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This Saturday afternoon at Rupp Arena in Lexington, two of the best teams in college basketball square-off in a huge season showdown with the top spot in the nation on the line when the North Carolina Tar Heels tangle with the Kentucky Wildcats.
The Dallas Cowboys will look to take one step closer to this season’s NFC East Division title with a win over a past East rival, the Arizona Cardinals this Sunday afternoon in Phoenix.
The undefeated Green Bay Packers invade MetLife Stadium this Sunday afternoon to tangle with the New York Giants, who suddenly find themselves in desperate need of a win.
The New York Jets continue their march towards the playoffs this Sunday afternoon when they face-off against the Washington Redskins at FedEx Field.
In a huge early season showdown between two of the top teams in men’s college basketball this season, the Florida Gators square-off against the Syracuse Orange this Friday night at the Carrier Dome in this SEC/Big East tilt.
With a full slate of 16 games last week including three on Thanksgiving , it proved to be a good weekend to take a trip with 10 road teams covering against the spread. Only four homes teams covered as two games ended in a ‘push’.
The Connecticut Huskies will look to play the role of spoiler this Saturday afternoon when they face the Cincinnati Bearcats at Paul Brown Stadium in this Big East conference clash.
The Michigan Wolverines take-on the Virginia Cavaliers at John Paul Jones Arena in a Big Ten/ACC clash between a couple of one-loss teams this Tuesday night.
The Big Ten’s Illinois Fighting Illini will look to remain undefeated on the year when they clash with the Maryland Terrapins, out of the ACC this Tuesday night in College Park.
The Syracuse Orange will look to add a crucial sixth victory to their 2011 resume when they travel to Heinz Field this Saturday for a Big East regular season finale against the Pittsburgh Panthers.
The West Virginia Mountaineers will look to keep their Big East title hopes alive when they travel to Tampa this Thursday night to tangle with the South Florida Bulls in the regular season finale for both teams. The kick-off is slated for 8 p.m. and the game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN.
The New England Patriots will try and raise their 2011 record against the NFC East to over .500 after a 1-1 start, when they invade Lincoln Financial Field this Sunday afternoon to face the Philadelphia Eagles.
The Wyoming Cowboys will be looking to pull-off the major upset on the road this Saturday when they clash with the Boise State Broncos in a Mountain West Conference tilt at Bronco Stadium.
The Virginia Tech Hokies and the Virginia Cavaliers will have an added incentive in this Saturday’ s in-state rivalry as the winner will come away with this season’s ACC Coastal Division title.
Matt Leinart and the Houston Texans will try and extend their current winning streak to five games this Sunday afternoon when they tangle with the Jacksonville Jaguars at EverBank Field in this AFC South matchup. The kick-off is slated for 1 p.m. and the game will be broadcast regionally on CBS.
Week 11 in the NFL was the final round of byes this season, so with 14 games on the schedule there were eight home teams that covered the spread, four road teams that covered, and two games ending in a ‘push’. There were seven favorites and five underdogs that covered and two ‘pushes’.
