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Big Al's NCAAF, NBA, NHL, and NCAAB Previews and Odds - 11/26/2021

by Big Al Staff

Friday, Nov 26, 2021
The Friday sports card features action in NCAAF, NBA, NHL, and NCAAB.

Week 13 in the college football regular season continues with 16 games between FBS opponents. Four games tip-off the card at noon ET. Texas hosts Kansas State on Fox as a 3-point favorite with the total set at 52.5 (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise). Boise State visits San Diego State on CBS as a 3-point road favorite with an over/under of 44.5. Central Michigan is at home against Eastern Michigan on ESPNU as an 8.5-point favorite with a total of 64. Ohio travels to Bowling Green on the CBS Sports Network as a 6-point road favorite with an over/under of 48. Utah State plays at New Mexico on FS1 at 1 PM ET as a 16.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 48.5. 

Four NCAAF games start at 3:30 PM ET on national television. Cincinnati travels to East Carolina on ABC as a 14-point road favorite with a total of 57. Arkansas hosts Missouri on CBS as a 14.5-point favorite with a total of 62.5. Central Florida is at home against South Florida on ESPN as an 18.5-point favorite with an over/under of 62. Air Force plays at home against UNLV on the CBS Sports Network as an 18-point favorite with a total of 49.5. Utah is at home against Colorado on Fox at 4 PM ET as a 24-point favorite with an over/under of 51.5. Iowa State hosts TCU on FS1 as a 15-point favorite with a total of 60. 

Two NCAAF games begin in the evening slate. North Carolina State plays at home against North Carolina on ESPN at 7 PM ET as a 6.5-point favorite with an over/under of 62. Washington State visits Washington on FS1 at 8 PM ET as a 1-point road favorite with a total of 44.5. 

Twelve games are on the docket in the National Basketball Association. The Los Angeles Clippers are at home against Detroit at 3:40 PM ET as an 11.5-point favorite with an over/under of 206.5. Three games tip-off at 7:10 PM ET. Charlotte hosts Minnesota as a 2.5-point favorite with a total of 222. Phoenix visits New York as a 2.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 215.5. Chicago plays at Orlando as an 8-point road favorite at BetRivers. Three more games begin at 8:10 PM ET. Memphis is at home against Atlanta as a 1.5-point favorite with a total of 224.5. Indiana hosts Toronto as a 3.5-point favorite with an over/under of 211. Washington travels to Oklahoma City as a 7-point road favorite at BetRivers. 

Boston visits San Antonio at 8:40 PM ET as a 3-point road favorite with a total of 214.5. Two NBA games start at 9:10 PM ET. Milwaukee plays at Denver as a 3.5-point road favorite at BetRivers. Utah is at home against New Orleans as a 12-point favorite with an over/under of 214.5. Golden State hosts Portland at 10:10 PM ET as a 6.5-point favorite with a total of 223. The Los Angeles Lakers are at home against Sacramento at 10:40 PM ET as a 7-point favorite with an over/under of 222. 

The National Hockey League has 13 games on its Friday slate. Boston plays at home against the New York Rangers on ABC at 1:08 PM ET as a -155 money line favorite with a total of 6. Three more games drop the puck at 3:38 PM ET. St. Louis visits Chicago as a -150 money line road favorite with an over/under of 5.5. Carolina plays at Philadelphia as a -155 money line road favorite with a total of 5.5. Minnesota is at home against Winnipeg as a -175 money line favorite with an over/under of 5.5. Anaheim hosts Ottawa at 4:08 PM ET as a -175 money line favorite with a total of 5.5. Washington plays at home against Florida at 5:08 PM ET as a -115 money line favorite with an over/under of 6. Nashville is at home against New Jersey at 6:08 PM ET as a -145 money line favorite with a total of 5.5. 

Three more NHL games start at 7:08 PM ET. Montreal travels to Buffalo as a -120 money line road favorite with an over/under of 5.5. Tampa Bay plays at home against Seattle as a -200 money line favorite with a total of 5.5. Columbus is at home against Vancouver as a -140 money line favorite with an over/under of 5.5. Two more games begin at 7:38 PM ET. Pittsburgh visits the New York Islanders as a -140 money line road favorite with a total of 5.5. Colorado plays at Dallas as a -135 money line road favorite with an over/under of 5.5. Toronto is at San Jose at 10:38 PM ET as a -165 money line road favorite with a total of 5.5. 

Eighteen games are on national television in college basketball. The ESPN Events Invitational continues with four games at the HP Fieldhouse in Kissimmee, Florida. Miami (FL) plays North Texas on ESPN2 at 11 AM ET. Dayton goes against Kansas on ESPN at 1:30 PM ET. Alabama battles Drake on ESPNU at 4:30 PM ET. Iona faces Belmont on ESPNU at 7 PM ET.

Four games take place on the third day of the Battle 4 Atlantic tournament at the Imperial Arena in Nassau, Florida. Baylor plays Michigan State in the championship game on ESPN at 11 AM ET. Connecticut faces Virginia Commonwealth on ESPN2 at 1:30 PM ET. Auburn battles Syracuse on ESPN2 at 4:30 PM ET. Loyola-Chicago goes against Arizona State on ESPN News at 7 PM ET. 

DePaul hosts Northern Kentucky on FS2 at 5 PM ET as a 6.5-point favorite with a total of 137.

The Emerald Coast Classic at the Arena at Northwest Florida State College in Niceville, Florida, tips off with two games on the CBS Sports Network. LSU plays Penn State at 7 PM ET as a 10-point favorite with an over/under of 140.5. Wake Forest battles Oregon State at 9:30 pM ET as a 3.5-point favorite with a total of 140. 

The NIT Season Tip-Off at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, continues with its second day of games on ESPN2 after taking Thanksgiving Day off. Virginia Tech faces Xavier at 7 PM ET as a 3-point favorite with an over/under of 135. Memphis goes against Iowa State in the championship game at 9:30 PM ET as a 12-point favorite with a total of 138.5. 

The Las Vegas Classic at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada, concludes with two games. Towson battles New Mexico on FS2 at 9 PM ET. San Francisco faces UAB in the championship game on FS1 at 11:30 PM ET. 

The Wooden Legacy at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California, concludes with two games. Saint Joseph’s plays Georgetown on ESPNU at 9 PM ET. USC goes against San Diego State in the championship game on ESPN at 11:30 PM ET. 

Gonzaga plays Duke on ESPN at 10:30 PM ET on a neutral court at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Las Vegas. The Bulldogs are a 7-point favorite with an over/under of 154.5.