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Wednesday’s betting tips: Shorthanded Bearcats still favored

Who’s hot

NHL: Boston has won its last six games in Ottawa.

NHL: Minnesota has won 17 of its last 21 overall.

NCAAB: The under is 8-1 in Northern Illinois’ last nine.

NCAAB: Richmond is 12-4 against the spread in its last 16.

Who’s not

NHL: Anaheim is 6-20 in its last 26.

NHL: Ottawa is 1-5 in its last six overall.

NCAAB: Cincinnati has covered in only one of its last six.

NCAAB: Iona is 1-4 against the number in its last five overall.

Key stat

22.2, 14.6 – The Cincinnati Bearcats will be missing 22.2 points and 14.6 rebounds per game from their roster Wednesday night as they get set to play their first game after four players were suspended following last Saturday’s brawl with Xavier. The Bearcats visit Wright State Wednesday as 4-point favorites.

Injury that shouldn’t be overlooked

Milan Michalek, Ottawa Senators - Michalek left Tuesday's game against the Buffalo Sabres with an upper body injury and his status for Wednesday’s game against Boston is up in the air. Michalek, who leads the NHL with 19 goals, was hurt upon colliding with teammate Erik Carlson with about 5 1/2 minutes left in the second period.

Game of the day

Chicago Blackhawks at Minnesota Wild (-115, 5)

Notable quotable

"Football is a game of injuries, we all know that. Some years you have more than others. ... Obviously guys get hurt and the next guy's got to stand up and be ready to go." – Jacksonville interim coach Mel Tucker. The Jaguars have placed more players on the injured reserve this season (27) than any other team in the NFL. They are set as 11-point underdogs at Atlanta on Thursday.

Notes and tips

Montreal Canadiens captain Brian Gionta is expected to remain sidelined this week due to a lower-body injury. Gionta was injured in a game against the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday and sat out Saturday's win against Carolina, ending a streak of 153 consecutive games played. Canadiens coach Jacques Martin Martin said Gionta will be sidelined for an “indeterminate” period. Gionta has eight goals and seven assists in 29 games this season.

Kansas City Chiefs interim coach Romeo Crennel said he hasn't decided on a starting quarterback for Sunday's game against the unbeaten Green Bay Packers. Crennel was elevated to interim coach Monday following the firing of Todd Haley. Tyler Palko has lost three of four starts since Matt Cassel suffered a season-ending injury. The Chiefs have been awful offensively with Palko under center, failing to score more than 10 points in a game. Kansas City has scored only 45 points in its last six games. Palko has completed 80 of 134 passes for 796 yards with two touchdowns and seven interceptions.

Jared Sullinger’s status still remains up in the air. Ohio State coach Thad Matta said Tuesday that he is not sure when his All-American center will be healthy enough to return from a back injury. Sullinger missed the previous two games, including Saturday's 78-67 loss to Kansas. The Jayhawks play South Carolina this weekend, and it’s unclear if Sullinger will be ready to go. Sullinger is averaging 19.1 points and 10.3 rebounds this season.

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College funds: Wednesday's best college hoops bets

Iona Gaels at Richmond Spiders (Pick ‘em, 145.5)

The Iona Gaels had a seven-game winning streak at Marshall on Sunday, but they left a lasting impression on the Herd.

“We beat an outstanding club,” Marshall head coach Tom Herrion told reporters after his club prevailed 82-63 as a 1.5-point favorite. “I thought after the first 10 minutes, we settled into the game. We recognized how fast they were, but it took us almost 10 minutes to settle into their speed. They play at a break-neck speed.”

Senior Michael Glover paced the attack by hitting nine of his 10 attempts from the floor for 20 points and added six rebounds.

Meanwhile, Richmond will look to rebound from an embarrassing 73-51 blowout loss to VCU and should be able to run the floor with the Gaels for at least a while.

Pick: Over

Cincinnati Bearcats at Wright State Raiders (4, 111.5)

Wednesday's game between Cincinnati and Wright State expects to be a low-scoring, grind-it-out contest as two of the better defensive teams in the nation meet at the Nutter Center in Dayton, Ohio.

It's the Bearcats first game since Saturday's brawl against archrival Xavier, an incident that received national attention and resulted in eight players being suspended, most notably Cincinnati's Yancy Gates. The senior forward bloodied Xavier's Kenny Frease with a blindside punch to the face in the melee and will begin his six-game suspension for the Wright State game.

The Bearcats started the season ranked No. 22, but lost two surprising early home games to Presbyterian and Marshall, blowing second-half leads in both. Cincinnati, picked fifth in the Big East preseason coaches poll, has topped the 70-point mark only twice.

Pick: Under

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Ice picks: Wednesday's best NHL bets

Boston Bruins at Ottawa Senators (+150, 5.5)

The Senators will probably catch a major break as Bruins captain Zdeno Chara will likely sit out another game with knee injury, but they still have to think about what might have been if they hadn’t shipped the big guy out of town years ago.

Boston has won each of its last five meetings with the Senators and have outscored them 19-6 over that span.

The Bruins’ may also be without Dan Paille and Gregory Campbell, though it’s not like they don’t have the depth to get them through this one. The Senators are allowing 3.4 goals and 31.7 shots per game – not exactly great numbers to line up against Boston’s offense which sits third in the league with 3.2 goals per game and fifth in shots (33.2).

The Sens head into this one 5-0 in the second half of back-to-backs, but they’ll have their hands full here. With no value on the road team, we’re on board with the over.

Pick: Over

Phoenix Coyotes at Anaheim Ducks (+105, 5.5)

The Ducks have already fired veteran coach Randy Carlyle and nearly shipped one of the top young snipers in the game out of town. So at this point, you have to wonder what it’s going to take to get this team’s attention.

They have dropped four of their last five and were sitting just one point clear of last place in the Western Conference heading into Wednesday’s action.

Anaheim battled hard but still ended up on the wrong end of a 3-2 decision on Saturday at Nashville. Brandon McMillian was whistled for a questionable slashing call early in the third and Roman Josi scored on the power play to make it 2-1 before Jordin Tootoo added another.

"It was a great hockey game decided by one cheesy penalty call," captain Ryan Getzlaf told reporters. "Everybody in the building saw it. I hope Mr. Shanahan saw it as well."

That kind of sulking is the last thing the Ducks need from their captain at this point. He didn’t mention the fact that Anaheim was outshot 28-17 in the game and it's obvious this club still needs a major attitude adjustment.

Phoenix has won nine of its last 14 road games and won’t let the Ducks off the hook.

Pick: Coyotes

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Today's NHL Picks

Chicago at Minnesota

The Blackhawks look to build on their 4-0 record in their last 4 road games. Chicago is the pick (-110) according to Dunkel, which has the Blackhawks favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: Chicago (-110). Here are all of today's picks.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14 Time Posted 6:00 a.m. EST

Game 1-2: Boston at Ottawa (7:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Boston 11.296; Ottawa 11.726 Dunkel Line & Total: Ottawa by 1/2; 6 Vegas Line & Total: Boston (-175); 5 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Ottawa (+155); Over

Game 3-4: Chicago at Minnesota (7:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Chicago 12.649; Minnesota 11.758 Dunkel Line & Total: Chicago by 1; 4 1/2 Vegas Line & Total: Minnesota (-110); 5 Dunkel Pick: Chicago (-110); Under

Game 5-6: Phoenix at Anaheim (10:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Phoenix 9.846; Anaheim 11.585 Dunkel Line & Total: Anaheim by 1 1/2; 4 1/2 Vegas Line & Total: Phoenix (-125); 5 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Anaheim (+105); Under

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NCAA Basketball Picks

UTEP at UNLV

The Runnin' Rebels look to take advantage of a UTEP team that is 2-8-1 ATS in its last 11 games against Mountain West teams. UNLV is the pick (-18) according to Dunkel, which has the Runnin' Rebels favored by 22 1/2. Dunkel Pick: UNLV (-18). Here are all of today's games.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14 Time Posted: 6:00 a.m. EST

Game 741-742: Cincinnati at Wright State (7:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Cincinnati 61.645; Wright State 54.641 Dunkel Line: Cincinnati by 7; 117 Vegas Line: Cincinnati by 4; 111 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Cincinnati (-4); Over

Game 743-744: UL-Lafayette at Mississippi (7:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: UL-Lafayette 51.800; Mississippi 63.208 Dunkel Line: Mississippi by 11 1/2; 132 Vegas Line: Mississippi by 14; 137 Dunkel Pick: UL-Lafayette (+14); Under

Game 745-746: Florida International at Maryland (7:30 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Florida International 48.737; Maryland 58.701 Dunkel Line: Maryland by 10; 146 Vegas Line: Maryland by 12; 140 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Florida International (+12);

Game 747-748: DePaul at Northern Illinois (9:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: DePaul 55.822; Northern Illinois 40.632 Dunkel Line: DePaul by 15; 137 Vegas Line: DePaul by 11; 143 Dunkel Pick: DePaul (-11); Under

Game 749-750: South Florida at Auburn (9:30 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: South Florida 55.617; Auburn 55.126 Dunkel Line: Even; 127 Vegas Line: Auburn by 2 1/2; 123 Dunkel Pick: South Florida (+2 1/2); Over

Game 751-752: UTEP at UNLV (10:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: UTEP 51.875; UNLV 74.573 Dunkel Line: UNLV by 22 1/2; Vegas Line: UNLV by 18; 136 1/2 Dunkel Pick: UNLV (-18); Under

Game 753-754: Iona at Richmond (3:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Iona 62.931; Richmond 64.114 Dunkel Line: Richmond by 1; 148 Vegas Line: Pick; 145 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Richmond; Over

Game 755-756: Princeton at Rider (7:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Princeton 51.227; Rider 48.386 Dunkel Line: Princeton by 3; 131 Vegas Line: Princeton by 5; 134 Dunkel Pick: Rider (+5); Under

Game 757-758: Tennessee at College of Charleston (9:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Tennessee 60.092; College of Charleston 60.464 Dunkel Line: Even; 137 Vegas Line: College of Charleston by 2 1/2; 143 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Tennessee (+2 1/2); Under

Game 759-760: Denver at Northern Colorado (9:05 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Denver 60.069; Northern Colorado 56.620 Dunkel Line: Denver by 3 1/2; 135 Vegas Line: Denver by 2; 129 Dunkel Pick: Denver (-2); Over

Game 761-762: Eastern Washington at UCLA (10:30 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Eastern Washington 51.470; UCLA 57.754 Dunkel Line: UCLA by 6 1/2; 129 Vegas Line: UCLA by 8; 135 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Eastern Washington (+8); Under

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DCI CBB

Season
Straight Up: 1081-331 (.766)
ATS: 385-457 (.457)
ATS Vary Units: 1437-1890 (.432)
Over/Under: 417-410 (.504)
Over/Under Vary Units: 607-564 (.518)

Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic
at campus sites
BAYLOR 75, Bethune-Cookman 49

Non-Conference
ARKANSAS STATE 71, Seattle 61
AUBURN 62, South Florida 60
Campbell 83, HOUSTON BAPTIST 76
Charleston Southern 77, THE CITADEL 72
Cincinnati 58, WRIGHT STATE 50
COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON 80, Tennessee 71
COPPIN STATE 77, Towson 63
DePaul 76, NORTHERN ILLINOIS 69
Long Island vs. NORFOLK STATE: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
LOUISIANA TECH 69, McNeese State 68
MARYLAND 81, Fairleigh Dickinson 64
Morgan State 68, UMBC 65
NORTHERN COLORADO 65, Denver 62
OHIO STATE 88, USC Upstate 48
OLE MISS 79, Louisiana-Lafayette 62
Princeton 70, RIDER 63
RICHMOND 76, Iona 71
UCLA 76, Eastern Washington 63
UNLV 75, Utep 60
WICHITA STATE 97, Chicago State 52

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Mighty Quinn

Mighty missed with Wisconsin (-9) Tuesday.

Wednesday it’s Iona. The deficit is 3079 sirignanos.

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Free Selection from Arthur Ralph Sports

772- 564 57 % Free Play Run over 3 YEARS

Free play 14-4 run WED Auburn -2

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Gamblers Data

Free Play Wednesday

Phoenix -125

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Hockey Crusher
Play of the Day:

Phoenix Coyotes + Anaheim Ducks UNDER 5.5

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Basketball Crusher
Play of the Day:

Denver -2 over Northern Colorado

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Sportbook Investing
Play of the Day:

Phoenix Coyotes + Anaheim Ducks UNDER 5.5

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APPLE HANDICAPPERS
Tony LaDuke
3* Northern Illinois+11 Over Depaul

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JOE WIZ DAILY FREE PICK

Northern Colorado +3 over Denver