Big Al's NBA, NHL, NCAAB and EPL Previews and Odds - 03/21/2022

by Big Al Staff

Monday, Mar 21, 2022
The Monday sports card features NBA, NHL, NCAAB, and EPL action.

The National Basketball Association has nine games on its docket. Three games tip-off at 7:10 PM ET. Charlotte hosts New Orleans as a 6-point favorite with a total of 235 (all odds from DraftKings). Cleveland plays at home against the Los Angeles Lakers as a 5.5-point favorite with an over/under of 227. Detroit is at home against Portland as a 9-point favorite with a total of 222. Two more games start at 7:40 PM ET. Miami visits Philadelphia as a 7.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 212. Utah plays at Brooklyn as a 1.5-point road favorite with a total of 229. 

Three NBA begin at 8:10 PM ET. Chicago is at home against Toronto as a 4-point favorite with an over/under of 220. Boston travels to Oklahoma City as a 14-point road favorite with a total of 216.5. Washington plays at Houston as a 5.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 234. Dallas hosts Minnesota at 8:40 PM ET as a 2.5-point favorite with a total of 230.

The National Hockey League has four games on its slate. Boston visits Montreal at 7:07 PM ET as a -235 money line road favorite with an over/under of 6. Minnesota plays at home against Vegas as a -180 money line favorite with a total of 6.5. Colorado is at home against Edmonton as a -195 money line favorite with an over/under of 6.5. Nashville travels to Anaheim as a -170 money line road favorite with a total of 6. 

The college basketball card has six games on its schedule. Drake plays UNC-Wilmington in the opening game of the College Basketball Invitational quarterfinals, with all four of those games being played at the Ocean Center at Daytona Beach today. The Bulldogs won their eighth game in their last nine with an 87-65 victory against IUPU-Fort Wayne as a 10-point favorite on Saturday. UNC-Wilmington won their sixth game in their last seven in a 93-78 victory against VMI as a 1.5-point favorite yesterday. Drake is a 7-point favorite with an over/under of 140.

Northern Colorado faces UNC-Asheville in the second quarterfinals contest in the College Basketball Invitational at 3:30 PM ET. The Bears won their third game in their last four games with a 74-71 upset win against Florida Atlantic as a 4-point underdog as a 1.5-point road favorite yesterday. The Bulldogs won their second game in their last three games with their 80-68 upset victory as a 7-point underdog on Saturday. Northern Colorado is a 1.5-point favorite with a total of 155.5.

Middle Tennessee battles Boston University in the third quarterfinals contest in the College Basketball Invitational at 6 PM ET. The Blue Raiders won their second game in their last three with their 64-58 victory as a 6.5-point favorite on Saturday. The Terriers won their second game in their last three with their 71-68 upset victory against UNC-Greensboro as a 1.5-point underdog yesterday. Middle Tennessee is a 5.5-point favorite with an over/under of 138.5.

Coastal Carolina hosts the Florida Gulf Coast in the second round of the Basketball Classic. The Chanticleers won their fourth game in their last five with a 66-42 victory against Maryland-East Shore as a 13-point favorite on Wednesday. The Eagles won their fourth game in their last five with a 95-79 victory against Detroit as a 2-point favorite on Wednesday. Coastal Carolina is a 3-point favorite with a total of 145.5.

South Alabama plays at home against South Carolina-Upstate in the second round of the Basketball Classic. The Jaguars won their second game in their last three with a 70-68 victory against Southeast Louisiana as a 9-point favorite on Wednesday. The Spartans won their third game in their last four with an 80-74 upset victory at Appalachian State as a 10.5-point underdog on Tuesday. South Alabama is an 8.5-point favorite with an over/under of 141.5.

Ohio goes against Abilene Christian in the final quarterfinals game in the College Basketball Invitational at 8:30 PM ET. The Bobcats won their second game in their last three games with a 65-64 victory against Rice as a 6.5-point favorite with a total of 151.5. The Wildcats won their sixth game in their last seven in an 82-70 victory against Troy as a 6-point favorite. Ohio is a 1-point favorite with a total of 144.5.

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