NBA picks, NHL predictions & NCAAB best bets on Wednesday | Pickswise
Good morning, Pickswise Nation, and welcome to another wonderful Wednesday of sports. We have NBA and NHL action tonight as well as some big college basketball matchups and Champions League soccer, so let’s get straight to making your next bet better.
About Last Night
- The Pickswise NBA team was on a heater with their SGP picks on Tuesday, as Filip Tomic cashed his Warriors vs Kings Same Game Parlay at +579 odds and Germantas Kneita made it a double with his Bucks vs Heat Same Game Parlay at +484!
- The final round of group-play games in the NBA In-Season Tournament led to some unusual finishes, such as the Celtics keeping their starters in the game late to run up the score on the Bulls in a 124-97 victory that secured their place in the final 8 teams for the knockout stage. The qualifiers in the Eastern Conference were the Bucks, Pacers, Celtics and Knicks, with the Lakers, Kings, Pelicans and Suns advancing in the Western Conference.
- In the NHL, the Golden Knights lost 5-4 in a shootout to the Oilers in Edmonton, while the Stars beat the Jets 2-0 and the Maple Leafs overcame the Panthers 2-1 in another shootout finish.
- Our soccer experts made a super start to this week’s Champions League games, going 3-1 on Tuesday including cashing our Best Bet of both teams in score in Barcelona vs Porto, which ended 2-1.
Today’s Slate
- With the In-Season Tournament complications out of the way, there are 7 regular NBA games tonight, with NBA TV showing Clippers vs Kings at 10:00 pm ET. Read our NBA predictions.
- There are just 3 NHL games today, including Red Wings vs Rangers on TNT at 7:30 pm ET. Check out today’s NHL predictions.
- Tonight’s college hoops games include Tennessee vs North Carolina at 7:15 pm ET on ESPN. Read today’s NCAAB picks.
- We also have soccer picks for tonight’s Champions League games, which include Napoli vs Real Madrid at 3:00 pm ET on Paramount+.
Best Bet of the Day
NBA: Los Angeles Lakers -6.5 over Detroit Pistons (-115, BetMGM)
7:00 pm ET, SN
The Lakers are coming off their toughest loss of the season, a 138-94 blowout by the Philadelphia 76ers. They get a much easier opponent tonight in Detroit, and they have a 5-Game win streak going against the Pistons, who are the early favorites for the “worst team in the NBA” award at just 2-15. They’ve lost their last 14 Games, getting beaten by double digits in 3 of their last 4 outings. They just faced the Washington Wizards, who had the same record as them, and still lost by 19 points. Read our full Lakers vs Pistons predictions.
Must-read
- Find out where your team is heading into Week 13 in our NFL power rankings
- Check out the early NFL Week 13 lines and odds
- Read Prop Holliday’s NFL player prop picks for Seahawks vs Cowboys on TNF — he went 4-0 last week!
- We have an NHL mega parlay for tonight’s hockey slate
- You can read the NCAAF Week 14 early pick and all the odds
- Finally, we have golf picks as Tiger Woods returns to action in this week’s Hero World Challenge
Read all of our sports betting articles as they arrive throughout the morning and afternoon on the Analysis tab.
Stat of the Day
The Clippers have won 17 of their last 19 road Games against the Kings in Sacramento.
Quote of the Day
“It’s tough because that’s just not how the Game is supposed to be played. You’ve got to respect your opponents.”
— Jaylen Brown of the Celtics got the points his team needed to advance but didn’t like the situation.
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