The No. 2 Texas Tech Red Raiders are the team to watch on Saturday, as they take on the No. 6 Oklahoma Sooners. Here's a look at the game in your Daily Sports Roundup.
The Gridiron Spotlight
The Red Raiders will get their fourth straight ranked opponent on Saturday when they play on the road at Oklahoma. Texas Tech pounded Kansas back on October 25, upset rival Texas, and then throttled Oklahoma State 56-20 last time out. That put the Red Raiders at 10-0 SU and 5-2-1 ATS on the season, while opponents Oklahoma are 9-1 SU and 7-2 ATS and looking to get into the national title picture on Saturday. The Sooners have the oddsmakers on their side, as they're listed as 7-point home favorites.
No. 1 Alabama is off this weekend, while No. 3 Florida hosts lowly Citadel in a game with no posted betting line. Also on byes are No. 4 Texas and No. 5 USC, so the next best team in action is No. 7 Penn State, who host No. 17 Michigan State as 15.5-point favorites. No. 8 Utah is favored by 7 at home against No. 16 BYU, while it's No. 9 Boise State (-6.5) at Nevada, and Michigan at No. 10 Ohio State (-20.5). And in another ranked matchup Saturday No. 19 Cincinnati is favored by 6 points vs. No. 20 Pittsburgh.
Other Notable Events
The Montreal Canadiens got off to the hot start this season, but their rivals from Boston have since overtaken them in the Northeast Division standings. The Habs and Bruins will renew hostilities on Saturday night with a game in Montreal, with each team having picked up one win so far in the season series. Both of those games were OVER results.
The East's other big winners so far, the Rangers, will play in Ottawa on Saturday. Also on the schedule: Vancouver at Pittsburgh, the Islanders at Buffalo, Columbus at Atlanta, Chicago at Toronto, Phoenix at Philadelphia, Anaheim at Dallas, St. Louis at Minnesota, Detroit at Calgary, Washington at San Jose, and then finally Colorado at Los Angeles.
The Rest of the Schedule
There are nine NBA games on the schedule for Saturday, including the floundering Washington Wizards on the road against the surprisingly-decent New York Knicks. Rounding out the league's slate: Houston at Orlando, Milwaukee at Charlotte, Atlanta at Cleveland, Indiana at Miami, the Clippers at New Jersey, Oklahoma City at New Orleans, Utah at Memphis, and Greg Oden and Portland on the road down in Phoenix.
As well, there are plenty of college basketball games on tap for Saturday, although only a few of the country's top-ranked teams will be in action. No. 3 Louisville will look to romp past Morehead State, while No. 6 Pittsburgh will take on Indiana (PA). Other ranked teams in action: No. 11 Purdue vs. Coppin State, No. 12 Oklahoma vs. Gardner-Webb, No. 15 Marquette vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and No. 22 Georgetown vs. Drexel.
A Peek at the Future
The Titans are pegged as 5.5-point favorites at home against the Jets in NFL action on Sunday, while the Giants are listed as 3-point road faves versus the Cards . . . there are five NBA games on the Sunday schedule, including an early matinee between the Celtics and the Raptors in Toronto . . . the Grey Cup will be staged in Montreal on Sunday, with the Stamps and Alouettes all set to play for Canadian football supremacy.