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Welcome to another wonderful Wednesday of sports, Pickswise Nation. We have playoff action in the NBA and NHL today, plus MLB and Champions League soccer, so let’s get straight to making your next bet better!
About Last Night
Cavaliers and Suns draw level
The Celtics moved into a 2-0 lead over the Hawks with a 119-106 win on Tuesday night, but the other series played last night are level at 1-1 after the Cavs beat the Knicks 107-90 and the Suns beat the Clippers 123-109, meaning all 3 favorites won and covered. Our props expert Germantas Kneita hit another first-basket scorer winner with Jalen Brunson at +650 in the Knicks vs Cavs game, meaning we’re now up +16.5 units on first basket picks in the postseason!
Sweep for road teams in the NHL
Home-ice advantage didn’t count for a lot in the NHL last night as all 4 road teams — the Rangers, Lightning, Jets and Kraken — won the first games of their series, winning by an aggregate of 20-6. The Kraken won their first-ever playoff game 3-1 against the Avalanche, but Colorado remains the second favorite for the Stanley Cup.
3-1 day on MLB Best Bets
The Pickswise team went 3-1 with our 3-star plays on Tuesday’s mammoth 17-game MLB slate. In the doubleheaders, the Tigers won both games against the Guardians, while the Phillies and White Sox won 1 game each. Shohei Ohtani hit a home run as the Angels beat the Yankees 5-2.
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Today’s Slate
Bucks looking to get even with Heat
It’s another 3-game night in the NBA Playoffs, with Lakers vs Grizzlies on TNT at 7:30 pm ET, Heat vs Bucks at 9:00 pm ET on NBA TV and Timberwolves vs Nuggets at 10:00 pm ET on TNT. You can read all of today’s NBA predictions.
NHL has 4 playoff games tonight
There are only 4 NHL games tonight, starting with Islanders vs Hurricanes at 7:00 pm ET on ESPN2 and running through to Kings vs Oilers at 10:00 pm ET on ESPN. We have NHL picks for both games.
Another 15 MLB games today
There are 15 more MLB games coming our way today, starting early with Rays vs Reds at 12:35 pm ET, while the evening slate includes Twins vs Red Sox on ESPN+ at 7:10 pm ET. Read our MLB predictions. There are also two more Champions League quarterfinals today and we have soccer picks for both games including Bayern Munich vs Manchester City at 3:00 pm ET.
Best Bet of the Day
NBA: Denver Nuggets -8 over Minnesota Timberwolves
10:00 pm ET, TNT
The Denver Nuggets dominated the first game of the series. They did not lose a single quarter on the way to a 29-point win, which was their third over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Denver this season and the second by a margin of at least 25 points. The Nuggets turned up defensively the last time out, holding the Timberwolves to just 80 points. Both Karl-Anthony Towns and Anthony Edwards struggled for efficiency. The Nuggets are a matchup nightmare for the Timberwolves and could dominate again at home. Read our full Timberwolves vs Nuggets predictions.
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Must-read
Today’s NBA coverage includes our Same Game Parlays for the Lakers vs Grizzlies and Timberwolves vs Nuggets matchups and our NBA first-basket best bets. We also have our NHL mega parlay and NHL player props, while for today’s baseball we have our MLB mega parlay and YRFI/NRFI best bets.
We have Champions League best bets for today’s soccer and our expert golf analyst Diane Knox Balas has this week’s Zurich Classic golf predictions.
Head over to the Analysis tab for even more great sports betting content as it arrives throughout the day.
Stat of the Day
The Lakers have won 10 of their last 15 games against the Grizzlies.
Quote of the Day
“Everybody in the building told me to go be aggressive. Go shoot the ball.”
Darius Garland responded to the advice with 32 points in the Cavaliers’ win over the Knicks.
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