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Courtesy of OddsShark.com: Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Nuggets take on the Hornets, the Thunder try to stop the Cavaliers, and the Blue Devils do battle with the Tigers.

Tipping off on the hardwood . . .

The NBA offers up 10 games on Saturday, including New Orleans at Denver. The Nuggets had no trouble getting past the Clippers in their last game on Thursday night, cruising to a 105-85 home victory. Carmelo Anthony led the way with 28 points for Denver in that contest, while Kenyon Martin had 13 points and 14 rebounds. The Nuggets and Hornets last met December 18, with New Orleans scoring a 98-92 victory. Chris Paul poured in 30 points for New Orleans.

Making up the rest of the NBA's schedule for Saturday: Orlando at Charlotte, Philadelphia at Indiana, Sacramento at Miami, Portland at Detroit, Chicago at Houston, Minnesota at Milwaukee, Golden State at Phoenix, New Jersey at Utah, and Oklahoma City at Cleveland. The Cavaliers beat the Lakers 93-87 at home in their last game on Thursday night, with LeBron James scoring 37 points. Cavs guard Mo Williams is out for the next four to six weeks with a sprained shoulder.

The top ranked matchup on the college basketball schedule for Saturday has No. 7 Duke at No. 17 Clemson, with the Blue Devils (15-3 SU, 11-6 ATS) looking to bounce back from an 88-74 loss at North Carolina State in their last game on Wednesday night. Kyle Singler had 22 points for Duke in that contest, while Jon Scheyer was good for 21 points. The Tigers (15-4 SU, 9-7 ATS) fell 66-64 to Georgia Tech on Tuesday, with Derrick Favors tossing in 17 points in that defeat.

Other games involving Top-10 teams on the college hardwood on Saturday: No. 6 Michigan State at Minnesota, No. 4 Villanova at St. John's, No. 3 Kansas at Iowa State, Marquette at No. 5 Syracuse, No. 1 Texas at Connecticut, Oklahoma State at No. 10 Kansas State, Arkansas at No. 2 Kentucky, No. 8 Tennessee at Georgia. As well, the day's other ranked matchup has No. 21 Ohio State on the road against No. 11 West Virginia. The Mountaineers are 14-3 SU but 6-10 ATS. Check out live updated NCAA Basketball Odds on all these games.

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Taking a trip around the rink . . .

Finally, the National Hockey League has a dozen games on the schedule for Saturday, including a matinee matchup between the Senators and Bruins in Boston. Ottawa, which has won five games in a row, got past St. Louis 3-2 on Thursday night. Boston, losers of three straight games, fell 3-2 to Columbus on Thursday. The Bruins and Senators met in Boston on Monday afternoon as well, with Ottawa winning 5-2. Daniel Alfredsson had a hat trick for the Sens in the win.

Also on the ice on Saturday: Carolina at Philadelphia, Los Angeles at Detroit, the Rangers at Montreal, New Jersey at the Islanders, Toronto at Florida, Phoenix at Washington, Atlanta at Tampa Bay, Anaheim at St. Louis, Columbus at Minnesota, Buffalo at San Jose, and Chicago at Vancouver. The Blackhawks improved to 35-12-4 on the season with a 3-1 win in Calgary on Thursday night. Patrick Kane scored his 21^st goal of the season in that victory for the Blackhawks.