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Illinois (6-3) at No. 4 UCLA (9-0), 9 PM ET on Fox at the Rose Bowl.
UCLA is one of two unbeaten teams left and is chasing its first 10-0 start since 1998. QB Ty Dieffenbach is 4-0 as the starter after throwing for a career-high 303 yards and three touchdowns at Minnesota.
Illinois has won four straight but lost RB Javari Barnett for the season. UCLA is without RT Hall Schmidt, WR Jalen Saint Paul, DL Ashton Sanders and edge Ryan McCulloch.
ESPN's 5:25 AM ET line: UCLA -10, total 47.5.
Pick one: does Illinois' four-game streak or UCLA's unbeaten run end tonight?
Friday's NBA injury board (official 5 AM ET report):
β’ Knicks at Pacers (7): IND Tyrese Haliburton out, Aaron Nesmith questionable.
β’ Bucks at Magic (7): ORL Paolo Banchero out; Jalen Suggs questionable.
β’ Cavaliers at Heat (8): CLE Evan Mobley out. MIA Giannis Antetokounmpo probable, Klay Thompson questionable.
β’ Grizzlies at Pelicans (8): MEM Zach Edey out. NO Trey Murphy III and Bennedict Mathurin doubtful.
β’ Jazz at Rockets (8:30): HOU Marcus Smart suspended; Clint Capela and Steven Adams out. UTA Lauri Markkanen and Jaren Jackson Jr. out.
β’ Thunder at Clippers (10:30): OKC Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams out.
Reports update through the day.
Stephen Curry is OUT for tonight's Warriors at Spurs game (9:30 PM ET, Prime Video, NBA Cup group play). The official injury report lists a right oblique tear.
Golden State (8-4) is also without Jimmy Butler III, Moses Moody, Brandon Williams and Kristaps Porzingis (not with team). San Antonio (10-2, 10 straight wins) lists De'Aaron Fox and Devin Vassell as questionable and Tobias Harris as out.
ESPN's 5:25 AM ET line: Spurs -13.5, total 220.5. AP's earlier preview had Spurs -10.5 and 236.5.
Pick one: does Victor Wembanyama (30.3 PPG) score 35+ tonight?
Thursday in the NHL:
Montreal won 5-2 in Boston, snapping the Bruins' seven-game home win streak and jumping them for first in the Atlantic. The Canadiens are 9-0-3 in their last 12.
Matt Boldy had a hat trick and Kirill Kaprizov three assists as Minnesota won 5-2 in Toronto. The Wild are 8-0-2 in their last 10, and the Maple Leafs are 1-7-0 in their last eight.
Winnipeg scored the final six goals to beat Dallas 8-3 for its fifth straight win. Sebastian Aho scored twice as Carolina beat Seattle 4-1 in Helsinki.
Thursday in the NBA:
Cade Cunningham scored a career-high 52 with 11 assists as Detroit beat Washington 144-140 in double overtime. Ausar Thompson had his first career triple-double, and the Wizards have lost six straight.
Philadelphia (10-3) beat Toronto 123-112 without LeBron James (back). Tyrese Maxey scored 27 and Joel Embiid had 20 after being upgraded to available.
Minnesota routed Dallas 133-94 for its fifth straight win. Cooper Flagg, coming off 43, was held to 12.
Devin Booker scored 30 as Phoenix beat Charlotte 101-96.
Thursday Night Football: Commanders 24, Giants 21.
Jayden Daniels threw two interceptions, then hit Stefon Diggs for a 32-yard go-ahead touchdown with 57 seconds left. Rasul Douglas picked off J.J. McCarthy in the final minute to seal it.
McCarthy threw for a career-high 293 yards, and Isaiah Likely had 9 catches for 127 yards, including a 66-yard touchdown. Cam Skattebo ran for 78 yards and two scores.
Washington (3-5-1) is now two games behind the NFC East-leading Giants (5-3-1) and owns the tiebreaker after last month's 27-27 tie. The game finished with 45 points against a 40.5 total.
Nazar tied it 2-2 with 11:38 left in the third. Buffalo needs another response for our Sabres pick.
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π¨ FREE PICK | Nov. 12
π NHL: Sabres ML (-156) at Blackhawks
8:00 PM ET β’ United Center
Chicago is 1-8-1 in its last 10 and has lost four straight. Buffalo has won seven straight in this series, outscoring Chicago 34-13.
Recorded FanDuel price. Reasoning below π
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NBA LADDER | Nov. 12
Attempt 11 β’ Rung 2
Dallas at Minnesota β’ 8 PM ET
Cooper Flagg 30+ PRA
Jaden McDaniels 20+ PRA
Ayo Dosunmu 20+ PRA
Rudy Gobert 15+ PRA
PRA = points + rebounds + assists. Four legs, all must hit. Reasoning below.
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Thompson put Buffalo back in front 2-1 with 4:14 left in the first. Here's the finish that restored the lead for our Sabres pick.
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Nazar answered on the power play in the first, finishing Bedard's setup. Not the response we wanted for our Sabres pick, but that's a slick feed.
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Owen Power opened the scoring for Buffalo in the first. That's the start we wanted for our Sabres pick.
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