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Courtesy of OddsShark.com: Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Steelers get a visit from the Patriots, the Giants play host to the rival Cowboys, and the Sprint Cup Series races at the Kobalt Tools 500.
Colliding on the gridiron . . .
The Sunday night matchup highlights the Week 10 NFL schedule, with New England (6-2 SU, 4-3-1 ATS) at Pittsburgh (6-2 SU, 5-3 ATS). The Patriots will be looking to bounce back from an embarrassing 34-14 road loss to the Browns last Sunday, as Tom Brady was held to 224 yards passing with two TD strikes. Aaron Hernandez had two TD catches for New England in that loss. The Steelers are coming off a 27-21 road win over Cincinnati, with Ben Roethlisberger throwing for 163 yards and one touchdown while getting intercepted once. Rashard Mendenhall ran for 99 yards and a score in that contest for Pittsburgh. The oddsmakers have the Steelers pegged as the 4.5-point home favorites for the Sunday night matchup, with the total for the contest at 45 points.
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Early-afternoon NFL games on Sunday have Cincinnati at Indianapolis (-7), the Jets (-3) at Cleveland, Minnesota (-1.5) at Chicago, Tennessee (-2) at Miami, Houston at Jacksonville (-1.5), Detroit at Buffalo (-3), and Carolina at Tampa Bay (-6.5). Later in the afternoon it’ll then be Kansas City (-1) at Denver, St. Louis at San Francisco (-6), Seattle at Arizona (-3), and Dallas at the Giants (-14). The Cowboys (1-7 SU, 1-7 ATS) will have Jason Garrett at the helm this week after Wade Phillips was relieved of head-coaching duties; Dallas fell 45-7 in Green Bay last week. The Giants (6-2 SU, 5-3 ATS) have won five games in a row, bouncing the Seahawks 41-7 in Seattle in their last game.
As well, the Canadian Football Leagues offers up the first round of its playoffs on Sunday, with Toronto (9-9 SU, 9-9 ATS) at Hamilton (9-9 SU, 10-8 ATS) in the Eastern Semi-Final, and B.C. (8-10 SU, 7-11 ATS) at Saskatchewan (10-8 SU, 9-9 ATS) in the Western Semi-Final. Oddsmakers have the Tiger-Cats listed as 7-point home favorites in that first contest, while the Roughriders are 4.5-point home favorites in the late game.
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Tipping off on the hardwood . . .
The NBA has five games on tap for Sunday, with Minnesota at Atlanta, Detroit at Sacramento, San Antonio at Oklahoma City, Houston at New York, and Phoenix at the Lakers. The Suns played host to Los Angeles back on October 29, falling 114-106. Kobe Bryant led the way with 25 points for the Lakers in that victory, while Pau Gasol was good for 21 points and nine assists. Lamar Odom picked up 18 points and 17 rebounds in that contest. Grant Hill scored a team-high 21 points for the Suns in that loss to the Lakers, while Steve Nash was held to eight points and nine assists that day.
There are also five ranked teams in action around college basketball on Sunday, with Canisius at No. 10 Syracuse, Toledo at No. 22 Temple, IUPUI at No. 12 Gonzaga, Howard at No. 14 Purdue, and Princeton at No. 1 Duke. The Blue Devils are coming off a 61-59 win over Butler in last year’s NCAA Tournament championship game, and the oddsmakers have them pegged at 5/1 odds to repeat that feat at the end of this season.
Taking a trip around the rink . . .
The National Hockey League has four games on its Sunday schedule this week, with Edmonton at the Rangers, Minnesota at Tampa Bay, Anaheim at Chicago, and Atlanta at Washington. The Thrashers and Capitals last met on October 23 in Washington, with the home side pulling out a 4-3 overtime victory. Alexander Semin had a hat track for the Caps in that game, while Tomas Fleischmann provided the marker in OT. Evander Kane (two) and Andrew Ladd replied for Atlanta, with Chris Mason racking up 40 saves.
Roaring around the track . . .
Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson, and Kevin Harvick will continue to jostle for top spot in the driver standings when the Sprint Cup Series stages its second-last race of the season on Sunday afternoon, the Kobalt Tools 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. Hamlin has a 33-point lead on Johnson and a 59-point advantage on Harvick in the driver standings heading into this race, thanks to his win last weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. Oddsmakers have Hamlin at 4/1 odds to take the checkered flag in Phoenix on Sunday, with Johnson just ahead at 3/1 odds, and Harvick farther back at 10/1 odds.
Finally, the drivers of Formula 1 will wrap up their 2010 campaign on Sunday with the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Fernando Alonso sits atop the drivers championship with 246 points heading into this race, ahead of Mark Webber (238), Sebastian Vettel (231), and Lewis Hamilton (222). Oddsmakers have Alonso pegged at 4/1 odds to get the win on Sunday, with Webber at 3/2 odds, Vettel at 19/10 odds, and then Hamilton at 7/1 odds. Alonso is also the -125 favorite to score enough points to win the drivers championship.