The Thursday sports card features NBA, NCAAB, and EPL action.
The National Basketball Association has three games on its docket on the last day before the All-Star break. The Oklahoma City Thunder host the Milwaukee Bucks on Amazon Prime Video at 7:40 p.m. ET. The Bucks won for the fourth time in their last five games with a 116-108 upset victory at Orlando as an 11-point underdog last night. The Thunder are on a two-game winning streak after their 136-109 victory at Oklahoma City as a 7.5-point road favorite on Wednesday. Oklahoma City is a 12.5-point favorite with the total set at 215.5 (all odds from DraftKings).
The Portland Trail Blazers travel to Utah to play the Jazz at 9:10 p.m. ET as a 7.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 236.5. The Los Angeles Lakers play at home against the Dallas Mavericks on Amazon Prime Video at 10:10 p.m. ET. The Lakers have lost two games in a row after a 136-108 setback at home against San Antonio as a 13.5-point underdog on Tuesday. The Mavericks are on an eight-game losing streak after their 120-111 loss at Phoenix as an 8.5-point underdog two days ago. Los Angeles is a 6.5-point favorite with a total of 232.5.
The NCAAB college basketball schedule tips off at 6:00 p.m. ET with 57 games involving Division I opponents. Seven of these games are on major national television. Kent State is home against Middle Tennessee on the CBS Sports Network at 6:30 p.m. ET as a 3.5-point favorite with an over/under 148.5. Two more NCAAB games on major national television start at 7:00 p.m. ET. Longwood hosts UNC-Asheville on ESPNU as a 2.5-point favorite with a total of 142.5. Green Bay plays at home against Purdue-Fort Wayne on ESPN2. The Phoenix are on a two-game winning streak after a 76-63 victory against Detroit Mercy as a 4.5-point favorite on Saturday. The Mastodons are on a two-game losing streak after a 73-68 loss at Wright State as a 7.5-point underdog on Saturday. Green Bay is a 1.5-point favorite with an over/under of 142.5.
Missouri State is at home against Louisiana Tech on the CBS Sports Network at 8:30 p.m. ET as a 5.5-point favorite with a total of 135.5. Three more NCAAB games are scheduled to air on major national television at 9:00 p.m. ET. UT-Arlington plays at Abilene Christian on ESPNU. The Mavericks have lost three games in a row after an 81-60 loss at Utah Valley as a 12.5-point underdog on Saturday. The Wildcats are on a seven-game losing streak after a 65-63 loss at Cal-Baptist as an 8.5-point underdog on Saturday. UT-Arlington is a 1.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 137.5. San Francisco hosts Oregon State on ESPN2 as an 8.5-point favorite as an 8.5-point favorite with a total of 140.5. Memphis is on the road to take on North Texas on ESPN. The Tigers are on a two-game winning streak after a 77-54 victory against Charlotte as a 10.5-point favorite on Sunday. The Mean Green ended a four-game losing streak with an 81-58 victory at UTSA as a 9.5-point favorite on Saturday. Memphis is a 1.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 137.5.
Matchweek 26 in the English Premier League concludes with one match. Arsenal visits Brentford at 3:00 p.m. ET as a -0.5 goal-line road favorite with a total of 2.5.