Wednesday's Betting Tips
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Weather to watch
Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Royals – 12 mph winds are expected to be blowing out to left-center field.
Who’s hot
NBA: The Los Angeles Clippers have covered in 10 of their last 14 overall.
NBA: The over is 10-3 in Milwaukee’s last 13 road games.
NHL: The road team has won 17 of the last 24 meetings between the Flyers and Penguins.
NHL: Los Angeles has won eight of its last 10 home games.
MLB: Milwaukee has won 18 straight home games with Zack Greinke starting.
Who’s not
NBA: Portland is 3-7 against the spread in its last 10 meetings with Utah.
NBA: Washington has covered in only five of its last 19 home games.
NHL: Ottawa is 3-13 in its last 16 playoff games as an underdog.
NHL: The over is 1-7-3 in Vancouver’s last 11 road games.
MLB: The Los Angeles Angels have lost each of Ervin Santana’s last six starts.
Key stat
17 – The Charlotte Bobcats have now lost a franchise-record 17 straight games as they get set to host the Chicago Bulls Wednesday. The Bobcats have covered just four times during the losing streak.
Injury that shouldn’t be overlooked
Chris Kaman, New Orleans Hornets – Kaman has a bruised left tibia and is now expected to miss the rest of the year. He was averaging 13.1 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.6 blocks even though he saw limited action at times during the season and should be a hot commodity on the free agent market in the offseason. New Orleans visits Memphis Wednesday.
Game of the day
Orlando Magic at Boston Celtics (N/A)
Notable quotable
"Chelsea, of course [will reach the final]. Chelsea against Real Madrid, I hope. We know what Barcelona are about and that we have to be on our game. We’re confident and feel we’re good enough to progress." – Chelsea’s Ashely Cole about the team’s chances to advance to the Champions League final. Chelsea opens its first leg of the semifinal against Barcelona Wednesday at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea, which is set as a +365 underdog has four wins to Barcelona’s five in 13 meetings between the two sides, with four draws. The draw for Leg 1 of the semifinal is listed at +260.
Notes and tips
New Jersey Nets point guard Deron Williams will miss Wednesday's game against the New York Knicks because of a sore right calf, according to the team's official injury report. Williams sat out Monday's 101-98 loss to the Miami Heat with the same injury. The All-Star suffered the injury after a collision with Boston Celtics center Greg Stiemsma on Saturday. The 27-year-old is averaging 21 points and 8.7 assists in 55 games this season.
Ottawa Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson suffered a "setback" Monday in his recovery from a concussion, according to coach Paul MacLean. Alfredsson didn't practice with the team Tuesday and is doubtful for Game 4 on Wednesday against the New York Rangers. Alfredsson suffered a concussion during Game 2 on Saturday after taking an elbow to the head from Rangers' winger Carl Hagelin, who was suspended three games for the hit. The Rangers lead the best-of-seven series 2-1.
Golden State guard Steph Curry won’t play again this season, according to a report from ESPN’s Chris Broussard. Curry’s nagging foot/ankle injuries have held him to 14.7 points and 5.3 assists per game this season. The sharpshooter has missed 48 games over the past two seasons.
Veteran starter Jason Marquis will make his debut for the Minnesota Twins Wednesday at the New York Yankees. Marquis, a native of New York, missed two weeks of spring training after his daughter was injured in a bicycle accident. The Twins opened as a big +210.