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Payton Pritchard leads balanced effort as Celtics upend Raptors
Payton Pritchard scored 19 of his 33 points in the third quarter and added 10 assists and seven rebounds Saturday night as the visiting Boston Celtics defeated the Toronto Raptors 112-96.,Derrick White and Anfernee Simons each added 15 points for the Celtics, who won two in a row on a back-to-back.,...

76ers stay hot, top Mavericks without Joel Embiid, Paul George
Tyrese Maxey and VJ Edgecombe combined for 64 points, including all 11 in a fourth-quarter burst that propelled the Philadelphia 76ers to a 121-114 home win over the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night.,Maxey finished with a game-high 38 points, Edgecombe added 26 and Dominick Barlow had 21 for the 7...

Packers' Jordan Love (possible concussion) questionable to return vs. Bears
Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love is being evaluated for a concussion and is questionable to return in Saturday night's road game against the Chicago Bears.,Love, 27, went down on a sack after a helmet-to-helmet hit midway through the seconds quarter.,Green Bay was ahead 3-0 with 8:21 before...

No. 15 Nebraska vows not to look past North Dakota
Nebraska coach Fred Hoiberg knows all too well about the dangers of the getaway game.,His 11-0 Cornhuskers, ranked 15th in the nation, are flying high after a dramatic win over then-No. 13 Illinois on Dec. 13. Their last game before Christmas comes Sunday against North Dakota in Lincoln, Neb.,Hoiber...

SMU happy to be home against Central Arkansas after SEC losses
SMU gets to play on its home floor for the first time in 27 days when it hosts Central Arkansas on Sunday afternoon in Dallas.,The Mustangs (9-2) have lost two of their last three after opening the season 8-0. The latest setback was an 89-77 loss to LSU in the Compete 4 Cause Classic in New Orleans ...

Don McHenry scores 27, as Utah routs Eastern Washington
Don McHenry scored 27 points with six 3-pointers as Utah defeated Eastern Washington 101-77 Saturday night in a nonconference game in Salt Lake City.,Keanu Dawes matched his career-high with 21 points on 9-for-9 shooting and grabbed nine rebounds, and Terrence Brown had 20 points, 11 assists, and fo...
Patriots vs Ravens Sunday Night Football Week 16 Betting Picks
New England Patriots vs Baltimore Ravens Sunday Night Football betting preview, analysis, and pick, including spread odds and key matchup factors....

Notre Dame brings four-game win streak into matchup vs. Purdue Fort Wayne
Notre Dame aims to extend its win streak and stay unbeaten at home when it hosts Purdue Fort Wayne on Sunday afternoon in South Bend, Ind.,The Fighting Irish (9-3) have won four in a row and are 7-0 at home this season after beating Evansville, 82-58, on Dec. 13 behind a career-high 26 points from j...

Ole Miss, NC State need breakthrough win as they square off in Greensboro
There have been results to celebrate recently for Mississippi and North Carolina State, but both teams need breakthroughs.,They'll look to achieve that when they meet Sunday afternoon in Greensboro, N.C., in what is officially a neutral-site game.,Both teams missed chances for notable victories acro...
Best NFL Player Props for Week 16: Top Bets and Value Picks
Top NFL player prop bets for Week 16, including Saquon Barkley, D’Andre Swift, De’Von Achane, and Phillip Rivers....
Anthony Joshua Knocked Out Jake Paul in a Fight That Made No Sense
Anthony Joshua knocked out Jake Paul, but the fight was filled with bizarre moments, MMA-style takedowns, and referee controversy....
College Football Playoff Continues to Bend Over Backward for the SEC
The SEC once again benefits from favorable College Football Playoff matchups, proving the league still wins more hypotheticals than games....

Mammoth, Jets finding points hard to come by
When the Winnipeg Jets face the Utah Mammoth on Sunday in Salt Lake City, both teams enter the matchup looking to improve their position in the Western Conference standings.,Winnipeg has struggled over the last month, with just three victories in its last 15 games.,The Jets are coming off a 3-2 loss...

Riding high, Timberwolves wary of letdown vs. Bucks
The Minnesota Timberwolves are coming off their biggest win of the season.,Now, the challenge is to avoid an emotional letdown in their follow-up performance.,Minnesota will go for back-to-back victories when it tips off against the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday evening in Minneapolis. The Timberwolves ...

No. 6 Purdue has no issues routing No. 21 Auburn
Point guard Braden Smith recorded a double-double with 11 points and 14 assists and added five rebounds and three steals as No. 6 Purdue rolled to an 88-60 victory over No. 21 Auburn on Saturday in the Indy Classic in Indianapolis.,In avenging an 87-69 loss to then-No. 2 Auburn one year ago, the Boi...

Dallin Hall's second-half surge helps No. 23 Virginia past Maryland
Dallin Hall made all eight of his shots and scored 18 of his 20 points in the second half as No. 23 Virginia overcame an ugly start to pull away from Maryland in a 80-72 victory Saturday in Charlottesville, Va.,Jacari White contributed 12 of his 15 points after intermission as the Cavaliers (10-1) w...

Penn State seeks win over in-state rival Pitt in Hershey
Penn State is coming off two defeats of very different natures and will certainly be hungry for a win Sunday when it takes on Pitt in Hershey, Pa.,The Nittany Lions (8-3) will show up at the neutral site following losses in each of their first two Big Ten contests. The first setback was a 41-point p...

Knicks aim to rebound against shorthanded Heat
There will be no NBA Cup banner hanging at Madison Square Garden in honor of the New York Knicks' tournament title.,But there has been an NBA Cup hangover for the Knicks, who will look to further shake off the cobwebs Sunday night when they host the Miami Heat in a battle of longtime rivals.,Both te...

Iowa forces 25 turnovers in 55-point rout of Bucknell
Alvaro Folgueiras scored 17 points off the bench and Iowa's defense overwhelmed Bucknell en route to a 94-39 rout on Saturday in Des Moines, Iowa.,The Hawkeyes (10-2) held the Bison to just 15-of-41 shooting (37%) on its way to holding an opponent to fewer than 40 points for the first time since a N...

No. 8 Houston snaps No. 14 Arkansas' four-game streak
Emanuel Sharp scored 22 points and freshman guard Kingston Flemings added 21 as No. 8 Houston rode a first-half rally to a 94-85 victory over No. 14 Arkansas Razorbacks on Saturday in Newark, N.J.,Sharp drilled three 3-pointers, including one early in the second half that served as a response to a 3...