Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Celtics and Lakers renew hostilities, Butler tries to rebound from a defeat, and Lefty tees it up in the Buick Invitational.

Tipping Off in the NBA

If the Celtics are going to keep their lengthy winning streak alive on Thursday night they’re going to have to fend off the visiting Lakers. These two teams last met in their Christmas Day matchup, with Los Angeles picking up a 92-83 victory at home. Kobe Bryant led the way with 27 points for the Lakers in that contest, while Kevin Garnett (who is recovering from the flu) had 22 points for the Celtics. The Vegas odds have Boston a seven point favorite at Bodog Life but only laying six at BetUs Sportsbook.

Lakers/Celtics is the opener of the weekly Thursday TNT doubleheader – the nightcap sees the Mavericks in Utah to take on the Jazz. Bookmaker has the Jazz as a three-point home favorite. Utah fell 115-108 to Dallas on January 17, with Dirk Nowitzki pouring in a game-high 39 points. Jazz guard Deron Williams, who had 30 against Dallas in January, is day-to-day with a sore knee. The only other game on the NBA schedule for Thursday night is a 7:00pm ET matchup between the Pacers and Sixers; that games tips off in Philly.

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The March to Madness

No. 11 Butler will play on the road against Detroit in college hoops action on Thursday night, and they’ll be trying to shake off a 75-66 upset loss versus Wisconsin-Green Bay in their last outing. The Bulldogs fell to 19-2 straight-up and 11-7-1 against-the-spread with that defeat. The Titans beat Youngstown State 68-64 in overtime last time out, and they’re at 6-15 SU and 7-12 ATS so far.

The top-ranked college hoops team in action is No. 9 Xavier; they’ll host Temple. The Temple-Xavier line has the sportsbooks making the Musketeers an eight-point chalk. As well, it’ll be No. 18 Gonzaga vs. Portland, No. 22 Washington vs. California, No. 23 Illinois vs. Wisconsin, No. 24 Arizona State vs. Oregon, and New Mexico State vs. No. 25 Utah State. The Aggies are ranked for the first time in five years.

On ESPNU Georgia Tech is at Florida State with the FSU gang laying nine. The staff of OffshoreInsiders.com is already got the eight o’clock coffee brewing in the Michael Graves coffeemaker and will have all the March Madness betting information.

A Trip Around the Rink

New Senators head coach Cory Clouston will try again for his first NHL victory on Thursday night – but his team will be in tough at home against the conference-leading Bruins. The Sens fell 1-0 to the Kings in Clouston’s debut behind the bench on Tuesday night, with goaltender Brian Elliott making 26 saves in the loss. The Bruins picked up a 6-4 win over Ottawa when the teams met January 8.

There are seven other games on the NHL’s schedule for Thursday night, including a big Western clash between the Blackhawks and Flames in Calgary. As well, it’ll be Los Angeles at Washington, the Islanders at Florida, Anaheim at Nashville, Edmonton at St. Louis, Dallas at Colorado, and Carolina at San Jose.

Rounding Out the Slate

Phil Mickelson struggled in his first PGA Tour event of the season last week, but the Vegas oddsmakers still have him pegged as the 6/1 favorite to grab the win this week in the Buick Invitational at Torrey Pines. Padraig Harrington is next at 7/1 odds, followed by Retief Goosen at 12/1, and both Luke Donald and Camilo Villegas at 15/1. Mickelson won this event in both 2000 and 2001, but (injured) Tiger Woods has dominated since then with five victories over the past six years.

Sports Headlines

Pitching legend Sandy Koufax was among those investors on the Madoff client list…They Guy Store gives those who lost out on CoSport Olympic tickets a second chance…Barry Bonds was back in court pleading not guilty to perjury charges…Pitcher Ben Sheets may need flexor tendon surgery…Joe Buck will replace Bob Costas on HBO…The injury reports on Kevin Garnett is that he expected to play for the Celtics against the Lakers on TNT tonight…New Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin decided to give Florida some bulletin board material accusing Urban Myer of cheating and committing recruiting violations.

Political News

From the political betting odds front, Joshua DuBois will head the faith based initiative program under President Barack Obama.

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Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Celtics try to run their winning streak to 12 games, the Tar Heels take on the Terrapins, and the Penguins visit Montreal.

Tipping Off in the NBA

With their early-January swoon now well behind them the Celtics will be gunning for their 12^th consecutive victory on Tuesday night when they play on the road against the Sixers. Boston improved to 40-9 straight-up and 28-21 against-the-spread on the season with a 109-101 win over Minnesota on Sunday, with Kevin Garnett sidelined for the game with the flu. Philadelphia fell 85-83 to New Jersey in their last contest, and they now sit at just 23-23 SU and 22-23-1 ATS this year.

A Western Conference clash between the Spurs and Nuggets in Denver highlights the rest of the NBA slate for Tuesday night. LeBron James and his Cavaliers will try to boost their lucrative 31-15 ATS record when they play host to the Raptors, while the Timberwolves will play in Indiana, and Chicago is at Houston. As well, the Nets round out the action for the night by hosting the Bucks.

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The March to Madness

Coming off an easy 93-76 win over N.C. State, North Carolina will take the court in Chapel Hill on Tuesday night for a game against Maryland. Tyler Hansbrough picked up 31 points and six rebounds for the Tar Heels in their win over the Wolfpack, which put them at 19-2 SU and 10-10 ATS on the season. The Terrapins (14-7 SU, 7-6-2 ATS) are coming off a 73-68 win over the Hurricanes.

Marquette will head to Rosemont to meet lowly DePaul on Tuesday night, while Ohio State hosts Purdue, and Kentucky gets a visit from Mississippi State. As well, struggling Georgetown will try to get back on track against Rutgers. The Hoyas have now lost five games in a row to sit at 12-8 SU and 6-9-1 ATS on the season. The Scarlet Knights (10-12 SU, 9-7 ATS) beat DePaul in their last game.

A Trip Around the Rink

Evgeni Malkin and the Penguins will try to add to the Canadiens‘ woes on Tuesday night when they arrive in Montreal for a 7:30pm ET puck drop. The Habs lost 3-1 to rival Boston on Sunday afternoon, and they also lost key center Robert Lang indefinitely with a serious achilles injury. The Penguins are coming off a wild 5-4 loss to the Maple Leafs on Saturday night to end January 24-22-5.

Alexander Ovechkin had a hat trick against the Senators in a 7-4 Capitals win on Sunday; he’ll take his show to New Jersey to play the Devils on Tuesday. Also on the NHL’s slate for the night: St. Louis at Columbus, Tampa Bay at the Islanders, Florida at Toronto, Los Angeles at Ottawa, Phoenix at Nashville, Atlanta at the Rangers, Chicago at Edmonton, Calgary at Dallas, and Carolina at Vancouver.

Rounding Out the Slate

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