Big Al's Daily Angle: NHL, NBA and MLB Previews and Odds - 04/15/2022
by Big Al Staff
Friday, Apr 15, 2022The Friday sports card features NBA, NHL, and MLB action.The National Basketball Association has two games on the docket to conclude its Play-In tournament. Atlanta visits Cleveland on ESPN at 7:35 PM ET. The Hawks won their eighth game in their last ten with a 132-103 victory at home against Charlotte as a 5-point favorite in their initial Play-In tournament contest on Wednesday. The Cavaliers lost their fourth game in their last five with a 115-108 loss at Brooklyn as a 9.5-point underdog in their first play-in game on Tuesday. The winner of this game plays at Miami against the Heat in the first game of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals on Sunday. Atlanta is a 1-point road favorite with the total set at 223 (all odds from DraftKings).The Los Angeles Clippers host New Orleans on TNT at 10:05 PM ET. The Clippers had their five-game winning streak end in a 109-104 loss at Minnesota as a 3.5-point underdog in their initial play-in game on Tuesday. The Pelicans ended their two-game losing streak with their 113-103 victory against San Antonio as a 5.5-point favorite in their first play-in game on Wednesday. The winner of this game plays at Phoenix in the first game of the Western Conference quarterfinals on Sunday. Los Angeles is a 4-point favorite with an over/under of 215. Two games are on the slate in the National Hockey League, with both contests dropping the puck at 7:07 PM ET. The New York Islanders visit Montreal as a -150 money line road favorite with a total of 5.5. Florida plays at home against Winnipeg as a -265 money line favorite with a total of 7. The Friday card in Major League Baseball has 15 games on its schedule. The New York Mets play at home against Arizona as a -235 money line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. Boston is at home against Minnesota at 2:10 PM ET as a -125 money line favorite with a total of 10. Washington travels to Pittsburgh at 6:35 PM ET with both teams priced as a -110 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 7.5. The New York Yankees play at Baltimore at 7:05 PM ET as a -195 money line road favorite with an over/under of 9.5. Toronto is at home against Oakland at 7:07 PM ET as a -200 money line favorite with an over/under of 9.5. Two more MLB games begin at 7:10 PM ET. The Chicago White Sox play at home against Tampa Bay as a -140 money line favorite with a total of 8.5. San Francisco visits Cleveland as a -145 money line road favorite with an over/under of 8. The Los Angeles Angels play at Texas at 8:05 PM ET as a -120 money line road favorite with a total of 10. Two more MLB games start at 8:10 PM ET. Milwaukee is at home against St. Louis as a -155 money line favorite with a total of 8. Kansas City hosts Detroit as a -125 money line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. Colorado plays at home against the Chicago Cubs as a -120 money line favorite with a total of 10. San Diego is at home against Atlanta at 9:40 PM ET as a -120 money line favorite with an over/under of 8. Houston visits Seattle at 9:42 PM ET as a -125 money line road favorite with a total of 8.5. The Los Angeles Dodgers play at home against Cincinnati at 10:10 PM ET as a -240 money line favorite with an over/under of 9.
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