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There were plenty of model predictions to go around yesterday across the NFL, NBA, and NHL, with our model focusing in on three of those predictions in our Featured Matchups. Those predictions went 0-2-1overall, and you can see how the rest of the model’s performed below.

Money Line Predictions: 1-0

Over/Under Predictions: 0-1

Spread Predictions: 0-0-1

Featured Matchup: 0-0-1

Money Line Predictions: 1-1

Over/Under Predictions: 0-2

Spread Predictions: 0-2

Featured Matchup: 0-1

Money Line Predictions: 6-5

Over/Under Predictions: 9-2

Puck Line Predictions: 6-5

Featured Matchup: 0-1

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The NBA In-Season Tournament is back, with nine tournament games scheduled to take place today. Our model’s predictions for all nine matchups are below.

Los Angeles Clippers @ Dallas Mavericks

Model Predicts- Mavericks ML, UNDER 235, Mavericks -1

The Los Angeles Clippers and Dallas Mavericks will square off in Game 2 of the In-Season Tournament on Friday night.

L.A. enters tonight’s matchup with a 3-4 record and on a three-game losing skid following the acquisition of James Harden. Meanwhile, Dallas sits at a stellar 6-2 and in second place in the Western Conference.

The James Harden experiment has gotten off to a poor start, and our model thinks the Clippers’ struggles will continue tonight. Let’s take a look at why that is.

Los Angeles Clippers

• Can tell the team has yet to adjust to Harden

  • Rank last in NBA in Offensive Rating (97.4) since Harden trade

  • Rating was 117.4 before trade. 4th best in NBA

• Surprisingly, three-point shooting has disappeared

  • Lost some shooting ability in Harden trade: Batum, Covington

  • Shooting 27.3% from three with Harden on roster

• Defensive has still been tough to crack

  • Rank 10th in Defensive Rating with Harden. Ranked 10th without him

Dallas Mavericks

• Offense has proven to be elite

  • Rank 3rd in Offensive Rating

  • Shooting 48.1% from the floor, averaging 120.1 points per game (NBA.com)

• Three-point shooting has been difference maker

  • Rank 1st in three-point % (39.7%)

  • Have three players shooting above 40% from three. Grant Williams shooting 52.9%

• Defense need some work

  • 23rd in Defensive Rating, 29th in opponent points per game in paint

What’s the Play?

Between Paul George, Kawhi Leonard, James Harden, and Russell Westbrook, the Clippers have the ability to explode at any moment offensively. However, we have yet to see things click between the four stars, so we will roll with the Mavericks here.

The key in this matchup is the disparity in three-point shooting. Dallas is lighting it up form deep this season and isn’t relying on one guy to do it, while the Clippers are shooting below 30% from three with Harden on the roster and have a bunch of scorers that operate in the mid-range.

Dallas is poor defensively, but this team is built to trade baskets and simply outlast its opponent offensively. We’ll take the Mavs on the money line.

The Play: Mavericks ML (-115)

Money Line Trends 💰

• Dallas Mavericks- 6-2 overall this season, 3-1 as the home team

• Oklahoma City Thunder- 5-3 overall this season, 2-0 as the away team

Over/Under Trends ⬆️⬇️

• San Antonio Spurs- Over is 7-1 this season, 3-0 as the home team

• Los Angeles Lakers- Under is 6-2 this season, highest win % in NBA

Spread Trends ➕➖

• Philadelphia 76ers- 7-0 against the spread (ATS) this season

• Brooklyn Nets- 7-0-1 ATS this season

🤕 Tyler Herro to miss time with ankle injury. Tyler Herro faces an extended absence after sustaining a Grade 2 ankle sprain, an injury he described as involving "crunching and cracks." Despite initially anticipating a couple of weeks on the sidelines, the Miami Heat confirmed a more extended recovery period. The injury occurred during a play against the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday, disrupting an impressive season where he averaged 25.3 points and shot 41% from three.

🧑‍⚖️ LaMelo Ball facing MASSIVE lawsuit. Charlotte Hornets standout LaMelo Ball and his family are facing a $200 million lawsuit from Alan Foster. Foster, holding a 33% stake in the Ball Sports Group, owned by LaMelo's father LaVar Ball, claims to have played a pivotal role in building the family's company and LaMelo's MB1 Enterprises. The lawsuit contends that Foster has not received just compensation and accuses LaMelo's company of infringing on his intellectual property.

Six NHL games are scheduled to take place today, but unfortunately we do not have a Featured Matchup. Our model’s predictions for all six matchups can be found below.

Golden State Warriors @ Sacramento Kings

There is no NHL Featured Matchup today.

Money Line Trends 💰

• New Jersey Devils- 7-4-1- overall this season, 3-2-1 as the home team

Over/Under Trends ⬆️⬇️

• New Jersey Devils- Over is 10-2 with average total of 7.58

• Minnesota Wild- Over is 9-3-1 with average total of 7.54

Puck Line Trends ➕➖

• Philadelphia Flyers- Puck line is 8-5 this season

📜 Kane’s list of teams becoming smaller. The pool of potential teams pursuing Patrick Kane appears to be narrowing down to approximately four, with the New York Rangers and Detroit Red Wings joining the fray, according to TSN's Chris Johnston. The Buffalo Sabres and Florida Panthers, previously reported as interested, remain in contention for the unrestricted free-agent winger as well. While Kane concluded the 2022-23 season with the Rangers, a reunion in New York faces financial constraints, whereas Detroit owns the sixth-most projected cap space in the NHL.

🤕 Jarry tabbed as day-to-day with eye injury. Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry is listed as day-to-day due to swelling around his right eye. The swelling stems from a collision with Anaheim Ducks forward Adam Henrique during a 2-0 win on Tuesday. Magnus Hellberg, who concluded the combined shutout in Jarry's absence, will start against the Los Angeles Kings, with Joel Blomqvist serving as the backup after being recalled from the Penguins' AHL affiliate.

Today’s trivia requires you to dig into multiple pockets of your brain, testing your knowledge of recent events as well as those that happened decades ago.

See how many of the below questions you can get correct. Answers are provided at the end of the newsletter.

Question #1- Name all five players that made up Michigan’s “Fab 5”

Question #2- One current NBA player played college basketball at Stephen F. Austin. Who is that player?

Question #3- The Arizona Cardinals played in what U.S. city prior to their move to Arizona?

Anyone know what has happened on November 10th throughout history? We didn’t have a clue either, but it appears that it has been a busy day.

On November 10th…

1963- NHL legend Gordie Howe becomes the NHL’s all-time leading goal scorer in a 3-0 win over the Montreal Canadiens. Howe’s performance gave him 545 career goals, passing Maurice Richard on the all-time list. He would end his career with 801 goals, placing him third all-time behind Wayne Gretzky and Alex Ovechkin.

1975- The Kansas City Royals release Harmon Killebrew, ending his MLB career. Killebrew played a stellar 22 seasons in the major leagues, suting up for the Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins and the Royals during his career. He would end his career with a .256 batting average, 573 home runs, and 1,584 RBIs, which landed him in the Hall of Fame in 1984.

1988- Orel Hershiser is named the NL Cy Young Award winner by unanimous vote. The honor came after Hershiser posted a 23-8 record and a 2.26 ERA, throwing 15 complete games and eight shut outs along the way. He would end up dominating the mound for 18 years, starting and ending his career with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

1. Jalen Rose, Chris Webber, Juwan Howard, Jimmy King, and Ray Jackson

2. Kevon Harris

3. St. Louis