Bet Jamaica Daily Sports Roundup: November 27

Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Cavaliers play in Charlotte, the Rockets host the Spurs, and three college football teams look to keep perfect marks intact.

Colliding on the gridiron . . .

There are three unbeaten teams in action around college football on Friday, with No. 5 Cincinnati (10-0 SU, 5-4 ATS) hosting Illinois, No. 6 Boise State (11-0 SU, 8-2 ATS) hosting Nevada, and No. 2 Alabama (11-0 SU, 7-4 ATS) playing on the road against Auburn. The Crimson Tide blanked Chattanooga 45-0 last week, with Mark Ingram rushing for 102 yards and two scores. Alabama has been listed as a 10-point favorite for Friday’s contest, with the total for the game at 46 points.

Cincinnati is favored by 21 points in their Friday matchup, while Boise State is giving 14 points to the opposition. The other ranked team in action on Friday is No. 8 Pittsburgh (9-1 SU, 6-3 ATS), as they play on the road against conference rival West Virginia (7-3 SU, 3-6 ATS). The Panthers knocked off Notre Dame 27-22 in their last game two weeks ago, with Bill Stull throwing for 236 yards and a touchdown. The Panthers and Mountaineers will play out this game as a pick’em.

Tipping off on the hardwood . . .

The NBA offers up 10 games on Friday, including San Antonio at Houston in an all-Texas matchup. The Spurs improved to 8-6 on the season with a 118-104 home win over Golden State on Wednesday night, as Tony Parker poured in 32 points. Tim Duncan picked up 20 points and 10 boards in that win. The Rockets are 8-8 after falling 130-99 to Dallas at home on Wednesday. Carl Landry tossed in 24 points off the bench in that defeat, and Trevor Ariza was good for 20 points.

Also on the NBA schedule for Friday: Washington at Miami, Atlanta at Philadelphia, Toronto at Boston, Dallas at Indiana, the Clippers at Detroit, New York at Denver, Milwaukee at Oklahoma City, Phoenix at Minnesota, Memphis at Portland, New Jersey at Sacramento, and Cleveland at Charlotte. LeBron James and the Cavaliers are coming off a 98-88 road win over the Pistons on Wednesday night. James tossed in a game-high 34 points for Cleveland that day.

College basketball tournaments on the schedule for Friday include the Old Spice Classic, 76 Classic, Legends Classic, and Preseason NIT, which will stage its championship game between No. 13 Connecticut and No. 7 Duke. The Huskies got past LSU by a score of 81-55 in the semi-finals on Wednesday night, as Kemba Walker and Jerome Dyson each tossed in 20 points. The Blue Devils beat Arizona State 64-53 on Wednesday. Jon Scheyer had 16 points in that win.

Taking a trip around the rink . . .

Finally, there are a dozen games on the NHL schedule for Friday, with New Jersey at Boston, Buffalo at Philadelphia, Colorado at Minnesota, Pittsburgh at the Islanders, Chicago at Anaheim, Calgary at Detroit, Toronto at Florida, the Rangers at Tampa Bay, St. Louis at Nashville, Dallas at Phoenix, San Jose at Edmonton, and Atlanta at Carolina. The Thrashers blanked the Red Wings 2-0 on Wednesday night, with Ondrej Pavelec making 40 saves in the shutout victory.