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After getting hammered by the New York Knicks last night 132-105, the Minnesota Timberwolves have no time to lick their wounds. The T-Wolves play the Cavaliers in Cleveland tonight, listed as 12.5-point underdogs with the O/U at 200. Minnesota has been dreadful in its last eight overall games...

A key Eastern Conference matchup takes place between the Boston Celtics and the Orlando Magic tonight. Orlando is a 3-point home fave and the Total is set at 187.5 and in the last 14 overall matchups between the two, the Under has cashed 11 times, including in the last six straight. The last...

NFL commish Roger Goodell is changing things up this year, putting the Pro Bowl before the Super Bowl, as opposed to after. The NFL’s All-Star game will go this Sunday and the National Football Conference is a 2-point favorite with an Over/Under of 56.5. The NFC leads the series 20-19 and won...

There will be a distinct Louisianian flavor to this season’s Super Bowl in Miami. The Indianapolis Colts, with Louisiana-born QB Peyton Manning, will represent the AFC while the New Orleans Saints will represent the NFC. The Colts opened as 5-point Super Bowl favorites with an Over/Under of 55...

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The NFL divisional playoff round begins on Saturday with a pair of games followed by another double-shot on Sunday. — The Saints open as 7-point home faves and the Total is set at 57.5 The Baltimore Ravens and Indianapolis Colts play the Saturday night cap, with Indy a 6.5-point home fave and...

With the Rose Bowl approaching, Ohio State Buckeye QB Terrelle Pryor revealed that he’s been playing with a torn posterior cruciate ligament. Citing an Ohio State spokesperson, ESPN reports Pryor’s left knee is giving him trouble although the sophomore pivot said he is feeling better — the tear...

With QB Brady Quinn on IR with a foot injury, pivot Derek Anderson will lineup behind center this week as the Cleveland Browns host the Oakland Raiders. The Browns are listed as 2-point favorites in football betting with an O/U of 38. Quinn, who was the starter, suffered the injury last week...

Dallas Cowboys LB DeMarcus Ware could play on Saturday despite suffering a bad neck injury last week. Ware went through a walkthrough with the team on Thursday and will travel to New Orleans with the Cowboys; he will be a game-time decision, reports ESPN. The ‘Boys are 8-point underdogs with a...

Will the 13-0 Indianapolis Colts opt for safety over perfection on Thursday in Jacksonville vs. the Jaguars? Indy has clinched top-spot in the conference and the AFC South and home-field throughout the postseason and there has been some suggestion that the team could rest its starters. The...

Week 14 of the 2009 NFL regular season comes to a close with the Arizona Cardinals travelling to the Bay Area to take on the San Francisco 49ers. The Cards are 3.5-point favorites with the Over/Under at 45 and they have gone Over in each of their last seven road games during the month of...

QB Tom Brady’s absence from the New England Patriots’ practice Wednesday was said to be due to the birth of his child but he was also missing from Thursday’s practice and was only a minor participant on Friday. Brady is questionable for Sunday’s game against the Carolina Panthers — the Patriots...