Day one of the NHL Playoffs is in the books and the action did not disappoint. The Bruins and Hurricanes took care of business at home then the action went late into the night with two overtime upsets. Bobby's Best Bet was the Wild (+120), who pulled off the double-overtime win at Dallas. Jay also had the Wild in splitting his Best Bets. We have 4 more games on tap for tonight.

Jay also split his NBA picks on Monday with a loser on the Nets and winner on the Kings over Warriors. We are now 14-8 this postseason with our Best Bets and have 3 games on tap for tonight including the Knicks vs. Cavaliers.

Bobby stayed hot in Major League Baseball with a winner early on the Angels over Red Sox to improve to 4-1 (+265) over his last five picks. He has 2 picks for today's action, while Jay has 4 Best Bets.

Remember, all of our picks are 100% FREE and available every morning on our website. Below, you will find our Best Bets for Tuesday, April 18th, 2023 from our expert handicappers including some future bets at the bottom. Good luck to everyone today!

Be sure to check out our Daily Free Pick Video Monday-Friday on Twitter.

NBA Best Bets - Jay Cooper | 30-12 (71%) Run!

Hawks +10 over Celtics
Knicks vs Cavaliers Free Pick
Clippers +7.5 over Suns

NBA Best Bets - Bobby Babowski | 25-13 (66%) Run!

Clippers +7.5 over Suns

Updated NBA Odds and Public Consensus - courtesy of DonBest

MLB Best Bets - Bobby Babowski | 4-1 (+265) Run

Giants (Wood) -105 over Marlins (Cabrera)
Yankees (Schmidt) -132 over Angels (Suarez)

MLB Best Bets - Jay Cooper

Mets (Megill) +150 over Dodgers (Kershaw)
Twins (Gray) -112 over Red Sox (Sale)
Astros (Urquidy) -105 over Blue Jays (Bassitt)
Phillies (Wheeler) -125 over White Sox (Lynn)

Tuesday's MLB Free Picks [All Games]

Updated MLB Odds and Public Consensus - courtesy of DonBest

NHL Best Bets - Jay Cooper

Golden Knights -150 over Jets
Lightning +135 over Maple Leafs
Rangers +110 over Devils
Kraken +160 over Avalanche

NHL Best Bets - Bobby Babowski

Rangers +110 over Devils

Updated NHL Odds and Public Consensus - courtesy of DonBest

XFL - Jay Cooper

Week 10 picks coming soon

XFL - Bobby Babowski

Week 10 picks coming soon

Updated XFL Odds - courtesy of DonBest

USFL - Jay Cooper

Week 2 picks coming soon

USFL - Bobby Babowski

Week 2 picks coming soon

Updated USFL Odds - courtesy of DonBest

TUESDAY'S FREE HORSE PICKS

Horseshoe Indianapolis - 2:30 ET
Race 1: 1 Double Tuff
Race 2: 4 Multi Platinum
Race 3: 2 Midnight Escape
Race 4: 4 Zoon Erin
Race 5: 8 Bodieful
Race 6: 9 Outstandingjustice
Race 7: 12 Magnificent Mile
Race 8: 3 Bonnie Bill
Race 9: 5 Spotonjustice
Race 10: 2 Heza Royal Wagon

Parx - 12:40 ET
Race 1: 2 Smarty Pants Sandy
Race 2: 7 Hornbeam
Race 3: 1 Late Call
Race 4: 8 Drone Swarm
Race 5: 1 Wired to Go
Race 6: 2 Praetorian Guard
Race 7: 8 Just Stay Home
Race 8: 3 Windsor Gold
Race 9: 5 Midtown Rose
Race 10: 7 Shanghai Superfly

Turf Paradise - 1:25 PT
Race 1: 2 Trinni Valantine
Race 2: 4 El Noble
Race 3: 5 Ain't She Dahrlin
Race 4: 2 Seven Points
Race 5: 4 Hersabiggirl
Race 6: 1 Tecate Gold
Race 7: 8 Astronomical
Race 8: 3 Glendale

NHL Futures Jay Cooper

Edmonton Oilers to win Stanley Cup (+1200) 10/15/2022

Vegas Golden Knights to win Stanley Cup (+2200) 10/15/2022

NBA Futures Jay Cooper

Philadelphia 76ers to win NBA Title (+1200) 10/19/2022

Denver Nuggets OVER 51.5 wins 10/19/2022 WIN

LA Lakers UNDER 44.5 wins 10/19/2022 WIN

MLB Futures Bobby Babowski

Texas Rangers UNDER 82 (-120) 3/27/2023

San Francisco Giants UNDER 81 (-120) 3/27/2023

Baltimore Orioles UNDER 76 (-130) 3/27/2023

Tampa Bay Rays UNDER 88 (-110) 3/27/2023

Los Angeles Dodgers UNDER 96 (-125) 3/27/2023

Minnesota Twins UNDER 82 (+110) 3/27/2023

MLB Futures Jay Cooper

Los Angeles Angels OVER 82.5 (-115) 3/28/2023

Oakland A's UNDER 59.5 (-115) 3/28/2023

Pittsburgh Pirates OVER 67.5 (-125) 3/28/2023

St Louis Cardinals OVER 88.5 (-125) 3/28/2023

Chicago White Sox OVER 82.5 (-120) 3/28/2023

Toronto Blue Jays to win AL East (+205) 3/28/2023

Atlanta Braves to win NL East (-110) 3/28/2023