Bowl Betting

College football offers up the Poinsettia Bowl on Tuesday night, while the NBA and NHL will provide full slates to sports fans. Here's your Daily Sports Roundup and the rundown of which professional handicappers are hot and who has the big play.

The Gridiron Spotlight

The Boise State Broncos didn't lose a game all season long, but despite that feat they're still stuck in a pre-Christmas bowl game this year. The Broncos (12-0 straight-up, 8-3 against-the-spread) ended their regular season in style, blasting Fresno State by a score of 61-10 as they rolled to top spot in the WAC standings.

Boise State's Poinsettia Bowl opponent will be the TCU Horned Frogs, who finished the season at 10-2 SU and 8-3 ATS. The Horned Frogs' only losses this year came versus ranked opponents - Oklahoma and Utah. TCU got past Air Force 44-10 in their last game, but they will be missing linebacker Robert Henson on Tuesday night - the star player is out for the game due to academic reasons.

Nevertheless the oddsmakers have TCU pegged as 3-point favorites at BetUs Sportsbook  and NewBodog, with the total at 46 points. Both the Horned Frogs and Broncos were 5-6 versus the totals.

Other Notable Events

There are a dozen NBA games on the schedule for Tuesday, including three high-powered matchups - Houston at Cleveland, the Lakers at New Orleans, and Denver at Portland. LeBron James and his Cavaliers have won three games in a row to sit at 23-4 on the year, and they've paid off for bettors at 21-6 ATS so far.

The rest of the league's slate: Oklahoma City at Atlanta, New Jersey at Indiana, Washington at Charlotte, Philadelphia at Boston, Golden State at Miami, Chicago at Detroit, Utah at Milwaukee, Memphis at Dallas, and Minnesota at San Antonio.

The Rest of the Schedule

The NHL has a busy night as well, with 13 games on the ice. The top Eastern clash has Boston at New Jersey, while the marquee Western contest features Vancouver at San Jose. Rounding out the calendar: Atlanta at the Islanders, Washington at the Rangers, Ottawa at Philadelphia, Los Angeles at Columbus, Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh, St. Louis at Detroit, Nashville at Florida, Dallas at Toronto, Carolina at Minnesota, Phoenix at Colorado, and Anaheim at Calgary.

Finally, college hoops winds down its pre-Christmas schedule with plenty of ranked teams in action on Tuesday. No. 7 Gonzaga, which dropped an 88-83 OT decision to UConn last time out, will try to get back on the winning track against Portland State. As well, it's No. 9 Texas vs. Wisconsin, Florida International vs. No. 12 Georgetown, Wyoming vs. No. 13 UCLA, Butler vs. No. 14 Xavier, Idaho State vs. No. 20 Arizona State, SE Louisiana vs. No. 23 Minnesota, and Illinois vs. No. 25 Missouri. The Tigers beat Stetson 78-44 last game to improve to 9-1.

News from the Wire

Rockets guard Rafer Alston missed another game on Monday with his hamstring injury . . . Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony isn't expected to play again until the weekend because of his sore elbow . . . Bruins forward Patrice Bergeron suffered another concussion on the weekend and is out indefinitely . . . Senators forward Daniel Alfredsson is questionable for Tuesday night due to an upper-body injury.

A Peek at the Future

There is just one game on the schedule for Wednesday - a Christmas Eve matchup between Hawaii and Notre Dame in the Hawaii Bowl (8:00pm ET). The Fighting Irish are pegged as 1.5-point favorites in that matchup, with the total at 48 points . . . Christmas Day only has NBA this year, with five games on the hardwood. The Celtics/Lakers matchup at 5:00pm ET is the highlight of the day.