Phil Agius
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The Super Bowl is rapidly approaching now but there’s also plenty of great sports action today, with NBA, NHL, college basketball, and EPL soccer games, plus the Winter Olympics. Let’s get straight to making your next bet better!
About Last Night
Sensational night of NBA handicapping!
The Pickswise team dunked all over the odds on Tuesday’s NBA games, going 9-1 on the sides! We cashed our NBA parlay (Suns ML, Nuggets -6.5, Bucks -4.5), and all 4 of our NBA props from JutPicks and PropBetGuy cashed too, giving those plays a 10-2 record over the last 3 days! The day’s biggest trades saw CJ McCollum join the Pelicans from the Trail Blazers, while Domantas Sabonis was acquired by the Kings in a 6-player trade with the Pacers.
Shocks in the NHL
There were a couple of unexpected results in the NHL on Tuesday, with the Senators hanging on to beat the Hurricanes 4-3 after taking a 4-0 lead, and the Jets beating the Wild 2-0.
Auburn upset by unranked Arkansas
We went 2-1 on NCAAB best bets on Tuesday, with 2 totals picks cashing. The big news on the hardwood, though, was unranked Arkansas beating #1 Auburn 80-76 in overtime, ending the Tigers’ (22-2) 19-game winning streak.
Today’s Slate
Warriors top the bill on ESPN
We have a 6-game slate in the NBA today, including an ESPN doubleheader of Bulls vs Hornets (7:30 pm ET) and Warriors vs Jazz at 10:00 pm ET. Read our picks for all today’s NBA games.
TNT doubleheader in NHL
The NHL season reaches its midway point today, with TNT showing 2 of today’s 6 games: Predators vs Stars at 8:00 pm ET and Islanders vs Canucks at 10:30 pm ET. Read today’s NHL picks.
There’s college basketball and soccer too
There’s some great NCAAB action today, with Houston, Ohio State, Baylor, Texas Tech and Xavier among the top teams in action. Check out our picks for all today’s college basketball. It’s another big day of EPL soccer, too, and we have picks for all today’s games. We’ll also have picks for today’s action at the Winter Olympics, including cross-country skiing and snowboarding analysis.
Best Bet of the Day
Los Angeles Lakers -7.5 vs Portland Trail Blazers
10:00 pm ET
The Lakers suffered a tough 15-point loss at home to the Bucks last night, but the Blazers don’t have a player as good as Giannis Antetokounmpo, and this game should be easier. LA is 4-2 against the spread in the last 6 games, and against the Blazers the Lakers are 7-3 SU in the last 10 meetings while covering in 6 of their last 7 visits to the Moda Center. Portland made the headlines yesterday when trading CJ McCollum to New Orleans. They are on a 6-game losing streak and Damian Lillard remains out with an abdominal injury. Their scoring has taken a huge dip as a result and they’ve registered under 100 points in 4 of their last 5 games. Take the Lakers to cover. Read our full game preview for Lakers vs Trail Blazers.
Must-watch
You won’t want to miss today’s edition of our daily sports betting show Let’s Bet It! at 10:00 am ET on our YouTube channel at youtube.com/c/Pickswise.
Lauren Jbara and Jared Smith are your hosts today, and former NBA champion Brian Scalabrine will join the show to talk about the Trail Blazers, the Kings-Pacers trade, the futures of Ben Simmons and James Harden and give his picks for today’s games. You won’t want to miss Jared’s Kick Picks for the EPL after he went 2-0 yesterday, and we’ll also have college basketball picks and, of course, Plays of the Day!
Don’t forget you can also watch the Super Bowl edition (Part 1) of Pickswise Playbook, as Ross Tucker, Chris Rose, and Jared Smith get you set for Sunday’s big game between the Rams and Bengals.
Must-read
Our build-up to the Super Bowl continues to gather pace and you can read our Super Bowl same game parlay, plus PropBetGuy’s best player props for the Rams and Bengals.
We also have same game parlay for today’s games including the Bulls vs Hornets (+1030 odds!) and Warriors vs Jazz (+1268 odds), and don’t forget to check out Wednesday’s NHL mega parlay.
Be sure to head over to the Analysis tab for even more great sports betting content as it arrives throughout the day.
Stat of the Day
The Raptors have won 6 games in a row, covering the spread in each of those wins.
Boost of the Day
The Warriors play the Jazz is the late game on ESPN tonight and DraftKings Sportsbook has boosted the odds of Stephen Curry (Golden State) and Donovan Mitchell (Utah) each scoring 50 or more points between them in the game from -120 to -110.
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