The Buffalo Bills will be looking to get back into the win column on Monday night when they play host to the Cleveland Browns. Here’s a look in your Daily Sports Roundup.

The Gridiron Spotlight

The Bills were looking like serious contenders to win the AFC East early in the season, but a three-game losing streak has knocked them down the standings. Buffalo is coming off consecutive defeats versus division opponents Miami, New York, and New England, falling 20-10 to the Pats last time out. Trent Edwards threw for 120 yards, one TD, and two INTs in that contest, while Marshawn Lynch ran for only 46 yards on his 14 carries.

The Browns haven’t been able to get any traction this season, winning consecutive games just once through the first 10 weeks of the season. Cleveland managed to beat Jacksonville on the road three weeks ago, but since then they’ve fallen to both Baltimore and Denver. Brady Quinn threw for 239 yards and two touchdowns in the Browns’ 34-30 home loss to the Broncos last time out, posting a passer rating of 104.3.

Cleveland now sits at 3-6 straight-up on the season, while they’re a bit better at 5-4 against-the-spread. Buffalo is 5-4 SU and 4-5 ATS. The oddsmakers have the Bills pegged as 5-point home favorites for Monday night, with the game’s total at 42 points; the Browns are 4-5 on the OVER/UNDER so far this season, while the Bills are at 4-4-1.

Other Notable Events

College basketball begins its Preseason NIT event on Monday, with all eight first-round matchups on tap: Boston College vs. Loyola-Maryland, St. John’s vs. Cornell, Purdue vs. Eastern Michigan, Georgia vs. Loyola-Illinois, Oklahoma vs. Mississippi Valley, Davidson vs. James Madison, Arizona vs. Florida Atlantic, and UAB vs. Santa Clara.

Ranked teams in the field include Purdue at No. 11, Oklahoma at No. 12, and Davidson at No. 20. The eight winners of Monday’s contests will move on to their respective regional championships on Tuesday, while the eight losers will close out their tournament with consolation contests. The tournament semi-final round will be played on November 26 at Madison Square Garden, with the championship on November 28.

The Rest of the Schedule

There are three NBA games on the schedule, including Phoenix at Utah. The Jazz will be happy to get back home, as they went 1-4 on last week’s road trip through New York, Philadelphia, Washington, Charlotte, and Cleveland; Utah fell 105-93 to the Cavs last time out. As well, Oklahoma City will be looking for their second win of the year when they play host to Houston, and San Antonio will be in L.A. to take on the Clippers.

The NHL has five games on its Monday schedule, including the Oilers at the Red Wings. Detroit won back-to-back games down in Florida last Thursday and Friday, getting past the Lightning 4-3 and the Panthers 3-2. Rounding out the slate: Vancouver at the Islanders, Ottawa at the Rangers, Boston at Toronto, and San Jose at Nashville.

News from the Wire

RB Lawrence Vickers is listed as DOUBTFUL for the Browns for Monday night, while each of TE Darnell Dinkins, TE Steve Heiden, DT Shaun Rogers, G Eric Steinbach, and DE Corey Williams have been listed as QUESTIONABLE on the injury report . . . Bills DE Aaron Schobel is OUT for Monday night, while WR Josh Reed is DOUBTFUL. WR James Hardy, TE Robert Royal, and S Donte Whitner were all included on the injury report as QUESTIONABLE, while G Brad Butler is PROBABLE to play in the matchup.

A Peek at the Future

The NBA is busier on Tuesday night, with 10 games on the schedule including New York at Boston, Chicago at the Lakers, and Portland at Golden State . . . Tuesday night’s college football matchup sees Northern Illinois playing at Kent, while Ball State will meet Central Michigan on Wednesday . . . the NFL’s Thursday night game this week is an AFC North matchup, with the lowly Bengals hitting the road to battle the Steelers.