Big Al's Daily Angle: NCAAB and Four Nations Face-Off Previews and Odds - 02/17/2025
by Big Al Staff
Monday, Feb 17, 2025The Monday sports card features NCAAB and Four Nations Face-Off action.The NCAAB college basketball schedule has 20 games between Division I opponents. Five NCAAB games are on major national television. Bucknell hosts Lehigh on the CBS Sports Network at 7:00 p.m. ET. Bucknell has won five of their last six games after a 75-69 victory as a 1.5-point favorite on Saturday. The win improved the Bison’s record to 13-14. Lehigh ended a two-game losing streak with a 72-60 victory against Holy Cross as a 5-point favorite on Saturday. The Mountain Hawks raised their record to 10-15 with the win. Bucknell is a 5.5-point favorite with a total of 139.5 (all odds from DraftKings). Duke travels to Virginia on ESPN at 8:00 p.m. ET. Duke has won 18 of their last 19 games after a 106-70 victory against Stanford as an 18.5-point road favorite on Saturday. The Blue Devils have a 22-3 record on the season. Virginia has won four of their last five games after a 73-70 upset victory at Virginia Tech as a 2-point underdog two days ago. The Cavaliers’ win improved their record to 13-12. Duke is a 14.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 130.5. Utah plays at home against Kansas State on ESPN2 as a 2.5-point favorite with a total of 145.5. Utah ended a two-game losing streak with a 74-67 upset victory as a 6.5-point underdog against Kansas on Saturday. The Utes raised their record to 14-11 with the win. Kansas State had won six games in a row before an 80-65 loss at BYU as an 8-point underdog on Saturday. The Wildcats record dropped to 13-12 with the loss. Utah is a 2.5-point favorite with a total of 145.5. Southern University is home against Texas Southern on ESPNU at 9:00 p.m. ET. Southern has won 11 of their last 12 games after a 72-60 victory against Prairie View A&M as a 14.5-point favorite on Saturday. The Jaguars improved their record to 11-14 with the win. Texas Southern had lost three games in a row before a 67-60 win upset win at Grambling State as a 1.5-point underdog on Saturday. The Tigers improved their record to 11-14 with the win. Southern is a 6.5-point favorite with an over/under of 141.5. Baylor hosts Arizona on ESPN at 10:00 p.m. ET. Baylor has won two of their last three games after a 74-71 win against West Virginia as a 9-point favorite on Saturday. The Bears have a 16-9 record. Arizona has lost two games in a row after their 62-58 loss to Houston as a 2.5 underdog two days ago. Baylor is a 1.5-point favorite with a total of 150.5. The Four Nations Face-Off in hockey continues with the two games on TNT/truTV/Max at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Canada battles Finland at 1:00 p.m. ET as a -410 money-line favorite with an over/under of 6.5. USA challenges Sweden as a -198 money line favorite with a 5.5 total.
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