Phil Agius
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Welcome to Super Bowl week, everyone. There’s plenty of great sports action coming our way before the big game gets here, though, with NBA games, the return of the NHL, college basketball and the Winter Olympics all on the schedule today. Let’s get straight into making your next bet better!
About Last Night
Awesome Sunday in the NBA for Pickswise
The NBA was in the sporting spotlight on Sunday and our handicappers stepped up to the plate, going an amazing 7-1 on the sides, cashing our 3-star pick of Bucks -5 (giving us a 3-0 weekend on Best Bets) and bringing home our Sunday NBA parlay at +596 odds. Props experts PropBetGuy and JutPicks went 3-0 between them too!
We cash our college basketball parlay for the 4th time in 6 days!
Providence, Ohio State and Houston all covering gave us a 4th winning NCAAB parlay in the last 6 days (at +596 odds this time), so check out today’s college hoops parlay to see if we can keep the great run going!
Wave of winners at Aqueduct
Don’t forget we have awesome horse racing picks at Pickswise every day, and our handicappers are in tremendous form. Sunday’s 3 picks at Aqueduct all won (Morello 9/5. Kept Waiting 4/1, Shotgun Hottie 5/2), taking our profit to advised stakes since August 4 to 266.65 units!
Today’s Slate
Suns vs Bulls on NBA TV
We have a 5-game slate in the NBA today, with NBA TV showing the Suns vs Bulls game at 8:00 pm ET. Read our picks for all of today’s basketball.
NHL returns with 2 games
The NHL is back on the schedule today after the all-star break, with Hurricanes vs Maple Leafs and Devils vs Senators. Both games are on ESPN+ at 7:00 pm ET. Check out our picks for today’s games.
Top teams in action
It’s a smaller slate of NCAA basketball today, but there are some top teams on the hardwood, with Duke, Arizona and Kansas all in action. Read our predictions for today’s college basketball matchups.
Best Bet of the Day
Over 128.5 points in Pittsburgh Panthers vs Virginia Tech Hokies
7:00 pm ET, ACCN
Both these teams have been able to score with greater efficiency in their last 3 games, with the Hokies averaging 80.7 ppg and the Panthers scoring 67.3 ppg in that span. Virginia Tech is scoring 8.5 more points at home than on the road, and Pittsburgh is allowing 8 more points on the road than at home. Of the teams’ last 5 meetings, 4 would have gone over tonight’s total and 2, including the game earlier this season, would have done so by a double-digit margin. Take the over in this ACC matchup. Check out our full preview of Pittsburgh vs Virginia Tech.
Must-watch
Start your week the right way by watching our daily sports betting show Let’s Bet It!
Super Bowl week begins in style with Pickswise Playbook presenter Ross Tucker, joining hosts Lauren Jbara and Jared Smith to talk about Sunday’s big game. They’ll also be discussing today’s NBA and college basketball slates, including Kansas vs Texas, as well as giving out their Plays of the Day.
Must-read
Firstly, make sure you take your chance to win $1,000 cash prize by entering the Pickswise Super Bowl Props Builder contest! You can also find out where the early money on the Super Bowl is going.
Getting back to today’s action, we have an NBA same game parlay for the Suns vs Bulls (+1182 odds) and Monday’s college basketball mega parlay. Be sure to head over to the Analysis tab for even more great betting content.
Stat of the Day
The Raptors have won and covered the spread in their last 5 games.
Boost of the Day
Auston Matthews had 3 goals and an assist as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Devils 6-4 last Monday, and bettors who think he can have another big night against the Hurricanes (7:00 pm ET, ESPN+) can take enhanced odds of +700 (boosted from +550) from DraftKings Sportsbook that he scores 3 or more points tonight.
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