Phil Agius
Show Bio
A fun-packed Sunday of sports lies ahead with the NBA All-Star Game, NHL and college basketball action, plus the Daytona 500 and soccer. Let’s get straight to making your next bet better!
About Last Night
NHL Best Bet cashes
Pickswise went 1-0 with best bets on Saturday as our sole 3-star play of Avalanche -1.5 cashed. Colorado got the best of Buffalo 5-3. The Blues beat the Maple Leafs 6-3 in the top game of the day, while the Bruins needed overtime to defeat the Senators 3-2.
NCAAB parlay is a winner
There was a vast slate of games on the hardwood on Saturday, but we picked the right 3 for the NCAAB parlay (UConn -6.5, Iowa +5, Syracuse -9), which cashed at +596 odds. Gonzaga, Arizona and Kentucky all won, but the highest-ranked team to lose was #2 Auburn, beaten 63-62 by Florida.
Today’s Slate
LeBron favorite for another All-Star Game win
The Saturday winners of the NBA’s all-star weekend were Team Cavs (skills challenge), Obi Toppin (Slam dunk contest) and Karl-Anthony Towns (3-point contest). The all-star teams of Team Durant and Team LeBron take the court in the showpiece game at 8:00pm ET on TNT. You can check out our full game preview here.
8 games in the NHL
There are 8 Sunday games in the NHL, with Hurricanes vs Penguins on NHL Network getting things started at 1:00 pm ET and the action running right through to a couple of 8:00 pm ET games.
Ranked teams in action on the hardwood
It’s a smaller slate of college hoops today, but there are ranked teams in action with Providence, Houston, Wisconsin, and Purdue all playing. Check out our picks for today’s college basketball.
NASCAR and soccer too!
The NASCAR field are rolling again this afternoon, so don’t miss our picks for the Daytona 500. We also have picks for today’s EPL soccer including Manchester United vs Leeds (9:00am ET, USA Network).
Best Bet of the Day
Wisconsin Badgers -2.5 vs Michigan Wolverines
1:00 pm ET, CBS
The Michigan Wolverines will travel to Madison this afternoon to face the 15th-ranked Wisconsin Badgers. Michigan is playing better as of late, beating Iowa 84-79 last time, but they will need another big team effort to overcome the 20-5 Badgers. Wisconsin is coming off a great road win against Indiana, which was inspired by future All-American Johnny Davis. A spread this small looks like an overreaction to Michigan’s recent win against Purdue. The Wolverines are just 4-6 on the road this season and the Kohl Center is a tough place to play. Wisconsin could wear down Michigan by taking good care of the ball and being physical on defense. Take the Badgers. Check out our full preview of Michigan vs Wisconsin.
Must-watch
You can get great advice for all today’s action by watching our great daily betting show Let’s Bet It at 10:00 am ET.
On today’s show, Lauren Jbara and Jared Smith will pick out the best plays for the NBA All-Star Game and give their college basketball predictions — highlighting Providence vs Butler, Michigan vs Wisconsin, and Rutgers vs Purdue. They will also have the best picks for today’s NHL games, and their Plays of the Day!
Check out the show on our YouTube channel at youtube.com/c/Pickswise
Must-read
To enhance your betting on today’s action, you can read our NBA All-Star Game same game parlay (+2274 odds!) and we also have the best Daytona 500 prop bets.
Be sure to head over to the Analysis tab for even more great betting content as it arrives throughout the day.
Stat of the Day
The Providence Friars are 6-1 straight up and against the spread when playing away from the Dunkin Donuts Center this season. They visit the Butler Bulldogs today (1:00 pm ET, FS1).
Boost of the day
The stars in the All-Star Game don’t get much bigger than LeBron James, Giannis Antetokounpo, Joel Embiid, and Steph Curry. FanDuel Sportsook has boosted the odds of the awesome foursome scoring at least 100 points between them from +200 to +300.
Pickswise is the home of free sports picks, news, and best bets. Check out our expert NFL picks, NBA picks, NCAAF picks, college basketball picks, NHL picks and Soccer picks for the latest game picks.
