by Big Al Staff
Wednesday, Mar 26, 2025The Wednesday sports card features NBA, NHL, and NCAAB action.
The National Basketball Association has six games on its docket. The Philadelphia 76ers host the Washington Wizards at 7:10 p.m. ET as a 3-point favorite with the total set at 230 (all odds from DraftKings). Three more NBA games tip off at 7:40 p.m. ET. The Los Angeles Lakers travel to Indiana to face the Pacers as a 1.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 235. The Brooklyn Nets play at home against the Toronto Raptors as a 1.5-point favorite with a total of 215. The Los Angeles Clippers play in New York against the Knicks on ESPN as a 2-point road favorite with an over/under of 218.
The Denver Nuggets are home against the Milwaukee Bucks at 9:10 p.m. ET as a 5-point favorite with a total of 225.5. The Boston Celtics are in Phoenix to play the Suns on ESPN at 10:10 p.m. ET as a 3.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 223.
The National Hockey League has four games on its slate. Two NHL games drop the puck at 7:37 p.m. ET. The New York Islanders host the Vancouver Canucks as a -125 money-line favorite with a total of 5.5. The New Jersey Devils visit the Chicago Blackhawks on TNT as a -225 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 5.5.
Two more games conclude the NHL card at 10:07 p.m. ET. The Dallas Stars play in Edmonton against the Oilers on TNT as a -148 money-line road favorite with a total of 6.5. The Anaheim Ducks play at home against the Boston Bruins as a -125 money-line favorite with an over/under of 5.5.
The NCAAB college basketball schedule has three games between Division I opponents on ESPN2. The championship game of the College Basketball Invitational at the Ocean Center in Daytona, Florida tips off at 5:00 p.m. ET with Illinois State battling Cleveland State. The Redbirds reached the finals of this tournament with their 78-73 victory against Incarnate Word as a 5.5-point favorite on Tuesday. The Vikings reached the championship game with a 72-65 win against the Florida Gulf Coast as a 3.5-point favorite yesterday. Illinois State is a 1.5-point favorite with a total of 141.5.
The quarterfinals of the National Invitational Tournament conclude with two games. Loyola-Chicago plays Kent State at 7:00 p.m. ET. The Ramblers won for the fifth time in their last six games with a 77-76 upset victory as a 5-point underdog on Sunday. The Golden Flashes won for the fifth time in their last six games with a 77-75 upset victory at Stanford as a 7.5-point underdog on Sunday. Loyola-Chicago is a 4.5-point favorite with an over/under of 144.5.
UC-Irvine is home against UAB at 9:00 p.m. ET. The Anteaters won for the eighth time in their last nine games with a 66-61 victory against Jacksonville State as an 8-point favorite with a total of 140.5 on Sunday. The Blazers won for the fourth time in their last five games after their 88-84 upset victory as a 6.5-point underdog on Sunday. UC-Irvine is a 4.5-point favorite with a total of 160.5.
The National Basketball Association has six games on its docket. The Philadelphia 76ers host the Washington Wizards at 7:10 p.m. ET as a 3-point favorite with the total set at 230 (all odds from DraftKings). Three more NBA games tip off at 7:40 p.m. ET. The Los Angeles Lakers travel to Indiana to face the Pacers as a 1.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 235. The Brooklyn Nets play at home against the Toronto Raptors as a 1.5-point favorite with a total of 215. The Los Angeles Clippers play in New York against the Knicks on ESPN as a 2-point road favorite with an over/under of 218.
The Denver Nuggets are home against the Milwaukee Bucks at 9:10 p.m. ET as a 5-point favorite with a total of 225.5. The Boston Celtics are in Phoenix to play the Suns on ESPN at 10:10 p.m. ET as a 3.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 223.
The National Hockey League has four games on its slate. Two NHL games drop the puck at 7:37 p.m. ET. The New York Islanders host the Vancouver Canucks as a -125 money-line favorite with a total of 5.5. The New Jersey Devils visit the Chicago Blackhawks on TNT as a -225 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 5.5.
Two more games conclude the NHL card at 10:07 p.m. ET. The Dallas Stars play in Edmonton against the Oilers on TNT as a -148 money-line road favorite with a total of 6.5. The Anaheim Ducks play at home against the Boston Bruins as a -125 money-line favorite with an over/under of 5.5.
The NCAAB college basketball schedule has three games between Division I opponents on ESPN2. The championship game of the College Basketball Invitational at the Ocean Center in Daytona, Florida tips off at 5:00 p.m. ET with Illinois State battling Cleveland State. The Redbirds reached the finals of this tournament with their 78-73 victory against Incarnate Word as a 5.5-point favorite on Tuesday. The Vikings reached the championship game with a 72-65 win against the Florida Gulf Coast as a 3.5-point favorite yesterday. Illinois State is a 1.5-point favorite with a total of 141.5.
The quarterfinals of the National Invitational Tournament conclude with two games. Loyola-Chicago plays Kent State at 7:00 p.m. ET. The Ramblers won for the fifth time in their last six games with a 77-76 upset victory as a 5-point underdog on Sunday. The Golden Flashes won for the fifth time in their last six games with a 77-75 upset victory at Stanford as a 7.5-point underdog on Sunday. Loyola-Chicago is a 4.5-point favorite with an over/under of 144.5.
UC-Irvine is home against UAB at 9:00 p.m. ET. The Anteaters won for the eighth time in their last nine games with a 66-61 victory against Jacksonville State as an 8-point favorite with a total of 140.5 on Sunday. The Blazers won for the fourth time in their last five games after their 88-84 upset victory as a 6.5-point underdog on Sunday. UC-Irvine is a 4.5-point favorite with a total of 160.5.
