Phil Agius
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Welcome to another super Saturday of sports! We have an action-packed day with the March Madness round of 32 starting, plus NBA, NHL, UFC, and soccer on the schedule. With all that to get through, let’s get straight to making your next bet better!
About Last Night
Super ‘Nova cash Friday’s Best Bet
The Pickswise handicappers were able to find the winners among the madness on Friday, going 10-6 on the NCAA Tournament sides and cashing our sole 3-star play of Villanova -15.5. A pair of #6 seeds fell on Friday as Notre Dame beat Alabama and LSU was beaten by Iowa State. Check out Ricky Dimon’s reaction to everything we saw in the Round of 64!
Blazers vs Nets same game parlay cashes at +1266 odds!
Pickswise NBA handicapper Filip Tomic pulled off another of his same game parlay successes last night, cashing his plays for the Trail Blazers vs Nets game at +1266 odds! The Lakers ended a losing run by upsetting the Raptors in overtime, while the Hawks saw off the Grizzlies 120-105.
Sabres extinguish Flames in overtime
The upset of the day in the NHL on Friday saw the red-hot Calgary Flames get beat 1-0 in overtime by the Buffalo Sabres, but the Panthers, Avalanche, and Bruins rolled to wins.
Today’s Slate
Round of 32 gets going
We have 8 awesome games in the NCAA Tournament today, starting with North Carolina vs Baylor at 12:10 pm ET on CBS and running right through to Memphis vs Gonzaga at 9:40 pm ET on TBS. Check out our predictions on the side and totals for all today’s games.
Mavs vs Hornets on NBA TV
We have 4 games on today’s NBA slate, with the Mavericks taking on the Hornets at 7:00 pm on NBA TV. You can read full previews of all today’s NBA games,
Busy day in the NHL
There are 11 NHL games to enjoy today, with the Blackhawks vs Wild (2:00 pm ET) on NHL Network and Rangers vs Lightning on ABC at 8:00 pm ET. Check out our previews of today’s NHL games.
There’s UFC and soccer action, too!
Saturday’s schedule also features a host of high-quality contests in other sports. Check out our UFC Fight Night 204 predictions, and today’s MLS and EPL soccer picks.
NFL news
The NFL doesn’t like other sports hogging the headlines, and Friday brought another blockbuster trade as Deshaun Watson chose the Cleveland Browns as his next team ahead of the Saints and Falcons, in a deal involving 3 first-round picks. The Browns’ Super Bowl odds have dropped to +1600 at FanDuel Sportsbook, although Watson, who sat out last season with the Texans, could yet face a suspension of undetermined length for off-field issues.
Best Bet of the Day
Saint Mary’s Gaels +3 vs UCLA Bruins
7:10 pm ET, TBC
The Gaels have the talent and moxie to get to the Final Four, and all of it was on full display in their 29-point drubbing of Indiana. UCLA looked shaky at times against Akron, especially on offense, being held to under 60 points for the first time all season. The Zips’ defense is strong, but it pales in comparison to that of Saint Mary’s, which has already held Gonzaga to under 60 earlier this season. Read our full game preview for Saint Mary’s vs. UCLA.
Must-watch
With so much happening, you won’t want to miss today’s edition of our daily sports betting show Let’s Bet It! on our YouTube channel at:youtube.com/c/Pickswise as the team help you to identify the best plays to make your next bet better.
Lauren Jbara and Jared Smith are your hosts today and they’ll be starting by recapping what we saw in the NCAA Tournament First Round. They will be joined by Dan Servodidio, lead college basketball analyst for fantasyalarm.com, to identify the best bets for the round of 64 and, of course, reveal their Plays of the Day!
Must-read
Be sure to use our March Madness hub to navigate your way around all our great college basketball content throughout March, including the latest bracket, picks, and expert analysis!
There are plenty of other sports happening this week, too, and don’t miss our best bets for the new Formula 1 season and a great parlay for Sunday’s EPL and FA Cup soccer.
For today’s action we have a same game parlay for Mavericks vs Hornets, and today’s best NBA player prop plays, and make sure you check out Jim Root’s best bets for today’s college basketball, and our recommended futures bets after the First Round.
Stat of the Day
The Detroit Pistons are 8-0-2 against the spread in their last 10 games.
Boost of the Day
There are a host of strong fights on tonight’s UFC Fight Night 204 card and FanDuel Sportsbook has boosted the odds of Paddy Pimblett winning by KO or TKO against Kazula Vargas from +230 to 300. Read our full fight preview for Pimblett vs Vargas.
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