Caleb Wilfinger
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Good morning, Pickswise Nation, and welcome to an NBA-themed Thursday of sports. The Stanley Cup Finals don’t start until Saturday, but luckily the NBA Finals between the Heat and Nuggets starts tonight in Denver. We also have plenty of MLB action to keep us busy throughout the day, so let’s get straight to making your next bet better!
About Last Night
MLB Best Bets keep rolling
We had a trio of MLB Best Bets on Wednesday and our experts made it count, as we went 3-0 on our best bets, cashing out on the Rays, Marlins and Braves. This brought our best bets run to 5-0 over the last 3 days, as we are now on an 8-4 best bets run over our last 12 plays. Don’t miss any of our MLB best bets.
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Today’s Slate
NBA Finals get underway
After a wild NBA postseason full of upsets, close finishes and incredible theater, the NBA Finals are set to tip-off on Thursday at 8:30 pm ET on ABC. Don’t miss our NBA Finals predictions.
Quieter day on the diamond
It’s a quiet MLB slate on Thursday with a number of day games to keep us occupied before the NBA Finals tip off. The highlight of the day comes between the Los Angeles Angels and Houston Astros at 8:10 pm ET on FS1. Read today’s MLB predictions.
Best Bet of the Day
NBA: Miami Heat +8.5 (-110) vs Denver Nuggets
9:10 pm ET
The 9-day layoff since beating the Lakers should have done the Nuggets good, but they cannot afford to relax as Miami will be sharp after the huge Game 7 victory in Boston. Nikola Jokic averaged a triple-double against Miami during the regular season, and his matchup against Bam Adebayo will be interesting to watch as he has a big size advantage down low. Aaron Gordon will have the task of guarding Jimmy Butler, but look for Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr. to have their time on him. The Nuggets should be able to take Game 1 on their home floor, but them not playing a competitive NBA game for more than a week does worry me a bit, especially since the spread is almost in double digits. Miami has covered in 12 of its last 16 games, so we don’t think this will end in a blowout and we’ll take the Heat to cover the spread. Read our full Heat vs Nuggets predictions.
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Must-read
The NBA Finals start tonight, and you can get ready for the showdown between the Heat and Nuggets by checking out our NBA Finals Series predictions, which includes a +400 best bet! Plus, we have Prop Holliday’s NBA Finals MVP best bet at +1400 odds, as well as our Heat vs Nuggets Same Game Parlay for Game 1.
Don’t miss Diane Knox Balas’ golf predictions for this week’s event, the Memorial Tournament, including a couple of big-priced picks at more than 100/1 odds. If you’re looking to wager on some of the day’s MLB action, be sure to check out our MLB mega parlay and YRFI/NRFI best bets, as our expert looks to build on his 12-5 run. There’s also just still time to take in our tennis picks for Day 5 at the French Open.
You can head over to the Analysis tab for all of today’s great betting content as it drops throughout the day.
Stat of the Day
The Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat are both undefeated in Game 1s this postseason, with Miami having won all 3 of its opening games on the road.
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