Daily Market Wrap Up: Ball State BCS Busters?

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On the college gridiron No. 14 Ball State hopes to keep alive their BCS aspirations and remain undefeated as they travel to play Miami (OH). The Cardinals are averaging over 38 points a game, while allowing just over 15 to opponents. They have the 11th-ranked offense in both total yards and scoring average.

The Redhawks are 2-7 on the season and rank among the bottom teams in the MAC standings. All these facts lead to Ball State opening as 15.5-point favorites at Pinnacle. The public is jumping on the hopeful BCS busters with 79% of spread bets behind the Cardinals.

That backing pushed the line to Ball State -19.5 before dropping back to it's current -18.5 at Pinnacle. During this movement a pair of Smart Money plays were triggered on the Redhawks. It's also looking like a possible Square Play.

In the NBA, there are some interesting games and odds. One such interesting line comes in the Denver-Charlotte matchup. The Nuggets come into the game at 3-3, with a 1-2 road record. The Bobcats come in at 2-4 in Larry Brown's first season with the team, with both wins coming at home.

The Nuggets opened as 2.5-point favorites at Pinnacle, with a -121 behind the spread. The line quickly jumped to Denver -4, but has since returned to -2.5 with even odds. This is despite the Nuggets receiving a whopping 84% of spread bets and 95% of parlay bets. This movement paired with the strong public backing of Denver triggered a pair of Smart Money plays on the Bobcats. 

Key Injury Updates

Player	Team	Injury	Status	Comments
Kenyon Martin	Nuggets	Wrist	Questionable	Martin is "50-50" to play in Tuesday's game.
Deron Williams	Jazz	Ankle	Questionable	Williams is expected to make his season debut on Tuesday, though he described himself as a game-time decision.
David Lee	Knicks	Ankle	Probable	Lee and Mardy Collins are listed as probable for the Knicks on Tuesday.
Josh Howard	Mavericks	Wrist	Doubtful	Howard does not have any long-term damage in his sprained left wrist, but is doubtful to play in the Mavericks game on Tuesday.
Drew Gooden	Bulls	Ankle	Questionable	Gooden sat out Monday's practice and is "questionable at best" for Tuesday's game.

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On the hardwood, we get a great match up of guards when Kobe Bryant and the Lakers visit New Orleans to face Chris Paul and the Hornets. In college we have a pair of football games to go along with a single basketball game. On the ice, we get to see an Original Six face-off between Boston and Chicago.