Onionmaniacs unite! It’s time to win big money again. Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Tar Heels and Blue Devils renew their ACC rivalry, while the NBA offers up several matchups between league powers.
Tipping Off in the NBA
The NBA offers up a dozen games on Wednesday night, including several big clashes between the league’s top teams. Leading off the slate of marquee matchups are Denver at Orlando and Phoenix at Cleveland, both at 7:00pm ET. After that it’s Atlanta at Detroit and Boston at New Orleans, followed by the Lakers at Utah in a Western clash; the Jazz were upset by Golden State Sunday.
Elsewhere, the Spurs will be gunning for a road win in Toronto, with Washington at Charlotte, and Memphis at Philadelphia. The Pacers will take their terrible road record into a game in Milwaukee, while Sacramento travels to Houston, and Portland hosts Oklahoma City. Finally, the Knicks will continue their Western swing in Los Angeles against the Clippers, who have lost three of their past five.
The March to Madness
No. 1 Connecticut and No. 2 Oklahoma are both in action on Wednesday night, but the marquee college hoops matchup has No. 3 North Carolina playing on the road against No. 6 Duke. The Tar Heels enter this game at 21-2 SU and 10-12 ATS, and they’ve won seven straight games. The Blue Devils are 20-3 SU and 11-10-1 ATS, and they’ve lost twice to ranked teams in the past two weeks (Wake Forest and Clemson). The ACC rivals split their two meetings last season.
Top-ranked UConn will host No. 23 Syracuse on Wednesday, while the No. 2 Sooners will be on the road to take on Baylor. As well, it’ll be No. 7 Wake Forest at N.C. State, Tulsa at No. 8 Memphis, and No. 14 Xavier at Dayton. Finally, No. 20 Purdue will get a visit from Penn State at Mackey Arena; the Boilermakers were held under 50 points in a 66-48 loss to Illinois in their last game on Sunday.
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A Trip Around the Rink
The Stars continue to climb the Western Conference standings, and they’ll be looking to knock off a division rival on Wednesday night when they host the Coyotes. Dallas improved to 26-19-7 on the season with a 4-1 win over Nashville on Sunday; Marty Turco made 26 saves in that victory. Phoenix is at just 24-25-5 after getting blasted by Carolina 7-2 last time out; they’ve lost six straight games.
There are eight other games on the ice on Wednesday, including Washington at the Rangers and San Jose at Pittsburgh. As well, the last-place Islanders will be in tough when they play on the road in New Jersey, while Chicago will try to pick up a win in Atlanta, Buffalo plays host to Ottawa, Colorado is at Minnesota, and Montreal travels to Edmonton. Finally, the Ducks will be at home to host Calgary.
Rounding Out the Slate
The World Baseball Classic gets underway in less than a month, and the oddsmakers generally have the United States and the Dominican Republic pegged as the favorites to win the tournament right now. Other top contenders are Japan, Cuba, and Venezuela, although the Venezuelans’ chances took a hit this week when it was reported that ace Johan Santana wouldn’t be participating.