Glantz-Culver line
NFL
Today
Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog
at Green Bay 10½ 12½ (46) Tennessee
at Carolina 8 9 (46) Oakland
at Miami 5 4½ (41½) Buffalo
at Pittsburgh 5 3½ (42) Cincinnati
New England 14 14½ (50) at J’nville
Indianapolis 6 7 (42) at K.City
at Dallas 3 2½ (51½) N.Orleans
Washington 4 6½ (45) at Phil.
at Tampa Bay 3 3 (44) St. Louis
N.Y. Giants +1 2 ½(47½) at Balt.
at Houston 7 8 (44½) Minnesota
at Denver 12 13 (44½) Cleveland
Chicago 5½ 5½ (36½) at Arizona
at Seattle 2½ Pk (39) San Fran
at N.Y. Jets 3 2(38½) San Diego
Pro football
National Football League
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
y-New Eng. 10 4 0 .714 506 315
N.Y. Jets 6 8 0 .429 255 320
Miami 6 8 0 .429 264 279
Buffalo 5 9 0 .357 306 402
South
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Houston 12 2 0 .857 394 280
Indianapls 9 5 0 .643 309 358
Tennessee 5 9 0 .357 285 396
Jacksonville 2 12 0 .143 219 383
North
W L T Pct PF PA
x-Baltimore 9 5 0 .643 348 307
Cincinnati 8 6 0 .571 355 293
Pittsburgh 7 7 0 .500 302 291
Cleveland 5 9 0 .357 280 310
West
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Denver 11 3 0 .786 409 274
San Diego 5 9 0 .357 299 312
Oakland 4 10 0 .286 263 402
Kansas City 2 12 0 .143 195 36
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Wash. 8 6 0 .571 381 350
Dallas 8 6 0 .571 327 338
N.Y. Giants 8 6 0 .571 373 304
Phil. 4 10 0 .286 253 375
South
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Atlanta 13 2 0 .907 402 277
New Orl. 6 8 0 .429 389 379
Tampa Bay 6 8 0 .429 354 349
Carolina 5 9 0 .357 296 319
North
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Green Bay 10 4 0 .714 344 292
Minnesota 8 6 0 .571 319 308
Chicago 8 6 0 .571 321 240
Detroit 4 11 0 .286 348 411
West
W L T Pct PF PA
x-San Fran 10 3 1 .750 357 218
Seattle 9 5 0 .643 350 219
St. Louis 6 7 1 .464 258 315
Arizona 5 9 0 .357 224 302
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
Saturday’s game
Atlanta 31, Detroit 18
Today’s games
Tennessee at Green Bay, 8 a.m.
Indianapolis at Kansas City, 8 a.m.
New Orleans at Dallas, 8 a.m.
Minnesota at Houston, 8 a.m.
Oakland at Carolina, 8 a.m.
Buffalo at Miami, 8 a.m.
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 8 a.m.
New England at Jacksonville, 8 a.m.
Washington at Philadelphia, 8 a.m.
St. Louis at Tampa Bay, 8 a.m.
San Diego at N.Y. Jets, 8 a.m.
Cleveland at Denver, 11:05 a.m.
Chicago at Arizona, 11:25 a.m.
N.Y. Giants at Baltimore, 11:25 a.m.
San Francisco at Seattle, 3:20 p.m.
Pro basketball
National Basketball Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
New York 19 7 .731 —
Brooklyn 13 12 .520 5½
Boston 13 13 .500 6
Philadelphia 13 14 .481 6½
Toronto 9 19 .321 11
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Miami 18 6 .750 —
Atlanta 16 9 .640 2½
Orlando 12 14 .462 7
Charlotte 7 19 .269 12
Washington 3 22 .120 15½
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago 15 11 .577 —
Indiana 16 12 .571 —
Milwaukee 14 12 .538 1
Detroit 9 21 .300 8
Cleveland 6 23 .207 10½
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
Memphis 18 7 .720 ½
San Antonio 20 8 .714 —
Houston 14 12 .538 5
Dallas 12 15 .444 7½
New Orleans 5 22 .185 14½
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Oklahoma City 21 5 .808 —
Minnesota 13 11 .542 7
Denver 14 13 .519 7½
Portland 12 12 .500 8
Utah 14 14 .500 8
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Clippers 20 6 .769 —
Golden State 18 9 .667 2½
L.A. Lakers 12 14 .462 8
Phoenix 11 15 .423 9
Sacramento 8 18 .308 12
Friday’s Games
Philadelphia 99, Atlanta 80
Toronto 93, Orlando 90
Milwaukee 99, Boston 94, OT
Chicago 110, New York 106
Indiana 99, Cleveland 89
Detroit 100, Washington 68
Memphis 92, Dallas 82
San Antonio 99, New Orleans 94
Golden State 115, Charlotte 100
L.A. Clippers 97, Sacramento 85
Saturday’s Games
Atlanta 92, Chicago 75
Detroit 96, Washington 87
Miami 105, Utah 89
Houston 121, Memphis 96
Indiana 81, New Orleans 75
Cleveland 94, Milwaukee 82
Charlotte at Denver, late
Phoenix at Portland, late
L.A. Lakers at Golden State, late
Today’s Games
Philadelphia at Brooklyn, 10 a.m.
Minnesota at New York, 12 p.m.
Utah at Orlando, 1 p.m.
Dallas at San Antonio, 2 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Phoenix, 3 p.m.
Portland at Sacramento, 4 p.m.
Saturday’s Sports
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX — Assigned RHP Pedro Beato outright to Pawtucket (IL).
HOUSTON ASTROS — Assigned 3B Brandon Laird and OF Che-Hsuan Lin outright to Oklahoma City (PCL).
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
SACRAMENTO KINGS — Suspended C DeMarcus Cousins indefinitely for unprofessional behavior and conduct detrimental to the team.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
HOUSTON TEXANS — Signed S Eddie Pleasant from the practice squad.
MIAMI DOLPHINS — Placed PK Dan Carpenter on injured reserve. Signed PK Nate Kaeding.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Waived TE Allen Reisner and G Mark Asper. Activated CB Chris Cook from injured reserve. Signed DE George Johnson from the practice squad.
ST. LOUIS RAMS — Signed CB Quinton Pointer from the practice squad.
College football
FBS bowl glance
Thursday
Poinsettia Bowl
At San Diego
BYU 23, San Diego State 6
Friday
Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl
At St. Petersburg, Fla.
Central Florida 38, Ball State 17
Saturday
New Orleans Bowl
Louisiana-Lafayette 43, East Carolina 34
MAACO Bowl
Las Vegas
Boise State 28, Washington 26
Monday, Dec. 24
Hawaii Bowl
At Honolulu
SMU (6-6) vs. Fresno State (9-3), 3 p.m. (ESPN)
Wednesday, Dec. 26
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
At Detroit
Central Michigan (6-6) vs. Western Kentucky (7-5), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Thursday, Dec. 27
Military Bowl
At Washington
Bowling Green (8-4) vs. San Jose State (10-2), 10 a.m. (ESPN)
Belk Bowl
At Charlotte, N.C.
Duke (6-6) vs. Cincinnati (9-3), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Holiday Bowl
At San Diego
Baylor (7-5) vs. UCLA (9-4), 4:45 p.m. (ESPN)
Friday, Dec. 28
Independence Bowl
At Shreveport, La.
Louisiana-Monroe (8-4) vs. Ohio (8-4), 9 a.m. (ESPN)
Russell Athletic Bowl
At Orlando, Fla.
Virginia Tech (6-6) vs. Rutgers (9-3), 12:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Meineke Car Care Bowl
At Houston
Minnesota (6-6) vs. Texas Tech (7-5), 4 p.m. (ESPN)
College basketball
Saturday’s men’s scores
TOURNAMENT
Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational
First Round
Nebraska 89, Cent. Michigan 75
Hawaiian Airlines
Diamond Head Class
First Round
Indiana St. 87, Mississippi 85, OT
San Diego St. 80, San Francisco 58
FAR WEST
Air Force 61, UC Riverside 53
California 85, Prairie View 53
E. Washington 57, Idaho St. 54
Georgia Southern 63, MVSU 52
NC Central 73, Utah Valley 67
North Florida 80, CS Bakersfield 70
Oregon 91, Houston Baptist 50
S. Dakota St. 70, New Mexico 65
UC Davis 82, Nicholls St. 71
Virginia Tech 66, Bradley 65, OT
Washington 67, N. Illinois 57
MIDWEST
Butler 75, Evansville 67
Cincinnati 68, Wright St. 58
Cornerstone 63, Alma 56
Dayton 77, Murray St. 68
DePaul 69, UMBC 61
Drake 74, E. Illinois 56
Green Bay 72, South Dakota 55
Illinois St. 83, Austin Peay 57
Indiana-East 87, Mich.-Dearborn 77
Iowa 80, Coppin St. 50
Kansas 74, Ohio St. 66
Kansas St. 67, Florida 61
Kent St. 73, Arkansas St. 69
Lawrence 72, Adrian 52
Marquette 84, LSU 80
Miami (Ohio) 82, Ill.-Chicago 70
Michigan St. 67, Texas 56
Minnesota 75, Lafayette 50
Missouri 82, Illinois 73
Oakland 59, E. Michigan 57
Ohio 93, Md.-Eastern Shore 57
Rockford 85, Blackburn 55
SE Missouri 66, UMKC 65
Saint Louis 65, Loyola Marymount 44
Valparaiso 79, Purdue-Calumet 51
W. Michigan 87, Mount St. Mary’s 66
Wichita St. 59, Southern Miss. 51
Wis.-River Falls 57, Pacific Lutheran 54
Wis.-Whitewater 75, Edgewood 48
Wofford 56, Xavier 55
Women’s scores
FAR WEST
Arizona St. 62, Longwood 50
Boise St. 52, South Dakota 50
Cal St.-Fullerton 60, San Jose St. 59
Colorado 81, Utah Valley 45
Duke 75, Southern Cal 60
E. Washington 61, Idaho St. 55
Montana 82, Sacramento St. 55
Montana St. 69, N. Arizona 52
N. Colorado 53, North Dakota 41
Portland St. 74, Weber St. 60
UC Davis 71, CS Bakersfield 59
