Good morning, Pickswise Nation. We are in between rounds of the World Cup and neither Week 14 in the NFL nor college football bowl season has gotten underway. The good news is that the NBA, NHL and college basketball are helping to pick up the slack. 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
Portugal advances at World Cup, Spain ousted by Morocco
There was only 1 upset in the World Cup round of 16, and it came on Tuesday. Following a scoreless regulation period, Morocco knocked off Spain in penalty kicks. The underdogs' reward is a date with Portugal in the quarterfinals after Cristiano Ronaldo and company took care of Switzerland 6-1.
Did Duke win? Yes!
Madison Square Garden is Duke's home away from home and the Blue Devils prevailed there yet again, beating Iowa 74-62. Meanwhile, #17 Illinois handed #2 Texas its first loss of the season via an 85-78 overtime decision.
Crosby shoots for 2
One of our best player prop bets in the NHL on Tuesday was Sidney Crosby over 1.5 points. Well, Crosby went over 1.5 . Pittsburgh's superstar scored twice during a 4-1 win over Columbus. Elsewhere on the ice, Mitch Marner extended his franchise-record point streak to 20 games as Toronto blanked Dallas 4-0.