San Antonio Spurs vs Denver Nuggets April 10, 2013

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The San Antonio Spurs have won four of their last six trips to the Pepsi Center, which is important to consider when making your NBA picks on Wednesday night as they take on the Denver Nuggets in a nationally-televised contest on ESPN.

San Antonio Spurs vs Denver Nuggets 

Sports bettors will find that the Spurs are 3.5-point underdogs in the pro basketball odds (courtesy of SBR Forum), while the total sits at 204.5 in the market.

Let's take a closer look at this Western Conference matchup from a betting perspective, while offering up an against-the-spread pick a

Los Angeles Lakers vs Portland Trailblazers April 10, 2013

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The Los Angeles Lakers have dropped 12 of their last 14 road games against the Portland Trail Blazers, which is important to consider when making your NBA picks on Wednesday night as the two teams meet up at the Rose Garden.

Sports bettors will find that the Lakers are 5.5-point favorites in the pro basketball odds (courtesy of SBR Forum), while the total sits at 201 in the market.

Los Angeles Lakers vs Portland Trailblazers

Let's take a closer look at this Western Conference matchup from a betting perspective, while offering up a prediction on the total along the way.

Miami Heat vs Washington Wizards April 10, 2013

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The Miami Heat are just one win away from clinching home-court advantage throughout the entire NBA playoffs, including the NBA Finals.

While that win doesn't have to come against the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night, it certainly wouldn't hurt.

All that's on the line for the Wizards is bragging rights, and while that might not sound like a lot, splitting a season series with the Heat would be quite an accomplishment for the 29-49 Wizards.

According to USA Today, LeBron James is still feeling some hamstring soreness, which means he may take the night off in the Nation's capitol.

Miami Heat vs Washington Wizards

Even without LeBron, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade, it's clear that the Heat can compete and win against any team in the league, and that will be the case on Wednesday night.

Watching John Wall face off against the Heat is worth the price of admission alone.

Not only is he averaging 26.6 points, 6.4 assists and 4.6 rebounds per game, he's also shooting the ball at 49 percent from the field.

It should be an entertaining matchup in Washington D.C., and one that you won't want to miss with the possibility of Wall and LeBron facing off.

Barcelona vs PSG April 10, 2013

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Barcelona vs PSG The World Player of the Year is recovering from a hamstring strain picked up in Paris last week, when he scored in the 2-2 first-leg draw, though Barca proved they could survive without him by thrashing Real Mallorca 5-0 in La Liga on Saturday.

Favourites Barca are chasing a fourth Champions League crown in eight seasons, and leading marksman Messi usually provides the cutting edge on the big stage by setting up and scoring goals.

With La Liga all but in the bag, as Barca lead second-placed Real Madrid by 13 points with eight games left, coach Tito Vilanova may be inclined to risk his prize asset against PSG.

Barcelona vs PSG

Vilanova also has to decide who will partner Gerard Pique in the centre of defence as Javier Mascherano is out with a knee injury and Carles Puyol is a doubt as he recovers from knee surgery.

Inexperienced former youth-teamer Marc Bartra performed well alongside Pique on Saturday but versatile full-back Adriano Correia is close to fitness again and midfielder Alex Song could even be drafted in at the back.

"We'll see what options we have against PSG," Barca's assistant coach Jordi Roura said.

Juventus gegen Bayern München 10.04.2013

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uve-Trainer Antonio Conte erwartet ein "Höllenspektakel", Stürmer Mirko Vucinic einen "Krieg": Vor dem Viertelfinal-Rückspiel der Champions League setzt Turin auf markige Worte. Um gegen Bayern die Sensation zu schaffen, müssen die Italiener mehr tun - und ihre einzige Chance nutzen.

Die Bayern sind auch deshalb so erfolgreich, weil Torjäger Mario Mandzukic ihnen als erster Verteidiger dient. Heute Abend will der Rekordmeister gegen Turin ins Halbfinale der Champions League einziehen.

Es kann gut sein, dass sich Andrea Pirlo dieses Mal häufiger umdreht, um zu sehen, was in seinem Rücken passiert oder wer da gerade heranprescht. Der italienische Mittelfeldregisseur von Juventus Turin hatte in der vergangenen Woche einige unangenehme Begegnungen mit bissigen Spielern des FC Bayern, und vor dem heutigen Rückspiel im Champions-League-Viertelfinale (20.45 Uhr, live im Ticker bei Tagesspiegel.de) wird er sich an eine ganz besonders ungern erinnern – an die mit Mario Mandzukic. Der Münchner Angreifer hatte sich erdreistet, dem verdutzten Ballstreichler Pirlo ein paar Meter jenseits der Mittellinie von hinten in die Parade zu fahren und den Ball zu klauen, auf ganz regelkonforme Art und Weise.