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Charlotte Hornets0-0atBoston Celtics0-0

Wed, Oct 14, 7:30 PM EDTTD Garden, Boston, MANBC SPORTS BOSTON · TBD

BOS has the rest edge with 95.5h between tipoffs, 23h more than CHA.

48/ 100
Late Menu4th of 7 tonight

What the model saw — 48

National TV+8
Base + 4048
7:30 pm ETLast checked 11:40:54 PM EDT

Where to watch

National
TBD
Local TV
BOSNBC SPORTS BOSTONin-market
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Live out of market
Radio
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What to know before tip

Rest edge: BOSTravel tax: CHANational TV
  • BOS has the rest edge with 95.5h between tipoffs, 23h more than CHA.
  • CHA is carrying the heavier travel load at 721 mi from its previous stop.
  • CHA is in game 1 of 3 on the road with 0 mi already logged before tip.
  • National TV puts extra weight on a matchup that already has real schedule context.
  • National TV puts this near the top of the slate.

Who's in, who's out

CHA

2 day-to-day

BOS

1 day-to-day

Rest, travel, and body clock

Schedule spotCHABOS
Record0-00-0
Days rest2 days3 days
Hours rest72.5h95.5h
Rest swing-23h+23h
Travel in721 mi0 mi
Zone change0h0h
Body clock0h0h
Local tipeveningevening
SegmentRoad trip · 1 of 3Homestand · 2 of 2
Miles before tip0 mi0 mi
Schedule alerts
Fatigue Index10

CHA carries the heavier fatigue load tonight — 1 vs. BOS's 0.

How each side got here

CHA

721 mi
Charlotte, NCBoston, MA

CHA came from Charlotte, NC with 721 mi of travel and 0h of time-zone change.

Charlotte, NC to Boston, MA

BOS

0 mi
Boston, MANo travel

BOS stayed in Boston, MA between games, so travel is not a real factor in this setup.

Stayed in Boston, MA

Where this game sits in the run

CHA

Road trip

CHA is on game 1 of 3 on the road, with 0 mi already behind it.

Game in segment1 of 3
Miles before tip0 mi
Segment miles2,810 mi

BOS

Homestand

BOS is in game 2 of 2 on this homestand.

Game in segment2 of 2
Miles before tip0 mi
Segment miles0 mi