Caleb Wilfinger
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Good morning, Pickswise Nation, and welcome to another terrific Thursday of sports. We have a pair of elimination games in the NBA and NHL playoffs today, as well as a great MLB slate, so let’s get straight to making your next bet better!
About Last Night
Panthers complete the sweep
Four 1-goal wins have given the Florida Panthers a clean 4-0 sweep over the Carolina Hurricanes in the NHL Eastern Finals, and it was once again Matthew Tkachuk who got the job done with the game-winning goal in the final seconds of regulation. The Panthers now await the winner of Golden Knights vs Stars series in the Stanley Cup Finals.
MLB props and YRFI/NRFI plays go undefeated
Wednesday was a jam-packed slate with plenty of baseball action throughout the day, and our MLB experts were on the ball. MLB props expert Javan Shouey went 2-0 with his plays on Wednesday while our MLB YRFI/NRFI picks stayed red hot with a 2-0 mark, bringing our run to 33-13 in this market.
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Today’s Slate
Can the Celtics stay alive?
The Heat are looking to bury the Celtics once and for all on Thursday. Game 5 is at 8:30 pm ET on TNT. Read today’s NBA picks.
Golden Knights vs Stars Game 4
The Stars are on the brink of elimination as they’ll host Las Vegas tonight, trailing the Golden Knights 3-0. Game 4 starts at 8:00 pm ET on ESPN. Read today’s NHL predictions.
Plenty of action on the diamond
There are 10 MLB games on Thursday, with the highlight coming between the Orioles and Yankees in an AL East clash at 7:05 pm ET. Read today’s MLB predictions.
Best Bet of the Day
MLB: Baltimore Orioles vs New York Yankees Over 9 (-110)
7:05 pm ET, YES
Looking at this pitching matchup, it’s hard to not like the over. Kyle Gibson holds an ERA of 4.27 while Clarke Schmidt’s is up to 6.00, so neither pitcher has been missing bats recently. For Schmidt, his role in the rotation is starting to seem less certain after each start, and if he can’t put together a quality start against this AL East opponent, questions are going to be raised about reorganizing the New York rotation. In 10 starts this year, Schmidt has allowed at least 3 runs in 7 of the 10 starts – and that includes against the Orioles. The right-hander faced Baltimore at Camden Yards at the beginning of April and didn’t make it through 4 innings. He was shelled for 4 runs, 5 hits and 3 walks in just 3.1 innings in a game that ended with 13 runs scored. Read our full Orioles vs Yankees predictions.
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Must-read
Today’s MLB mega parlay and MLB YRFI/NRFI picks are ready to read, while our golf expert Diane Knox Balas, fresh off her 22/1 win with Brooks Koepka in the PGA Championship, has golf predictions for this week’s tournament, the Charles Schwab Challenge. We’ve also got Prop Holliday’s player props for tonight’s Heat vs Celtics Game 5 matchup.
Be sure to head over to the Analysis tab for all of today’s great betting content as it drops throughout the day.
Discover our great new feature Call It
Our brand-new social feature Call It is available in every NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL game preview on Pickswise, and allows users to take their opinion to the next level and vote with the community on either the money line or spread. Got a strong feeling in the day’s NBA highlight between the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat? Now you can let the world know by voting in Call It on the side you’re betting on.
With Call It, Pickswise users can also see what others have voted on. So as well as getting the best bets for every game from our expert handicappers, you can also get a feel of which way the public is going. The sportsbooks might have the Celtics +3 and Heat -3 at -110 odds each, but Call It could reveal that 85% of Pickswise users like Miami to cover. That in itself is another valuable betting insight that can help all Pickswise users bet better.
Read more details of how Call It works here
Stat of the Day
The Celtics are looking to become just the 15th team to advance to a Game 6 after trailing 3-0 in an NBA playoff series. Boston is favored over the Heat in Thursday night’s clash.
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