{"id":3220,"date":"2009-01-04T09:34:00","date_gmt":"2009-01-04T14:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/01\/sunday-betting-4\/"},"modified":"2009-01-04T09:34:00","modified_gmt":"2009-01-04T14:34:00","slug":"sunday-betting-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/01\/sunday-betting-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday Betting"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The road teams are the favorites in the NFL playoffs on Sunday, with the Ravens and Eagles looking to fly past their opponents (NFL Tickets<\/a>) <\/span>. Here’s your Daily Sports Roundup. For those who insist on winning bets, check out the objective rundown of which handicappers are hot and who has the big plays<\/a>. <\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

The Gridiron Spotlight<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

The second part of the NFL’s Wild Card Weekend begins at <\/span><\/font>1:00pm ET<\/st1:time> on Sunday, with Baltimore<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at Miami<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>. Both the Ravens and the Dolphins finished at 11-5 straight-up on the season; Baltimore<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> was good to bettors at 12-4 against-the-spread, while Miami<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> was up-and-down at 8-8 ATS. These two teams met back in Week 7 in Miami<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, with the Ravens pulling out a 27-13 victory. That result has been factored into Sunday afternoon’s line, which sees Baltimore<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> favored by 3.5 points on the road. The total for the game has been listed at a low 37.5 points.<\/p>\n

The final NFL game of the weekend then gets underway at <\/span><\/font>4:30pm ET<\/st1:time> on Sunday, with Philadelphia<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at Minnesota<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>. With wins in four of their past five games the Eagles (9-6-1<\/st1:date> SU, 10-6 ATS) are pegged as 3-point road favorites against the Vikings (10-6 SU, 6-10 ATS), with the game’s total at 41.5 points. Philadelphia<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> blasted rival Dallas<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> 44-6 in the last week of the regular season to qualify for the playoffs as a Wild Card team; the Vikings slipped past the Giants 20-19 in their last game of the regular season, and enter Sunday as champs of the NFC North.<\/p>\n

Other Notable Events<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

The No. 1 North Carolina Tar Heels will get their ACC schedule underway on Sunday when they play host to <\/span><\/font>Boston<\/st1:PlaceName> College<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>. The Tar Heels bounced Nevada<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> 84-61 in their last contest, and they head into conference play at 13-0 SU and 6-6 ATS. The Eagles slipped past Sacred Heart 89-76 last time out, which moved them to 12-2 SU through 14 games, and a lucrative 6-2-1<\/st1:date> against the numbers.<\/p>\n

No. 5 Duke also has an ACC matchup on Sunday, as they’ll take on Virginia Tech. Other ranked teams in action include No. 12 UCLA vs. <\/span><\/font>Oregon<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, No. 17 Arizona State vs. Cal<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, No. 18 Louisville vs. Kentucky<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, and No. 23 Michigan vs. Illinois<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>.<\/p>\n

The Rest of the Schedule<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

The NBA’s schedule for Sunday has a half<\/span>-dozen contests, including a <\/span><\/font>1:00pm ET<\/st1:time> matinee between LeBron’s<\/span> Cleveland Cavaliers and the lowly Wizards in Washington<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>. The Magic and Raptors also meet in Toronto<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> early in the afternoon, while the rest of the day’s schedule includes Detroit<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at the Clippers, Dallas<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at Memphis<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, Boston<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at New York<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, and Portland<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at the Lakers to finish the evening.<\/p>\n

Finally, the Chicago Blackhawks<\/span> will be looking to rebound from their outdoor loss at Wrigley Field on New Year’s Day by beating the Calgary Flames inside the <\/span><\/font>United<\/st1:PlaceName> Center<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> on Sunday. There are six other NHL games on the Sunday slate, including Florida<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> at Montreal<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, Tampa<\/st1:PlaceName> Bay<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> at Atlanta<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, Ottawa<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at New Jersey<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, Minnesota<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> at Colorado<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, and Phoenix<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at Anaheim<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>. As well, the Dallas Stars will head north and west for a Sunday night matchup against the Canucks. <\/p>\n

A Peek at the Future<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Raptors will be back in action on Monday against Milwaukee, but the top matchup of the day sees San Antonio playing on the road in Miami . . . it’s Ohio State versus Texas in the Fiesta Bowl on Monday night (8:00pm ET), with the Longhorns pegged as 8-point favorites . . . Ball State and Tulsa will meet in the GMAC Bowl at Ladd-Peebles Stadium on Tuesday night; that game’s a pick<\/span>‘em<\/span>.<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Headlines<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/b><\/p>\n

Darren Sproles<\/span> led the San Diego Chargers to another post-Schottenheimer playoff win over the Indianapolis Colts\u2026Running back Donald Brown is leaving UConn to enter the NFL draft.<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

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