Wise n' Shine: What you need to know to bet better on Sunday, March 13

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Phil Agius

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I've been writing about the NFL and a host of other sports for the UK's top daily betting paper the Racing Post for more than 20 years. An incurable Browns fan (1-31 survivor), I also specialise in all kinds of motorsport betting including F1, MotoGP, IndyCar and NASCAR. For Phil Agius media enquiries, please email contact@pickswise.com.
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A fun-filled Sunday of sports lies ahead with action in the NBA and NHL, plus college basketball championship games, golf, NASCAR, and soccer. Let’s get straight to making your next bet better!

About Last Night

NBA mega parlay cashes
Nothing adds spice to a Saturday night like an NBA mega parlay cashing and thanks to the Pacers and Raptors pulling off upsets over the Spurs and Nuggets, that happened last night! The Warriors beat the Bucks and the Timberwolves overcame the Heat in other notable results.

NHL Best Bets on a 4-1 run
Four of our last 5 NHL 3-star plays have been winners with the Flames 3-way ML vs the Red Wings never in doubt in a 3-0 win. The Oilers beat the Lightning 4-1 in one of the day’s top games.

NCAAB 3-star picks on a 6-0 streak!
The Pickswise college hoops team are hitting form at just the right time. We went 12-7 against the spread and 11-8 on totals for Saturday’s games and went 3-0 on Best Bets to make it 6-0 over the last 3 days! Saturday’s most notable result saw Virginia Tech beating Duke 82-67 as a 6-point underdog in the ACC Tournament final.

Today’s Slate

8 games in the NBA
There are 8 games in the NBA today, with 3 afternoon tip-offs, including Knicks vs Nets (1:00 pm ET) and Mavericks vs Celtics (3:30 pm ET) on ABC. Make sure your clocks and watches went forward correctly last night! The evening slate includes Lakers vs Suns on ESPN at 9:00 pm ET. Read our previews of all today’s NBA games.

Busy in the NHL
There are 10 Sunday games in the NHL, with Maple Leafs vs Sabres on TNT at 4:00 pm ET. Check out our picks for all today’s NHL action.

Titles on the line in college basketball on Selection Sunday
It’s Selection Sunday in college hoops today, but there are still NCAA Tournament places to be won and today’s championship game results will be crucial to some teams’ chances of making the Big Dance. 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 Ruoff Mortgage 500. We also have picks for today’s EPL and MLS soccer with a benefit of Daylight Savings Time being that the EPL games are not as early as usual, taking place at 10:00 am ET and 12:30 pm ET.

Best Bet of the Day

Memphis Grizzlies -13 vs Oklahoma City Thunder
7:00 pm ET

After last night’s win by the Warriors, the pressure is on the Memphis Grizzlies to respond if they want to hold on to the 2nd seed in the West. They have a favorable matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder. as they have covered the spread in 8 of the teams’ last 10 meetings. The Grizzlies are one of the most consistent teams when it comes to covering the spread going 44-24 ATS on the season. Oklahoma City has lost 4 in a row by an average of 27.2 points and the Thunder now have a 20-46 record. Their 2nd-leading scorer, Lu Dort, has been shut down for the season with a shoulder issue; Derick Favors and Kenrich Williams have been ruled out for this one. The Grizzlies have gone 23-11 ATS on the road this season and beat the Thunder by 73 points in December. Check out our full preview of Grizzlies vs Thunder.

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, hosts Lauren Jbara, Jared Smith, and Mark Zinno will be discussing which college basketball teams on the bubble will get in the tournament, and give their conference tournament championship picks for today’s games, plus their best bets in the NBA and NHL and, of course, 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 mega parlay (+1698 odds!) and have same game parlays for the Knicks vs Nets and Mavericks vs Celtics games. Also, check out our 5 players to watch in March Madness.

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 Oklahoma City Thunder have lost 8 straight home games.

Boost of the day

LeBron James to score 40+ points

LeBron James scored 50 points in the Lakers’ 122-109 win over Washington on Friday, and DraftKings Sportsbook has boosted the odds of him scoring at least 40 points in today’s game against the Suns from +650 to +800.

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