Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: Army takes on Navy on the gridiron, the Thrashers host the Habs, and the Celtics try to keep their streak alive in Chicago.
Colliding on the gridiron . . .
There’s a single college football game on the schedule for Saturday afternoon, with Army (5-6 SU, 3-8 ATS) taking on Navy (8-4 SU, 4-6-2 ATS) at Lincoln Financial Field. The Black Knights are coming off a 17-13 win over North Texas, and they’ll get an invite to the EagleBank Bowl if they can pick up a victory on Saturday. The Midshipmen fell to Hawaii 24-17 last time out, but they’re locked in to the Texas Bowl on December 31. Navy is set as the 14-point fave for Saturday.
Tipping off on the hardwood . . .
The NBA offers up eight games on Saturday, with Indiana at Washington, Golden State at Detroit, Charlotte at Dallas, Portland at Milwaukee, Phoenix at Denver, the Lakers at Utah, Minnesota at Sacramento, and Boston at Chicago. The Celtics have won nine straight games heading into their matchup with the Bulls, and they sit at 18-4 overall and 10-1 on the road. Boston knocked off the Wizards 104-102 in Washington on Thursday night, with Rajon Rondo tossing in 21 points.
As well, there are two matchups between ranked teams on the college basketball schedule for Saturday, with No. 13 Ohio State vs. No. 22 Butler, and No. 15 Georgetown vs. No. 17 Washington. The Hoyas (7-0 SU, 2-1 ATS) remained unbeaten on the season with a 72-65 win over Butler on Tuesday night. Greg Monroe picked up 24 points for Georgetown in that contest. The Huskies (6-1 SU, 1-6 ATS) slipped past CSU Northridge by a final score of 88-76 last time out.
Other college hoops games involving ranked teams on Saturday: No. 4 Kentucky vs. Indiana, McNeese State vs. No. 25 Mississippi, La Salle vs. No. 1 Kansas, Texas State vs. No. 2 Texas, Marquette vs. No. 20 Wisconsin, No. 16 Texas A&M vs. New Mexico, Kansas State vs. No. 18 UNLV, Davidson vs. No. 21 Gonzaga, Coppin State vs. No. 6 West Virginia, Presbyterian vs. No. 11 North Carolina, and No. 5 Purdue vs. Alabama. The Boilers are 8-0 SU and 4-3-1 ATS.
Taking a trip around the rink . . .
Finally, the National Hockey League offers up a dozen games on Saturday, including Montreal at Atlanta. The 15-15-2 Canadiens were edged 3-2 by the Penguins in their last game on Thursday night. Matt D’Agostini and Roman Hamrlik had the goals for Montreal in that loss, while Carey Price stopped 38 of 41 shots. The 15-11-3 Thrashers were doubled up 4-2 in Vancouver on Thursday night, with Nik Antropov and Colby Armstrong both picking up markers in the loss.
Also on the ice on Saturday: Anaheim at Columbus, Washington at Toronto, Carolina at Ottawa, Buffalo at the Rangers, Boston at the Islanders, Philadelphia at New Jersey, Florida at Pittsburgh, San Jose at Phoenix, Detroit at Nashville, Dallas at Los Angeles, and Minnesota at Vancouver. The 17-14-0 Canucks got a hat trick from Daniel Sedin in their win over the Thrashers on Thursday, while Mason Raymond picked up his 10th of the year. Roberto Luongo made 22 saves.
