PICKS & PARLAYS

A high-stakes FA Cup clash awaits as Newcastle prepare to host Manchester City at St. James' Park on Friday, 7th March 2026, with kick-off scheduled for 8:00 PM GMT. This fifth-round encounter promises fireworks as both teams vie for a coveted spot in the quarter-finals of England's most historic cup competition.

Championship battlers Wrexham prepare for a classic David-and-Goliath FA Cup Fifth Round clash as they host Premier League giants Chelsea at the Racecourse Ground on Friday, 7th March 2026, with kick-off scheduled for 17:45 UTC. The Red Dragons, currently competing in the Championship, will look to cause a monumental upset against a Chelsea side aiming to add silverware to their cabinet.

The Arizona State Sun Devils will visit the Iowa State Cyclones on March 7th. Can the Cyclones beat out Big 12 rivals Arizona State and finish their season out strong before the tournament? McBets is backing Iowa State in this Saturday afternoon matchup.

The Brooklyn Nets (15-47), owners of the NBA's longest active losing streak at ten games, travel to Little Caesars Arena to face the Detroit Pistons (45-16) on Saturday, March 7, tipping off at 6:00 PM ET, with Cade Cunningham listed as questionable due to a left quadriceps contusion and Ausar Thompson confirmed out with a right ankle sprain. This is a matchup between the best team in the Eastern Conference and a Nets squad locked in a race to the bottom of the standings, sporting a 1-9 record over their last ten road games while scoring a league-worst 98.0 points per game away from home. Detroit opened as a massive 14.5-to-16.5-point favorite depending on the book, and the total sits around 215.5, setting up one of those spreads where the number itself tells you the game is not competitive but the margin is anyone's guess.

The Orlando Magic (33-28) make the trip to Target Center on Saturday afternoon, riding back-to-back wins but still dragging a Franz Wagner-shaped hole in their rotation, while the Minnesota Timberwolves (40-23) sit on a five-game win streak and just climbed to third in the West. Anthony Edwards is averaging 31.0 points since the All-Star break. The line opens with Magic (+7.5) and a total of 226.5, with Orlando starting a back-to-back road stretch and the Wolves locked in a seeding race that has the feel of a team that stopped treating March like a warm-up.