The Oilers look to snap a long losing streak, Texas takes on Oklahoma State, and the Mavericks try to beat the Jazz in Utah.

Tipping off on the hardwood . . .

The NBA offers up seven games on Monday night, with Boston at Washington, Milwaukee at Miami, Phoenix at New Orleans, the Lakers at Memphis, Sacramento at Denver, Charlotte at Portland, and Dallas at Utah. The Mavericks (30-17 SU, 20-27 ATS) dropped a 114-112 decision at home to the Trail Blazers in their last game on Saturday; Dirk Nowitzki poured in 28 points for the Mavs in the loss. The Jazz (28-18 SU, 27-17-2 ATS) have won five straight, beating Sacramento 101-94 Friday night. Paul Millsap was good for 32 points in that win.

As well, the top teams in action around college basketball on Monday are Connecticut (at Louisville) and Texas (at Oklahoma State). The Longhorns (18-3 SU, 8-9 ATS) will be looking to bounce back from an 80-77 home overtime loss to Baylor in their last game. Damion Jones led the Texas attack in that contest, picking up 20 points to go along with 19 rebounds. The Cowboys (16-5 SU, 9-5-1 ATS) fell 95-80 on the road against Missouri last time out. James Anderson was good for 31 points for Oklahoma State in the loss, and Matt Pilgrim had 21 points

Taking a trip around the rink . . .

Finally, the National Hockey League begins its February calendar with four games on Monday night: Anaheim at Florida, Buffalo at Pittsburgh, Philadelphia at Calgary, and Carolina at Edmonton. The Hurricanes improved to 19-28-7 on the season with a 4-2 win over Chicago in their last game on Saturday; that was the Canes' fourth consecutive victory. The Oilers, on the other hand, are now 16-31-6 after losing to Calgary 6-1 on Saturday. Edmonton has lost 13 straight games, and defenseman Sheldon Souray is out indefinitely with a broken hand.

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