Phil Agius
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The Raiders, Patriots, Eagles, Cowboys and Steelers were eliminated from Super Bowl contention over the weekend while the Bengals, Bills, Buccaneers, 49ers and Chiefs are through to the divisional round of the NFL Playoffs. There’s still one more Wild Card game to go, too, with the Cardinals taking on the Rams in an all-NFC West clash tonight!
On top of that, there’s also NBA, NHL, and college basketball action. Let’s get straight into it!
About Last Night
Cowboys the only favorites to lose this weekend
So far, 4 of the first 5 favorites have won and covered on Wild Card Weekend, but the Dallas Cowboys became the exception on Sunday afternoon, losing 23-17 at home to the San Francisco 49ers, who had been 3.5-point underdogs. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers cruised past the Eagles 31-15 and the Pittsburgh Steelers were blown away 42-21 by the Kansas City Chiefs in what was likely to have been Ben Roethlisberger’s last NFL game.
Super Sunday in the NBA as Pickswise cashes TWO parlays!
It was a great day of NFL handicapping for Pickswise as the hoops team went 3-1 against the spread and on totals, went 2-1 on props, hit with our only 3-star pick (over in Warriors vs Timberwolves) and cashed both our parlay and mega parlay! The regular parlay paid at +612 odds while the mega parlay cashed at +1029 odds giving Andrew Ortenberg back-to-back mega wins and making it 3 in 4 days for Pickswise. Don’t miss today’s NBA mega parlay (+1029 odds!)
College hoops success
The Sunday NCAAB slate was also profitable for our handicappers, who went 3-1 and cashed our only 3-star pick of the Butler vs Villanova over!
Today’s Slate
Cardinals and Rams close Wild Card Weekend
The Los Angeles Rams are now 3.5-point favorites for the final game of the Wild Card schedule against the Arizona Cardinals tonight (8:15pm ET, ESPN). The Cardinals are hoping to have defensive star JJ Watt back for the big game. Read our full game preview for Cardinals vs Rams.
NBA doubleheaders on TNT and NBA TV
There are 12 games in the NBA today, including a TNT doubleheader of Bulls vs Grizzlies (3:30pm ET) and Bucks vs Hawks (6pm ET) and NBA TV showing Hornets vs Knicks (1pm ET) and Jazz vs Lakers (10pm ET) . Read our picks for all of today’s basketball.
8 games in the NHL
There are 8 games in the NHL today, with the highlights being Wild vs Avalanche, Predators vs Blues and Penguins vs Golden Knights. Check out our picks for today’s games.
Big game in the Big 10
There’s NCAA basketball today too, with the top game being a Big 10 clash between 14-2 Purdue and 13-3 Illinois Read our predictions for today’s college basketball matchups.
Best Bet of the Day
Philadelphia 76ers -2.5 vs Washington Wizards
2:10pm ET
The 76ers have won 10 of their last 12 games and they’ve already beaten the Wizards once this season, by 21 points on the road in late December. Philly is 4-1 against the spread in their last 5 against Washington overall, and they’ve gone 4-1 SU in the teams’ last 5 meetings in DC. Bradley Beal is in quarantine for the 2nd time this season and the Wizards are finding ways to disappoint on a nightly basis. They went into their game against Portland as 7.5-point favorites and ended up losing by 5 points at home. With their coach Wes Unseld Jr. in Covid protocols, the Wizards are heavily handicapped. Check out our full preview of 76ers vs Wizards.
Must-watch
Start your week the right way by watching our daily sports betting show Let’s Bet It! Host Lauren Jbara is 4-1 with her Wild Card Weekend best bets, while Jared Smith was also in great form with his picks, so there should be plenty of smiling faces on the show (as ever!).
Today, Lauren and Jared will be joined by John Jastremski from The Ringer’s New York, New York podcast to recap the weekend NFL action and preview the Cardinals vs Rams game. The team will also bring you their Early Bird NFL bets, NHL ice picks and of course, their Plays of the Day!
Must-read
We’ve got you covered for tonight’s big NFL game, with our Cardinals vs Rams same game parlay (+1845 odds!), and the best TD scorer props.
Ricky Dimon has the best tennis bets for Day 2 at the Australian Open. Be sure to head over to the Analysis tab for even more great betting content.
Stat of the Day
The Arizona Cardinals have not covered the spread in any of their last 4 playoff games.
Boost of the Day
All eyes will be on Rams QB Matthew Stafford tonight after some recent interception issues, but if you think he can have a big game yardage-wise, DraftKings Sportsbook has enhanced the odds of him passing for 350+ yards from +550 to +600.
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