Phil Agius
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Welcome to another wonderful Wednesday of sports, Pickswise Nation. We have playoff action in the NBA and NHL again tonight, plus a packed MLB slate and Champions League soccer, so let’s get straight to making your next bet better!
About Last Night
Sixers and Nuggets take control
The 76ers and Nuggets emerged as the winners of Tuesday’s huge NBA Game 5s and each now leads their series 3-2. The Sixers won 115-103 on the road in Boston and are now -178 odds with FanDuel Sportsbook to take either of the potential final 2 games to advance. In the later game, the Nuggets beat the Suns 118-102 and they are now -370 to progress.
NHL Best Bet cashes
Our NHL 3-star play of over 5.5 goals in Stars vs Kraken had cashed before the end of the 2nd period in a 6-3 win for Dallas which tied the series at 2-2. We also hit our Stars -1.5 play at +185 odds in that game. Earlier, the Hurricanes went 3-1 up on the Devils with a dominant 6-1 road win.
YRFI/NRFI success continues
We went 2-0 with our YRFI/NRFI best bets for the second straight day, which takes our run with those up to 13-3! The Braves beat the Red Sox 9-3, while the Mets suffered a 12th loss in 15 games in a 7-6 loss to the Reds.
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Today’s Slate
Heat and Lakers looking to clinch
Teams are bidding to avoid elimination in both today’s playoff games with the Heat and Lakers each leading their series 3-1. Miami visits the Knicks for Game 5 at 7:30 pm ET on TNT before Los Angeles heads to Golden State at 10:00 pm ET, also on TNT. You can read today’s NBA predictions.
Panthers aiming for a sweep
The Panthers are 3-0 up in their series with the Maple Leafs and looking to complete a sweep at home at 7:00 pm ET on ESPN. Golden Knights vs Oilers follows at 10:00 pm ET on ESPN with Vegas leading 2-1. We have NHL picks for both games.
Another 15 MLB games today
There are 15 MLB games coming our way today, starting early with A’s vs Yankees and Rockies vs Pirates at 12:35 pm ET. Tigers vs Guardians is on ESPN+ at 1:10 pm ET. Read our MLB predictions. There is also another big game in the Champions League today and we have soccer picks for the AC Milan vs Inter Milan semifinal first leg at 3:00 pm ET on CBS and Paramount+.
Best Bet of the Day
MLB: Detroit Tigers ML over Cleveland Guardians (-105)
1:10 pm ET, ESPN+
The Detroit Tigers (16-19) and the Cleveland Guardians (17-19) play a rubber match this afternoon. They’ve both had some of the least productive lineups this season, ranking 28th and 29th in runs scored, with the Guardians ranking dead last in home runs with just 19. However, Detroit has played much better baseball this month, ranking 6th in runs scored over the last 8 games and the Tigers should be in line for a few more today when they see Peyton Battenfield on the hill for Cleveland as he has a 4.07 ERA and a 6.30 xERA through 5 appearances and a hard-hit rate in the 8th percentile. Read our full Tigers vs Guardians predictions.
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Must-read
Today’s NBA coverage includes our Same Game Parlays for Heat vs Knicks and Lakers vs Warriors. We also have our Golden Knights vs Oilers Same Game Parlay in the NHL, while for today’s baseball we have our MLB mega parlay. In addition, our expert golf analyst Diane Knox Balas has this week’s golf predictions for the AT&T Byron Nelson and we have Champions League best bets for AC Milan vs Inter Milan.
Head over to the Analysis tab for even more great sports betting content as it arrives throughout the day.
Breaking news: NFL international games announced
The Jaguars will play back-to-back games in London this season. The NFL international schedule was announced this morning, with 3 games in London (1 at Wembley Stadium, 2 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium) and 2 in Germany as follows:
Week 4: Falcons vs Jaguars (Wembley Stadium, London)
Week 5: Jaguars vs Bills (Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London)
Week 6: Ravens vs Titans (Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London)
Week 9: Dolphins vs Chiefs (Frankfurt, Germany)
Week 10: Colts vs Patriots (Frankfurt, Germany)
Stat of the Day
The Lakers are 6-1 ATS/SU in their last 7 meetings with the Warriors.
Quote of the Day
“Next week will be like a final, and we are quite good at winning finals.”
Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois is not worried about heading to Manchester for the second leg of their Champions League semifinal with the scores level at 1-1.
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