Wise n' Shine: NCAA Championship best bets for Monday, April 3

Good morning Pickswise Nation, and welcome to another magnificent Monday of sports. Today is a huge day with the college basketball National Championship game between San Diego State and UConn, but there’s also plenty of action in the MLB and NHL. Let’s get straight to making your next bet better.

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About Last Night

Phillies still looking for a win
It’s been a crazy start to the MLB season, and one team that has struggled more than others is the reigning National League champion Philadelphia Phillies. But they are not alone, as the Detroit Tigers and the Kansas City Royals are also still searching for win #1 of the season.

The biggest NBA upset since 1993
The Trail Blazers closed as 19.5-point underdogs on Sunday night, but that didn’t matter to them; they defeated the Timberwolves 107-105. It was the largest NBA upset since 1993, and anybody holding a Trail Blazers money line ticket of +1400 must feel pretty happy with the end result.

Today’s Slate

NCAA tournament National Championship
The stage is set in Houston. San Diego State will take on UConn in the National Championship, which begins at 9:20 pm ET on CBS. Read our San Diego State vs UConn predictions.

15 games in the MLB
Monday starts a new week in the MLB, and there are 15 games tonight. Some of the best matchups include the Braves and Cardinals and Phillies and Yankees. Read today’s MLB predictions.

Small NHL slate on Monday
All eyes will be on the National Championship, so there are only 3 games on the ice tonight. Read today’s NHL predictions.

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Best Bet of the Day

MLB: Houston Astros -1.5 (-110) over Detroit Tigers
8:10 pm ET

The Detroit Tigers will be traveling to Houston to take on the Astros at Minute Maid Park in what should be a convincing Astros win. Taking the mound for the Astros is young and highly touted prospect Hunter Brown. Brown pitched a stunning 0.89 ERA alongside a 1.08 WHIP through his 20.1 innings in the pros last season. In those 20.1 innings, he posted 22 strikeouts. This is nothing new, as Brown put up video-game numbers carrying an 11.66 K/9 (strikeouts per 9 innings) in his career in the minors. The sky’s the limit for him, and the Tigers bring little to the table that would stand in the way of an empathic opening performance for his first full season.  Prepare for a strong opener from Brown against a lackluster Detroit Tigers roster in what should be an Astros clinic. Check out our full Tigers vs Astros predictions.

Must-read

It’s a big day in the MLB, so we have a +987 MLB mega parlay for the action. We also have our YRFI/NRFI best bets for Monday, so don’t forget to check them out!

Read all our great sports analysis as it arrives throughout the day on the Analysis tab.

Stat of the Day

The average score of Red Sox games so far this season has combined for 16.67 runs.

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