{"id":2839,"date":"2008-11-29T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-11-29T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2008\/11\/saturdays-sports-gambling-rundown\/"},"modified":"2008-11-29T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-11-29T16:00:00","slug":"saturdays-sports-gambling-rundown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2008\/11\/saturdays-sports-gambling-rundown\/","title":{"rendered":"Saturday’s Sports Gambling Rundown"},"content":{"rendered":"

Key college football clashes highlight a Saturday schedule that also includes the NBA, college hoops, and the NHL. Here’s a look in your Daily Sports Roundup.<\/p>\n

The Gridiron Spotlight<\/strong><\/p>\n

No. 4 Texas took care of business with a 49-9 win over Texas A&M<\/span> on Thursday night, and now No. 3 Oklahoma will be looking for a similar result on Saturday against No. 11 Oklahoma State. The Sooners are one spot behind the Longhorns in the BCS rankings, and need to impress on the road against the Cowboys in order to jump up into a Top-2 position. Oklahoma<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:STATE> is pegged as a 7-point favorite.<\/p>\n

Top-ranked Alabama<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:STATE> and No. 2 Florida are going to battle for conference supremacy next weekend, but on Saturday they’ll have to tread water against lesser opponents. The Tide are<\/span> favored by 14.5 points at home against Auburn<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY>, while Florida<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:STATE> is favored by 16.5 points on the road against No. 23 Florida State.<\/p>\n

No. 17 Oregon State can wrap up a trip to the Rose Bowl on Saturday if they can get past No. 19 Oregon. The Beavers are favored by 3 points in the contest. No. 5 USC has the same Pac-10 record as Oregon<\/st1:PLACENAME> State<\/st1:PLACETYPE><\/st1:PLACE> (7-1), but they fell to the Beavers earlier this year and lose the tiebreaker. The Trojans will hope for an Oregon<\/st1:PLACENAME> State<\/st1:PLACETYPE><\/st1:PLACE> loss on Saturday as they take on Notre Dame as 32-point favorites.<\/p>\n

The other two marquee games on Saturday are No. 18 Georgia Tech vs. No. 13 Georgia, and Baylor vs. No. 7 Texas Tech. The Bulldogs are favored by 7.5 points in their rivalry game, while the Red Raiders are listed as 22-point faves<\/span>.<\/p>\n

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Other Notable Events<\/strong><\/p>\n

The top NBA game on the schedule for Saturday sees the San Antonio Spurs playing on the road against the Houston Rockets. The Rockets had their three-game winning streak stopped by the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night in a 91-90 home loss. Tracy McGrady<\/span> sat out that contest to give his sore knee a break.<\/p>\n

There are 10 other games on the NBA’s schedule for Saturday, including a mismatch in Charlotte<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> with the 14-2 Celtics taking on the 4-10 Bobcats. The rest of the action: Atlanta at Washington, Indiana at Orlando, Golden State at New York, Denver at Minnesota, Oklahoma City at Memphis, Cleveland at Milwaukee, New Jersey at Utah, Dallas at Sacramento, and then lastly Miami at the Clippers.<\/p>\n

The Rest of the Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n

On the ice, the Vancouver Canucks had their four-game winning streak snapped by the Calgary Flames on Thursday night, but they’ll be able to get some revenge when the two teams conclude a home-and-home set in Alberta<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:STATE> on Saturday night. Michael Cammalleri<\/span> led the Flames’ attack with a hat trick in the 4-3 win Thursday, and Daniel Sedin<\/span> had his 11th<\/sup> goal of the year for Vancouver<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY>.<\/p>\n

Rounding out the NHL<\/span>‘s Saturday slate: <\/span>Edmonton<\/span><\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> at <\/span>St. Louis<\/span><\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY>, <\/span>Chicago<\/span><\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> at <\/span>Los Angeles<\/span><\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY>, <\/span>Detroit<\/span><\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> at <\/span>Boston<\/span><\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY>, <\/span>Philadelphia<\/span><\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> at <\/span>Toronto<\/span><\/st1:CITY>, <\/span>Washington<\/span><\/st1:STATE><\/st1:PLACE> at <\/span>Columbus<\/span><\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY>, <\/span>Ottawa<\/span><\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> at the Islanders, <\/span>Buffalo<\/span><\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> at <\/span>Montreal<\/span><\/st1:CITY>, <\/span>New Jersey<\/span><\/st1:STATE><\/st1:PLACE> at <\/span>Pittsburgh<\/span><\/st1:CITY>, <\/span>Minnesota<\/span><\/st1:STATE><\/st1:PLACE> at <\/span>Nashville<\/span><\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY>, <\/span>San Jose<\/span><\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> at <\/span>Phoenix<\/span><\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY>, and finally <\/span>Tampa<\/span><\/st1:PLACENAME> <\/span>Bay<\/span><\/st1:PLACETYPE><\/st1:PLACE> at <\/span>Colorado<\/span><\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:STATE>.<\/span><\/p>\n

As well, there’s lots of college basketball tournament action on Saturday, with many matchups<\/span> and lines still to be determined at press time. Games involving ranked teams on Saturday will include Bryant at No. 2 UConn, Florida International at No. 13 UCLA, Dayton<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> at No. 15 Marquette, Miami-Ohio at No. 16 Xavier, Stetson at No. 22 Miami, and Wisconsin Milwaukee at No. 25 Wisconsin.<\/p>\n

GodsTips is off a 3-0 sweep of college basketball with Wise Guy plays on Duke and the College<\/st1:PLACETYPE> of Charleston<\/st1:PLACENAME><\/st1:PLACE>, plus a Major on Towson<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY>. Check out the huge menu of winners from GodsTips, widely accepted as the top source for football betting<\/font><\/a> ever. Will they have picks from the Las Vegas Invitational Tournament? All the plays are at the home page of OffshoreInsiders.com<\/font><\/a><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

A Peek at the Future<\/strong><\/p>\n

Marquee NFL matchups<\/span> on Sunday include Denver<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> at the New York Jets (-7.5), the New York Giants (-3.5) at Washington<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:STATE>, and Pittsburgh<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> at New England<\/st1:PLACE> (-1). The Sunday night contest sees Minnesota<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:STATE> hosting Chicago<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> as 3.5-point favorites . . . Kobe Bryant and the Lakers are back in action on Sunday, as they get a visit from the Raptors. Allen Iverson and the Pistons get a visit from the Trail Blazers.<\/p>\n

Sports Headlines<\/o:P><\/b><\/p>\n

Lane Kiffin<\/span> will be the next head football coach at Tennessee<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:STATE>. Rumors are growing of his father Lane Kiffin<\/span> following him\u2026Australia and Spain are in a tie at the World Cup of Golf\u2026Stephon<\/span> Marbury<\/span> claims he didn’t refuse to enter a game as per his latest suspension\u2026The buyout clause in pathetic Notre Dame head coach Charlie Weis contract is so large, even if Jimmy Clausen and the Irish find themselves in a pickle against USC, Weis will return reports Brian Gould of ScoresOddsPicks.com<\/font><\/a>\u2026free football pick is from GodsTips who says take Auburn and the points against Alabama, though it’s not a premium play.<\/p>\n

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