Wednesday Football Picks, Urban Myer Rumors, Dancing With the Stars Odds

Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: Ball State plays host to Central Michigan, the Stars take on the Red Wings, and the Spurs try to get on track against the Mavs. BetED has Mya ahead of Donnie Osmond as the prohibitive favorite in the Dancing With the Stars odds. Mya is -275, Osmond -150 and Kelly Osbourne +700.

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Billy Cundiff has been picked up by the Baltimore Ravens as kicker after another pitiful performance by Steve Hauschka Monday. There are six World Cup births on the line today and get all the odds at SportsBook for the remaining games including powerhouse France vs. Ireland.  

Colliding on the gridiron . . .

There are a pair of Mid-American college football games on the schedule for Wednesday, with Buffalo at Miami (Ohio) and Central Michigan at Ball State. The Chippewas (8-2 SU, 7-2 ATS) are the lone bright spot amongst that conference quartet, and they beat up on Toledo 56-28 in their last contest. The Cardinals (1-9 SU, 5-4 ATS) fell 26-20 to Northern Illinois last time out. The oddsmakers expect Central Michigan to roll to a win Wednesday, favoring them by 16.5 points.

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Tipping off on the hardwood . . .

A busy Wednesday around the NBA has a dozen games on tap, including San Antonio at Dallas. The Spurs got both Tim Duncan and Tony Parker back on the floor in their last game on Saturday night, but they still managed to get tagged with a 101-98 home loss against Oklahoma City. Duncan scored a team-high 22 points to go along with 10 rebounds in that defeat, while Parker was good for 17 points and five assists. George Hill tossed in 18 points off the bench in that loss.

Also on the pro hardwood on Wednesday: Miami at Atlanta, Cleveland at Washington, Charlotte at Philadelphia, Oklahoma City at Orlando, New York at Indiana, New Jersey at Milwaukee, Houston at Minnesota, the Clippers at Memphis, Toronto at Utah, Detroit at Portland, and Golden State at Boston. The Celtics have lost two straight games after falling 113-104 in Indiana on Saturday night. Ray Allen had 24 points in that contest, while Kevin Garnett had 15 points.

The top college hoops teams in action on Wednesday are Texas and Butler. The Longhorns will get a visit from Western Carolina on Wednesday, after dispatching UC Irvine 89-42 in their season opener on Sunday. Damion Jones was good for 21 points in that victory for Texas. The Bulldogs will play at Northwestern on Wednesday, and they started their season with a 73-62 win over Davidson on Saturday. Gordon Hayward had 17 points for Butler that game.

Taking a trip around the rink . . .

Finally, there are five games on the NHL's schedule for Wednesday, with Florida at Buffalo, Phoenix at Minnesota, Colorado at Edmonton, Philadelphia at Los Angeles, and Dallas at Detroit. The Stars dropped to 8-5-6 on the season last time out, falling 3-2 in Phoenix on Saturday. Mike Modano and Matt Niskanen had the goals for Dallas in that loss. The Red Wings are 10-5-3 after beating Anaheim 7-4 on Saturday night; Henrik Zetterberg had a hat trick in that matchup.