Big Al's NBA, NHL, NCAAB, EPL, and UEFA Champions League Previews and Picks - 03/16/2022

by Big Al Staff

Wednesday, Mar 16, 2022
The Wednesday sports card features NBA, NHL, NCAAB, EPL, and UEFA Champions League action.

The National Basketball Association has 12 games on its docket. Three games tip-off at 7:10 PM ET. Charlotte hosts Atlanta as a 2.5-point favorite. Philadelphia visits Cleveland as a 4-point road favorite with the total set at 219 (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise). Denver plays at Washington as a 5.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 228.5. 

Two NBA games begin at 7:40 PM ET. New York is at home against Portland as an 11-point favorite with a total of 225. Dallas travels to Brooklyn in the opening game of a doubleheader on ESPN as a 1.5-point road favorite. Two more NBA games start at 8:10 PM ET. Phoenix plays at Houston as an 11-point road favorite. Minnesota hosts the Los Angeles Lakers as a 9-point favorite with an over/under of 237. 

San Antonio is at home against Oklahoma City as a 13.5-point favorite with a total of 234.5. Utah plays at home against Chicago at 9:10 PM ET as a 5.5-point favorite. Two more NBA games start at 10:10 PM ET. Golden State hosts Boston in the nightcap on ESPN as a 3.5-point favorite. Milwaukee plays at Sacramento as a 9-point road favorite with an over/under of 240.5. Toronto travels to Los Angeles to play the Lakers at 10:40 PM ET as a 1.5-point road favorite with a total of 218.5. 

The National Hockey League has four games on its slate. The puck drops for two games at 7:37 PM ET. Minnesota plays at home against Boston in the first of two games on TNT as a -120 money line favorite with an over/under of 6.5. Ottawa is at home against Columbus as a -135 money line favorite with a total of 6.5. 

The final two NHL games conclude at 10:07 PM ET. Calgary hosts New Jersey as a -320 money line favorite with an over/under of 6. Tampa Bay travels to Seattle in the second game on TNT as a -310 money line road favorite with a total of 6.

The Wednesday college basketball card has four games on national television. The first four games in the NCAA tournament conclude with two games on truTV at the UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio. Wright State plays Bryant at 6:40 PM ET as a 3.5-point favorite with a total of 155. Notre Dame faces Rutgers at 9:10 PM ET as a 1-point favorite with an over/under of 132. 

Two games in the first round of the National Invitational Tournament are on national television. Virginia hosts Mississippi State on ESPN2 at 7 PM ET as a 2.5-point favorite with a total of 124. Florida plays at home against Iona on ESPN2 at 9 PM ET as a 6.5-point favorite with an over/under of 145.5. 

Matchweek 29 in the English Premier League continues with two matches on Peacock. Tottenham travels to Brighton and Hove Albion at 3:30 PM ET as a -0.5 goal line road favorite with a total of 2.5 (all soccer odds from PlayMGM). Liverpool plays at Arsenal at 4:15 PM ET as a -0.5 goal line road favorite with an over/under of 3. 

The knockout stage of the UEFA Champions League concludes with the final two matches in the second leg of the round of 16 on Paramount+ and fuboTV at 4 PM ET. Juventus hosts Villarreal as a -0.5 goal line favorite with a total of 2.5. The first leg ended in a 1-1 draw between these teams last month. 

Chelsea travels to Lille as a -0.5 goal line road favorite with an over/under of 2.5. The Blues won the first leg at home at Stamford Bridge by a 2-0 score.

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