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Courtesy of OddsShark.com: Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Mavs get a visit from the Hornets, Georgia Tech meets Chattanooga, and the Cardinals and Niners battle on MNF.

Colliding on the gridiron . . .

The Cardinals (8-4 SU, 8-4 ATS) will be looking to clinch the NFC West division title when they play in San Francisco against the 49ers (5-7 SU, 7-3-2 ATS) on Monday Night Football. Arizona grabbed a 30-17 home win over the Vikings last weekend, with Kurt Warner going 22-of-32 for 285 yards with three TDs. Larry Fitzgerald had 143 yards receiving and a score, and Anquan Boldin had two TDs.

San Francisco saw their playoff hopes take a hit last weekend when they were defeated 20-17 in Seattle. Alex Smith went 27-of-45 for 310 yards passing in that loss, with two touchdown strikes on the day. Frank Gore rushed for just 25 yards on nine carries in the contest. Oddsmakers have the Cardinals pegged as 3.5-point road favorites for the primetime matchup, with the total listed at 44.5 points.

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Tipping off on the hardwood . . .

There are seven games on the NBA schedule for Monday, with Indiana at Orlando, Golden State at Philadelphia, Boston at Memphis, Oklahoma City at Denver, Minnesota at Utah, Washington at the Clippers, and New Orleans at Dallas. The Hornets (10-12 SU, 9-13 ATS) lost 113-96 at home to the Knicks in their last game on Friday, with David West scoring a team-high 20 points. The Mavs (17-7 SU, 13-11 ATS) are coming off a tight 98-97 victory over the Bobcats.

As well, the top team in action in college hoops on Monday is Georgia Tech, which will play on the road against Chattanooga. The Yellow Jackets (6-1 SU, 4-1 ATS) got past Southern Cal 79-53 in their last game back on December 5, with Brian Oliver tossing in 18 points in that contest. The Mocs (5-4 SU, 1-3 ATS) had no trouble with Mississippi Valley State in their last game, winning 82-60. Ricky Taylor was good for 22 points in that victory, and Ty Patterson scored 16 points.

Taking a trip around the rink . . .

The NHL then offers up eight games on Monday, with Florida at the Islanders, Atlanta at the Rangers, Ottawa at Toronto, Nashville at Columbus, Phoenix at Detroit, Buffalo at Montreal, Los Angeles at Vancouver, and Philadelphia at Boston. The 14-15-1 Flyers were beaten 4-1 in New Jersey in their last game on Saturday, with Claude Giroux scoring the team’s only goal. The 16-9-6 Bruins were knocked off 3-2 in overtime by the Islanders in their Saturday night contest.