GMAC Bowl Picks, Andre Dawson to Cooperstown, Charles Rogers to Jail Top Headlines

Andre "the Hawk" Dawson is the sole member elected to the MLB Hall-of-Fame. Bery Blyleven fell five votes short. Roberto Alomar also was short followed by Jack Morris among bridesmaids.

Troubled former Detroit Lions WR Charles Rogers was sentenced to 93 days in prisong for violating terms of a probation related to substance abuse.

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Heat play host to the Celtics, the Spurs get a visit from the Pistons, and Central Michigan meets Troy in the GMAC Bowl.

Colliding on the gridiron . . .

The college football schedule offers up a lesser bowl game on Wednesday night, with No. 25 Central Michigan vs. Troy in the GMAC Bowl at Ladd Peebles Stadium in Mobile. The ranked Chippewas (11-2 SU, 9-3 ATS) doubled up on Ohio 20-10 in their last game to take the MAC championship. The Trojans (9-3 SU, 8-4 ATS) picked up a 48-31 win over Louisiana-Lafayette last time out; Troy was the Sun Belt champ. The oddsmakers have set Central Michigan as the 2.5-point favorite for Wednesday's game at BetUs Sportsbook , with the total for the contest pegged at 63.

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Tipping off on the hardwood . . .

The whale wars of the the NBA has 10 games on tap for Wednesday, including Boston at Miami. The Celtics (24-8 SU, 14-18 ATS) got past the Raptors 103-96 at home in their last game on Saturday, with Ray Allen scoring 23 points in the absence of Kevin Garnett (knee), Paul Pierce (knee), and Rajon Rondo (hamstring). The Heat (17-15 SU, 16-16 ATS) are coming off a 92-75 home win over Atlanta in their game on Monday; Dwyane Wade had a team-high 28 points for Miami in the matchup.

Also on the NBA hardwood on Wednesday: New Jersey at Atlanta, Toronto at Orlando, Washington at Cleveland, Golden State at Minnesota, New Orleans at Oklahoma City, Houston at Phoenix, Memphis at Utah, the Lakers at the Clippers, and Detroit at San Antonio. The Spurs (20-12 SU, 17-14-1 ATS) will be looking for a win after falling 91-86 in Toronto in their last game on Sunday. Tony Parker had 23 points for San Antonio in the loss, and Tim Duncan had 21 points.

Top-10 teams in action around college basketball on Wednesday include No. 7 Syracuse (vs. Memphis), No. 8 West Virginia (vs. Rutgers), No. 6 Villanova (vs. DePaul), No. 5 Duke (at Iowa State) and No. 1 Kansas (vs. Cornell). As well, the night's ranked matchup has No. 17 Wisconsin (12-2 SU, 8-4 ATS) at No. 10 Michigan State (11-3 SU, 4-9 ATS). The Badgers are coming off a 63-46 win over Penn State last game, while the Spartans knocked off Northwestern 91-70.

 

Duke at Iowa State is getting a lot of interest from bettors. The game is on ESPN2 and the Blue Devils are -13 at SportsBook

Taking a trip around the rink . . .

Finally, there are six games on the NHL's schedule for Wednesday, with Tampa Bay at Buffalo, Dallas at the Rangers, Toronto at Philadelphia, Calgary at Minnesota, the Islanders at Colorado, and St. Louis at San Jose. The 17-18-6 Blues and new head coach Davis Payne will be looking to bounce back from a 6-3 loss to the Blackhawks in their last game. The 27-9-7 Sharks were bounced 6-2 by the Kings in their Monday outing; Patrick Marleau and Doug Murray had the San Jose goals in that loss, while Evgeni Nabokov made 11 saves on 16 shots.