Daily Market Wrap Up: Wednesday Night Football

Moving Today's Market

There's no lack of options in tonight's marketplace. A couple of Wednesday night NCAA football games adds to the usual NBA and NHL action. Ball State looks to remain undfeated against Northern Illinois. There is a huge discrepancy in the betting percentages with Ball State receiving 56% of the public's spread bets as 9.5 point favorites. Also in college, the Toledo Rockets travel to Ohio to take on the Akron Zips. Both teams allow a ton of points, so this could be a high-scoring affair. The Zips opened as 5 point favorites at Pinnacle. The line dipped down to Akron -4 before climbing back to its current standing of Akron -6.5. The Zips are receiving almost 75% of the public's spread bets. All of this led to a pair of Smart Money plays triggered on Toledo, including one at The Pig (84-68, +7.60).

In the NBA, the Spurs are still looking for their first win of the season as they travel to take on the young Timberwolves. This Spurs team isn't the squad that has been a league headliner over the last 15 years. Those teams were a strong defensive squad, but this team is allowing over 100 points per game. They are also without one of their best players as Manu Ginobli is still recovering from an injured ankle. San Antonio is a 5 point favorite, and the public is backing them with 70% of the spread bets. The Spurs opened as 4 point favorites at Pinnacle, and the line quickly dropped to San Antonio -3.5 before climbing up to -5. During that movement a Smart Money play was triggered on the Timberwolves at BetOnline (6-1, +4.40).

Key Injury Updates

Player	Team	Injury	Status	Comments
Ben Roethlisberger	Steelers	shoulder	questionable	An MRI on Roethlisberger's throwing shoulder showed no structural damage and the Steelers said Wednesday that he remains "day to day."
Donte Stallworth	Browns	quadriceps	probable	Stallworth was limited in Browns practice Wednesday, but is listed as probable for Thursday night's game.
Larry Hughes	Bulls	shoulder	out	Hughes will not play Wednesday against the Cavs.
Emeka Okafor	Bobcats	shoulder	probable	Okafor took part in the Bobcats' morning shootaround and is expected to face the Knicks Wednesday night.
Raymond Felton	Bobcats	hamstring	probable	After taking part in the Bobcats' morning shootaround, Felton is now expected to play against the Knicks on Wednesday.
Deron Williams	Jazz	ankle	out	Williams has been ruled out for Wednesday's game and may not return until next week.

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Tomorrow's Market Mover

The NFL kicks off its string of games on Thursdays with a Broncos-Browns face off in Cleveland. A pair of games in college are also on the schedule with Maryland visiting Virginia Tech and TCU traveling to face Utah. A pair of games take place on the hardwood. The 76ers take on the Magic in Orlando, and the Rockets play the Trail Blazers in Portland. It's a busy night in the NHL with 11 games on the schedule, including an Original Six match up between Toronto and Boston.