Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Spurs play host to the Raptors, the Tar Heels get their season underway, and the Steelers hit the gridiron versus Denver.
Colliding on the gridiron . . .
The Broncos play host to the Steelers on Monday night in the week’s marquee NFL matchup. The Broncos (6-1 SU, 6-1 ATS) are coming off their first loss of the season, as they fell 30-7 in Baltimore last week. Kyle Orton went 23-of-37 for 152 yards passing in that loss, with no TD passes and no interceptions. Knowshon Moreno ran for 39 yards on 10 carries and found the end zone once.
Pittsburgh (5-2 SU, 2-5 ATS) got past Minnesota 27-17 in their last contest, as Ben Roethlisberger completed 14-of-26 pass attempts for 175 yards with one TD strike. Mike Wallace caught three passes for 72 yards and a touchdown in that win. The oddsmakers have the Steelers listed as 3-point road favorites for Monday night’s matchup, while the total for the contest has been pegged at 40.
Tipping off on the hardwood . . .
The NBA has five games on tap for Monday, with Utah at New York, Minnesota at Golden State, New Orleans at the Clippers, Phoenix at Philadelphia, and Toronto at San Antonio. The Raptors fell to 3-3 on the season with a 129-101 loss to the Mavericks on Saturday; Chris Bosh had 26 points and 12 boards in that loss. The Spurs are now 2-3 on the year after losing to Portland 96-84 on Friday night. Richard Jefferson tossed in a team-high 19 points for San Antonio.
As well, the college basketball schedule gets underway Monday with four games on the slate – Alcorn State at No. 16 Ohio State, Albany at Syracuse, Murray State at No. 13 California, and also Florida International at No. 6 North Carolina.
Taking a trip around the rink . . .
Finally, there’s just one game on the National Hockey League schedule for Monday night, with Los Angeles at Chicago. The 10-5-2 Kings fell 3-1 to Nashville in their last game on Saturday, with Dustin Brown providing the team’s only goal. Jon Quick stopped 22 of 25 Predators shots in that defeat. The 8-5-2 Blackhawks fell 4-3 in a shootout to Colorado on Friday night. Dustin Byfuglien, Duncan Keith, and Andrew Ladd had the goals for the Hawks in Friday’s defeat.
