Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Olympic hockey tournament hits the quarterfinals, while BYU takes on San Diego State, and Orlando meets Houston.
Tipping off on the hardwood . . .
There are 11 games on the NBA’s busy schedule for Wednesday, including Orlando at Houston. The Magic (38-19 SU, 28-26-3 ATS) knocked off the Cavaliers by a final score of 101-95 in their last game on Sunday. Dwight Howard picked up 22 points and 16 rebounds for Orlando in that contest, while Jameer Nelson was good for 18 points. The Rockets (28-27 SU, 25-30 ATS) couldn’t get past New Orleans on Sunday, falling by a score of 102-94 on the road. Chase Budinger had a team-high 18 points off the bench in Sunday’s loss for the Rockets, who will be without Trevor Ariza (hip flexor injury) on Wednesday.
Also on the NBA hardwood on Wednesday: Minnesota at Atlanta, Memphis at Washington, Indiana at Chicago, New Orleans at Milwaukee, Oklahoma City at San Antonio, the Lakers at Dallas, Philadelphia at Phoenix, Charlotte at Utah, Detroit at the Clippers, and Portland at Toronto. The Raptors (31-24 SU, 28-27 ATS) have won two straight games heading into Wednesday’s matchup, most recently beating the Wizards 109-104 at home on Saturday. Jarrett Jack had 23 points in that game, while Chris Bosh was on the sidelines with a sprained ankle.
As well, there are eight games involving ranked teams on the college hoops schedule for Wednesday, with Dayton at No. 20 Temple, No. 9 Ohio State at Penn State, No. 12 Pittsburgh at Notre Dame, No. 3 Purdue at Minnesota, No. 22 Texas A&M at No. 24 Baylor, Oklahoma State at No. 21 Texas, South Florida at No. 7 Villanova, and San Diego State at No. 13 BYU. The Cougars (25-3 SU, 15-10 ATS) are unbeaten at home so far this season (14-0 SU, 8-5 ATS), and they’ve won three in a row. BYU beat Wyoming 85-63 in their Saturday matchup.
Taking a trip around the rink . . .
Finally, the Olympic men’s hockey tournament hits the quarterfinal round on Wednesday, with top seeds the United States, Sweden, Russia, and Finland matching up against the four winners of Tuesday’s qualification round contests. The marquee game on the ice on Wednesday will be Russia vs. Canada, with Sidney Crosby and company wiping out Germany 8-2 in their qualification round game on Tuesday night. Russia won their group in preliminary action.
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