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Courtesy of OddsShark.com: Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Heat get a rematch with the Celtics in Miami, Pittsburgh looks for a win in Connecticut, and the Ravens and Falcons battle in Atlanta.

Colliding on the gridiron . . .

The National Football League has a marquee matchup on tap for Thursday night, with the Ravens (6-2 SU, 4-3-1 ATS) on the road to play the Falcons (6-2 SU, 4-4 ATS). Baltimore coasted past the Dolphins in their game over the weekend, holding Miami scoreless in the second half of the 26-10 home victory. Joe Flacco threw for 266 yards for Baltimore that day with two touchdowns, while Ray Rice ran for 83 yards on 22 carries. Atlanta got past division-rival Tampa Bay 27-21 at home in their most recent outing, as Matt Ryan passed for 235 yards and one score. Michael Turner rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns against the Bucs. Oddsmakers have Atlanta pegged as a slim 1-point favorite for Thursday night’s game, with the total for the contest set at 43.

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As well, there are two college football games on the Thursday schedule, with East Carolina at UAB (-1.5), and Pittsburgh (-5.5) at Connecticut. The Panthers (5-3 SU, 4-1-2 ATS) are riding a three-game winning streak, beating Louisville 20-3 at home last time out. Dion Lewis and Ray Graham rushed for touchdowns for Pittsburgh in that contest. The Huskies (4-4 SU, 3-4 ATS) are coming off a 16-13 overtime home win over West Virginia in which Jordan Todman ran for 113 yards and a score. Dave Teggart booted three field goals for UConn that day. The total for the Panthers/Huskies game is at 46.5.

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Tipping off on the hardwood . . .

The NBA offers up a trio of games on Thursday, with Golden State at Chicago, the Lakers at Denver, and Boston at Miami. The Celtics fell to 6-2 overall (and 4-4 against-the-spread) with an 89-87 loss in Dallas in their last game on Monday night. Paul Pierce led the way with 24 points for Boston in that losing cause, while Kevin Garnett was good for 18 points and 15 rebounds. The Celtics, though, knocked off the hyped Heat 88-80 in Boston when those two teams met on the opening night of the season. Ray Allen poured in a team-high 20 points for Boston on that night, while Pierce had 19 points. LeBron James began his South Beach career with 31 points for the Heat in that defeat, with Dwyane Wade scoring 13 points in the game, and Chris Bosh adding eight points.

Taking a trip around the rink . . .

Finally, there are 10 games on the National Hockey League’s schedule for Thursday, with Montreal at Boston, Tampa Bay at Washington, Minnesota at Atlanta, Buffalo at the Rangers, Philadelphia at Carolina, Edmonton at Detroit, Vancouver at Ottawa, Nashville at St. Louis, the Islanders at San Jose, and Dallas at Los Angeles. The 8-5-0 Stars will be looking to bounce back from a 5-0 road loss to Colorado in their last game on Saturday night. Backup netminder Andrew Raycroft made 40 saves for Dallas in that defeat. The 10-3-0 Kings are 6-0-0 at home so far this season, beating Nashville 4-1 last time out. However, Los Angeles will have to make due without both defenseman Willie Mitchell (broken wrist) and forward Alexei Ponikarovsky (broken finger) indefinitely.