Daily Sports Roundup
Tuesday, November 10
Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Wizards travel to Miami to meet the Heat, the Mavericks host the Rockets, and the Penguins get ready for the Bruins.
Colliding on the gridiron . . .
Week 11 of the college football season gets underway on Tuesday night with a Mid-American matchup between Ohio and Buffalo in western New York. The Bobcats (6-3 SU, 4-4 ATS) are coming off a 20-17 road win over Ball State in their last contest, with Theo Scott going 17-of-27 for 161 yards passing on the day. The Bulls (3-6 SU, 3-5 ATS) fell 30-29 to Bowling Green in their last contest. Zach Maynard completed 13-of-27 pass attempts for 149 yards in that matchup.
Tipping off on the hardwood . . .
The NBA has six games on the schedule for Tuesday, including Washington at Miami. The Wizards dropped to 2-5 on the season on Sunday, falling 102-90 at home to the Suns. Gilbert Arenas had 20 points in that defeat for Washington, while Brendan Haywood picked up 10 points and 10 boards. The Heat sit at 5-1 on the year after getting past Denver 96-88 at home on Friday night. Dwyane Wade had a team-high 22 points in that win, and Jermaine O'Neal had 18 points.
Rounding out the action on the hardwood for Tuesday: Orlando at Charlotte, Denver at Chicago, Portland at Memphis, Oklahoma City at Sacramento, and Houston at Dallas. The Rockets are 4-2 on the season after getting past the Thunder 105-94 at home on Friday night. Trevor Ariza and Carl Landry each had 24 points in that win. The Mavs, also 4-2, knocked off the Raptors 129-101 at home Saturday. Dirk Nowitzki poured in 29 points and had nine boards that day.
Taking a trip around the rink . . .
Finally, the NHL offers up a half-dozen games on Tuesday, including Pittsburgh at Boston. The 12-5-0 Penguins were blanked 5-0 in San Jose in their last game on Saturday night, with goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury giving up three goals on 14 shots before getting yanked. The 7-7-2 Bruins doubled up Buffalo 4-2 at home last time out, with Tuukka Rask making 28 saves in the victory. Mark Recchi, Zdeno Chara, Byron Bitz, and Marco Sturm had the Boston markers on Saturday.
Also on the ice on Tuesday: Calgary at Montreal, Edmonton at Ottawa, Vancouver at St. Louis, Nashville at San Jose, and Minnesota at Toronto. The 6-10-0 Wild held on for a 3-2 win over the Stars on Saturday, with Cal Clutterbuck, Mikko Koivu, and Marek Zidlicky all scoring. The 3-7-5 Leafs won their second straight game last time out, blasting Detroit 5-1. Phil Kessel picked up his first marker as a Maple Leaf in that contest, while Jonas Gustavsson made 35 saves.
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Tuesday, November 10
Banged-up backcourt
Orlando Magic starting guards Jameer Nelson and Vince Carter both are nursing injuries. Nelson has a sore left knee suffered in Sunday's loss at Oklahoma City and Carter has a sprained left ankle that forced him to miss Sunday's game, although he did participate in the shootaround. The Magic visit the Charlotte Bobcats, with no line established yet.
Manuel labor
Florida State quarterback Christian Ponder is out for the season with a separated shoulder. Ponder was among the national leaders in total offense and made the defensively porous Seminoles a solid 7-2 against the over. He will be replaced by redshirt freshman E.J. Manuel, who has thrown for two yards this season. FSU is getting six points at Wake Forest on Saturday.
No magic potion
Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas skipped Monday's practice with a sore calf. The Wizards already are without forwards Antawn Jamison and Mike Miller and guards Mike James and Javaris Crittenton. Should Arenas sit out Tuesday at Miami, that would leave Randy Foye as the only point guard. Washington is getting 6.5 points with a total of 186.5.
Clean bill of health
Buffalo Bills quarterback Trent Edwards is expected to be cleared to play Sunday after suffering a concussion Oct. 18 and missing two full games. Ryan Fitzpatrick went 1-1 in his absence. The Bills are getting 6.5 points at Tennessee with a total of 40.
Flame out
Calgary Flames left wing Curtis Glencross will start serving a three-game suspension Tuesday at Montreal. Glecross has two goals and six assists while averaging 15 minutes per game. The Flames are 4-1-1 on the road and are -115 with a total of 5.5.
Something Bruin
UCLA freshman quarterback Kevin Prince was cleared to practice Monday, two days after suffering a concussion. Prince was knocked out of Saturday's 24-23 win over Washington by a helmet-to-helmet hit, but coach Rick Neuheisel expects him to start at Washington State on Saturday. The Bruins are 4-5, but Prince has finished just two of the wins. UCLA is giving 18 points to WSU.
Totally trendy
The Denver Nuggets and Chicago Bulls have played to the over in their last seven meetings. The total never has been less than 201.5, and the teams have scored less than 99 points just once. The Nuggets also will be getting back scoring guard J.R. Smith, whose suspension is over. The total is 204, with the Nuggets favored by 1.5 points.