Caleb Wilfinger
Show Bio
Good morning, Pickswise Nation, and welcome to another wonderful week of sports. We hope you enjoyed your New Year’s weekend and the good news is there’s more coming up today. We have the final game of NFL Week 17, plus NBA, college football and NHL games today, so let’s get straight to making your next bet better.
About Last Night
Big wins for Packers and Bucs highlight NFL slate
Week 17 was another eventful Sunday in the NFL and there were some massive results that shaped the playoff picture. In the NFC, the Buccaneers clinched the NFC South with a massive comeback victory, while the Packers demolished the Vikings to bring themselves one step closer to a playoff berth. Over in the AFC, the Steelers knocked off the Ravens in dramatic fashion to greatly improve their chances of making the playoffs.
NHL picks stay hot
It’s been a rock-solid weekend for our NHL handicapping team, including a massive +1002 NHL mega parlay winner on Sunday. In addition to this parlay winner, we’re also in the midst of a 5-0 run on NHL player props courtesy of hockey handicapper Mark Lammey. Be sure to check out today’s NHL analysis.
Today’s Slate
Bills vs Bengals on MNF
NFL Week 17 comes to a close as the Bills take on the Bengals on Monday Night Football at 8:15 pm ET on ESPN, in a game with massive AFC playoff implications. Read our Bills vs Bengals Same Game Parlay.
11 NBA games tonight
There’s a solid 11-game NBA slate tonight including games between Pelicans vs Sixers and Hawks vs Warriors. Check out our NBA picks.
Last loaded College Football slate of the season
The College Football Playoff semifinals have come and gone, but Monday’s slate of bowl games still offers much to dig into. We’ve got the Rose Bowl game featuring Utah and Penn State, along with the Cotton Bowl, Citrus Bowl and ReliaQuest Bowl. Be sure to read today’s NCAAF predictions.
There’s hockey, too
After a busy weekend on the ice, Monday’s slate isn’t a packed one. However, we still have some intriguing matchups, including the Penguins against the Bruins in the Winter Classic and the Knights against the Avalanche. Read today’s NHL picks.
Best Bet of the Day
NFL: Buffalo Bills -1 (-110) vs Cincinnati Bengals
8:15 pm ET, ESPN
It should be a great Monday Night showdown between the 2 of the top 3 teams in the AFC. By now you have heard that the Bengals are 19-3 ATS in Burrow’s last 22 starts. But not all of that has come easily. They easily could have lost outright if not for Rhamondre Stevenson’s fumble inside the 10 but the Pats missed three extra points as well. The week before, the Bucs were dominating the first half before a series of fluke turnovers gave the Bengals great field position in their win. Not all of these covers and wins have been blowouts. I trust both of these QBs but I trust the Bills defense just a tad more and Allen’s ability to almost always make a play when needed. Check out our full Bills vs Bengals predictions.
Must-read
We have tons of Monday Night Football content with our Bills vs Bengals Same Game Parlay, Buffalo vs Cincinnati best anytime touchdown scorer bets and MNF prop bets. We’re also looking ahead to Week 18 with Jared Smith’s Early Birds article on the opening lines and spreads.
You can also look back at the worst “bad beats” of 2022 with our special end-of-the-year story documenting the year’s toughest losses for some bettors.
Keep an eye out for more great sports analysis as it arrives throughout the day on the Analysis tab.
Must-watch
Don’t forget to check out our daily show Let’s Bet It on our YouTube channel at youtube.com/c/Pickswise at 10:00 am ET.
Lauren Jbara and Mark Zinno are your hosts today and they will be previewing tonight’s NFL game and looking at today’s college football action before revealing their Plays of the Day.
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Stat of the Day
The Tulane Green Wave are 5-0 against the spread away from home this season.
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