Eli Manning and the New York Giants will be looking to clinch home-field advantage in the NFC on Sunday night. Stop being on the outside looking in and get the winning bets for today’s football picks.  Here’s a look in your Daily Sports Roundup.

NFL Weather

Live weather radar will be updated with key NFL injuries but here are some stadiums in which the fantasy football players and sports betting gurus are keeping an eye on.

The Cleveland Browns hosting the Bengals could have some snow, while the Patriots hosting the Cardinals has a very good chance of rain as does the Eagles-Redskins. Snow is also possible for the NBC game between the Panthers and Giants, and Jets-Seahawks.  

The Gridiron Spotlight

Manning and company are stumbling toward the finish line, with consecutive losses versus the Eagles and Cowboys over the past two weeks. However, at 11-3 straight-up (and 10-4 against-the-spread) the Giants can still wrap up home-field advantage in the conference by getting past the Panthers on Sunday night. Carolina is also 11-3 SU this year (8-5-1 ATS), and two games ahead of both the Falcons and Bucs in the NFC South. The Giants are pegged as 3-point favorites.

Over in the AFC a battle for home-field advantage will take place in Tennessee, with the Steelers (11-3 SU, 8-6 ATS) facing off against the Titans (12-2 SU, 11-2-1 ATS). Pittsburgh has already clinched the AFC North title, and Tennessee is the champion of the AFC South. The Steelers are listed as 2-point road favorites.

The three 9-5 AFC East teams are all in action on Sunday as that division race goes down to the wire. Miami is a 3.5-point road favorite versus Kansas City, the Jets are favored by 4 points in Seattle, and the Patriots are giving 7.5 points at home against the Cardinals. The 8-6 Broncos can clinch the AFC West with a win over Buffalo; Denver is listed as a 6.5-point home favorite in that matchup.

Minnesota is a 3-point home favorite against Atlanta, with the Vikings trying to lock down the NFC North and the Falcons trying to stay alive in the NFC Wild Card race. Tampa Bay, Philadelphia, and Washington are still in the NFC playoff race as well; the Bucs are favored by 3.5 points at home against the Chargers, while the Eagles are 5-point favorites against the Redskins down in Washington.

The rest of the Sunday slate: Cincinnati at Cleveland (-3), San Francisco (-5.5) at St. Louis, New Orleans (-7) at Detroit, and Houston (-7) at Oakland. The Texans have won four games in a row, while the Lions are on that 14-game losing skid.
 
Other Notable Events

A single bowl game will compete with the NFL for attention on Sunday night, as Southern Miss will take on Troy in the New Orleans Bowl. The Trojans went 8-4 SU and 7-4 ATS during the regular season, and they trounced Arkansas State 35-9 in their last outing to win the Sun Belt. The Golden Eagles are coming off a 28-12 victory over SMU, and they went 6-6 SU and 7-5 ATS this year. The oddsmakers have Troy listed as a 4.5-point favorite, with the total at 55 points.

Headlines

The Cowboys meltdown to the Ravens means that they have to watch the scoreboard rooting for Atlanta or Tampa to lose so they can still control their own destiny with a  win next week to the Philadelphia Eagles…ScoresOddsPicks.com Brian Gould reports that the Yankees will be the team to land Mark Teixeira contrary to media reports…Charles Barkley will further blast Auburn football in their bizarre hiring of Gene Chizik passing up on Turner Gill. The Round Mound will appear on the NFL Network today.

The Rest of the Schedule

The NBA offers up just four games on Sunday, including the East-leading Boston Celtics at home against the New York Knicks. The Pistons and Hawks will meet in Atlanta in another Eastern clash early on Sunday afternoon, while Dallas will later be in Washington, and LeBron’s Cavaliers will travel down to Oklahoma City.

In the NHL, the Bruins will play the second of back-to-back games on Sunday when they travel to St. Louis to meet the Blues. As well, Philadelphia will make the short trip to New Jersey for a 1:00pm ET contest, while Colorado will be in Florida, and Carolina will then close out the weekend with a game up in Montreal.

Finally, there are just a pair of ranked college basketball teams in action on Sunday, with No. 3 Pittsburgh at Florida State, and No. 25 Clemson at Miami-FL.

A Peek at the Future

This week’s Monday Night Football matchup has Green Bay at Chicago; the Bears are pegged as 4-point home favorites, with the total at 41 points . . . there are six NBA games on tap for Monday night, including Houston at New Jersey, the Lakers at Memphis, and Portland at Denver . . . the next bowl game is the Poinsettia Bowl on Tuesday, with TCU favored by 2.5 points versus Boise State.