Big Al's Daily Angle: NBA, NHL, MLB and UEFA Europa League Previews and Odds - 04/29/2021
by Big Al Staff
Thursday, Apr 29, 2021The Thursday sports card features action in the NBA, NHL, MLB, and the UEFA Europa League. The first round of the NFL draft starts at 8 PM ET on ABC, ESPN, and the NFL Network.The NBA has six games on the docket. The card begins with two games at 7 PM ET. Brooklyn visits Indiana as a 9-point road favorite at DraftKings. Dallas plays at Detroit. Golden State travels to Minnesota at 8 PM ET as a 5.5-point road favorite with the total set at 234.5 (all odds at BetOnline unless indicated otherwise). Milwaukee plays at Houston as a 12.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 232.5. Denver hosts Toronto as a 3-point favorite with the total at 223.5. New Orleans visits Oklahoma City as an 8.5-point road favorite with a total of 229.5.Ten games are on the NHL schedule. Six games begin the slate at 7 PM ET. The New York Rangers are at home against the New Islanders as a -115 money line favorite with an over/under of 5.5. Philadelphia travels to New Jersey as a -127 money line road favorite with a total of 6. Carolina is at home against Detroit as a -370 money line favorite with an over/under of 5.5. Boston plays at home against Buffalo as a -365 money line favorite with a total of 5.5. Tampa Bay hosts Dallas as a -286 money line favorite with an over/under of 5.5.Toronto is at home against Vancouver at 7:30 PM ET as a -286 money line favorite at DraftKings with a total of 6. Minnesota hosts St. Louis as a -134 money line favorite at DraftKings with an over/under of 5.5.A doubleheader on the NBC Sports Network begins at 8 PM ET with Florida traveling to Chicago. The Panthers are a -158 money line road favorite with a total of 6. Edmonton plays at home against Calgary at 9 PM ET as a -141 money line favorite at DraftKings with an over/under of 6. The NBC Sports Network will join this game in progress after the ending of Florida/Chicago.Ten games are on the MLB docket. The New York Yankees visit Baltimore at 1:05 PM ET as a -180 money line road favorite with a total of 9. Tampa Bay is at home against Oakland at 1:10 PM ET as a -105 money line favorite with an over/under of 8. Philadelphia travels to St. Louis at 1:15 PM ET as a -117 money line road favorite with a total of 7. Seattle plays at Houston at 2:10 PM ET. The Chicago White Sox host Detroit in the opening game of a seven-inning doubleheader at 5:10 PM ET. Atlanta is at home against the Chicago Cubs at 7:20 PM ET. The Los Angeles Dodgers play at Milwaukee at 7:40 PM ET as a -152 money line road favorite with an over/under of 7.5. Boston visits Texas as a -122 money line road favorite with a total of 8.5. Detroit plays at Chicago against the White Sox in the second game of their doubleheader at 8:40 PM ET. Arizona is at home against Colorado at 9:40 PM ET as a -151 money line favorite with an over/under of 9.The semifinals of the Europa League begin at 3 PM with both first-leg matches. Arsenal plays at Villarreal in a pick ‘em matchup with a total of 2.5. Manchester United is at home against Roma as a -1 goal line favorite with an over/under of 2.75. Both matches are on Paramount+.
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