangers at 12:38 PM ET, with both teams priced as a -110 money line favorite with an over/under of 6. Two games drop the puck at 1:08 PM ET. Pittsburgh plays at home against San Jose as a -165 money line favorite with a total of 6. Boston visits Detroit as a -140 money line road favorite with an over/under of 5.5. 

Two more NHL games begin at 3:08 PM ET. Washington is at home against New Jersey as a -225 money line favorite with a total of 6. Colorado is a -265 money line favorite with an over/under of 6. Vegas hosts Winnipeg as a -150 money line favorite with a total of 6. Calgary travels to Chicago at 7:08 PM ET as a -145 money line road favorite with an over/under of 5.5. The Dallas/Arizona contest got canceled because of a COVID outbreak. 

Five games are on national television in college basketball. North Carolina plays at Boston College on ESPN2 at 1 PM ET as a 7-point road favorite with a total of 140. Two games tip-off at 2 PM ET. SMU plays at home against Central Florida on ESPNU as a 4-point favorite with an over/under of 146. Saint Louis is at home against Richmond on the CBS Sports Network as a 3.5-point favorite with a total of 144.5. Houston travels to Temple on ESPN at 5 PM ET as a -12 point road favorite with an over/under of 128.5. Louisville plays at Georgia Tech on ESPN2 at 6 PM ET as a 3-point road favorite with a total of 133. 

Matchweek 21 in the English Premier League continues with four matches. Three matches start at 9 AM ET. Aston Villa visits Brentford on Peacock in a pick ‘em matchup with an over/under of 2.5 (all soccer odds from PlayMGM). Brighton and Hove Albion travel to Everton on the USA Network in a pick ‘em match up with a total of 2.5. Leeds United hosts Burnley on Peacock as a -0.5 goal line favorite with an over/under of 2.5. Chelsea plays at home against Liverpool on the USA Network at 11:30 AM ET in a pick ‘em matchup with a total of 2.5. 

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