Big Al's Daily Angle: NHL, NCAAF, NBA and NCAAB Previews and Odds - 12/03/2021

by Big Al Staff

Friday, Dec 03, 2021
The Friday sports card features action in the NBA, NHL, NCAAB, and NCAAF.

Week 14 in the college football season has two conference championship games. Western Kentucky visits the University of Texas-San Antonio on the CBS Sports Network at 7 PM ET in the Conference USA championship game. The Hilltoppers won their seventh straight game with a 53-21 victory at Marshall as a 1-point favorite last Saturday. The Roadrunners lost their first game of the season in a 45-23 upset loss at North Texas as a 9.5-point favorite last week. Western Kentucky is a 3.5-point road favorite, with the total set at 72.5 (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise).  

Utah plays Oregon on ABC at 8 PM ET in the Pac-12 championship game on a neutral field at Allegiant Stadium on the Las Vegas strip in Paradise, Nevada. The Utes won their fifth straight game with a 28-13 victory against Colorado as a 24-point favorite on Friday. The Ducks defeated Oregon State, 38-29, as a 7.5-point favorite on Saturday. Utah is a 2.5-point favorite with an over/under of 57.5. 

Nine games are on the docket in the National Basketball Association. Two games tip-off at 7:10 PM ET. Indiana hosts Miami as a 5.5-point favorite at BetRivers. Washington plays at home against Cleveland as a 4.5-point favorite with a total of 208. Two more games begin at 7:40 PM ET. Atlanta is at home against Philadelphia on ESPN as a 1-point favorite with an over/under of 213.5. Brooklyn hosts Minnesota as an 8-point favorite at BetRivers. 

Houston plays at home against Orlando at 8:10 PM ET as a 2.5-point favorite at BetRivers. Dallas is at home against New Orleans at 8:40 PM ET as an 8-point favorite with a total of 218. Utah hosts Boston at 9:10 PM ET as an 8.5-point favorite at BetRivers. Two games conclude the NBA card at 10:10 PM ET. Golden State plays at home against Phoenix on ESPN as a 6.5-point favorite with an over/under of 216. The Los Angeles Clippers are the technical road team against the Los Angeles Lakers as a 2-point favorite with a total of 214.5.

The National Hockey League has five games on its slate. The New York Rangers are at home against San Jose at 7:08 PM ET as a -175 money line favorite with an over/under of 5.5. Winnipeg hosts New Jersey at 8:08 PM ET as a -175 money line favorite with a total of 5.5. Vegas travels to Arizona at 9:35 PM ET as a -220 money line road favorite with an over/under of 5.5. Two games complete the NHL card at 10:08 PM ET. Calgary visits Anaheim as a -125 money line road favorite with a total of 5.5. Edmonton plays at Seattle as a -130 money line road favorite with an over/under of 6. 

Two games are on national television in college basketball at 7 PM ET. Kansas is at St. John’s on FS1 as a 6-point road favorite with a total of 157. Illinois hosts Rutgers on ESPN2 as an 8-point favorite with an over/under of 133.5.

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