Phil Agius
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Good morning Pickswise Nation, and welcome to a super Sunday of sports. We have another crucial game in the NBA playoffs today, plus NHL, MLB, EPL and NASCAR action, so let’s get straight to making your next bet better.
About Last Night
Nuggets take a 3-0 lead
LeBron James’ hopes of another NBA Championship this season are looking bleak after the impressive Nuggets roared into a 3-0 series lead with a 119-108 road win over the Lakers last night. The Lakers are +1700 odds with FanDuel to advance but have been made 3.5-point favorites for Game 4. The Nuggets are now -185 odds to win the NBA Championship.
Panthers strike in OT again
It took the Panthers only 1 overtime period this time, rather than the 4 of Game 1, but another Matthew Tkachuk goal gave them a 2-1 win over the Hurricanes on Saturday and a 2-0 series lead. We cashed our hockey player prop on the game.
6-0 run with MLB props
We went 2-0 with Saturday’s MLB prop picks, taking our run to 6-0, while a 1-1 day on YRFI/NRFI picks extended our run on those to 28-10. Our MLB mega parlay was a +303 winner with one leg pushing. The Rays beat the Brewers 8-4 to improve their home record to 21-3.
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Today’s Slate
The heat is on for the Celtics
The Celtics won under huge pressure last Sunday in Game 7 against the 76ers and they are hoping for another weekend success when they visit the Heat tonight (8:30 pm ET, TNT) trailing 2-0 in their series. You can read our NBA picks.
Game 2 for Stars and Golden Knights
The Vegas Golden Knights won Game 1 against the Dallas Stars and their next meeting is this afternoon at 3:00 pm ET on ABC. Read our Stars vs Golden Knights Same Game Parlay.
Guardians vs Mets on Sunday Night Baseball
There’s a 16-game MLB slate today, with the Guardians vs Mets Sunday Night Baseball matchup at 7:00 pm ET on ESPN now due to be Game 2 of a doubleheader after a rainout yesterday. Yankees vs Reds gets the action going at 11:35 am ET. Read today’s MLB predictions.
There’s soccer and NASCAR, too
We also have soccer picks for today’s EPL, with newly re-crowned champions Manchester City in action against Chelsea, and NASCAR predictions for the All-Star Race at Darlington.
Best Bet of the Day
NBA: Boston Celtics -3.5 over Miami Heat
8:30 pm ET, TNT
The Heat are no doubt feeling good about themselves, but this series may not quite be over as some people are saying and the Celtics are too good to get swept. At the start of this series it seemed likely to go for 6 or 7 games and that could still be the case. In order for that to happen, the Celtics have to wake up. They won once in Miami during the regular season and can cover in Game 3.. Check out our full Celtics vs Heat predictions.
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Must-read
We have a Celtics vs Heat Same Game Parlay for tonight’s big game, while in the NHL, we have a Stars vs Golden Knights SGP and hockey player props. Today’s MLB YRFI/NRFI Best Bets and MLB mega parlay 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 Heat have won their last 6 home games.
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