Good morning, Pickswise Nation. NBA All-Star Weekend is upon us, beginning tonight with the Celebrity Game and Rising Stars Game. There is also hockey and college basketball action on Friday's menu to go along with round two of the Genesis Invitational. It's another big day in the world of sports, so let's get right to it and make your next bet better with Wise n' Shine!'
About Last Night
Bucks blast Bulls
Pickswise's best bet on Thursday's NBA slate was an easy winner, as Milwaukee (-7) hammered Chicago 112-100. Meanwhile, Washington overcame Minnesota and the Clippers won at Phoenix as the league now heads into All-Star Weekend.
Hurricanes, Bruins continue to roll
The Hurricanes improved to 36-10-8 by beating the Canadiens 6-2, while the Bruins are now 41-8-5 after blanking the Predators 5-0. In Carolina's victory, Sebastian Aho recorded 1 goal and 1 assist to cash our prop bet of over 1.5 points at +165.
Purdue goes down again
Then-#1 Purdue lost at Northwestern last weekend and now ranked #3 it fell at Maryland 68-54 on Thursday. Second-ranked Houston, which is now favored to win the National Championship, took care of business with an 80-65 rout of SMU.'