Big Al's Daily Angle: NFL, NCAAF, and NCAAB Previews and Odds - 11/23/2023

by Big Al Staff

Thursday, Nov 23, 2023
The Thursday sports card features NFL, NCAAF, and NCAAB action.

Week 12 of the NFL regular season kicks off with the three games on the Thanksgiving Day card. The Detroit Lions host the Green Bay Packers on Fox at 12:30 PM ET as an 8-point favorite, with the total set at 47.5 (all odds from DraftKings). The Dallas Cowboys play at home against the Washington Commanders on CBS at 4:30 PM ET as a 13-point favorite with an over/under of 49. The San Francisco 49ers travel to Seattle to play the Seahawks on NBC at 8:20 PM ET as a 7-point road favorite with a total of 44. 

The 13th week in college football continues with one game on national television between FBS opponents. Mississippi visits Mississippi State on ESPN at 7:30 PM ET as a 10-point road favorite with an over/under of 54.5. 

The college basketball schedule has 13 games on national television. Two NCAAB games tip off at noon ET. Texas A&M battles Penn State in the ESPN Events Invitational at the State Farm Field House in Kissimmee, Florida, on ESPN as a 7.5-point favorite with a total of 136.5. Texas Tech plays Northern Iowa in the Battle 4 Atlantis at the Imperial Arena in Nassau, Bahamas, on ESPN2 as an 8-point favorite with an over/under of 139.5. Two more NCAAB games start at 2:30 PM ET. North Carolina faces Villanova in the Battle 4 Atlantis on ESPN as a 2-point favorite with a total of 142.5. Florida Atlanta goes against Butler in the ESPN Events Invitational on ESPN2 as a 7-point favorite with an over/under of 139.5. 

Iowa faces Oklahoma in the Rady Children’s Invitational at the Liontree Arena in San Diego, California, on FS1 at 3 PM ET as a 1-point favorite with a total of 160. Arizona battles Michigan State in the Acrisure Invitational at the Acrisure Arena in Palm Springs, California, on Fox at 4 PM ET as a 5-point favorite with an over/under of 146.5. Memphis goes against Arkansas in the Battle 4 Atlantis on ESPN at 5 PM ET as a 1-point favorite with a total of 153.5. Two more NCAAB games begin at 5:30 PM ET. Seton Hall plays USC in the Rady Children’s Invitational on FS1 as a 4.5-point favorite with an over/under of 141.5. Iowa State faces Virginia Commonwealth in the ESPN Events Invitational on ESPN2 as an 11-point favorite with a total of 131. 

Michigan plays Stanford in the Battle 4 Atlantis on ESPN2 at 7:30 PM ET as a 3-point favorite with an over/under of 152.5. Virginia Tech goes against Boise State in the ESPN Events Invitational on ESPN2 at 8 PM ET as a 2-point favorite with a total of 142. North Carolina State battles Vanderbilt in the Vegas Showdown at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on ESPN2 at 10 PM ET as a 7.5-point favorite with an over/under of 142.5. BYU faces Arizona State in the Vegas Showdown on ESPN2 at midnight ET as an 11-point favorite with a total of 143.

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