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Courtesy of OddsShark.com:Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: Bowl season gets underway in the college ranks, while the perfect Saints host the 'Boys, and the Blazers take on the Magic.
Colliding on the gridiron . . .
The NFL offers up a Saturday night game this week, with Dallas at New Orleans. The Cowboys (8-5 SU, 6-7 ATS) are on a two-game losing skid, falling 20-17 to the Chargers last Sunday. The Saints (13-0 SU, 8-5 ATS) kept their perfect record intact last week with a 26-23 win in Atlanta on a Garrett Hartley field goal. The oddsmakers have sided with the Saints at the Superdome on Saturday night, pegging them as 7.5-point favorites. The total for the matchup sits at 53.5 points. The free picks section has winner after winner as well as betting previews.
As well, bowl season gets underway on Saturday with two games on the schedule. First it'll be Fresno State (8-4 SU, 6-4-1 ATS) vs. Wyoming (6-6 SU, 8-3 ATS) in the New Mexico Bowl in Albuquerque, with Fresno State set as the 10.5-point favorite and the total at 55 points. Then it's Central Florida (8-4 SU, 9-2 ATS) vs. Rutgers (8-4 SU, 5-5 ATS) in the St. Petersburg Bowl, with Rutgers favored by 2.5 points and the total at 44. UCF is riding a three-game win streak.
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Tipping off on the hardwood . . .
The NBA has nine games on tap for Saturday, including Portland at Orlando. The Trail Blazers (16-11 SU, 13-13-1 ATS) pulled out a 105-102 home win over Phoenix in their last game on Thursday night. Jerryd Bayless led the way with 29 points off the bench for Portland in that win. The Magic (19-7 SU, 14-11-1 ATS) lost 104-86 on the road to rival Miami on Thursday night. Dwight Howard picked up 17 points and 14 rebounds in that loss, and J.J. Redick contributed 13 points.
Rounding out the NBA's Saturday schedule: Utah at Charlotte, the Clippers at Philadelphia, Atlanta at Chicago, Oklahoma City at Houston, Sacramento at Milwaukee, Indiana at San Antonio, Washington at Phoenix, and the Lakers at New Jersey in the mismatch of the day. Los Angeles (20-4 SU, 10-14 ATS) edged the Bucks in Milwaukee 107-106 in overtime in their last game on Wednesday night. Kobe Bryant exploded for 39 points for the Lakers in that win.
On the college hardwood top-ranked Kansas (9-0 SU, 4-2 ATS) will try to run their winning streak to 10 games when they host Michigan (5-4 SU, 1-5 ATS). As well, No. 2 Texas (9-0 SU, 6-1 ATS) will also put their unbeaten record on the line on Saturday when they host No. 10 North Carolina (8-2 SU, 3-4 ATS), while No. 7 Duke (8-1 SU, 5-3 ATS) will battle No. 15 Gonzaga (8-2 SU, 4-3 ATS). Other games involving Top-10 teams: No. 6 West Virginia at Cleveland State, No. 8 Villanova at Fordham, Ball State at No. 4 Purdue, Austin Peay at No. 3 Kentucky, No. 9 Tennessee at USC, and then St. Bonaventure at No. 5 Syracuse.
Taking a trip around the rink . . .
Finally, there are dozen NHL games on the schedule for Saturday, including a matinee matchup between the Rangers and Flyers in Philadelphia. New York thumped the rival Islanders 5-2 in their last game on Thursday night to improve to 15-16-3 on the season. Ryan Callahan had two goals and two assists in that contest. The 15-6-2 Flyers fell 3-2 in a shootout to the Penguins in their game on Thursday night. Jeff Carter and Claude Giroux both scored for Philly that defeat.
Also on the ice on Saturday: Detroit at Dallas, Nashville at Calgary, Phoenix at Anaheim, Pittsburgh at Buffalo, Boston at Toronto, Minnesota at Ottawa, Montreal at the Islanders, Florida at Carolina, New Jersey at Atlanta, Columbus at Colorado, and Washington at Edmonton. The Oilers will be looking to put an end to a two-game losing streak when they play host to Alexander Ovechkin and the Caps late Saturday. Edmonton fell 6-3 to Nashville in their Thursday contest.
