Russell Westbrook scored 21 points and played smothering defense on the final play of the game, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Toronto Raptors 121-119 on Monday ...

BOTTOM LINE: The Buffalo Sabres play the Ottawa Senators after losing three games in a row. Buffalo is 2-2-0 against the Atlantic Division and 4-7-1 overall. The Sabres serve 10.6 penalty minutes per ...

BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Blues host the Tampa Bay Lightning after Colton Parayko's two-goal game against the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Blues' 4-2 win. St. Louis has gone 3-2-0 at home and 6-6 ...

BOTTOM LINE: No. 12 Tennessee begins the season at home against Gardner-Webb. Tennessee finished 27-9 overall last season while going 14-2 at home. The Volunteers gave up 67.4 points per game while ...

BOTTOM LINE: South Florida starts the season at home against No. 21 Florida. South Florida finished 25-8 overall with a 9-5 record in non-conference play during the 2023-24 season. The Bulls shot 44.1 ...

BOTTOM LINE: Southern Miss hosts Bowling Green for the season opener. Southern Miss went 16-16 overall with an 11-3 record at home during the 2023-24 season. The Golden Eagles averaged 69.9 points per ...

Wisconsin went 22-14 overall with a 14-3 record at home during the 2023-24 season. The Badgers averaged 6.2 steals, 1.6 blocks and 9.5 turnovers per game last season. Holy Cross f ...

BOTTOM LINE: Washington State starts the season at home against Portland State. Washington State went 25-10 overall with a 15-2 record at home during the 2023-24 season. The Cougars averaged 12.4 ...

BOTTOM LINE: Seton Hall starts the season at home against Saint Peter's. Seton Hall went 17-3 at home a season ago while going 25-12 overall. The Pirates averaged 7.5 steals, 4.8 blocks and 11.7 ...

BOTTOM LINE: Colorado hosts Eastern Washington in the season opener. Colorado finished 16-1 at home a season ago while going 26-11 overall. The Buffaloes averaged 6.0 steals, 2.2 blocks and 11.9 ...

BOTTOM LINE: Siena hosts Brown for the season opener. Siena finished 2-12 at home a season ago while going 4-28 overall. The Saints averaged 5.1 steals, 4.1 blocks and 14.9 turnovers per game last ...

BOTTOM LINE: Cal hosts CSU Bakersfield for the season opener. Cal finished 13-19 overall a season ago while going 10-6 at home. The Golden Bears averaged 12.3 points off of turnovers, 10.4 ...