Saturday Bets

Wake Forest and Clemson will hit the hardwood in a battle of ranked ACC teams late on Saturday afternoon. Here’s the breakdown in your Daily Sports Roundup.

Betting Spotlight

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The Gridiron Spotlight

Cardinals WR Anquan Boldin (hamstring) was listed as QUESTIONABLE on the team’s final injury report this week. Also QUESTIONABLE for Arizona are P Ben Graham (groin), DE Travis LaBoy (ankle), and TE Ben Patrick (knee). Eagles G Shawn Andrews (back) is OUT for the contest, while RB Brian Westbrook (knee) is PROBABLE. The other players listed as PROBABLE for Philadelphia for the NFC Championship Game: DE Victor Abiamiri (foot), WR Jason Avant (knee), S Brian Dawkins (back), RB Dan Klecko (shoulder), and also T Jon Runyan (knee).

Steelers S Troy Polamalu (calf) is listed as PROBABLE for the AFC Championship Game, as is C Justin Hartwig (knee). The Ravens will be without the services of LB Antwan Barnes (shoulder), who is OUT, while CB Samari Rolle (thigh) is DOUBTFUL. Listed as QUESTIONABLE for Baltimore are DT Justin Bannan (foot), WR Mark Clayton (thigh), WR Derrick Mason (knee), LB Terrell Suggs (shoulder), TE Todd Heap (back), LB Jarret Johnson (calf), and FB Le’Ron McClain (ankle), while LB Ray Lewis (shoulder), FB Lorenzo Neal (shoulder), and S Ed Reed (knee) are all pegged as PROBABLE to play Sunday.

The NFL betting odds has Philadelphia Eagles as a four-point favorite over the Arizona Cardinals and the Vegas betting line has the sportsbooks favoring the Pittsburgh Steelers by six over Baltimore.

Sports Headlines

Jon Gruden was fired as head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers…Coco Crisp was traded to the Royals…

Other Notable Events

No. 2 Wake Forest and No. 10 Clemson are a combined 31-0 heading into their matchup at Littlejohn Coliseum on Saturday afternoon (3:30pm ET tipoff). Bettors have found a little more value in the Demon Deacons, though, as they sit at 7-4 against-the-spread; the Tigers haul just a 5-5-1 ATS mark into the contest. Wake Forest bounced Boston College 83-63 last time out, getting 29 points from Jeff Teague. Clemson is coming off a 63-51 victory versus N.C. State last Saturday.

There are four other ranked matchups on the college hoops schedule for Saturday, with No. 1 Pittsburgh at No. 20 Louisville, No. 13 Georgetown at No. 3 Duke, No. 12 Notre Dame at No. 8 Syracuse, and No. 16 Arizona State at No. 9 UCLA. Other Top-10 teams in action on Saturday: No. 5 North Carolina vs. Miami, No. 6 Oklahoma vs. Texas A&M, and also No. 7 Michigan State vs. Illinois.

The Rest of the Schedule

The Celtics will look to knock off the Nets for the second straight game on Saturday afternoon when they tip off in New Jersey at 1:00pm ET. The 32-9 (and 21-20 ATS) Celtics blasted the Nets 118-86 at home back on Wednesday night. Paul Pierce led the way with 22 points for Boston in that victory, while Kevin Garnett picked up 20 points. Devin Harris poured in a team-high 17 for the Nets.

There are eight other games on the NBA’s schedule for Saturday, all in the evening. Detroit will host New Orleans and Miami will play in Houston in a couple of big east/west matchups, while Orlando will be trying to get a victory in Denver. As well, it’ll be Portland at Charlotte, Philadelphia at New York, San Antonio at Chicago, Milwaukee at the Clippers, and a west clash between Utah and Dallas.

The NHL also offers up a single matinee Saturday afternoon, with Los Angeles at Dallas at 2:00pm ET. The top game on the ice, though, begins over eight hours later, with the Red Wings taking on the Sharks in San Jose. Rounding out the busy NHL slate: Carolina at Buffalo, New Jersey at the Islanders, Montreal at Ottawa, Boston at Washington, Florida at Tampa Bay, Atlanta at Nashville, Chicago at St. Louis, Anaheim at Minnesota, and then finally Phoenix at Calgary.

A Peek at the Future

The NFC Championship Game between the Eagles and Cardinals kicks off at 3:00pm ET on Sunday afternoon, while the Ravens and Steelers will meet in the AFC Championship Game in Pittsburgh at 6:30pm ET . . . a light NBA schedule for Sunday features only Phoenix at Toronto and Miami at Oklahoma City . . . the NHL has four games on its Sunday slate, including the Pens hosting the Rangers.

News Headlines

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