Big Al's Daily Angle: NHL and MLB Previews and Odds - 04/14/2022

by Big Al Staff

Thursday, Apr 14, 2022
The Thursday sports card features NHL and MLB action.

Twelve games are on the slate in the National Hockey League. Six games drop the puck at 7:07 PM ET. Boston hosts Ottawa as a -300 money line favorite with the total set at 6 (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise). St. Louis visits Buffalo as a -210 money line road favorite with an over/under of 6.5. Toronto is at home against Washington as a -160 money line favorite with a total of 6.5. Pittsburgh plays at home against the New York Islanders as a -160 money line favorite with an over/under of 5.5. Carolina hosts Detroit as a -390 money line favorite with a total of 6.5. 

Two NHL games start at 8:07 PM ET. Edmonton plays at Nashville in a game where both teams are priced as a -110 money line favorite with an over/under of 6.

Minnesota travels to Dallas on ESPN at 8:07 PM ET. The Wild are on a two-game winning streak after a 5-1 victory against Edmonton on Tuesday. They are tied with St. Louis for third place in the Western Conference standings with 98 points with one game in hand in comparison to the Blues. The Stars have won two in a row after a 1-0 victory against Tampa Bay on Tuesday. Dallas is tied with Los Angeles for the seventh and eighth spots in the Western Conference standings, although they have three games in hand still against the Kings. The Stars are three points ahead of Vegas with one game in hand versus as opposed to the Golden Knights. Minnesota is a -115 money line road favorite with a total of 6. 

San Jose visits Chicago at 8:37 PM ET as a -120 money line road favorite with an over/under of 5.5. Two more NHL games begin at 9:07 PM ET. Colorado hosts New Jersey as a -360 money line favorite with an over/under of 6.5. Calgary plays at home against Vegas as a -160 money line favorite with a total of 6. Vancouver is at home against Arizona at 10:07 PM ET as a -295 money line favorite with an over/under of 6.

The Thursday schedule in Major League Baseball has 11 games. Tampa Bay plays at home against Oakland at 1:10 PM ET as a -200 money line favorite with a total of 8. Seattle travels to Chicago to play the White Sox at 2:10 PM ET with both teams priced as a -110 money line favorite with an over/under of 9. Milwaukee plays at home against St. Louis at 5:14 PM ET as a -150 money line favorite with a total of 8. 

Pittsburgh is at home against Washington at 6:35 PM ET as a -130 money line favorite with an over/under of 9. Miami hosts Philadelphia at 6:40 PM ET as a -120 money line favorite with a total of 8. The New York Yankees are at home against Toronto at 7:05 PM ET as a -130 money line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. 

The Los Angeles Angels play at Texas at 8:05 PM ET as a -135 money line road favorite with a total of 9. Two more MLB games start at 8:10 PM ET. Atlanta is at San Diego as a -115 money line road favorite with an over/under of 7.5. Kansas City hosts Detroit as a -120 money line favorite at William Hill with a total of 8.5. Colorado is at home against the Chicago Cubs at 8:40 PM ET as a -130 money line favorite with an over/under of 11. 

The MLB card concludes at 10:10 PM ET with the Los Angeles Singers hosting Cincinnati as a -305 money line favorite with a total of 8.5.

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