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Today's picks: Why the Nets will cover against the Grizzlies and more NBA, college basketball and college baseball best bets and picks for Wednesday

SportsLine's proven experts share their favorite bets on the Early Edge podcast for Wednesday, March 23

By@SportsLineUpdated: Mar 23, 2022 2:56PM UTC . 3 min read

Jonathan Coachman is joined by top sports betting experts Larry Hartstein, Mike Barner, John Bollman and Zack Cimini on the Early Edge podcast, powered by SportsLine. Get highlighted plays for the NBA, college basketball and soccer for Wednesday, March 23, and you can stream the show live every morning on the SportsLine YouTube page.

Coach starts things off with two SportsLine plays of the day. The first comes from the NBA: the Pistons (+5.5) to cover against the Hawks (7 p.m. ET). "[The Pistons] are motivated," he says. "They're playing hard."

The second play comes from college basketball: Middle Tennessee State (-4.5) to cover against UNC Wilmington (5 p.m. ET). "They're the No. 1 team in the country against-the-spread this year: 26-7-1," he says.

Bollman has one play from college baseball: LSU (-155) to beat Louisiana Tech (7:30 p.m. ET). "LSU won both games [against Louisiana Tech] in Baton Rouge last season, and they're 5-1 in Baton Rouge all-time since these teams started playing," he says.

Barner's lone play comes from the NBA: the Nets (-2.5) to cover against the Ja Morant-less Grizzlies (7:30 p.m. ET). "The Nets are on the road, which means Kyrie Irving can finally play," he says. "The last time we saw him he scored 60 points. He also had a 50-point game recently. The guy has been on fire. Oh, and don't forget, today is his birthday."

Cimini's play comes from the Collegeinsider.com Tournament: Fresno State (-13.5) to cover against Youngstown State (10 p.m. ET). "[The Bulldogs] are going to get into those [Youngstown State] guards and shut them down," he says.

Hartstein closes out the show with a pick from the NIT quarterfinals: Texas A&M (-2.5) to cover against Wake Forest (7 p.m. ET). "This team has won nine of out 10, the only loss coming in the SEC title game," he says.

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