Big Al's Daily Angle: EPL, NHL, NBA and MLB Previews and Odds - 05/11/26

by Big Al Staff

Monday, May 11, 2026
The Monday sports card features NBA, NHL, MLB, and EPL action. 

The National Basketball Association continues its playoff season with two Game 4s in the conference semifinals. The Cleveland Cavaliers host the Detroit Pistons on NBC/Peacock at 8:10 p.m. ET. The Cavaliers ended a two-game losing streak with a 116-109 victory at home against the Pistons as a 4.5-point favorite on Saturday. The Pistons had won five games in a row and now hold a 2-1 lead in this best-of-seven series. Cleveland is a 3.5-point favorite with the total set at 212.5 (all odds from DraftKings). 

The Oklahoma City Thunder travel to Los Angeles to play the Lakers on Amazon Prime Video at 10:40 p.m. ET. The Thunder are on a seven-game winning streak after their 131-108 victory on the road in Los Angeles as a 9.5-point road favorite on Saturday. They have a 3-0 lead in this series. The Lakers have lost five of their previous six games. Oklahoma City is a 10.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 214.5.  

The Colorado Avalanche play in Minnesota against the Wild on ESPN at 8:10 p.m. ET. The Wild trail 2-1 in this best-of-seven series after their 5-1 victory at home against the Avalanche on Saturday. Colorado is a -130 money-line road favorite with a total of 6.5. 

Major League Baseball has six games scheduled. The Cleveland Guardians play at home against the Los Angeles Angels at 6:10 p.m. ET. The Guardians send out Joey Cantillo as their starting pitcher to face an Angels starting pitcher yet to be named. Cleveland is a -181 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8. The New York Yankees are on the road to play the Baltimore Orioles at 6:35 p.m. ET. Ryan Weathers gets the ball for the Yankees to pitch against Brandon Young for the Orioles. New York is a -175 money-line road favorite with a total of 9.

The Toronto Blue Jays are at home to take on the Tampa Rays at 7:07 p.m. ET. The Blue Jays tap Kevin Gausman to take the hill to challenge the Rays’ Drew Rasmussen. Toronto is a -136 money-line favorite with an over/under. The Texas Rangers host the Arizona Diamondbacks at 8:05 p.m. ET. Nathan Eovaldi gets the starting pitcher assignment for the Rangers to duel against Michael Soroka for the Diamondbacks. Texas is a -143 money-line favorite with a total of 7.5. 

The Seattle Mariners visit Houston to battle the Astros on FS1 at 8:10 p.m. ET. The Mariners turn to George Kirby to face the Astros’ Pete Lambert. Seattle is a -149 money-line road favorite with an over/under of  8. The Los Angeles Dodgers play at home against the San Francisco Giants at 10:10 p.m. ET. Roki Sasaki gets the ball for the Dodgers to take on Trevor McDonald for the Giants. Los Angeles is a -181 money-line favorite with a total of 9.5. 

Matchweek 36 in the English Premier League concludes with one match. Tottenham is at home to play Leeds United on the USA Network at 3:00 p.m. ET as a -0.5 goal-line favorite with an over/under of 2.5.

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