Phil Agius
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Welcome to another terrific Tuesday of sports. The NBA’s play-in tournament start today and there are also big slates in the NHL and MLB, plus Champions League soccer. Let’s get straight into it!
About Last Night
Rays lose unbeaten record
It didn’t take long for every team in the MLB to pick up a loss, as the final undefeated team — the Tampa Bay Rays — completed the set in style with a 13-2 home defeat to the Oakland Athletics. At the other end of the standings there are no winless teams, either, after the Baltimore Orioles got their first W of the season against the Milwaukee Brewers. The Cleveland Guardians made it 27 runs in 2 games with a 10-7 win over the Kansas City Royals.
Jets get better of Canadiens
There was only 1 NHL game on Monday and it produced a 4-2 win for the Winnipeg Jets over the Montreal Canadiens.
Today’s Slate
NBA play-in tournament
None of the 20 remaining contenders for the 2022 NBA championship will be going out tonight (the elimination games are tomorrow), but two teams can move into the playoff field from the No. 7 vs No. 8 games. The Nets host the Cavaliers in the East at 7:o0 pm ET before the Clippers go to the Timberwolves in the West at 9:30 pm ET, with both games on TNT. Read today’s NBA game previews.
Fine 15 in MLB
We have another 15-game MLB slate today with Red Sox vs Tigers at 1:10 pm ET and action all the way through to Padres vs Giants at 9:45 pm ET. Check out today’s MLB game previews.
NHL gets busy again
There are 14 NHL games on the schedule today with Flyers vs Capitals (7:00 pm ET) and Lightning vs Stars (9:30pm ET) on ESPN. Check out today’s NHL game previews.
Champions League soccer gets serious
The second quarterfinal legs of the Champions League start today, with Real Madrid vs Chelsea and Bayern Munich vs Villarreal. Read our picks for the games.
Best Bet of the Day
Los Angeles Clippers ML vs Minnesota Timberwolves
9:30 pm ET, TNT
The Los Angeles Clippers won their season series against the Minnesota Timberwolves 3-1, winning both games on the road. They have been locked into the 8th seed for a while now and with one of the leading coaches in the NBA in Tyronn Lue, they should be well prepared. The Timberwolves have been only 27th in defensive rating over the last 10 games, with the visitors 6th in offensive rating during that time. The Clippers have been able to shut down Karl-Anthony Towns this season, limiting him to 15.3 points in 3 outings. If the Clippers have success limiting the Timberwolves’ stars, they should be able to score enough points to pull off the win. Read our full game preview for Clippers vs Timberwolves.
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Must-read
We’re gearing up the NBA action with our playoffs outright preview, Play-in Tournament 4-team parlay (+1529 odds), Brian Scalabrine’s expert analysis and picks, first-basket best bets, and a Cavs vs Nets same game parlay.
Away from the NBA we have our NHL mega parlay (+1130 odds) and MLB mega parlay (+1074 odds).
Be sure to head over to the Analysis tab for all today’s great betting content as it drops throughout the day.
Stat of the Day
The Nets beat the Cavs in 3 of the teams’ 4 meetings this season and covered the spread in both games at the Barclays Center.
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