Nomadic Matt Rivers is unloading in college basketball and so many of the top sports handicappers have a big play on California vs. Utah in the Poinsettia Bowl tonight as another Blackberry outage has gamblers using traditional means of getting scores and odds
Courtesy of OddsShark.com: Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: Utah meets Cal in the Poinsettia Bowl, while the Nets host the T-Wolves, and the Blackhawks and Wings hit the ice in Detroit.
Colliding on the gridiron . . .
There's one bowl game on the schedule for Wednesday, with Utah (9-3 SU, 5-7 ATS) vs. California (8-4 SU, 5-6 ATS) in the Poinsettia Bowl at San Diego's Qualcomm Stadium. The Utes were beaten 26-23 by BYU in their last regular season game, with Jordan Wynn throwing for just 198 yards and an INT. The Golden Bears were thumped 42-10 by Washington last time out. California is set as the 3-point favorite for this bowl game, with the total for the game at 52 points according to BetUs Sportsbook.
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Tipping off on the hardwood . . .
The NBA has 10 games on tap for Wednesday, including a battle of bottom-feeders between the Timberwolves and Nets in New Jersey. The Nets head into Wednesday's contest with a league-worst 2-26 SU record, and they've also failed to pay off for their supporters at just 8-19-1 ATS through 28 games. New Jersey was blasted 103-84 by the Lakers in their last game on Saturday night; Devin Harris had 21 points for the Nets in that defeat, while Brook Lopez had 18 points.
Also on the NBA hardwood on Wednesday: Houston at Orlando, Toronto at Detroit, Utah at Miami, Golden State at New Orleans, Washington at Milwaukee, Portland at San Antonio, Oklahoma City at Phoenix, Cleveland at Sacramento, and Atlanta at Denver. The Nuggets (19-9 SU, 14-14 ATS) will be looking to bounce back from a 102-96 loss in Memphis in their last game on Sunday; Carmelo Anthony led the Nuggets' attack with a game-high 41 points in the loss.
As well, there's a ranked matchup on the college basketball schedule for Wednesday, with No. 15 Mississippi at No. 6 West Virginia. Other games involving ranked teams; Harvard at No. 14 Georgetown, Long Beach State at No. 3 Kentucky, N.C. A&T at No. 16 Tennessee, Delaware at No. 8 Villanova, and No. 13 New Mexico at Oral Roberts. The Lobos are still perfect at 12-0 (9-3 ATS) on the season; New Mexico got past Creighton 66-61 in their most recent game.
Taking a trip around the rink . . .
Finally, there are a dozen games on the National Hockey League's schedule for Wednesday, including a rematch between the Blackhawks and Red Wings in Detroit. Chicago beat Detroit 3-0 at home on Sunday night, with Chris Osgood giving up three goals on 35 shots between the pipes for the Red Wings. Duncan Keith, Brian Campbell, and Dustin Byfuglien scored for the Hawks, and Cristobal Huet picked up the shutout. Detroit enters Wednesday night on a two-game skid.
Also on the busy NHL schedule before the Christmas break: Atlanta at Boston, Buffalo at Washington, Ottawa at Pittsburgh, Florida at the Rangers, Toronto at the Islanders, Montreal at Carolina, Edmonton at Minnesota, Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, Columbus at Dallas, Anaheim at Phoenix, and St. Louis at Calgary. The Flames fell to 20-11-4 on the season with a 5-3 loss to the Predators in their last game on Saturday; Jarome Iginla potted two goals for Calgary in that defeat.
