Daily Market Trends

3/27/2008 6:00pm EST

By the Team at SportsInsights.com

Moving Today's Market

The Sweet 16 is upon us, and 200,000 bets have already been placed on the four games in play tonight. North Carolina and their scary-good offense is favored by –8 ½ over the surprising Washington State Cougars, and the public has UCLA handling Western Kentucky by a cool dozen. Louisville (-3) vs. Tennessee and West Virginia (-1) vs. Xavier are expected to be nail-biters. 

Over on the pro circuit, as if things could get any worse for the MASH unit formerly known as the Miami Heat, guard Daequan Cook may join the team's lengthy list of unavailable players tonight. Blake Ahearn, whose prior claim to fame was winning three straight NCAA free throw shooting titles at Missouri State, may start at point guard. Perhaps Pat Riley will be forced to suit up as well. The public has pegged the Pistons as –21 point favorites—even without Rip Hamilton.

Key Injury Updates

Brandon Roy (Portland Trail Blazers )

Updated	Player	Pos.	Injury	Status	Expected Return
3/27/2008 3:38:14 PM	Brandon Roy	G	Groin	Out	Out Thursday vs Golden St. May miss two weeks.

Key Market Moves

Game 805 Dallas @ Denver 

Dallas is facing a tough task tonight in the Mile High City, as they take on the playoff-hungry Denver Nuggets without Dirty Dirk Nowitzki. As the line has steadily risen from an open of Nuggets –7 to Nuggets –9, two Smart Money Plays have come in on the Mavs (-8 and –9), and one Square Play notification on the Mavs (+9) has been triggered.

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Tomorrow's Market Movers

More Sweet 16 March Madness with the Midwest and South Regional title games, and Jermaine O'Neal is set to return for the playoff-hopeful Indiana Pacers.