Good morning, Pickswise Nation, and welcome to another super Sunday of sports. We have everything you need to enhance your enjoyment of today’s NFL Week 14 games, plus the action in the NBA, NHL and college basketball, so let’s get straight to making your next bet better.
About Last Night
It’s finally OVER!
The Army and Navy finally found a way to go over the total after 16 straight unders. The solution was to play double overtime during which 17 points were scored after a 10-10 tie in regulation. The Black Knights beat the Midshipmen 20-17.
Warriors beat the Celtics again
The NBA Finals rematch produced the same result as in the playoffs as the Warriors came out on top against the Celtics, winning 123-107. The Nets beat the Pacers 136-133 despite missing 8 players including Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving.
2-0 day on NHL player props
It was another 2-0 day on NHL player props, which gives us a 6-3 record over the last 3 days. The Lightning scored 3 late goals to beat the Panthers 4-1, while the Maple Leafs beat the Flames 5-4 in overtime.
World Cup semifinals are set
There are just 4 teams left in the hunt for the soccer World Cup after Morocco upset Portugal 1-0 and France beat England 2-1 in Saturday’s games. Our prop picks on the thrilling France vs England match both cashed at +350 and +330 odds as Antoine Griezmann supplied the assist for the opening goal and Theo Hernandez picked up a yellow card.
Today’s Slate
Great slate of divisional matchups in NFL Week 14
A great Sunday of NFL Week 14 action is in prospect with a host of big division games including Jets vs Bills, Ravens vs Steelers and Eagles vs Giants. The Dolphins take on the Chargers on Sunday Night Football at 8:20 pm ET on NBC.
7-game slate in the NBA
Today’s 8-game NBA slate includes an early game between the Suns and Pelicans at 3:30 pm ET.
6 NHL matchups today
It’s a quieter day in the NHL with 6 games but NHL Network is showing Bruins vs Golden Knights at 8:00pm ET and Avalanche vs Blues is on ESPN at 3:00pm ET.
College basketball action
There’s some great college hoops action today, including a clash between top-15 teams as Maryland plays Tennessee on FS1 at 4:30pm ET.
Best Bet of the Day
NFL: Over 46.5 points in Cleveland Browns vs Cincinnati Bengals
1:00 pm ET, CBS
Ja’Marr Chase didn’t play in the first matchup between these teams this season, and it’s hard to overstate his significance. Since he’s been back in the lineup, the Bengals have been cruising on offense, averaging over 31 points per game over their last 4 contests. Cleveland’s defense has played a bit better in the past couple of weeks, but they were facing anemic Texans and Buccaneers offenses. When they had to face the tougher units of Buffalo and Miami in the previous 2 weeks they gave up an average of 35 points. Deshaun Watson was rusty last week, but he will be a big upgrade over Jacoby Brissett and gives this Cleveland offense a much higher ceiling. This one could be a shootout.
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.
Mark Zinno and Jared Smith are your hosts today and they will be joined by Pickswise NFL props expert Bobby “Prop Holliday” Stanley to look at all today’s NFL line moves and the best props and teasers before revealing their Plays of the Day.
The Week 14 edition of Pickwise Playbook, our weekly NFL preview show, is also available — featuring former NFL star Tank Williams. So be sure to check that out, too!
You can also access the shows at any time through Spotify and Apple Podcasts (search for Let’s Bet It Presented By Pickswise).
Stat of the Day
The Lions have covered the spread in 10 of their last 12 games against divisional opponents.