Hopefully by Super Bowl start time the power will be restored to snow storm cities in the Northeast. We don't care about Sarah Palin and the Tea Party, it's all about Peyton Manning and Drew Brees.
Courtesy of OddsShark.com: Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Magic meet the Celtics, the Habs take on the Bruins, and the Saints and Colts take to the gridiron for Super Bowl XLIV.
Colliding on the gridiron . . . Peyton Manning will be looking to lead the Colts to a championship for the second time in his career when he takes the field at Miami's Sun Life Stadium for Super Bowl XLIV on Sunday night. The Colts surged in the second half to pick up a 30-17 home win over the Jets in the AFC Championship Game last time out. Manning went 26-of-39 for 377 yards passing in that game against New York, throwing for three touchdowns and no interceptions. Austin Collie, Pierre Garcon, and Dallas Clark all caught TD passes, while Joseph Addai rushed for 80 yards.
The Saints slipped past Minnesota for a 31-28 home overtime win in the NFC Championship Game last time out.
New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees was good on 17-of-31 pass attempts for 197 yards in that contest, with three touchdowns and no interceptions. Reggie Bush, Devery Henderson, and Pierre Thomas had the TD catches for the Saints. Oddsmakers have the Saints pegged as 4.5-point underdogs against the Colts in the battle for the Vince Lombardi Trophy on Sunday night, while the total for the Super Bowl this year sits at 56.5.
However they are as high as 5.5 at BetED.
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Tipping off on the hardwood . . . The NBA has two games on tap for Sunday, with Sacramento at Toronto and Orlando at Boston. The Magic and Celtics last met on January 28 in Orlando, with Rashard Lewis picking up 23 points in his team's 96-94 home win. Dwight Howard was good for 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Magic in that contest, while Jameer Nelson had 12 points.
Ray Allen scored a team-high 20 points in that losing cause for the Celtics, with Rasheed Wallace contributing 17 points off the bench. Kevin Garnett was held to six points and seven boards for the Celtics. As well, there are just two ranked teams in action on the college basketball schedule for Sunday, with Iowa at No. 13 Ohio State, and No. 3 Syracuse at Cincinnati.
The Orange moved to 22-1 (13-5 ATS) on the season with an 85-68 win over Providence last time out. Kris Joseph had 23 points in that game for Syracuse, which has won nine straight games. The Bearcats will be looking to bounce back from their 83-65 loss to Notre Dame in their last game on Thursday night. Larry Davis scored a team-high 12 points in Thursday's loss for Cincinnati.
Taking a trip around the rink . . . Finally, there are just two games on the National Hockey League schedule for Sunday, with Pittsburgh at Washington in the latest Crosby/Ovechkin battle, and Boston at Montreal in a rematch of their Thursday night contest. The Canadiens pulled out a 3-2 win in a shootout over the rival Bruins on Thursday, with Brian Gionta providing the game-winning goal. Glen Metropolit and Roman Hamrlik scored for Montreal in regulation time in that win, while Jaroslav Halak stopped 45 of 47 Boston shots. Mark Recchi and Blake Wheeler had goals for the Bruins.
