Good morning, Pickswise Nation, and welcome to another wonderful day of sports. The World Cup continues today with several intriguing matches, and there’s also NBA, NHL, college football and college basketball action today. Let’s get straight to making your next bet better!
About Last Night
Ben and the Nets flop in his Philly return
In his highly anticipated return to Philadelphia, Ben Simmons and the Nets came up short. Brooklyn lost 115-106 in a game in which they were favored by nearly 8 points. Simmons put up 11 points, but it wasn’t enough to beat his former team. Around the NBA, the Kings continue to impress with their 113-109 win over Ja Morant and the Grizzlies, and the Pistons, while the Suns beat the Lakers.
Saudi Arabia shock Argentina in World Cup
Saudi Arabia were +2200 underdogs to beat pre-tournament World Cup favorites Argentina, but the Saudis pulled off one of the biggest shocks ever as they prevailed 2-1. Meanwhile, we hit our pick on Olivier Giroud to score against Australia at +125 odds, as he found the net twice in France’s 4-1 victory.
Today’s Slate
Germany battles Japan in the World Cup
There are 4 more matches in the World Cup today, and one intriguing matchup is between Germany at Japan at 8:00 am ET. The other 3 matchups include Morocco vs Croatia, Spain vs Costa Rica and Belgium vs Canada. Read today’s World Cup soccer predictions.
NBA returns in force
After just a 4-game slate yesterday, the NBA returns with a 12-game slate today. There are several eye-catching matchups like Luka Doncic and the Mavericks shipping up to Boston to take on Jayson Tatum and the Celtics, and DeMar DeRozan and the Bulls taking on the Greek Freak and the Bucks. Check out our NBA picks.
Massive day in the NHL
It was a slim slate yesterday with only 2 games, but the action is loaded today with 15 games. Our NHL picks have been hot for some time now, so read today’s NHL predictions.
Best Bet of the Day
NBA: 76ers vs Hornets Over 214.5 (-110)
7:00 pm ET
The projected total of 214.5 points sounds ambitious considering how many players are out for both teams, but I’m still going say tonight’s game has the potential to go over that number. The two teams are averaging 231.2 points per game over the last 10 meetings and the O/U numbers are 7-2-1 during that stretch. Charlotte doesn’t care all that much about defense — they allow the 7th highest number of points per game at 115.2 a night. Over the last 3 games, that number has jumped to 121. Philly just scored 115 against the Brooklyn Nets and although their offensive numbers won’t wow you, I still feel like they’ll put up enough here to push us over this modest total. Be sure to check out our full 76ers vs Hornets predictions.
Must-read
It’s rivalry week in college football and our experts have a load of NCAAF picks and CFB best bets for this week’s action. We’ll have plenty more analysis to come as the week unfolds.
The World Cup continues on Wednesday, so here’s our predictions for today’s matches.
Looking ahead for Thanksgiving day NFL action? Our team already has NFL picks for the trio of Thanksgiving games, but we also have a +750 Same Game Parlay for the Bills-Lions game, Clevta has locked in his Bills-Lions best bet, and a +849 Patriots-Vikings Same Game Parlay.
Keep an eye out for more great sports analysis as it arrives throughout the day on the Analysis tab.
Must-watch
Don’t forget to check out our daily show Let’s Bet It on our YouTube channel at youtube.com/c/Pickswise at 10:00 am ET.
Jared Smith and Mark Zinno are your hosts today and they will be joined by special guest Anthony Armstrong, @MrArmstrong13, a former NFL WR and co-host of BLEAV in Commanders Podcast. The team will discuss NFL midweek line movement, football with Anthony, and CFB key games before revealing their Plays of the Day.
Stat of the Day
The under is 7-0 in the last 7 Thanksgiving night games. The game total is set at 42.5 for the Patriots vs Vikings game.
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