Phil Agius
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Good morning, Pickswise Nation, and welcome to another terrific Tuesday of sports. The NBA postseason starts today with the first play-in games and we also have NHL, MLB and Champions League soccer, so let’s get straight to making your next bet better!
About Last Night
Magic Monday of MLB picks
Our MLB experts were in fine form on Monday, going 10-4 with their picks and cashing both of our Best Bets — Dodgers -1.5 (beat Giants 9-1) and White Sox ML (beat Twins 4-3). The Guardians beat the Yankees 3-2 and the Rays moved to 10-0 on the year with a 1-0 win over the Red Sox.
5-0 run on NHL player props
We also cashed our only NHL Best Bet of Jets -1.5 as they beat the Sharks 6-2, while our run on NHL player props reached 5-0 as Auston Matthews scored the opening goal in the Maple Leafs’ 2-0 OT win over the Panthers.
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Today’s Slate
Play-in games begin
The NBA postseason games begin tonight with the #7 vs #8 matchups in each conference. The Hawks visit the Heat at 7:30 pm ET on TNT before Timberwolves vs Lakers on the same channel at 10:00 pm ET. Read today’s NBA picks.
10 games in the NHL
The final week of the NHL regular season continues with 10 games on Tuesday, with ESPN showing a doubleheader of Maple Leafs vs Lightning at 7:00 pm ET and Oilers vs Avalanche at 9:30 pm ET. Read today’s NHL predictions.
Full slate of baseball
There are 15 MLB games on Tuesday, with TBS showing Padres vs Mets at 7:10 pm ET. Read today’s NHL predictions. We also have soccer picks for today’s Champions League games including Manchester City vs Bayern Munich at 3:00 pm ET on Paramount+.
Best Bet of the Day
MLB: Over 9.0 runs in Cincinnati Reds vs Atlanta Braves
7:20 pm ET
The Braves beat the Reds 5-4 on Monday and the Braves should pick up another win, but the over looks the better bet with a pair of mediocre starting pitchers. The Reds are throwing out Luis Cessa, who looks like a placeholder. The 30-year old hurler was good in his first start against the Cubs, but could have a tough day against the much better Braves lineup. It is also worth noting that the Reds’ bullpen has been heavily worked of late, and they have been knocked around quite a bit. Read our full Reds vs Braves predictions.
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Must-read
Today’s NBA mega parlay and our Same Game Parlays for Hawks vs Heat and Timberwolves vs Lakers are available now, along with our Tuesday NHL mega parlay and hockey prop bets. Our golf expert Diane Knox Balas has golf predictions for this week’s PGA tournament, the RBC Heritage.
Be sure to head over to the Analysis tab for all today’s great betting content as it drops throughout the day.
Stat of the Day
The Hawks have not won any of their last 7 visits to the Heat.
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