Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Penguins play host to the Devils, the Cavs meet the Suns, and the Giants try to pick up a victory down in Washington.
Colliding on the gridiron . . .
It’s the Giants (7-6 SU, 5-7-1 ATS) at Washington (4-9 SU, 6-6-1 ATS) in the Monday Night Football matchup this week. New York’s playoff hopes took a hit last week when they were blasted 45-38 at home by the Eagles. Eli Manning went 27-of-38 for 391 yards passing in that loss, with three touchdowns and no interceptions. Brandon Jacobs rushed for 60 yards on 15 carries with one score.
Washington picked up a 34-13 win over the Raiders in Oakland last Sunday, as Jason Campbell was good on 16-of-28 pass attempts for 222 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions. Quinton Ganther ran for 50 yards on the ground on 14 carries in that victory, and scored a pair of TDs. Oddsmakers have the Giants as 3-point road favorites for Monday night, with the total at 43.5 points.
Tipping off on the hardwood . . .
The NBA offers up five games on Monday night, with Milwaukee at Indiana, Utah at Orlando, Sacramento at Chicago, the Clippers at San Antonio, and Cleveland at Phoenix. The Suns improved to 18-9 SU, 16-10-1 ATS, and 10-0 at home with a 121-95 pasting of the Wizards in their last game on Saturday night. Amare Stoudemire was good for 23 points and 14 rebounds for Phoenix in that win; Steve Nash had 15 points and 15 assists, and Jason Richardson had 22 points.
As well, the top team in action in college hoops on Monday is Kentucky (11-0 SU, 4-5 ATS), which gets a visit from Drexel (6-5 SU, 6-4 ATS). The Wildcats had no trouble with Austin Peay in their last contest, rolling to a 90-69 win off 21 points from Patrick Patterson. The other ranked team in action on Monday is Kansas State (10-1 SU, 6-2 ATS), which will look to steamroll winless Arkansas Pine Bluff. Kansas State got past Alabama in their Saturday matchup, winning 87-74.
Taking a trip around the rink . . .
Finally, there are 11 games on the NHL’s schedule for Monday, including New Jersey at Pittsburgh. The 25-8-1 Devils and the 25-10-1 Penguins are tied atop the Atlantic Division standings with 51 points heading into their Monday matchup. New Jersey got past the Thrashers 5-4 in Atlanta in their last game on Saturday night, with Dean McAmmond scoring twice. Pittsburgh beat the Sabres 2-1 in a shootout in Buffalo Saturday, with Chris Kunitz scoring for the Pens in regulation.
Also on the ice on Monday: Florida at Philadelphia, the Rangers at Carolina, Montreal at Atlanta, Tampa Bay at the Islanders, Buffalo at Toronto, Boston at Ottawa, Colorado at Minnesota, St. Louis at Edmonton, Columbus at Phoenix, and San Jose at Dallas. The 20-8-7 Sharks took care of the Ducks in their last game on Thursday night, with Joe Thornton scoring twice in a 4-1 home victory. Patrick Marleau and Devin Setoguchi also had San Jose goals in that matchup.
