Tuesday Betting

Five NHL games, some preseason hoops, and a single college football matchup make up the schedule for a low-key Tuesday sports night. Here's your Daily Sports Roundup.

The Gridiron Spotlight

There's one college football game on the schedule for Tuesday night, but don't get too excited - it's only Ohio at Temple. Those two Mid-American teams are sitting near the bottom of the their conference standings, with both of them posting 2-5 records to date. However, both the Bobcats and the Owls have been moneymakers for their supporters, as they're a combined 9-4 against-the-spread (Ohio is at 4-2 ATS, Temple is 5-2 ATS).

The Owls are coming off a 24-14 loss to Central Michigan, but they still opened as a 5-point home favorite in this contest. The Bobcats beat Kent State 26-19 in their last game. No total was listed at press time; the two teams are a combined 4-9 on the O/U.

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Other Notable Events

The Tampa Bay Lightning will be looking for their first win of the season when they take to the ice in one of five games on the National Hockey League schedule for Tuesday night. The 0-2-3 Bolts were blanked 1-0 by the Minnesota Wild in overtime on Saturday, and they'll try again for a victory when they host the Atlanta Thrashers on Tuesday night

Also on the NHL's Tuesday calendar: Boston at Buffalo, Anaheim at Toronto, Vancouver at Columbus, and Washington at Calgary. The 3-1-1 Capitals fell in overtime to the New Jersey Devils on Saturday night; that snapped their three-game win streak.

The Rest of the Schedule

Tuesday is a busy night for exhibition basketball, as there are eight games on the slate including Cleveland at Philadelphia, Memphis at Miami, Boston at New York, Indiana at New Orleans, Chicago at Dallas, and Denver at Toronto. As well, it's Phoenix at the Clippers in Los Angeles, and Charlotte at the Lakers at the San Diego Sports Arena.

News from the Wire

Chiefs quarterback Brodie Croyle suffered a torn MCL on Sunday and will miss the rest of the year . . . . . . Saints running back Reggie Bush could be out of action for weeks after suffering a knee injury as well . . . Clippers guard Baron Davis has a finger injury that might force him to miss the start of the season . . . Jazz guard Deron Williams has a sprained ankle . . . the Padres are set to shop around ace Jake Peavy in the offseason.

A Peek at the Future

The Rays will have home-field advantage in the World Series thanks to the American League's win in the All-Star Game; they'll play host to Game 1 on Wednesday night, and they opened at around -150 favorites to win the series . . . the Sprint Cup Series heads to Atlanta Motor Speedway this week for Sunday's Pep Boys Auto 500; Jimmie Johnson takes a big 149-point lead on Greg Biffle in the driver standings into that event.