Big Al's Daily Angle: NBA, NCAAB, and EPL Previews and Odds - 02/23/2026

by Big Al Staff

Monday, Feb 23, 2026
The Monday sports card features NBA, NCAAB, and EPL action. 

The National Hockey League returns from its Winter Olympics hiatus on February 25th. 

The National Basketball League has three games on its docket. The Detroit Pistons host the San Antonio Spurs on Peacock at 7:10 p.m. ET. The Pistons have won five games in a row after a 126-110 victory at Chicago as a 10.5-point favorite on Saturday. The Spurs are on an eight-game winning streak after a 139-122 victory at their temporary home site in Austin, Texas, as an 18.5-point favorite two days ago. Detroit is a 1.5-point favorite with the total set at 228.5 (all odds from DraftKings). 

The Memphis Grizzlies play at home against the Sacramento Kings at 8:10 p.m. ET as a 5.5-point favorite with an over/under of 233.5. The Houston Rockets are home against the Utah Jazz on Peacock at 9:40 p.m. ET. The Rockets have lost two of their previous three games after a 108-106 loss in New York against the Knicks as a 3.5-point underdog on Saturday. The Jazz have lost two games in a row after a 123-114 loss at Memphis as a 2.5-point underdog on Friday. Houston is a 15.5-point favorite with a total of 223.5. 

The NCAAB college basketball schedule tips off at 7:00 p.m. ET with nine games involving Division I opponents. Three NCAAB games tip off at 7:00 p.m. ET. Louisville travels to North Carolina on ESPN. The Cardinals won for the sixth time in their previous seven games after an 87-70 victory against Georgia Tech as a 23.5-point favorite on Saturday. The Tar Heels won for the second time in their previous three games with a 77-64 victory at Syracuse on Saturday. Louisville is a 2.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 163.5. 

Texas A&M Corpus Christi plays at Southeast Louisiana as a 2.5-point road favorite with a total of 131.5. Lamar hosts Nicholls State on the CBS Sports Network as a 4.5-point favorite with an over/under of  146.5. 

Four NCAAB games start at 7:30 p.m. ET. McNeese plays at home against UT-Rio Grande Valley as an 11.5-point favorite with a total of 144.5. Northwestern State is home to face Incarnate Word as a 2.5-point favorite with an over/under of 140.5. East Texas A&M hosts Houston Christian as a 2.5-point favorite with a total of 136.5. Stephen F. Austin plays at home against New Orleans as a 13.5-point favorite with an over/under of 149.5. Grambling State is home to take on Mississippi Valley State at 8:00 p.m. ET as a 16.5-point favorite with a total of 135.5. 

Houston is on the road to challenge Kansas on ESPN at 9:00 p.m. ET. The Cougars have lost two games in a row after a 73-66 upset loss at home against Arizona as a 6.5-point favorite two days ago. The Jayhawks lost for the second time in their previous three games with an 84-68 upset loss against Cincinnati as an 8.5-point favorite on Saturday. Houston is a 1.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 137.5.

Matchweek 27 in the English Premier League concludes with one match. Manchester United visits Everton on the USA Network at 3:00 p.m. ET as a -0.5 goal-line road favorite with a total of 2.5. 


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