Jan 2nd, 2010 Bowl games 2010 odds
continue today with the International Bowl, Papa John’s Bowl, Cotton Bowl,
Liberty Bowl, and Alamo Bowl. Noted gunner Gilbert Arenas returns to his normal
role as shooting guard for the Washington Bullets. Oh we mean Wizards.
Courtesy of OddsShark.com: Today in the Daily Sports
Roundup: Oklahoma State
takes on Mississippi in the
Cotton Bowl, while the Cavs play the Nets, and the Penguins meet the Lightning.
It’s more than the BCS
Championship Game pick between Alabama-Texas.
Colliding on the gridiron . . .
There are five bowl games on the schedule for Saturday, with South Florida vs.
Northern Illinois in the International Bowl, South Carolina vs. Connecticut in
the Papa John’s.com Bowl, Arkansas vs. East Carolina in the Liberty Bowl,
Michigan State vs. Texas Tech in the Alamo Bowl, and Oklahoma State vs.
Mississippi in the Cotton Bowl. The No. 18 Cowboys (9-3 SU, 5-5-1 ATS) are the only ranked team in
action on Saturday, and they’ll be looking to bounce back from a disappointing
27-0 loss to Oklahoma. Mississippi,
though, is the 3-point favorite.
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Tipping off on the hardwood . . .
The NBA’s 12-game slate for Saturday includes a huge mismatch in New Jersey,
with the Nets (3-29 SU, 10-21-1 ATS) playing host to LeBron James and the
Cavaliers (26-8 SU, 18-16 ATS). Cleveland is coming off a 106-101 win over
Atlanta on Wednesday night, with James pouring in 48 points to go along with 10
rebounds in that contest. New Jersey
picked up a rare win in their last outing, beating New
York 104-95 on Wednesday. Yi Jianlian had 22 points
in that victory.
Also on the NBA hardwood on Saturday: Charlotte at Miami, San Antonio at
Washington, Minnesota at Indiana, Toronto at Boston, Orlando at Chicago,
Houston at New Orleans, Oklahoma City at Milwaukee, Denver at Utah, Golden
State at Portland, Dallas at Sacramento, and Memphis at Phoenix. The Suns
(21-12 SU, 19-13-1 ATS) won their second straight game last time out, getting
past Boston 116-98 on Wednesday. Amare Stoudemire had 26 points on
the day.
Top-10 teams in action around college basketball on Saturday include No. 5
Syracuse (vs. Pittsburgh), No. 10 Connecticut (vs. Notre Dame), No. 3 Kentucky
(vs. Louisville), No. 8 Villanova (at Marquette), No. 2 Texas (vs. TAMU Corpus Christi), and No. 1 Kansas (at No. 18 Temple).
As well, a second ranked matchup on the slate has No. 11 Michigan State at No.
25 Northwestern. The Spartans (10-3 SU, 3-9 ATS) got past Texas Arlington by a
score of 87-68 last time out, and the Wildcats (10-2 SU, 6-3 ATS) fell 89-83 to
Illinois on Wednesday.
Taking a trip around the rink . . .
Finally, the NHL has a dozen games on the Saturday schedule, with Carolina at
the Rangers, Vancouver at Dallas, Washington at Los Angeles, Toronto at
Calgary, Atlanta at the Islanders, Colorado at Columbus, Anaheim at Nashville,
Detroit at Phoenix, Chicago at St. Louis, New Jersey at Minnesota, Edmonton at
San Jose, and Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay. The 26-14-1 Penguins are coming off a
2-0 loss to the Devils in their last game on Wednesday night, while the
15-15-10 Lightning were beaten by a score of 2-1 in overtime by the Habs on Wednesday.
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