Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Canucks battle the Bruins, the Cavaliers take on the Knicks, and second-ranked Villanova looks to knock off Georgetown.
Tipping off on the hardwood . . .
The NBA has a dozen games on their schedule for Saturday, including New York at Cleveland. The Cavaliers had no problem picking up a win in their home game against the Heat on Thursday night, as LeBron James and company rolled to a 102-86 victory. James was good for 36 points, eight assists, and seven rebounds for Cleveland on the night, while Shaquille O'Neal added 13 points and eight boards. The Cavs and Knicks faced each other at Madison Square Garden back on November 6, with James pouring in a game-high 33 points in a 100-91 win.
Also on the NBA hardwood on Saturday: New Orleans at Charlotte, Atlanta at Washington, New Jersey at Detroit, Memphis at Minnesota, Philadelphia at Houston, Indiana at Milwaukee, Denver at Utah, the Lakers at Portland, San Antonio at the Clippers, Oklahoma City at Golden State, and Miami at Chicago. The Heat got 24 points from team leader Dwyane Wade in their loss to the Cavaliers last time out, while Michael Beasley picked up 21 points and 12 boards.
The top matchup on the college basketball schedule for Saturday has No. 2 Villanova at No. 7 Georgetown. The Wildcats moved to 20-1 (15-5 ATS) on the season with an 81-71 win over Seton Hall in their last contest. Antonio Pena had 16 points for Villanova in that game, while Scottie Reynolds was good for 15 points. The Hoyas fell to 16-5 (9-8 ATS) with a 72-64 loss to South Florida last time out. Greg Monroe tossed in 21 points for Georgetown in Wednesday's loss.
Other games involving Top 10 teams on Saturday: No. 6 West Virginia at St. John's, co-No. 10 Duke at Boston College, co-No. 10 Kansas State at Iowa State, No. 9 Texas at Oklahoma, No. 4 Kentucky at LSU, No. 5 Michigan State at Illinois, and Nebraska at No. 1 Kansas. The top-ranked Jayhawks escaped with a 72-66 overtime win over Colorado in their last game, as Cole Aldrich poured in 16 points. Kansas has won seven straight contests, and sits at 21-1 (9-9-1 ATS).
Taking a trip around the rink . . .
Finally, the NHL offers up a busy slate of 14 games on Saturday, including a matinee matchup between the Canucks and Bruins in Boston. Vancouver is coming off a 3-1 loss in Ottawa on Thursday night, with Kyle Wellwood providing the lone Canucks goal. Backup goaltender Andrew Raycroft stopped 18 of 20 Ottawa shots in the losing cause. The Bruins ran their losing streak to nine games on Thursday, falling 3-2 in a shootout to the Canadiens. Mark Recchi and Blake Wheeler scored for Boston in that loss, while Tuukka Rask made 23 saves.
Also on the ice on Saturday: Pittsburgh at Montreal, Detroit at Los Angeles, Phoenix at Dallas, Calgary at Tampa Bay, Florida at Atlanta, Buffalo at Columbus, Carolina at the Islanders, New Jersey at the Rangers, San Jose at Nashville, Chicago at St. Louis, Philadelphia at Minnesota, Edmonton at Colorado, and Ottawa at Toronto. The Senators' winning streak was extended to 11 games against the Canucks in their Thursday outing. Jason Spezza, Milan Michalek, and Chris Kelly all scored for the Senators in that victory on Thursday.
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