{"id":3542,"date":"2009-02-21T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2009-02-21T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/02\/godstips-game-of-the-year-headlines-great-saturday-sports-card\/"},"modified":"2009-02-21T09:30:00","modified_gmt":"2009-02-21T14:30:00","slug":"godstips-game-of-the-year-headlines-great-saturday-sports-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/02\/godstips-game-of-the-year-headlines-great-saturday-sports-card\/","title":{"rendered":"GodsTips Game of the Year Headlines Great Saturday Sports Card"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: UConn takes on lowly South Florida<\/st1:place>, it’s Bracket Buster Saturday,  <\/span>the<\/span> Hornets meet the Jazz in Utah<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, and the Penguins take to the ice in Philadelphia<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>. But the big story is the top college basketball service of all-time GodsTips has the College Basketball Game of the Year. <\/p>\n

Tipping off on the hardwood  . . .<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The top NBA matchup on Saturday has New Orleans<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> in Utah<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> to take on the Jazz. Utah<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> is coming off a big 90-85 win over the Celtics on Thursday, with Mehmet<\/span> Okur<\/span> picking up 19 points in the victory. The last time the Hornets and Jazz met on the court was back on January 7, with Utah<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> rolling to an easy 116-90 victory.<\/p>\n

There is one afternoon game on the NBA slate for Saturday, with Dwyane<\/span> Wade and the Heat hosting the Sixers at 3:30pm ET<\/st1:time>. As well, San Antonio<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> will take on the Wizards in Washington<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, with Sacramento<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at Dallas<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, and Oklahoma City<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at Golden<\/st1:PlaceName> State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>. The Warriors couldn’t hold off the Lakers in a 129-121 loss on Wednesday night; Stephen Jackson led Golden<\/st1:PlaceName> State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> with 24 points that game.<\/p>\n

Top Betting Event<\/o:p><\/b><\/p>\n

Since their scorephone Cadillac Club days, GodsTips is 15-5 with the College Basketball Game of the Year. What has the winning sports service of all-time done for you lately? Thanks for asking. A mere 23-11 with college basketball Wise Guy plays.<\/p>\n

The 2008-09 College Basketball Game of the Year is going Saturday. STEAM AS OF <\/b><\/span>9:01 EST.<\/b><\/span><\/st1:time> <\/b>We currently have 15 winners, eight are Wise Guys Click now to purchase<\/a> <\/p>\n

Betting Headlines<\/o:p><\/b><\/p>\n

Thanks to Congressman Barney Frank, the democratic process should actually determine your privacy rights as a gambler. The betting news<\/a> section continues to update the progress in real time\u2026Most of the major awards are set according to the Vegas odds for the Academy Awards. Track the live lines at Hollywood<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> and entertainment betting odds<\/a> and see if there are any shockers. <\/o:p><\/p>\n

The march toward Madness . . .<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The top-ranked UConn Huskies will be coming off a rare loss when they host South Florida<\/st1:place> on Saturday afternoon. Connecticut<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> was bounced 76-68 at home by Pittsburgh<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> on Monday, which dropped them to 24-2 straight-up and 12-10 against-the-spread on the season. South Florida<\/st1:place> is coming off a 65-40 loss to Georgetown<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>; the Bulls are struggling at 8-17 SU but 13-11 ATS so far this year.<\/p>\n

No. 2 Oklahoma will play in Texas<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> on Saturday night, with No. 3 North Carolina at Maryland<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, No. 4 Pittsburgh hosting DePaul, and No. 5 Memphis at UTEP<\/span>. As well, it’ll be No. 7 Louisville at Cincinnati<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, and No. 10 Marquette at Georgetown<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>. No. 21 Butler is also back in action on Saturday; they’ll play Davidson in a Bracketbuster<\/span> contest at 12:00pm ET<\/st1:time>. Wildcats star Stephen Curry is day-to-day with a sprained ankle, and he missed Davidson’s loss to Citadel on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Some of the sportsbooks<\/a> odds on big games today sees<\/span> Tennessee<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> and Kentucky<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> with the Wildcats laying three at BetUs Sportsbook<\/a>. Marquette<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> is at Georgetown<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> with the Hoyas<\/span> laying 3.5. North Carolina<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> travels to Maryland<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>. Sports Betting Sportsbook<\/a> has the Tar Heels as a 12.5 point road favorites<\/span>. Oklahoma<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> is at Texas<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> and the Longhorns are laying a point.  <\/span><\/p>\n

Breakdowns for gamblers on all these games are at ScoresOddsPicks.com<\/a> <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Taking a trip around the rink . . .<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Penguins and Flyers will meet in Philadelphia<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> on Saturday afternoon in one of 13 games on the National Hockey League schedule. Pittsburgh<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> picked up a victory for new head coach Dan Bylsma<\/span> on Thursday night, as Sergei<\/span> Gonchar<\/span> scored his first goal of the season in a 5-4 win over Montreal<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>. The Flyers are coming off a 6-3 win over the Sabres<\/span> on Thursday night, with Mike Richards scoring twice. Philadelphia<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> goalie Martin Biron<\/span> picked up his third straight victory.<\/p>\n

There are three other NHL matinees on Saturday, with Chicago<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at Dallas<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, Phoenix<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at Los Angeles<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, and Ottawa<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at Montreal<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>. That Sens\/Habs<\/span> matchup is part of the annual Hockey Day in Canada<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region> event up north, with Vancouver<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at Toronto<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> and Calgary<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at Edmonton<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> later in the day. Rounding out the Saturday slate: <\/span>Atlanta<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <\/span>San Jose<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, <\/span>Anaheim<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <\/span>Columbus<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, <\/span>Boston<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <\/span>Florida<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, the Rangers at <\/span>Buffalo<\/span><\/st1:City>, <\/span>New Jersey<\/span><\/st1:State><\/st1:place> at the Islanders, <\/span>Detroit<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <\/span>Minnesota<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, and <\/span>Nashville<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <\/span>St. Louis<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City>.<\/span> The Blues beat the Predators by a score of 2-1 in Nashville<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Rounding out the Roundup . . .<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

NASCAR hits the track for a tune-up race on Saturday, as the Nationwide Series stages the Stater<\/span> Brothers 300 at Fontana<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>‘s Auto Club Speedway. Tony Stewart won the first Nationwide Series event of the year last week, claiming the checkered flag in the Camping World 300 at Daytona. Carl Edwards, Clint Bowyer, Kyle Busch, and Greg Biffle<\/span> rounded out the top five drivers in that race.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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