{"id":3727,"date":"2009-03-11T09:55:00","date_gmt":"2009-03-11T14:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/03\/wednesday-march-madness-picks-plus-nba-bets\/"},"modified":"2009-03-11T09:55:00","modified_gmt":"2009-03-11T14:55:00","slug":"wednesday-march-madness-picks-plus-nba-bets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/03\/wednesday-march-madness-picks-plus-nba-bets\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday March Madness Picks Plus NBA Bets"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Each day March Madness gets bigger. \u00a0<\/span>The Big East Tournament, Big 12 Conference Championships and the Atlantic 10 headline today’s March Madness action, while the ACC and Big 10 Tournament join tomorrow. <\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: College hoops conference tournaments continue, the Celtics meet the Heat, and the Blackhawks<\/span> take on the Hurricanes.<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Tipping off on the hardwood  . . .<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/strong><\/o:p><\/p>\n

It’s <\/span><\/font>Boston<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at Miami<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> in the marquee Eastern Conference clash in the NBA on Wednesday night. The Celtics fell<\/span> 86-79 to the Magic on Sunday, and they’ll be missing forwards Kevin Garnett and Glen Davis and guard Rajon<\/span> Rondo against the Heat. Miami<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> turned up the offense in a 130-127 win over the Bulls on Monday night, with Dwyane<\/span> Wade having a huge performance: 48 points and 12 assists.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

The top Western matchups<\/span> for Wednesday are the Lakers at <\/span><\/font>Houston<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> and Dallas<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at Portland<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, while Denver<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> will play host to Oklahoma City<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>. As well, it’ll be Utah<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> at Atlanta<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, Toronto<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at Philadelphia<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, Chicago<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at Orlando<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, New Orleans<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at Washington<\/st1:City>, New York<\/st1:State><\/st1:place> at Detroit<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, Memphis<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at Minnesota<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, and New Jersey<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> at Golden<\/st1:PlaceName> State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>. The Warriors will enter Wednesday on a three-game losing streak.<\/p>\n

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Get all the March Madness service plays at one spot\u2014at least those worth betting. Led by a Leo Getz 2-0 sweep, the power of 620 sports services<\/a><\/span> behind every selection goes 4-1 yesterday. <\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

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The march toward Madness . . .<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/strong><\/o:p><\/p>\n

Four more big college hoops conference tourneys get underway on Wednesday, with the Big 12, Conference USA, Mountain West, and Pacific-10 all seeing action. The opening-round Big 12 matchups<\/span> are Baylor vs. Nebraska, Colorado vs. Texas, Iowa State vs. Oklahoma State, and Texas Tech vs. Texas A&M, with all games at Oklahoma City’s Ford Center. The Mountain West’s Wednesday matchup has Air Force vs. <\/span><\/font>Colorado<\/st1:PlaceName> State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> at Las Vegas<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>‘ Thomas & Mack<\/st1:PlaceName> Center<\/st1:PlaceName><\/st1:place>.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

In CUSA<\/span> it’s Rice vs. Marshall, Southern Miss vs. UCF<\/span>, East Carolina vs. Tulane, and SMU<\/span> vs. Houston at Memphis’ FedExForum<\/span> on Wednesday, while the Pac-10 offers up Stanford vs. Oregon State and Oregon vs. Washington State at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. As well, the second round of the Big East tournament gets underway Wednesday, with <\/span><\/font>Providence<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, Marquette<\/st1:City>, West Virginia<\/st1:State><\/st1:place>, and Syracuse<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> taking on first-round winners at Madison<\/st1:PlaceName> Square<\/st1:PlaceName> Garden<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

Taking a trip around the rink . . .<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/strong><\/o:p><\/p>\n

There are just three games on the National Hockey League’s schedule for Wednesday night, including the Hurricanes taking on the Blackhawks<\/span> in <\/span><\/font>Chicago<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>. The Hawks were bounced 5-1 by Colorado<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> on Sunday, with forward Martin Havlat<\/span> suffering a lower-body injury. The Hurricanes blanked the Rangers 3-0 on Monday. Cam Ward stopped 28 shots to earn himself the shutout in that contest.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

Ottawa<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> hosts Tampa<\/st1:PlaceName> Bay<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> on Wednesday night in a battle of lowly Eastern clubs, while Vancouver<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> travels south to Anaheim<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> to meet the Ducks. The Canucks fell 3-2 to Los Angeles<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> on Monday night, getting goals from Alex Burrows and Taylor Pyatt<\/span>. The Ducks are coming off a 3-2 loss to the Wild on Sunday, as Jonas Hiller gave up three goals on 28 shots. Anaheim<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> is 3-6-1<\/st1:date> in their past 10 outings.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

Rounding out the Roundup . . .<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/strong><\/o:p><\/p>\n

Jeff Gordon hasn’t won a Sprint Cup race so far this season, but a series of solid performances has him sitting atop the standings after four events. NASCAR’s top series is off this week, giving bettors a chance to take a long look at Gordon’s 12\/1 odds to win the Sprint Cup championship in 2009. Jimmie Johnson remains the favorite at 3\/1 odds, but he’s just 13th in the standings so far this season. Kyle Busch (4\/1) and Carl Edwards (5\/1) remain the top challengers on that list.<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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