Big Monday Betting

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Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Cavs take on the Heat in an Eastern NBA clash, while Villanova will try to bounce Notre Dame in college hoops action.

Tipping off on the hardwood . . .

LeBron James and the Cavaliers will arrive in Miami to take on Dwyane Wade and the Heat in the marquee NBA contest for Monday. Those Eastern Conference clubs met twice back in December, with each team picking up a victory at home. The Heat got past the Cavaliers 104-95 in Miami on December 30, while the Cavs rolled to a 93-86 win in Cleveland in a December 28 contest.

New Orleans will be in Philadelphia on Monday night, while Washington hosts Atlanta, and Oklahoma City gets a visit from Dallas. As well, it’ll be San Antonio at the Clippers in the evening’s final contest (10:30pm ET tipoff). The Spurs played host to the Clippers back on January 8 and came away with a 106-84 blowout victory. Tony Parker led San Antonio with 19 points in that January win.

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The march toward Madness . . .

The top college hoops team in action on Monday night is the Villanova Wildcats, who will be on the road at Notre Dame. The Wildcats were edged 56-54 by Georgetown on Saturday, with Dante Cunningham tossing in a team-high 13 points in the loss. The Fighting Irish were beaten 72-65 by Connecticut on Saturday; Tory Jackson scored 17 points and added five assists for Notre Dame.

Texas will be trying to bounce back from a 68-59 loss to Oklahoma State when they host Baylor on Monday night; the Longhorns had been at No. 25 in the rankings last week. The Bears are coming off a 75-57 win over Colorado. Other notable Monday games: Davidson at Elon, and Boise State at New Mexico State.

Taking a trip around the rink . . .

There are only two teams in action around the National Hockey League on Monday night, with the Avalanche on the road to take on the Islanders in a battle of conference cellar dwellers. Colorado was blasted 6-1 by the Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, with Ryan Smyth providing the lone Avs goal. New York is actually coming off a rare victory, as they blanked the Sabres 2-0 at home on Saturday. Yann Danis made 31 saves for the shutout in the win.

Rounding out the Roundup . . .

Both the Grapefruit League and the Cactus League begin their first full weeks of action on Monday. Florida matchups to start the week include Boston at Baltimore, Tampa Bay at St. Louis, Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, Philadelphia at Toronto, and the Yankees at Houston. Over in Arizona it’ll be Milwaukee at San Diego, Arizona at the Cubs, San Francisco at Kansas City, Texas at Cleveland, Seattle at the White Sox, and the Angels at Colorado. More interesting baseball betting opportunities arrive Thursday, with the start of the World Baseball Classic.