by Big Al Staff
Saturday, Jan 15, 2022The Saturday sports card features NFL, NBA, NHL, NCAAB, and English Premier League action.
The NFL Super Wild Card Weekend kicks off with two games. Cincinnati hosts Las Vegas on NBC at 4:35 PM ET as a 5.5-point favorite with a total of 48 (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise). Buffalo plays at home against New England on CBS as a 4.5-point favorite with an over/under of 44.
Ten games are on the docket in the National Basketball Association. Milwaukee is at home against Toronto at 6:40 PM ET as a 7.5-point favorite at BetRivers with a total of 221.5. Washington hosts Portland at 7:10 PM ET as a 7.5-point favorite at BetRivers. Two more games start at 7:40 PM ET. Atlanta plays at home against New York as a 3-point favorite at BetRivers with an over/under of 213.5. Brooklyn is at home against Atlanta as a 7-point favorite at BetRivers with a total of 228.
Two NBA games begin at 8:10 PM ET. Miami hosts Philadelphia as a 2-point favorite with an over/under of 207.5. Cleveland visits Oklahoma City as a 5-point road favorite with a total of 209.5. Two more NBA games tip-off at 8:40 PM ET. Boston plays at home against Chicago as a 2.5-point favorite at BetRivers with an over/under of 220. San Antonio is at home against the Los Angeles Clippers as a 2.5-point favorite with a total of 218. Denver hosts the Los Angeles Lakers at 9:10 PM ET as a 3.5-point favorite with an over/under of 224.5. Dallas plays at home against Orlando at 9:40 PM ET as a 10.5-point favorite with a total of 208.
The National Hockey League has 13 games on its slate. The puck drops at 1:08 PM ET for two games. Boston is at home against Nashville as a -155 money line favorite with an over/under of 5.5. Carolina plays at home against Vancouver as a -205 money line favorite with a total of 5.5. Washington travels to New York to play the Islanders at 2:08 PM ET as a -135 money line road favorite with an over/under of 5.5.
Florida hosts Columbus at 6:08 PM ET as a -280 money line favorite with a total of 6. Four more NHL games start at 7:08 PM ET. Detroit plays at home against Buffalo as a -175 money line favorite with an over/under of 5.5. The New York Rangers are at Philadelphia as a -150 money line road favorite with a total of 5.5. Toronto travels to St. Louis as a -155 money line road favorite with an over/under of 6. Tampa Bay is at home against Dallas as a -200 money line favorite with a total of 6.
Chicago plays at home against Anaheim at 8:38 PM ET as a -130 money line favorite with an over/under of 6. Colorado visits Arizona at 9:08 PM ET as a -360 money line road favorite with a total of 6.5. Two more NHL games begin at 10:08 PM ET. Los Angeles plays at Seattle as a -125 money line road favorite with an over/under of 5.5. Edmonton is at home against Ottawa as a -215 money line favorite with a total of 6.5. Pittsburgh plays at San Jose at 10:38 PM ET as a -160 money line road favorite with an over/under of 5.5. Three games originally scheduled for Saturday got postponed: New Jersey/Montreal; Ottawa/Winnipeg; Vegas/Calgary.
Twenty-five games are on national television in college basketball. Three games tip-off at noon ET. Xavier hosts Creighton on Fox as a 9.5-point favorite with a total of 141. Texas Tech travels to Kansas State on ESPN2 as a 3.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 128. Seton Hall plays at Marquette on FS1 as a 1.5-point road favorite with a total of 151.5. Dayton is at Duquesne on the USA Network at 12:30 PM ET as a 3.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 135.5. Kentucky plays at home against Tennessee on ESPN at 1 PM ET as a 4.5-point favorite with a total of 141.5.
Three NCAAB games on national television at 2 PM ET. Duke hosts North Carolina State on ABC as a 14-point favorite with an over/under of 150.5. Kansas is at home against West Virginia on CBS as an 11.5-point favorite with a total of 143.5. LSU plays at home against Arkansas on ESPN2 as a 7-point favorite with an over/under of 146. St. Louis hosts Fordham on the USA Network at 2:30 PM ET as a 13-point favorite with a total of 139.5. Two more NCAAB games begin at 3 PM ET. Chattanooga is at home against Furman on the CBS Sports Network as a 3-point favorite with an over/under of 140.5. Syracuse plays at home against Florida State on ESPN as a 2.5-point favorite with a total of 149.5.
Oklahoma travels to TCU on ESPN2 at 4 PM ET as a 1.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 136. Rhode Island plays at Massachusetts on the USA Network at 4:30 PM ET as a 3-point road favorite with a total of 147.5. Three more NCAAB games tip-off at 5 PM ET. Baylor hosts Oklahoma State on ESPN as a 13.5-point favorite with an over/under of 142.5. Missouri State is at Valparaiso on ESPNU as a 4-point road favorite with a total of 138.5. Nevada plays at Air Force on the CBS Sports Network as a 9.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 135.5. Boise State visits New Mexico on FS1 at 5:30 PM ET as a 9-point road favorite with a total of 145.5. Vanderbilt is at Georgia on ESPN2 as a 5-point road favorite with an over/under of 146.
Two NCAAB games start at 7 PM ET. Central Florida plays at South Florida on ESPNU as a 9-point road favorite with a total of 127.5. Loyola-Chicago visits Indiana State on the CBS Sports Network as a 9-pint road favorite with an over/under of 144. Houston is at Tulsa on ESPN2 at 8 PM ET as an 11-point road favorite with a total of 136. Grand Canyon plays at home against Tarleton State on ESPNU at 9 PM ET as a 9-point favorite with an over/under of 124.5. Arizona State hosts Colorado State on ESPN2 at 10 PM ET as a 1.5-point favorite with a total of 132.5. Two more NCAAB games conclude the card at 11 PM ET. USC plays at home against Oregon on FS1 as a 6.5-point favorite with an over/under of 141.5. San Francisco is at home against BYU on the CBS Sports Network as a 4.5-point favorite with a total of 142.
Matchweek 22 in the English Premier League continues with five matches. Manchester City plays at home against Chelsea on Peacock at 7:30 AM ET as a -1 goal line favorite with an over/under of 2.5. Three more EPL matches begin at 10 AM ET. Newcastle United is at home against Watford on the USA Network as a -0.5 goal line favorite with a total of 2.5. Everton travels to Norwich City on Peacock as a -0.5 goal line road favorite with an over/under of 2.5. Wolverhampton hosts Southampton on Peacock as a -0.5 goal line favorite with a total of 2. Manchester United visits Aston Villa on NBC at 12:30 PM ET in a pick ‘em matchup with an over/under of 2.5. The Leicester City/Burnley match got postponed because of COVID.
The NFL Super Wild Card Weekend kicks off with two games. Cincinnati hosts Las Vegas on NBC at 4:35 PM ET as a 5.5-point favorite with a total of 48 (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise). Buffalo plays at home against New England on CBS as a 4.5-point favorite with an over/under of 44.
Ten games are on the docket in the National Basketball Association. Milwaukee is at home against Toronto at 6:40 PM ET as a 7.5-point favorite at BetRivers with a total of 221.5. Washington hosts Portland at 7:10 PM ET as a 7.5-point favorite at BetRivers. Two more games start at 7:40 PM ET. Atlanta plays at home against New York as a 3-point favorite at BetRivers with an over/under of 213.5. Brooklyn is at home against Atlanta as a 7-point favorite at BetRivers with a total of 228.
Two NBA games begin at 8:10 PM ET. Miami hosts Philadelphia as a 2-point favorite with an over/under of 207.5. Cleveland visits Oklahoma City as a 5-point road favorite with a total of 209.5. Two more NBA games tip-off at 8:40 PM ET. Boston plays at home against Chicago as a 2.5-point favorite at BetRivers with an over/under of 220. San Antonio is at home against the Los Angeles Clippers as a 2.5-point favorite with a total of 218. Denver hosts the Los Angeles Lakers at 9:10 PM ET as a 3.5-point favorite with an over/under of 224.5. Dallas plays at home against Orlando at 9:40 PM ET as a 10.5-point favorite with a total of 208.
The National Hockey League has 13 games on its slate. The puck drops at 1:08 PM ET for two games. Boston is at home against Nashville as a -155 money line favorite with an over/under of 5.5. Carolina plays at home against Vancouver as a -205 money line favorite with a total of 5.5. Washington travels to New York to play the Islanders at 2:08 PM ET as a -135 money line road favorite with an over/under of 5.5.
Florida hosts Columbus at 6:08 PM ET as a -280 money line favorite with a total of 6. Four more NHL games start at 7:08 PM ET. Detroit plays at home against Buffalo as a -175 money line favorite with an over/under of 5.5. The New York Rangers are at Philadelphia as a -150 money line road favorite with a total of 5.5. Toronto travels to St. Louis as a -155 money line road favorite with an over/under of 6. Tampa Bay is at home against Dallas as a -200 money line favorite with a total of 6.
Chicago plays at home against Anaheim at 8:38 PM ET as a -130 money line favorite with an over/under of 6. Colorado visits Arizona at 9:08 PM ET as a -360 money line road favorite with a total of 6.5. Two more NHL games begin at 10:08 PM ET. Los Angeles plays at Seattle as a -125 money line road favorite with an over/under of 5.5. Edmonton is at home against Ottawa as a -215 money line favorite with a total of 6.5. Pittsburgh plays at San Jose at 10:38 PM ET as a -160 money line road favorite with an over/under of 5.5. Three games originally scheduled for Saturday got postponed: New Jersey/Montreal; Ottawa/Winnipeg; Vegas/Calgary.
Twenty-five games are on national television in college basketball. Three games tip-off at noon ET. Xavier hosts Creighton on Fox as a 9.5-point favorite with a total of 141. Texas Tech travels to Kansas State on ESPN2 as a 3.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 128. Seton Hall plays at Marquette on FS1 as a 1.5-point road favorite with a total of 151.5. Dayton is at Duquesne on the USA Network at 12:30 PM ET as a 3.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 135.5. Kentucky plays at home against Tennessee on ESPN at 1 PM ET as a 4.5-point favorite with a total of 141.5.
Three NCAAB games on national television at 2 PM ET. Duke hosts North Carolina State on ABC as a 14-point favorite with an over/under of 150.5. Kansas is at home against West Virginia on CBS as an 11.5-point favorite with a total of 143.5. LSU plays at home against Arkansas on ESPN2 as a 7-point favorite with an over/under of 146. St. Louis hosts Fordham on the USA Network at 2:30 PM ET as a 13-point favorite with a total of 139.5. Two more NCAAB games begin at 3 PM ET. Chattanooga is at home against Furman on the CBS Sports Network as a 3-point favorite with an over/under of 140.5. Syracuse plays at home against Florida State on ESPN as a 2.5-point favorite with a total of 149.5.
Oklahoma travels to TCU on ESPN2 at 4 PM ET as a 1.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 136. Rhode Island plays at Massachusetts on the USA Network at 4:30 PM ET as a 3-point road favorite with a total of 147.5. Three more NCAAB games tip-off at 5 PM ET. Baylor hosts Oklahoma State on ESPN as a 13.5-point favorite with an over/under of 142.5. Missouri State is at Valparaiso on ESPNU as a 4-point road favorite with a total of 138.5. Nevada plays at Air Force on the CBS Sports Network as a 9.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 135.5. Boise State visits New Mexico on FS1 at 5:30 PM ET as a 9-point road favorite with a total of 145.5. Vanderbilt is at Georgia on ESPN2 as a 5-point road favorite with an over/under of 146.
Two NCAAB games start at 7 PM ET. Central Florida plays at South Florida on ESPNU as a 9-point road favorite with a total of 127.5. Loyola-Chicago visits Indiana State on the CBS Sports Network as a 9-pint road favorite with an over/under of 144. Houston is at Tulsa on ESPN2 at 8 PM ET as an 11-point road favorite with a total of 136. Grand Canyon plays at home against Tarleton State on ESPNU at 9 PM ET as a 9-point favorite with an over/under of 124.5. Arizona State hosts Colorado State on ESPN2 at 10 PM ET as a 1.5-point favorite with a total of 132.5. Two more NCAAB games conclude the card at 11 PM ET. USC plays at home against Oregon on FS1 as a 6.5-point favorite with an over/under of 141.5. San Francisco is at home against BYU on the CBS Sports Network as a 4.5-point favorite with a total of 142.
Matchweek 22 in the English Premier League continues with five matches. Manchester City plays at home against Chelsea on Peacock at 7:30 AM ET as a -1 goal line favorite with an over/under of 2.5. Three more EPL matches begin at 10 AM ET. Newcastle United is at home against Watford on the USA Network as a -0.5 goal line favorite with a total of 2.5. Everton travels to Norwich City on Peacock as a -0.5 goal line road favorite with an over/under of 2.5. Wolverhampton hosts Southampton on Peacock as a -0.5 goal line favorite with a total of 2. Manchester United visits Aston Villa on NBC at 12:30 PM ET in a pick ‘em matchup with an over/under of 2.5. The Leicester City/Burnley match got postponed because of COVID.
