Wednesday cross-sport parlay: 4-team multi-sport parlay at +1262 odds, including today's World Cup, college basketball, NHL and NBA predictions

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World Cup pick today: Belgium ML over Canada (-180), 2:00 pm ET

Getting out of Group F might not be a simple task for Belgium, given the quality of Croatia and Morocco, but a winning start should be made against Canada. The Canadians qualified top of the CONCACAF section – ahead of Mexico, USA and Costa Rica – and have some talented individuals. However, Canada lacks the depth of quality, therefore backing Belgium to win will be the play.

Be sure to check out our full Canada vs Belgium predictions

College Basketball pick today: Dayton Flyers vs Wisconsin Badgers – Under 121.5 points (-110), 2:30 pm ET

The Dayton Flyers and the Wisconsin Badgers will meet this afternoon in the opening round of the Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis tournament. The Flyers offense has struggled to score this season, scoring 52 points and 60 points.

Similarly, Wisconsin has scored 60 points and 56 points in their last two games and are struggling to consistently make shots. Wisconsin has played at one of the slowest paces in the country since 2015 and it is no different this season. According to KenPom, Wisconsin is ranked 300^th in adjusted tempo and ranked 328^th in average offensive possession length so a slow pace should be expected here as well. Most of this game will be played in the half court, therefore backing the under will be the play.

Be sure to check out our full Dayton Flyers vs Wisconsin Badgers predictions

NHL pick today: Winnipeg Jets ML over Minnesota Wild (+135), 7:05 pm ET

Winnipeg is 7-2-1 in its last 10 games and 3rd in goals-against per game at 2.41. Connor Hellebuyck has been elite this season and that trend should continue tonight. Minnesota does have Kirill Kaprizov and Mats Zuccarello who can score goals, but outside of them, offense has been hard to come by. There are too many holes in their top 6 to consider them a real threat to score against a goalie with a 2.07 GAA and a .935 SV%. For that reason, backing Winnipeg to win will be the best play.

Be sure to check out our full Winnipeg Jets vs Minnesota Wild predictions

NBA pick today: Toronto Raptors -2.5 over Brooklyn Nets (-105), 7:40 pm ET

The Raptors are one of the stronger home teams in the NBA with 6 wins in 7 games. They are struggling with injuries right now, but with Pascal Siakam, Otto Porter Jr., Scottie Barnes and Precious Achiuwa missing games they have remained competitive, winning 2 of their last 3 outings. The Scotiabank Arena has been tough to conquer for the Nets, and Toronto has beaten them 14 times in the last 16 meetings there. Brooklyn is playing on a 2nd night of a back-to-back and had to travel in from Philadelphia, while the Raptors had an extra day of rest while playing at home tonight. Given the recent struggles from the Nets, backing the Raptors will be the play tonight.

Be sure to check out our full Brooklyn Nets vs Toronto Raptors predictions

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