Phil Agius
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Good morning Pickswise Nation, and welcome to another super Sunday of sports. The NFL Draft is in the books and today we have some big NBA and NHL playoff games, plus a busy MLB slate, XFL, soccer and NASCAR action, so let’s get straight to making your next bet better.
About Last Night
Nuggets impress in Game 1
The Nuggets comfortably covered the spread in Game 1 of their series against the Suns, winning 125-107 in Saturday’s only NBA game.
Maple Leafs and Oilers progress
Two NHL series were wrapped up on Saturday as the Maple Leafs beat the Lightning 2-1 in overtime to win the series 4-2, while the Oilers also clinched on the road, beating the King 5-4. The thrilling Devils vs Rangers series is fittingly headed for a Game 7 after a 5-2 win for the Rangers in Game 6.
Strong day for MLB cappers
Our MLB cappers had another great day, going 12-5 with our Saturday picks. Our YRFI/NRFI Best Bets run stands at 7-1 in the last 8 picks too. The Orioles and Tigers split their doubleheader, but the Pirates swept the Nationals in theirs, winning 6-3 and 16-1.
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Today’s Slate
Warriors vs Kings Game 7
We have the best of both worlds in the NBA action today, with a winner-take-all Game 7 between the Warriors and Kings at 3:30 pm ET on ABC and the start of a semifinal series between the Heat and Knicks at 1:00 pm ET on the same channel. Read today’s NBA picks.
TNT doubleheader in the NHL
We have 2 Game 7s in the NHL Playoffs today, starting with Panthers vs Bruins at 6:30 pm ET on TNT, with Kraken vs Avalanche also on TNT at 9:30 pm ET. Read today’s NHL predictions.
Phillies vs Astros on Sunday Night Baseball
There’s another big slate today in MLB, with Phillies vs Astros being the Sunday Night Baseball matchup at 7:00 pm ET on ESPN. The Cubs and Marlins get things started early at 12:05 pm ET on Peacock. Read today’s MLB predictions.
There’s soccer, XFL and NASCAR too
We also have soccer picks for today’s EPL and MLS games, NASCAR predictions for today’s Wurth 400 and XFL picks for today’s game.
Best Bet of the Day
NBA: Over 207.5 points in Miami Heat vs New York Knicks
1:00 pm ET, ABC
Both these teams play at a slow tempo and ranked in the bottom 5 in pace in the regular season. However, the total went over in 3 of their 4 meetings. The Heat have picked up the pace during their playoff run and they are top 3 in pace and leading all playoff teams in points per game. The Knicks held the Cavs under 100 points in all of their 4 wins in the first round but that team does not have the same chemistry as the Heat, who know what it takes to be here as they were in the finals 3 years ago. The under has hit in every Knicks game so far but that could change today. Check out our full Heat vs Knicks predictions.
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Must-read
We have an NBA mega parlay for today’s action, plus Same Game Parlays for the Heat vs Knicks and Warriors vs Kings games. In the NHL, we have a NHL mega parlay and hockey player props, while today’s MLB mega parlay and MLB YRFI/NRFI Best Bets are also ready to read.
Read all our great sports analysis as it arrives throughout the day on the Analysis tab.
Stat of the Day
The Knicks won 3 of their 4 regular-season games against the Heat.
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