A busy night of sports action, highlighted by an NFC South showdown give sports fans plenty of choices on television on Thursday night.
↵National Football League
↵New Orleans Saints vs. Atlanta Falcons - 8:20 p.m. (NFL Network, 93.7 FM): The Saints appeared to be getting back into playoff contention before a loss to the San Francisco 49ers stopped the Saints' three-game winning streak. The Saints have dominated the series recently against the Falcons, winning 11 of their last 13 games against them, including a 31-27 win in Week 9.
↵National Basketball Association
↵San Antonio Spurs vs. Miami Heat - 8 p.m. (TNT): The Heat have a four game winning streak while the Spurs have won five in a row to take the lead in their respective divisions. The Heat also have won their first six games at home this season.
↵Denver Nuggets vs. Golden State Warriors - 10:30 p.m. (TNT): The third matchup between these Western Conference foes this season. The Nuggets have won both earlier games this season, 107-101 in double overtime on Nov. 10 and 102-91 on Nov. 23.
↵College Football
↵Louisville Cardinals vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights - 7:30 p.m. (ESPN): The Big East's BCS bid is on the line. A win by Rutgers would give them the Big East title outright, but a win by Louisville leaves a three-way tie for the conference lead along with the Syracuse Orange.
↵College Basketball
↵Kentucky Wildcats vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish - 7 p.m. (ESPN2)
↵South Carolina Gamecocks vs. St. John's Red Storm - 7:30 p.m. (ESPNU)
↵Marquette Golden Eagles vs. Florida Gators - 9 p.m. (ESPN2)
↵Seton Hall Pirates vs. LSU Tigers - 9:30 p.m. (ESPNU)
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