Phil Agius
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Happy NFL Draft Day, Pickswise Nation! The big day has finally arrived and at 8:00 pm ET in Kansas City the speculation stops and the cards start to be handed in. Along with all that excitement, we have NBA and NHL playoff games, plus MLB, soccer and golf on the schedule today, so let’s get straight to making your next bet better.
About Last Night
Great night of NBA playoff picks
The Pickswise NBA team went 3-1 ATS on Wednesday’s 4 playoff games, including 2-0 on our Best Bets of Heat +11 and Under 202.5 in the Knicks vs Cavaliers game. The red-hot Heat won straight up, beating the Bucks 128-126 in overtime to eliminate the #1 seeds, while the disappointing Cavs are also out after losing 106-95 at home. The other series are still in progress as the Grizzlies beat the Lakers 116-99 to stay alive at 3-2 down, while the Warriors went 3-2 up with a 123-116 win over the Kings. We cashed our Warriors vs Kings Same Game Parlay at +491 odds.
Bruins made to wait
The Boston Bruins could not clinch early against the Panthers last night as a 4-3 overtime loss sent the series back to Florida. Wednesday’s other game saw the Kraken win 3-2 in Colorado to move 3-2 ahead against the Avalanche.
Great day of MLB props
The Pickswise MLB cappers were on point with their prop picks, with Javan Shouey going 2-0 with his picks while no runs was good news for Caleb Wilfinger as we cashed both of our YRFI/NRFI Best Bets. We were also 2-1 with our MLB Best Bets, including a nice plus-money play on the Blue Jays’ run line as they beat the White Sox 8-0.
Perfect day of EPL picks
It was a perfect day on the EPL slate as we went 4-0 with our picks, including cashing a 3-star play on Manchester City ML & both teams to score as City beat Arsenal 4-1 in a huge game in the title race.
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Today’s Slate
All eyes on Celtics vs Hawks
There’s only one game in the NBA tonight as the Celtics visit the Hawks at 8:30 pm ET looking for a win to close out the series and avoid a Game 7. Read our Celtics vs Hawks Same Game Parlay.
3 NHL playoff games
We have 3 Game 5s in the first round of the NHL playoffs tonight, including Lightning vs Maple Leafs at 7:00 pm ET on TBS and running through to Jets vs Golden Knights at 10:00 pm ET on ESPN2. Check out today’s NHL predictions.
11-game MLB slate
Today’s MLB slate has a solid 11 games, and it gets started early with Marlins vs Braves at 12:20 pm ET. The evening slate includes Rays vs White Sox on MLB Network at 7:10 pm ET. Check out all of today’s MLB picks. We also have another 3 EPL games today, so take a look at today’s soccer predictions too.
Best Bet of the Day
EPL: Newcastle United ML over Everton
2:45 pm ET, USA Network
Newcastle’s biggest EPL win in 12 years has left the Magpies looking good for a top-4 finish and they should follow up the 6-1 demolition of Tottenham when they visit Everton today. Newcastle made it 6 wins from 7 with Sunday’s easy win over Spurs and should have little to fear from the EPL’s lowest-scoring team. The Toffees are in the Premier League’s bottom 3 after a 5-game winless run. Check out our full Everton vs Newcastle predictions.
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Must-read
All roads lead to the NFL Draft tonight and you can access all our draft analysis and picks via our NFL Draft betting guide, which has links to articles including our NFL mock draft and draft projections for Anthony Richardson, Bryce Young, CJ Stroud and Jaxon Smith-Njigba.
You can read our Celtics vs Hawks Same Game Parlay and our NHL player props, while our expert golf analyst Diane Knox Balas has today’s best golf predictions for the Mexico Open.
Look out for more great betting content as it comes in throughout the day on our Analysis tab.
Stat of the Day
Steven Matz has made 4 starts for the Cardinals this season and they have lost each one.
Quote of the Day
“You don’t always win. Sometimes other people win. And this year somebody else is going to win, simple as that.”
Giannis Antetokounmpo was keeping a cool head after the Bucks’ elimination.
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