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HomeAnalysisNBA AnalysisWise n' Shine: NBA picks, NHL predictions, college basketball and UFC best bets for Saturday, February 11

Wise n' Shine: NBA picks, NHL predictions, college basketball and UFC best bets for Saturday, February 11

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I've been writing about the NFL and a host of other sports for the UK's top daily betting paper the Racing Post for more than 20 years. An incurable Browns fan (1-31 survivor), I also specialise in all kinds of motorsport betting including F1, MotoGP, IndyCar and NASCAR.
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Welcome to a super Saturday of sports. The Super Bowl is just a day away, and we have NBA, NHL, college basketball, soccer and UFC action to entertain us first. Let’s get straight to making your next bet better!

About Last Night

Totals domination continues
The Pickswise NBA team continued their recent mastery over NBA totals on Friday’s slate, going 8-3 on the night to take our streak over the last 5 days to 26-12. Our 3-star play of the Bucks ML (+110) also cashed comfortably as they beat the Clippers 119-106. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander posted 44 points as the Thunder beat the Trail Blazers 138-129.

3-1 night in the NHL
Our NHL cappers were also in solid form, going 3-1 with their picks on the small Friday slate and cashing our Best Bet on the Penguins ML as they beat the Ducks 6-3.

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Today’s Slate

Lakers vs Warriors on ABC tonight
There is a strong 9-game slate in the NBA today, with NBA TV showing the 76ers vs Nets game at 6:00 pm ET, while Lakers vs Warriors is on ABC at 8:30 pm ET. Check out today’s NBA predictions.

Huge NHL slate
The NHL has 14 Saturday games, with ABC showing Lightning vs Stars at 1:00 pm ET and Capitals vs Bruins at 3:30 pm ET, while Rangers vs Hurricanes is on NHL Network at 7:00 pm ET. Check out today’s NHL picks.

There’s college hoops, soccer and UFC too
Alabama, Texas, Kansas, Tennessee and Virginia are among the top college basketball teams in action today and we have NCAAB picks for all the big games, while we also have soccer predictions for today’s EPL slate and UFC predictions for UFC 284.

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Best Bet of the Day

NCAAB: Virginia Cavaliers -6 over Duke Blue Devils
4:00 pm ET, ESPN

The Duke Blue Devils are 17-7 this season but coming off a blowout loss to Miami on Monday. They were never in that game and looked like they did not want to be there in the second half. The Blue Devils shot just 26.3% from beyond the arc and continued their road struggles. They have won just 2 road games this season (against teams that rank outside the top 160 in KenPom’s rankings), while Virginia has played at a high level holding a 18-4 overall record and a 10-3 conference record. Virginia should take care of business at home and cover too. Read our full Duke vs Virginia predictions.

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Must-watch: Tank Williams hosts Let’s Bet It today

Be sure to check out our daily show Let’s Bet It on our YouTube channel at youtube.com/c/Pickswise at 10:00 am ET.

Lauren Jbara and Tank Williams are your hosts today, and they will be joined by another former NFL player, Anthony Armstrong (@MrArmstrong13), now co-host of the Bleav in Commanders podcast, to talk about all the latest Super Bowl news and odds before the team reveal their Plays of the Day.
You can also access the show at any time through Spotify and Apple Podcasts (search for Let’s Bet It Presented By Pickswise).

The Super Bowl edition of Pickswise Playbook, our NFL preview show presented by Superbook Sports, is also available, featuring Tank Williams, so be sure to check that out too!

Must-read

Our Saturday NBA mega parlay is ready to read, along with our NHL mega parlay. and hockey player props and our college basketball mega parlay. We also have UFC 284 Best Bets and a 4-fight parlay for the MMA action, and our Saturday EPL soccer parlay.

Looking ahead to the Super Bowl, check out Super Bowl MVP odds, player prop bets for both the Chiefs and the Eagles, touchdown scorer picks and a +1045 Same Game Parlay. All of our SB 57 content is on the Super Bowl hub.

Read all of our great sports analysis as it arrives throughout the day on the Analysis tab.

Stat of the Day

The Warriors have won 15 of their last 19 home games against the Lakers.

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Pickswise is the home of free sports picks, news and best bets. Check out our expert NFL Picks, NBA Picks, MLB Picks and NHL Picks pages for our latest game picks.

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