Wise n' Shine: NFL picks, college football predictions, NBA and NHL best bets for Saturday, December 17

Welcome to another super Saturday of sports! We have a huge day ahead with 3 NFL games, college football bowl games and the World Cup 3rd-place playoff, plus NBA, NHL, UFC and college basketball action to enjoy, so let’s get straight to making your next bet better!

About Last Night

Magics conjure up an upset of Celtics
Our only 3-star NBA play on Friday’s slate of Nets -1.5 cashed as Brooklyn beat Toronto 119-116. Another of our winning picks was Magic +14 against the Celtics, but they didn’t need any of those points as they pulled off the upset, winning 117-109.

Solid day in the NHL
We went 2-1 with picks on the 3-game NHL slate, including a +170 win on the Blues ML as they beat the Flames 5-2. We also hit our NHL player prop, making the most of the small slate!

College football parlay cashes at +738 odds
If the college football bowl season continues as it started, we are in for a treat! The opening contest, the Bahamas Bowl, went down to the final play as UAB stopped Miami (Ohio) at the 2-yard line to hang on for a 24-20 win. Troy covered in an 18-12 win over UTSA in the later game.

College hoops parlay cashes
We went 2-0 on our college basketball picks on Friday and also combined those picks of Marquette -4 and the over in Xavier vs Georgetown for a +265 odds parlay.

Today’s Slate

3 NFL Saturday games
You know Christmas is getting close when the NFL plays on Saturday and we have a full 10 hours of action coming up today on NFL Network, starting with Colts vs Vikings at 1:00pm ET. That’s followed by Ravens vs Browns at 4:30pm ET and Dolphins vs Bills at 8:15 pm ET. Check out today’s NFL predictions.

Bowl games all day
Today has everything the college football fan could want with bowl games starting with Cincinnati vs Louisville at 11:00 am ET on ESPN and running through to North Texas vs Boise State at 9:15 pm ET. Check out today’s NCAAF picks.

7 games in the NBA
We have a 7-game slate in the NBA today with NBA TV showing Heat vs Spurs at 5:00 pm ET and Pelicans vs Suns at 9:00 pm ET. Read today’s NBA picks.

Busy day of hockey action
There is a 13-game NHL slate today, with NHL Network showing Blue Jackets vs Bruins at 1:00 pm ET. Read today’s NHL predictions.

World Cup 3rd-place playoff starts early
The World Cup game no one wants to play in takes place this morning — the 3rd-place playoff for the losing semifinalists. Croatia vs Morocco kicks off at 10:00am ET on FOX, Peacock and Telemundo. Read today’s World Cup soccer predictions.

There’s college basketball and UFC too
The college hoops action continues with another huge slate and you can read today’s college basketball picks, while it’s UFC Fight Night 216 tonight and we have the best UFC predictions for the fights.

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Find all the latest Sportsbook Promo Codes and Bonuses for NFL Week 15, including sportsbooks live in your state.

Best Bet of the Day

NHL: Edmonton Oilers -1.5 over Anaheim Ducks
4:00 pm ET, ESPN+

The Ducks are still allowing the most goals and shots per game and such poor defensive statistics are a perfect recipe for a team that has Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, the top pointscorers in the NHL. McDavid recorded 8 points across 3 games against the Ducks last season and should help the Oilers bounce back from their loss on Thursday. Anaheim kept the first meeting close last year, but the next 2 were wins for the Oilers by 7-3 and 6-1. Even the Coyotes have been better than the Ducks this season, and Edmonton smashed them 8-2 just over a week ago. Read our full Ducks vs Oilers predictions.

Must-watch

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

Mark Zinno and Brandon Marcello are your hosts today and they will be joined by Pickswise props specialist Bobby “Prop Holliday” Stanley to look at every angle of today’s NFL and college football games before giving out 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 Week 15 edition of Pickwise Playbook, our weekly NFL preview show, is also available, featuring former NFL star Tank Williams, so be sure to check that out, too!

Must-read

Our NCAAF best bets including today’s mega parlay, has picks for 3 of today’s bowl games, and there’s a ton of NFL Week 15 content available too, including Same Game Parlays for Colts vs Vikings, Ravens vs Browns and Dolphins vs Bills, plus today’s best NFL player props and TD scorer picks.

Our NHL mega parlay and hockey player props are also available, along with our Saturday NBA mega parlay and we also have a college basketball mega parlay today.

The soccer World Cup resumes today and we have a Same Game Parlay for Croatia vs Morocco, while for tonight’s UFC action we have UFC Fight Night 216 Best Bets and a UFC 4-fight parlay.

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

Stat of the Day

The Bills have won 8 of their last 10 home games against divisional opponents.