Phil Agius
NBA
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Welcome to another wonderful Wednesday of sports, Pickswise Nation. We have a busy day ahead with NBA, NHL, college basketball and soccer action on today’s schedule, so let’s get straight to making your next bet better!
About Last Night
NBA Best Bet wins
Our sole 3-star play on the NBA last night cashed as the Kings vs Suns game went under 233.5 points in a 120-109 Suns victory. The Bucks beat the Celtics 131-125 in overtime and the Clippers beat the Warriors 134-124. If you haven’t yet checked out our NBA first-basket picks, you should, as we cashed one on Bradley Beal last night at +550 odds.
8-3 run for NHL 3-star plays
The Pickswise Best Bet was also a winner in the NHL as the Canadiens brushed aside the Blackhawks 4-0, making it 8 wins in our last 11 3-star plays. The Bruins beat the Stars in overtime and 3 games went to shootouts with the Senators, Kraken and Lightning coming out on top in those.
College hoops upsets
Kansas State (vs Oklahoma State), Creighton (vs Providence) and NC State (vs Syracuse) were ranked teams that lost on Tuesday night.
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Today’s Slate
10-game slate in the NBA
Today’s 10-game NBA slate includes 2 games on ESPN with the Heat facing the Nets at 7:30 pm ET. Then it’s Pelicans vs Lakers at 10:00 pm ET. You can read all of today’s NBA predictions.
Avalanche vs Wild on TNT
There are 6 NHL games today including Blackhawks vs Maple Leafs on TNT at 7:00 pm ET and Avalanche vs Wild at 9:30 pm ET. We have NHL picks for today’s games.
#1 Alabama takes on #10 Tennessee
There are some big games on the college hardwood tonight with new #1 Alabama taking on #10 Tennessee on ESPN2 at 7:00 pm ET. Take a look at today’s college basketball predictions. There’s also Champions League and EPL soccer action, and we have soccer picks for today’s games.
Best Bet of the Day
NCAAB: Alabama Crimson Tide +3 over Tennessee Volunteers
7:00 pm ET, ESPN2
The most important game in the SEC season takes place in Knoxville tonight. It should have been for 1st place, but the slumping Vols are now 4 games back of the Tide. Alabama is still undefeated in conference play, and looks every bit like the #1 team in the nation. Somehow the Tide are 3-point underdogs despite being 8-1 on the road. They are 13th in offensive efficiency and 6th on the defensive side of the ball. Tennessee has looked bad lately and lost 2 straight games at the buzzer. The Vols finally broke out of a deep scoring slump in the loss to Missouri, but Missouri is a wretched defensive team, so I’m not sure the Vols have solved their offensive problems. Read our full Alabama vs Tennessee predictions.
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Must-read
Today’s NBA coverage includes our NBA mega parlay, and we also have our NHL mega parlay for today’s hockey. Our expert golf analyst Diane Knox Balas has this week’s Genesis Invitational predictions and you can also check out our Champions League best bets for today’s soccer. The XFL is coming back this week, so you might also want to take a look at our XFL season preview to find out what’s happening!
Be sure to head over to the Analysis tab for even more great sports betting content as it arrives throughout the day.
Stat of the Day
The Pelicans have an 18-10 over-under record in road games.
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