Wise n' Shine: What you need to know to bet better on Sunday, April 3

Andrew Ortenberg

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I'm an NFL handicapper here at Pickswise who was raised in a household full of sports fanatics. Since I unfortunately never had LeBron James' jumping ability I wasn't able to make it to the NBA, and chose writing about sports as the next best thing. An avid sports bettor myself, I'm excited to get to write about the industry as it gets set to take off across the country. Buckle up. For Andrew Ortenberg media enquiries, please email contact@pickswise.com.

About Last Night

Happy Trails, Coach K
The Final Four was on Saturday night, and it certainly didn’t disappoint. Kansas beat Villanova convincingly to get things started, but the real drama was reserved for the nightcap. North Carolina outlasted Duke in a down-to-the-wire thriller, ending Coach K’s career in the process. The National Championship is now set. North Carolina vs Kansas on Monday night for all the marbles.

Nets stumble again
Entering Saturday’s action, the Nets were still the betting favorites to come out of the Eastern Conference. But Trae Young put on a clinic, and the Hawks topped Brooklyn 122-115. That dropped the Nets to the 9-seed, meaning they could get bounced from the play-in tournament with just one loss. It was a solid night in the NBA for Pickswise Nation, as our handicappers went 3-2 ATS, 3-2 on totals and 2-1 on props.

Today’s Slate

Massive slate in the NBA
Unfortunately, March Madness is on break until Monday, but we’ve got all the NBA we can handle. There are a whopping 12 games on the slate, including Mavericks vs Bucks on ABC, and we’ve got full betting previews for all of today’s NBA games,

Lots of action on the ice as well
The NBA isn’t the only league with a big slate on Sunday. We were treated to 9 NHL games on Saturday, and we’ll get 9 more today. The highlight will be Wild vs Capitals on NHL Network. Check out our previews of today’s NHL matchups.

Don’t forget about soccer!
If the NBA and NHL don’t quite cut it, there’s also plenty of soccer to look forward to. The MLS and EPL are back in action after last week’s international break and you can read all about it with today’s soccer picks.

Best Bet of the Day

Chicago Blackhawks 3-way ML over Arizona Coyotes (-140)
7:00 pm ET, ESPN+

We’re backing the Blackhawks on the 3-way money line over the Coyotes, meaning they’ll need to win in regulation. Arizona is in the midst of another lost season, but they had a bright spot in youngster Clayton Keller. Then Keller fractured his leg the other night. In the Coyotes’ first game without him, they lost 5-0 to a Ducks team that had been absolutely terrible recently. The Blackhawks aren’t having the year they were hoping for but they’ve still got a ton of talent with Patrick Kane and Alex DeBrincat. It should be enough to comfortably get past Arizona. Read our full game preview for Coyotes vs Blackhawks.

Must-watch

With so much happening, you won’t want to miss today’s edition of our daily sports betting show Let’s Bet It! on our YouTube channel at youtube.com/c/Pickswise as the team help you to identify the best plays to make your next bet better.

Today they’ll be breaking down all the action on the ice and hardwood as well as revealing their Plays of the Day!

Must-read

Be sure to use our March Madness hub to navigate your way around all our great college basketball content, including the latest picks and expert analysis. With North Carolina vs Kansas now set for the National Championship, I broke down the opening betting lines and where I’m leaning initially on the spread and total.

There’s a lot going on, but it’s important not to forget that baseball season is also right around the corner. With that in mind, we’ve been breaking down each MLB division and giving out our favorite futures bets for each team. Check out our recent previews of the NL West and the AL East.

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

Stat of the Day

There have been 21 total goals scored in the two previous meetings between the Oilers and Ducks this season. They’ll meet for a third time on Sunday.

Boost of the Day

CJ McCollum and Paul George to combine for 50+ points

Boosted to +155 with DraftKings Sportsbook

DraftKings Sportsbook has boosted the odds of CJ McCollum and Paul George scoring a combined total of 50+ points in the Pelicans vs Clippers game tonight, from +140 to +155.

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