Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Flames play host to the Stars, the Cavaliers meet the Magic, and St. Mary’s looks for a West Coast win at Gonzaga.

Tipping off on the hardwood . . .

The NBA has two games on its schedule for Thursday with the league on the verge of its All-Star break: San Antonio at Denver, and Orlando at Cleveland. The Cavaliers’ winning streak is up to a dozen games, as they got past New Jersey 104-97 in their last outing on Tuesday night. LeBron James put up 32 points to go along with 11 assists in that game for Cleveland, which is now a league-leading 42-11 SU and 26-25-2 ATS on the season. The Cavaliers and Magic met back on November 11, with Cleveland winning 102-93 in a road game.

As well, there are a pair of ranked teams in action on the college basketball schedule for Thursday, with No. 18 Butler at Youngstown State, and St. Mary’s at No. 16 Gonzaga. The Bulldogs (19-4 SU, 10-9-1 ATS) are coming off a 66-58 win over Memphis in their last game on Saturday; Matt Bouldin poured in 19 points for Gonzaga in that win. The Gaels (21-3 SU, 16-6-1 ATS) trounced San Francisco 73-57 in their last game, getting 24 points from Omar Samhan. St. Mary’s is 8-0 on the road so far this season, while Gonzaga sits at 8-1 at home.

Taking a trip around the rink . . .

Finally, there are seven games on the NHL’s schedule for Thursday, with Buffalo at Carolina, Washington at Ottawa, San Jose at Detroit, Boston at Tampa Bay, Vancouver at Florida, Edmonton at Los Angeles, and Dallas at Calgary. The Stars lost 4-3 in a shootout to the Blackhawks in their last game on Tuesday, with Mike Ribeiro scoring a goal for Dallas in his return from injury. Dallas also announced a trade for Atlanta netminder Kari Lehtonen after the contest. The Flames are riding a two-game skid, falling 3-2 to the Senators on Tuesday night.

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