Wise n' Shine: What you need to know to bet better on Tuesday, January 11

Georgia Bulldogs win 2021-22 CFP National Championship
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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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Congratulations to the Georgia Bulldogs and welcome to another terrific Tuesday of sports. The college football season finished with a great game last night, but today we have NBA, NHL, college basketball and soccer to enjoy. Let’s get straight into it!

About Last Night

Bulldogs win first national title for 41 years
Georgia beat Alabama 33-18 to win the College Football Playoff National Championship in Indianapolis on Monday night and Pickswise signed off the season in style too, with Caleb Willfinger giving winning plays on the Georgia money line and under 52.5 points. Ricky Dimon hit the spot with 2 of his 3 player props for the game too. Read our reaction to Georgia vs Alabama.

Bucks-Hornets same game parlay cashes
The Charlotte Hornets kept up their strong home form by beating champions the Milwaukee Bucks 103-99, and Pickswise capper Filip Tomic cashed a sweet +817 same game parlay on the Hornets ML and player points overs for Khris Middleton and Terry Rozier. The Pickswise team as a whole went 5-2 on the sides on Tuesday’s slate.

NHL Best Bet cashes
It was a quiet night in the NHL but the team still went 1-for-1 on NHL Best Bets as the total soared over 5.5 in the Bruins’ 7-3 win over the Capitals!

Today’s Slate

Warriors vs Grizzlies tops NBA TV doubleheader
There are 6 NBA games today including an attractive NBA TV doubleheader. The 30-9 Warriors take on the 28-14 Grizzlies at 8pm ET, before the 20-18 Nuggets visit the 20-21 Clippers at 10:30pm ET. Read today’s NBA game previews

NHL gets busy again
There are 8 NHL games on the schedule today with Avalanche vs Predators and Maple Leafs vs Golden Knights catching the eye. Check out today’s NHL game previews

Big night of college basketball
There’s a big slate of college basketball action, with Baylor, Auburn, USC, Kentucky, Purdue and Illinois among the top teams on the hardwood today. Check out our previews of today’s top college basketball games

Best Bet of the Day

Kentucky Wildcats -6 vs Vanderbilt Commodores
7pm ET, ESPN

The Wildcats bounced back from their loss to LSU in a big way against Georgia on Saturday and they are going to be very tough for Vanderbilt to beat tonight. Vanderbilt pulled an upset on the road at Arkansas last week, but then lost at home to South Carolina on Saturday. The Wildcats have advantages across the board and they shouldn’t have to play their best game to cover. If they do it could be a blowout. Read our full game preview for Kentucky vs Vanderbilt

Must-watch

Enhance your sports betting knowledge by watching our daily sports betting show Let’s Bet It! at 10am ET.

On today’s show, Lauren Jbara and Alex Glaze will start by discussing Kyrie Irving and Klay Thompson and giving out their NBA picks. Then, they’ll be joined by Dan Servodidio (@dan_servodidio), the lead college basketball analyst for Fantasy Alarm, to discuss value teams to bet on to win it all, plus Purdue’s Final Four chances, his team to watch, and the best picks for today’s slate. Alex and Lauren will then discuss the impact of long absences on returning NHL goalies and give out today’s NHL picks, plus their Plays of the Day.

Check it out at our YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/c/Pickswise

Must-read

The best bets for today’s NBA games are in our NBA mega parlay (+1995 odds!) and you can check out the early odds for the next college football season in Andrew Ortenberg’s lookahead article.

You can also see the NFL wild-card weekend opening lines and get up to date with our analysis of the NFL head coaches who were fired yesterday.

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 Phoenix Suns are 13-4 on the road this season and 11-2 SU as a road favorite.

Boost of the Day

Steph Curry and Klay Thompson to make 10+ combined threes

The Splash Brothers are back in business and DraftKings Sportsbook has enhanced the odds of Steph Curry and Klay Thompson combining for 10+ made threes for the Warriors against the Grizzlies (8pm ET, NBA TV) from +330 to +400.

Pickswise is the home of free sports picks, news, and best bets. Check out our expert NFL picks, NBA picks, NCAAF picks, NCAAB picks, NHL picks, Soccer picks, and MLB picks for the latest game picks.

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