{"id":6380,"date":"2009-11-14T09:45:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-14T14:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/11\/college-football-picks-take-center-stage-saturday\/"},"modified":"2009-11-14T09:45:00","modified_gmt":"2009-11-14T14:45:00","slug":"college-football-picks-take-center-stage-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/11\/college-football-picks-take-center-stage-saturday\/","title":{"rendered":"College Football Picks Take Center Stage Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: Manny Pacquiao is heavily favorite<\/span> over Miguel Cotto<\/span> as sportsbooks<\/a> will be watching the Pacquiao vs. Cotto<\/span> love streak. The Spurs host the Thunder, the Gators take on the Gamecocks, and the Horned Frogs strive for a victory over the rival Utes.<\/p>\n

Colliding on the gridiron . . .<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

No. 1 Florida will look to stay undefeated in the conference on Saturday afternoon when they play in <\/span><\/font>South Carolina<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> in marquee college football action. The Gators (9-0 SU, 3-4-1<\/st1:date> ATS) stifled Vanderbilt in their last contest, getting a TD pass and a TD run from Tim Tebow<\/span> in a 27-3 victory. The Gamecocks (6-4 SU, 5-4 ATS) fell 33-16 to Arkansas<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> on the road last time out. BetUs Sportsbook<\/a> oddsmakers have Florida<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> pegged as the 17.5-point favorite for Saturday, with a total at 42.5 points.<\/p>\n

There are also three ranked matchups<\/span> on the Saturday slate, with No. 25 Stanford at No. 11 USC (-10.5), No. 15 Iowa at No. 10 Ohio State (-16.5), and No. 16 Utah at No. 4 TCU<\/span> (-20). The Horned Frogs (9-0 SU, 6-2 ATS) need to pick up a win on Saturday to keep their BCS title game hopes alive. Then-No.<\/span> 6 TCU<\/span> had no trouble with San Diego<\/st1:PlaceName> State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> last time out, rolling to a 55-12 road victory. Andy Dalton threw for 239 yards and a pair of touchdowns in that contest.<\/p>\n

In other Top-10 action on Saturday it’s<\/span> No. 2 Texas (-23.5) at Baylor, No. 3 Alabama (-12.5) at Mississippi State<\/st1:City>, Idaho<\/st1:State><\/st1:place> at No. 6 Boise State (-31.5), No. 7 Georgia Tech (-13) at Duke, and Notre Dame at No. 8 Pittsburgh (-6.5). As well, No. 9 LSU is a 22.5-point home favorite for their matchup with Louisiana Tech.<\/p>\n

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

The NBA has a busy night on Saturday with 10 games on the schedule, including New Orleans at Atlanta, Detroit at Washington, Portland at Charlotte, Boston at Indiana, New Jersey at Miami, Utah at Cleveland, Philadelphia at Chicago, Minnesota at Memphis, Golden State at Milwaukee, and Oklahoma City at San Antonio. The Spurs beat the Mavericks 92-83 on Wednesday night with both Tim Duncan and Tony Parker out of the lineup<\/span>; they’re both questionable for Saturday.<\/p>\n

As well, college hoops hits the hardwood again on Saturday with six ranked teams in action, including Davidson vs. No. 11 Butler, <\/span><\/font>Belmont<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> vs. No. 14 Washington, Northern Michigan<\/st1:place> vs. No. 15 Michigan, Mount St. Mary’s vs. No. 17 Oklahoma, and Creighton vs. No. 21 Dayton. Also, No. 22 Georgia Tech will attempt to keep their spot in the Top 25 with a convincing win over Florida A&M<\/span>.<\/p>\n

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

Finally, the National Hockey League offers up a dozen games on Saturday, including a matinee matchup between the Rangers and Senators in Ottawa<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>. New York<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> fell to 10-8-1<\/st1:date> on the season with a 5-3 loss to the Thrashers on Thursday night; Marian Gaborik<\/span> potted his 13th<\/sup> goal of the year in that losing cause. The Senators are now 8-6-2<\/st1:date> after getting beat 5-1 in Philadelphia<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> on Thursday night. Mike Fisher had the lone Ottawa<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> goal, and Pascal Leclaire<\/span> made only 22 saves.<\/p>\n

Also on the ice on Saturday: Anaheim at Detroit, Washington at New Jersey, Buffalo at Philadelphia, the Islanders at Florida, Calgary at Toronto, Los Angeles at Tampa Bay, Dallas at Phoenix, San Jose at St. Louis, Montreal at Nashville, Vancouver at Colorado, and Boston at Pittsburgh. The Bruins fell 1-0 in a shootout to the Panthers last time out, with Tim Thomas making 23 saves. The Penguins fell 4-1 to the Devils on Thursday; it was their fourth consecutive loss.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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