The Eagles will be looking to stay in the NFC postseason race on Monday night when they play host to the Browns. Here’s a look in your Daily Sports Roundup. If a win is tougher for you to find than a Gumprechts Green Pit Viper, dragon millipede, and Huntsman Spider, you are looking in all the wrong places. Welcome to the rest of your sports gambling life.

The Gridiron Spotlight

Philadelphia is coming off impressive back-to-back wins over the Cardinals and Giants which has them at 7-5-1 straight-up (and a profitable 8-5 against-the-spread) through 13 games. Donovan McNabb went just 19-of-30 for 191 yards passing and a TD last week against New York, but it was enough to guide his team to a 20-14 road win. Brian Westbrook ran for 131 yards and had two TDs.

Cleveland, on the other hand, has lost each of their last three games to fall to 4-9 SU (but 7-6 ATS) on the season. The Browns have scored a combined 21 points over the course of their losing streak, and they lost 28-9 on the road versus the Titans last week. Third-string QB Ken Dorsey went 22-of-43 for 150 yards passing with one INT, while Joshua Cribbs was the top rusher with just 24 yards.

The oddsmakers don’t expect the Monday nighter to be a close affair – they have the Eagles pegged as big 14-point home favorites. The game’s total is at 39 points; Cleveland is 5-7-1 on the OVER/UNDER this year, Philadelphia is 6-7 OU.

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Gambling News

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Other Notable Events

The Boston Celtics will be gunning for their 15^th consecutive victory on Monday night when they play host to the Utah Jazz. Paul Pierce and company ran their winning streak to 14 games last time out with a 94-82 home win over the Hornets. Pierce had 28 points in that victory. Boston is now 22-2 SU and 14-10 ATS on the season, while Utah has records of 15-10 SU and 13-12 ATS this year.

There are eight other games on the NBA’s schedule for Monday night, including Denver at Dallas and New York at Phoenix. As well, it’s Charlotte at Atlanta, Indiana at Washington, New Jersey at Toronto, and Milwaukee at Miami, while Minnesota plays Sacramento and Orlando is at Golden State in late-night games.

The Rest of the Schedule

There are just two NHL games on the Monday schedule, with Colorado at Detroit, and San Jose at Los Angeles. The Sharks are now 4-0-1 in the month of December after slipping past St. Louis 5-4 on Saturday. Patrick Marleau scored twice for San Jose in that victory, while Evgeni Nabokov stopped 29 of 33 shots.

Finally, Connecticut and Syracuse are the lone ranked college basketball teams in action on Monday night, with UConn playing host to Stony Brook and the Orangemen getting a visit from Cleveland State. As well, Pepperdine is at USC.

News from the Wire

TE Kellen Winslow is OUT for the Browns for Monday night due to his ankle injury, while each of RB Charles Ali, LB Beau Bell, WR Cribbs, G Rex Hadnot, RB Jerome Harrison, DE Louis Leonard, LB Shantee Orr, DT Shaun Rogers, DT Shaun Smith, and DE Corey Williams are listed as QUESTIONABLE . . . G Shawn Andrews is out for the Eagles because of a back injury. T Jon Runyan is listed as QUESTIONABLE for Monday Night Football, while LB Stewart Bradley, RB Correll Buckhalter, WR Kevin Curtis, CB Asante Samuel, TE L.J. Smith, and RB Westbrook are pegged as PROBABLE to be on the field against Cleveland…Arena Football League officially cancels the 2009 season…The Phillies have signed pitcher Chan Ho Park…Maryland and North Carolina play in the men’s NCAA soccer championship today…There is not truth to the rumor than Jerry Jones has offered Sean Avery a contract.

A Peek at the Future

The Knicks will be in action out west again on Tuesday night, in a tough matchup against the Lakers. As well, Denver will be in Houston to play the Rockets . . . the NHL’s top Tuesday game will also take place out west, with the Rangers in Anaheim to battle the Ducks . . . this week’s Thursday night NFL game is Indy at Jacksonville, while Baltimore will travel to Dallas for a Saturday night matchup.

Other Betting News

From the entertainment and political betting odds section, “The Day the Earth Stood Still” is No. 1 at the box office…The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at George Bush has yet to confess that he was simply auditioning for a job with the NY Times or MSNBC.