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Cleveland Cavaliers vs Toronto Raptors Picks and Predictions – April 23
Cleveland heads to Scotiabank Arena on Thursday night for Game 3 of this Eastern Conference first-round series, with tipoff set for 8:00 PM ET and the Cavaliers holding a 2-0 lead. Kenny Atkinson’s group finished the regular season 52-30, while Toronto closed 46-36, and now the pressure flips squarely onto the Raptors in their first home game of the series. The Cavs have not just won the first two. They have looked like the cleaner, more stable team for most of the matchup so far. That matters because this number is not asking Cleveland to dominate. It is asking the Cavs to be slightly better on the road than they have already been at home. Toronto should get a lift
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New York Knicks vs Atlanta Hawks Picks and Predictions – April 23, 2026
Game 3 shifts to State Farm Arena on Thursday night with the series tied 1-1, and it already feels like the first real swing game of this matchup. New York let Game 2 slip away in a 107-106 loss after controlling long stretches at home, so now the pressure flips a bit. Atlanta grabbed back home court, and this one tips at 7:00 PM with coverage listed on Amaz. The Knicks come in off a 53-29 regular season and still look like the slightly cleaner team on paper, but the Hawks at 46-36 have enough shot creation and tempo to make this uncomfortable every night. That is especially true now that the series is back in Atlanta, where the Hawks
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Colorado Avalanche vs Los Angeles Kings Picks and Predictions – April 23, 2026
Game 3 shifts to Crypto.com Arena on Thursday night with puck drop set for 10:00 PM ET, and the spot is pretty clear for bettors. Colorado is up 2-0 in the series after two tight wins in Denver, and now the Kings are the side that has to change something fast. The Avalanche entered the playoffs as the top team in the West after a 55-16-11 regular season, while Los Angeles got in as the No. 8 seed and is already staring at a potential 3-0 hole if this one slips away. This game is scheduled for TNT, truTV, and HBO Max, and the market still frames Colorado as the favorite with the total sitting at 5.5. What makes this
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Denver Nuggets vs Minnesota Timberwolves Picks and Predictions – April 23, 2026
Game 3 shifts to Minneapolis with this first-round series tied 1-1, and that matters because the tone of the matchup already changed once. Denver opened the series with a 116-105 win behind Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray, then Minnesota answered with a 119-114 comeback in Game 2 after erasing a 19-point deficit. Now the Nuggets bring a 54-28 record and a 26-15 road mark into Target Center, while the Timberwolves come home at 49-33 with an identical 26-15 home record. Tipoff is set for 9:30 PM ET on Thursday night. That split result is probably the right way to frame this number. Denver still looks like the more reliable half-court offense over long stretches, but Minnesota already showed it can
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Carolina Hurricanes vs Ottawa Senators Picks and Predictions – Thursday, April 23
Game 3 shifts to Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday night with Carolina up 2-0 in the series after a 2-0 win in Game 1 and a 3-2 double-overtime win in Game 2. Puck drop is set for 7:30 p.m. ET, and this one matters in the obvious way for Ottawa: go down 3-0 and the math gets ugly fast. Carolina finished as the East’s top seed and first in the Metropolitan, while Ottawa grabbed the second wild-card spot and now gets the home crowd after going 23-12-6 in this building during the regular season. The interesting part is that the scoreline says Carolina control, but the flow has been tighter than that. Ottawa has generated 61 shots through two games

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Creighton Bluejays vs. Akron Akron Pick & Prediction MARCH 21st 2024

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PITTSBURGH — Creighton is one of the most experienced teams in not only the NCAA Tournament, but Division I as a whole. … more

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Iowa State Cyclones vs. South Dakota State Jackrabbits Pick & Prediction MARCH 21st 2024

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Eric Henderson was promoted to head coach at South Dakota State five years ago because T.J. Otzelberger departed for UNLV. Otzelberger is … more

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Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Morehead St. Morehead Pick & Prediction MARCH 21st 2024

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Illinois coach Brad Underwood exhaled Sunday after the Fighting Illini rallied past Wisconsin to earn the Big Ten tournament title. “The postseason … more

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Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. Michigan St Spartans Pick & Prediction MARCH 21st 2024

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CHARLOTTE — It’s time for Michigan State to prove that it really can be one of the best teams in the country. … more

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Brigham Young Cougars vs. Duquesne Dukes Pick & Prediction MARCH 21st 2024

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Duquesne is part of the NCAA Tournament field for the first time since 1977 but making plans to avoid a quick end … more