Big Al's Daily Angle: NHL, NCAAF, UCL and NCAAB Previews and Odds - 11/03/26

by Big Al Staff

Tuesday, Nov 03, 2026
The Tuesday sports card features NCAAF, NHL, NCAAB, and UCL action. 

Week 10 in NCAAF college football kicks off with two games between FBS opponents. Ohio travels on the road to play Akron on ESPN2 at 7:00 p.m. ET as a 14-point road favorite with the total set at 51.5 (all odds from DraftKings). Miami (OH) hosts Buffalo on ESPN at 8:00 p.m. ET as a 6-point favorite with an over/under of 44.5. 

The National Hockey League has 11 games on its slate. Eight NHL games drop the puck at 7:07 p.m. ET. The Utah Mammoth play in Toronto against the Maple Leafs as a -130 money-line road favorite with a total of 6.5. The Tampa Bay Lightning play at home against the Detroit Red Wings as a -250 money-line favorite with an over/under of 6.5. The Washington Capitals are at home to take on the Dallas Stars as a -112 money-line favorite with a total of 5.5. The Montreal Canadiens host the Winnipeg Jets as a -192 money-line favorite with an over/under of 5.5. The New York Rangers play at home against the St. Louis Blues as a -125 money-line favorite with a total of 5.5. The Vegas Golden Knights are on the road in Pittsburgh to face the Penguins as a -118 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 6.5. The Colorado Avalanche visit Columbus to challenge the Blue Jackets as a -135 money-line road favorite with a total of 6.5. The Minnesota Wild play in Philadelphia against the Flyers as a -170 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 5.5. 

The New Jersey Devils are at home to battle the Edmonton Oilers at 7:37 p.m. ET as a -155 money-line favorite with a total of 6.5. The Carolina Hurricanes are on the road in Nashville to play the Predators at 8:07 p.m. ET as a -192 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 6.5. The Anaheim Ducks travel to Vancouver to face the Canucks at 9:07 p.m. ET as a -148 money-line road favorite with a total of 6.5.  

The NCAAB college basketball schedule has 29 games involving Division I opponents that tip off at 6:00 p.m. ET. None of these games are on major national television.

Matchday 3 in the UEFA Champions League begins with nine league phase matches. Two games start at 12:45 p.m. ET. Galatasaray hosts VfB Stuttgart as a -0.5 goal-line favorite with an over/under of 3.5. Sporting Lisbon plays at Shakhtar Donetsk as a -0.5 goal-line road favorite with a total of 2.5. 

Seven matches conclude the UCL card at 3 p.m. ET. Bayern Munich is on the road at Atletico Madrid as a -0.5 goal-line road favorite with an over/under of 3.5. Barcelona plays at home against Aston Villa as a -1.5 goal-line favorite with a total of 4.5. Bodo/Glimt is at home to take on Lille as a -0.5 goal-line favorite on the CBS Sports Network with an over/under of 3.5. Inter Milan visits Feyenoord Rotterdam as a -0.5 goal-line road favorite with a total of 3.5. LASK Linz hosts Slovan Bratislava as a -1.5 goal-line favorite with an over/under of 3.5. Manchester United plays at home against AS Roma as a -0.5 goal-line favorite with a total of 3.5. Paris Saint-Germain plays at Villarreal as a -0.5 goal-line road favorite with an over/under of 3.5. All nine Champions League matches are available on Paramount+.

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