Bet on Sports

December/24/2009
By Sports Betting Stats

Colliding on the gridiron . . .

The lone Christmas Eve matchup is in the college ranks, with Nevada (8-4 SU, 6-6 ATS) taking on Southern Methodist (7-5 SU, 6-5 ATS) in the Hawaii Bowl. The Wolf Pack are coming off a 44-33 loss to Boise State in their last game, with QB Colin Kaepernick throwing for 141 yards and three scores. The Mustangs got past Tulane 26-21 last time out. Oddsmakers have Nevada pegged as the 14-point favorite for this bowl matchup, with the total for the game set high at 72.5.

As well, the NFL has a Christmas Day game on its schedule, with Tennessee (7-7 SU, 6-8 ATS) hosting San Diego (11-3 SU, 7-7 ATS). The Titans, who are still fighting for their playoff lives, got past Miami 27-24 at home last time out. The Chargers, who have clinched the AFC West division title, slipped past the Bengals 27-24 in their Week 15 matchup. Oddsmakers have the Titans pegged as 3-point home favorites for Friday’s game, with the contest’s total at 47 points.

Tipping off on the hardwood . . .

The NBA offers up five games on Christmas Day this year, with Miami at New York, Cleveland at the Lakers, the Clippers at Phoenix, Denver at Portland, and Boston at Orlando. The Celtics and Magic met in Boston back on November 20, with Dwight Howard and company picking up an 83-78 road victory. Howard had nine points to go along with a game-high 15 rebounds in that win, while Vince Carter scored 26 points. Paul Pierce led Boston with 21 points in a losing cause.

As well, college basketball has games in the inaugural Diamond Head Classic at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu on tap for Friday. Teams competing in the event this year: St. Mary’s, Northeastern, Southern Cal, Western Michigan, UNLV, Southern Methodist, College of Charleston, and the host team, Hawaii. The first game gets started at 2pm ET, and the last one gets going at 9:30pm ET.