by Big Al Staff
Friday, Nov 22, 2024The Friday sports card features NCAAF, NBA, NHL, and NCAAB action.
Week 12 in NCAAF college football continues with three games between FBS opponents. UTSA hosts Temple on ESPN2 at 7:00 p.m. ET. The Roadrunners are on a two-game winning streak after their 48-27 victory against North Texas as a 1.5-point favorite last Friday. The Owls ended their two-game losing streak with an 18-15 victory in overtime against Florida Atlantic as a 2-point favorite on Saturday. UTSA is a 16.5-point favorite with a total of 55.5 (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise).
Michigan State plays at home against Purdue on Fox at 8:00 p.m. ET. The Spartans are on a three-game losing streak after their 38-16 loss at Illinois as a 1.5-point underdog last Saturday. The Boilermakers are on a nine-game losing streak after their 49-10 loss to Penn State as a 30-point underdog on Saturday. Michigan State is a 13.5-point favorite with an over/under of 48.5.
UNLV travels to San Jose State on FS1 at 10:00 p.m. ET. The Rebels won for the fourth time in their last five games with a 41-20 victory against San Diego State as a 21.5-point favorite last Saturday. The Spartans lost for the second time in their last three games in a 42-21 loss at home against Boise State as a 14-point underdog on Saturday. UNLV is a 7.5-point road favorite with a total of 60.
The National Basketball Association has eight games on its Friday NBA Cup docket. Two NBA games tip off at 7:10 p.m. ET. The Philadelphia 76ers are home against the Brooklyn Nets as a 6-point favorite with an over/under of 218. The Boston Celtics play in Washington against the Wizards as a 15.5-point road favorite with a total of 238.5. The Golden State Warriors are in New Orleans to play the Pelicans on ESPN at 7:40 p.m. ET as a 10.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 222.5.
Three NBA games start at 8:10 p.m. ET. The Milwaukee Bucks host the Indiana Pacers as a 5.5-point favorite with a total of 237.5. The Atlanta Hawks visit Chicago to play the Bulls as a 1.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 244.5. The Houston Rockets play at home against the Portland Trail Blazers as an 11.5-point favorite with a total of 222.5.
The Denver Nuggets are home against the Dallas Mavericks on ESPN at 10:10 p.m. ET as a 4-point favorite with an over/under of 227.5. The Sacramento Kings play in Los Angeles against the Clippers at 10:40 p.m. ET as a 3-point road favorite with a total of 221.5.
The National Hockey League has two games on its slate. The Winnipeg Jets are in Pittsburgh to play the Penguins at 7:07 p.m. ET as a -155 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 6.5. The Buffalo Sabres travel to Anaheim to play the Ducks at 10:07 p.m. ET as a -155 money-line road favorite with a total of 6.
The college basketball schedule has 77 games between Division I opponents. Fifteen NCAAB games are on major national television. Tow NCAAB games tip off at 11:30 a.m. ET. Ohio faces Portland in the Myrtle Beach Invitational at the HTC Center in Conway, South Carolina, on ESPNU as a 6.5-point favorite with a total of 151.5. Florida Atlantic battles Drake in the Shriners Hospital Charleston Classic at the TD Arena in Charleston, South Carolina, on ESPN2 as a 4-point favorite with an over/under of 145.5.
Two NCAAB games start at 2:00 p.m. ET. Miami (FL) plays Oklahoma State in the Shriners Hospital Charleston Classic on ESPNU as a 4.5-point favorite with a total of 157. South Florida challenges Middle Tennessee on ESPN2 in the Myrtle Beach Invitational as a 1-point favorite with an over/under of 147. Pittsburgh faces LSU at the Greenbriar Tip-Off at the Greenbriar Colonial Hall in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, on the CBS Sports Network at 2:30 p.m. ET as a 6.5-point favorite with a total of 147.
Two NCAAB games on national television begin at 5:00 p.m. ET. Vanderbilt battles Seton Hall on ESPN2 in the Shriners Hospital Charleston Classic as a 5-point favorite at BetOnline with an over/under of 134. Two nationally-televised NCAAB games start at 7:00 p.m. ET. Butler hosts Merrimack on FS2 as a 12-point favorite with a total of 134.5. St. John’s challenges Texas Tech in the Legend’s Classic at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, on ESPNU as a 12.5-point favorite with an over/under of 134.5.
Creighton plays at home against Nebraska on FS1 at 8:00 p.m. ET as an 11-point favorite with a total of 157.5. Texas goes against St. John’s in the Legend’s Classic on ESPNU at 9:00 p.m. ET as a 9.5-point favorite with an over/under of 150.5. Tennessee battles Baylor in the Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship at the Baha Mar Convention Center in Nassau, Bahamas, on the CBS Sports Network at 9:30 p.m. ET as a 3.5-point favorite with a total of 145.5.
Two NCAAB games on national television begin at 10:30 p.m. ET. Wichita State faces Saint Louis in the NABC Hall of Fame Classic at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri, on Peacock as a 2.5-point favorite with an over/under of 155. Arizona is home against Duke on ESPN2 as a 1-point favorite with a total of 160.5. North Carolina plays at Hawaii in the Maui Jim Maui Invitational on ESPN2 at 12:30 a.m. ET as a 16-point road favorite with an over/under of 151.5.
Week 12 in NCAAF college football continues with three games between FBS opponents. UTSA hosts Temple on ESPN2 at 7:00 p.m. ET. The Roadrunners are on a two-game winning streak after their 48-27 victory against North Texas as a 1.5-point favorite last Friday. The Owls ended their two-game losing streak with an 18-15 victory in overtime against Florida Atlantic as a 2-point favorite on Saturday. UTSA is a 16.5-point favorite with a total of 55.5 (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise).
Michigan State plays at home against Purdue on Fox at 8:00 p.m. ET. The Spartans are on a three-game losing streak after their 38-16 loss at Illinois as a 1.5-point underdog last Saturday. The Boilermakers are on a nine-game losing streak after their 49-10 loss to Penn State as a 30-point underdog on Saturday. Michigan State is a 13.5-point favorite with an over/under of 48.5.
UNLV travels to San Jose State on FS1 at 10:00 p.m. ET. The Rebels won for the fourth time in their last five games with a 41-20 victory against San Diego State as a 21.5-point favorite last Saturday. The Spartans lost for the second time in their last three games in a 42-21 loss at home against Boise State as a 14-point underdog on Saturday. UNLV is a 7.5-point road favorite with a total of 60.
The National Basketball Association has eight games on its Friday NBA Cup docket. Two NBA games tip off at 7:10 p.m. ET. The Philadelphia 76ers are home against the Brooklyn Nets as a 6-point favorite with an over/under of 218. The Boston Celtics play in Washington against the Wizards as a 15.5-point road favorite with a total of 238.5. The Golden State Warriors are in New Orleans to play the Pelicans on ESPN at 7:40 p.m. ET as a 10.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 222.5.
Three NBA games start at 8:10 p.m. ET. The Milwaukee Bucks host the Indiana Pacers as a 5.5-point favorite with a total of 237.5. The Atlanta Hawks visit Chicago to play the Bulls as a 1.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 244.5. The Houston Rockets play at home against the Portland Trail Blazers as an 11.5-point favorite with a total of 222.5.
The Denver Nuggets are home against the Dallas Mavericks on ESPN at 10:10 p.m. ET as a 4-point favorite with an over/under of 227.5. The Sacramento Kings play in Los Angeles against the Clippers at 10:40 p.m. ET as a 3-point road favorite with a total of 221.5.
The National Hockey League has two games on its slate. The Winnipeg Jets are in Pittsburgh to play the Penguins at 7:07 p.m. ET as a -155 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 6.5. The Buffalo Sabres travel to Anaheim to play the Ducks at 10:07 p.m. ET as a -155 money-line road favorite with a total of 6.
The college basketball schedule has 77 games between Division I opponents. Fifteen NCAAB games are on major national television. Tow NCAAB games tip off at 11:30 a.m. ET. Ohio faces Portland in the Myrtle Beach Invitational at the HTC Center in Conway, South Carolina, on ESPNU as a 6.5-point favorite with a total of 151.5. Florida Atlantic battles Drake in the Shriners Hospital Charleston Classic at the TD Arena in Charleston, South Carolina, on ESPN2 as a 4-point favorite with an over/under of 145.5.
Two NCAAB games start at 2:00 p.m. ET. Miami (FL) plays Oklahoma State in the Shriners Hospital Charleston Classic on ESPNU as a 4.5-point favorite with a total of 157. South Florida challenges Middle Tennessee on ESPN2 in the Myrtle Beach Invitational as a 1-point favorite with an over/under of 147. Pittsburgh faces LSU at the Greenbriar Tip-Off at the Greenbriar Colonial Hall in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, on the CBS Sports Network at 2:30 p.m. ET as a 6.5-point favorite with a total of 147.
Two NCAAB games on national television begin at 5:00 p.m. ET. Vanderbilt battles Seton Hall on ESPN2 in the Shriners Hospital Charleston Classic as a 5-point favorite at BetOnline with an over/under of 134. Two nationally-televised NCAAB games start at 7:00 p.m. ET. Butler hosts Merrimack on FS2 as a 12-point favorite with a total of 134.5. St. John’s challenges Texas Tech in the Legend’s Classic at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, on ESPNU as a 12.5-point favorite with an over/under of 134.5.
Creighton plays at home against Nebraska on FS1 at 8:00 p.m. ET as an 11-point favorite with a total of 157.5. Texas goes against St. John’s in the Legend’s Classic on ESPNU at 9:00 p.m. ET as a 9.5-point favorite with an over/under of 150.5. Tennessee battles Baylor in the Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship at the Baha Mar Convention Center in Nassau, Bahamas, on the CBS Sports Network at 9:30 p.m. ET as a 3.5-point favorite with a total of 145.5.
Two NCAAB games on national television begin at 10:30 p.m. ET. Wichita State faces Saint Louis in the NABC Hall of Fame Classic at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri, on Peacock as a 2.5-point favorite with an over/under of 155. Arizona is home against Duke on ESPN2 as a 1-point favorite with a total of 160.5. North Carolina plays at Hawaii in the Maui Jim Maui Invitational on ESPN2 at 12:30 a.m. ET as a 16-point road favorite with an over/under of 151.5.
