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It?s the Holiday Season and that means sports, sports and more sports. In the NFL, the Dallas Cowboys visit the Carolina Panthers on Saturday, and the Cleveland Browns are at the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday. In the NBA, the LA Clippers take on the Dallas Mavericks, and the Toronto Raptors are on the west coast to face the Seattle Supersonics, both games on Friday. In the NHL, the Philadelphia Flyers battle the Buffalo Sabres on the road, and the New York Islanders visit the Pittsburgh Penguins, both games also on Friday. In Hot Props, get ready to go bowling, and place a wager on the Orange Bowl.
TRIVIA
Which College Football team had three consecutive undefeated seasons from 1954 to 1956?
1. Nebraska
2. Oklahoma
3. Notre Dame
4. USC
ANSWER AT BOTTOM
NFL
Saturday
DALLAS COWBOYS @ CAROLINA PANTHERS
8:15 pm ET, NFL
The Dallas Cowboys will be in Carolina to battle the Panthers Saturday evening, and over/under bettors should take note: the past four meetings have all played over the total.
The Cowboys lost to the Philadelphia Eagles 10-6 as a 10-point favorite last week, with the score under the over/under total of 49. The Panthers defeated the Seattle Seahawks 13-10 as a 7.5-point underdog. The score was under the over/under total of 37.
Dallas is 12-2 SU and 9-5 ATS. The Cowboys are 5-0 SU in their past five games on the road. Carolina is 6-8 SU and 6-8 ATS. The total has gone under in five of Carolina's past six games at home.
betED Line: Cowboys -10.5(-110) Total: 43
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Sunday
CLEVELAND BROWNS @ CINCINNATI BENGALS
1:00 pm ET, CBS
The Cleveland Browns will be looking for their third straight win when they visit the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday.
The Browns beat the Buffalo Bills 8-0 as a 4.5-point favorite last week, with the score under the over/under total of 37. Cincinnati ran the ball for only 61 yards in last week's 20-13 loss to the San Francisco 49ers, falling as 8-point road favorites. The 33 points scored were under the total of 42.5.
Cleveland is 9-5 SU and 11-3 ATS, and has won two straight games. The Browns are 8-1 ATS in their past nine games. Cincinnati is 5-9 SU and 4-9-1 ATS. The Bengals are 5-1 SU in their past six games against Cleveland.
betED Line: Browns -2.5(-115)Total: 43.5
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NBA
Friday
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS @ DALLAS MAVERICKS
9:30 pm ET, ESPN
The high-flying Dallas Mavericks host the stumbling Los Angeles Clippers Friday night.
Dallas is 6-4 SU over the past 10 games with the Clippers. This is their first meeting this season. The teams last faced each other on April 9, when the Mavericks beat the Clippers 96-86 at home as an 8-point favorite.
In its last game, Los Angeles (9-15 SU, 9-14 ATS) lost 80-77 to the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday. Dallas (18-9 SU, 11-15-1 ATS) beat the rival Phoenix Suns 108-105 at home on Wednesday.
Nine of the past 10 meetings have gone under the total.
betED Line: Clippers +12(-110) Total: 193.5
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Friday
TORONTO RAPTORS @ SEATTLE SUPERSONICS
10:30 pm ET, FOX
The Toronto Raptors continue their west coast road trip with a stop in Seattle to face the Supersonics Friday night.
Seattle has the upper hand head-to-head, going 7-3 in the past 10 meetings. The teams last faced each other on March 11, when the Raptors edged the Supersonics 120-119 at home.
In their last game, the Raptors (15-12 SU, 16-10 ATS) fell 101-96 to the Portland Trail Blazers Wednesday night. The Supersonics (7-19 SU, 11-14 ATS) lost 107-93 to the New Orleans Hornets at home on Wednesday.
betED Line: Raptors +12(-110) Total: 143.5
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NHL
Friday
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS @ BUFFALO SABRES
7:30 pm ET, MSG
The Philadelphia Flyers visit the Buffalo Sabres in a clash of teams headed in opposite directions ? the Flyers have lost four straight, and the Sabres have won four straight.
Buffalo is 7-3 SU over the past 10 head-to-head meetings. The teams last faced off on April 8, when Philadelphia edged Buffalo 4-3 at home.
In their last game, the Flyers were edged 3-2 by the Phoenix Coyotes at home on Tuesday. The Sabres beat the New York Islanders 2-1 on the road Wednesday.
betED Line: Flyers +1.5(-220) Total: 6
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Friday
NY ISLANDERS @ PITTSBURGH PENGUINS
7:30 pm ET, FOX
The New York Islanders, losers of three of their past four games, will try to get back on track when they visit the Pittsburgh Penguins Friday night.
The teams have split the past 10 meetings, each winning five. The teams last faced each other last Saturday, when Pittsburgh won 3-2 on Long Island. The Islanders? Chris Simon was suspended for an NHL-record 30 games this week as a result of an incident with the Penguins? Jarkko Ruutu in that game.
New York lost 2-1 to the Buffalo Sabres at home on Wednesday, while Pittsburgh was shut out 4-0 by the New York Rangers at MSG on Tuesday.
betED Line: Islanders +1.5 (-225) Total: 5.5
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HOT PROPS
In what many football bettors see as the best matchup of the five BCS Bowl games, the No. 8 Kansas Jayhawks take on the fifth-ranked Virginia Tech Hokies in the Orange Bowl on Jan. 3 at Dolphin Stadium. The Jayhawks and Hokies have never played against each other.
Who will win the Orange Bowl?
1. Virginia Tech -4
2. Kansas +4
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TRIVIA ANSWER
2. Oklahoma
Oklahoma won an amazing 70 games straight.
It?s the Holiday Season and that means sports, sports and more sports. In the NFL, the Dallas Cowboys visit the Carolina Panthers on Saturday, and the Cleveland Browns are at the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday. In the NBA, the LA Clippers take on the Dallas Mavericks, and the Toronto Raptors are on the west coast to face the Seattle Supersonics, both games on Friday. In the NHL, the Philadelphia Flyers battle the Buffalo Sabres on the road, and the New York Islanders visit the Pittsburgh Penguins, both games also on Friday. In Hot Props, get ready to go bowling, and place a wager on the Orange Bowl.
TRIVIA
Which College Football team had three consecutive undefeated seasons from 1954 to 1956?
1. Nebraska
2. Oklahoma
3. Notre Dame
4. USC
ANSWER AT BOTTOM
NFL
Saturday
DALLAS COWBOYS @ CAROLINA PANTHERS
8:15 pm ET, NFL
The Dallas Cowboys will be in Carolina to battle the Panthers Saturday evening, and over/under bettors should take note: the past four meetings have all played over the total.
The Cowboys lost to the Philadelphia Eagles 10-6 as a 10-point favorite last week, with the score under the over/under total of 49. The Panthers defeated the Seattle Seahawks 13-10 as a 7.5-point underdog. The score was under the over/under total of 37.
Dallas is 12-2 SU and 9-5 ATS. The Cowboys are 5-0 SU in their past five games on the road. Carolina is 6-8 SU and 6-8 ATS. The total has gone under in five of Carolina's past six games at home.
betED Line: Cowboys -10.5(-110) Total: 43
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Sunday
CLEVELAND BROWNS @ CINCINNATI BENGALS
1:00 pm ET, CBS
The Cleveland Browns will be looking for their third straight win when they visit the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday.
The Browns beat the Buffalo Bills 8-0 as a 4.5-point favorite last week, with the score under the over/under total of 37. Cincinnati ran the ball for only 61 yards in last week's 20-13 loss to the San Francisco 49ers, falling as 8-point road favorites. The 33 points scored were under the total of 42.5.
Cleveland is 9-5 SU and 11-3 ATS, and has won two straight games. The Browns are 8-1 ATS in their past nine games. Cincinnati is 5-9 SU and 4-9-1 ATS. The Bengals are 5-1 SU in their past six games against Cleveland.
betED Line: Browns -2.5(-115)Total: 43.5
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NBA
Friday
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS @ DALLAS MAVERICKS
9:30 pm ET, ESPN
The high-flying Dallas Mavericks host the stumbling Los Angeles Clippers Friday night.
Dallas is 6-4 SU over the past 10 games with the Clippers. This is their first meeting this season. The teams last faced each other on April 9, when the Mavericks beat the Clippers 96-86 at home as an 8-point favorite.
In its last game, Los Angeles (9-15 SU, 9-14 ATS) lost 80-77 to the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday. Dallas (18-9 SU, 11-15-1 ATS) beat the rival Phoenix Suns 108-105 at home on Wednesday.
Nine of the past 10 meetings have gone under the total.
betED Line: Clippers +12(-110) Total: 193.5
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Friday
TORONTO RAPTORS @ SEATTLE SUPERSONICS
10:30 pm ET, FOX
The Toronto Raptors continue their west coast road trip with a stop in Seattle to face the Supersonics Friday night.
Seattle has the upper hand head-to-head, going 7-3 in the past 10 meetings. The teams last faced each other on March 11, when the Raptors edged the Supersonics 120-119 at home.
In their last game, the Raptors (15-12 SU, 16-10 ATS) fell 101-96 to the Portland Trail Blazers Wednesday night. The Supersonics (7-19 SU, 11-14 ATS) lost 107-93 to the New Orleans Hornets at home on Wednesday.
betED Line: Raptors +12(-110) Total: 143.5
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NHL
Friday
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS @ BUFFALO SABRES
7:30 pm ET, MSG
The Philadelphia Flyers visit the Buffalo Sabres in a clash of teams headed in opposite directions ? the Flyers have lost four straight, and the Sabres have won four straight.
Buffalo is 7-3 SU over the past 10 head-to-head meetings. The teams last faced off on April 8, when Philadelphia edged Buffalo 4-3 at home.
In their last game, the Flyers were edged 3-2 by the Phoenix Coyotes at home on Tuesday. The Sabres beat the New York Islanders 2-1 on the road Wednesday.
betED Line: Flyers +1.5(-220) Total: 6
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Friday
NY ISLANDERS @ PITTSBURGH PENGUINS
7:30 pm ET, FOX
The New York Islanders, losers of three of their past four games, will try to get back on track when they visit the Pittsburgh Penguins Friday night.
The teams have split the past 10 meetings, each winning five. The teams last faced each other last Saturday, when Pittsburgh won 3-2 on Long Island. The Islanders? Chris Simon was suspended for an NHL-record 30 games this week as a result of an incident with the Penguins? Jarkko Ruutu in that game.
New York lost 2-1 to the Buffalo Sabres at home on Wednesday, while Pittsburgh was shut out 4-0 by the New York Rangers at MSG on Tuesday.
betED Line: Islanders +1.5 (-225) Total: 5.5
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HOT PROPS
In what many football bettors see as the best matchup of the five BCS Bowl games, the No. 8 Kansas Jayhawks take on the fifth-ranked Virginia Tech Hokies in the Orange Bowl on Jan. 3 at Dolphin Stadium. The Jayhawks and Hokies have never played against each other.
Who will win the Orange Bowl?
1. Virginia Tech -4
2. Kansas +4
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TRIVIA ANSWER
2. Oklahoma
Oklahoma won an amazing 70 games straight.
