Welcome to another wonderful Wednesday of sports, Pickswise Nation. We have playoff action in the NBA and NHL today, plus MLB and Champions League soccer, so let’s get straight to making your next bet better!
About Last Night
Cavaliers and Suns draw level
The Celtics moved into a 2-0 lead over the Hawks with a 119-106 win on Tuesday night, but the other series played last night are level at 1-1 after the Cavs beat the Knicks 107-90 and the Suns beat the Clippers 123-109, meaning all 3 favorites won and covered. Our props expert Germantas Kneita hit another first-basket scorer winner with Jalen Brunson at +650 in the Knicks vs Cavs game, meaning we’re now up +16.5 units on first basket picks in the postseason!
Sweep for road teams in the NHL
Home-ice advantage didn’t count for a lot in the NHL last night as all 4 road teams — the Rangers, Lightning, Jets and Kraken — won the first games of their series, winning by an aggregate of 20-6. The Kraken won their first-ever playoff game 3-1 against the Avalanche, but Colorado remains the second favorite for the Stanley Cup.
3-1 day on MLB Best Bets
The Pickswise team went 3-1 with our 3-star plays on Tuesday’s mammoth 17-game MLB slate. In the doubleheaders, the Tigers won both games against the Guardians, while the Phillies and White Sox won 1 game each. Shohei Ohtani hit a home run as the Angels beat the Yankees 5-2.