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Sacramento Kings0-0at
San Antonio Spurs0-0
Fri, Oct 16, 8:00 PM EDTFrost Bank Center, San Antonio, TXTBD
SAC has the rest edge with 70h between tipoffs, 22h more than SAS.
48/ 100
What the model saw — 48
National TV+8
Base + 4048
8:00 pm ET
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What to know before tip
Rest edge: SACTravel tax: SACBody clock: SACNational TV
- SAC has the rest edge with 70h between tipoffs, 22h more than SAS.
- SAC is carrying the heavier travel load at 1,459 mi from its previous stop.
- SAC is dealing with east-to-west pressure: 2h on the body clock and +2h of zone shift.
- SAC is in game 1 of 2 on the road with 0 mi already logged before tip.
- National TV puts extra weight on a matchup that already has real schedule context.
Who's in, who's out
SAC
4 day-to-day- DTDDe'Andre HunterEye — Surgery · targeting Oct 1
- DTDDomantas SabonisKnee — Surgery · targeting Oct 1
- DTDKeegan MurrayAnkle — Sprain · targeting Oct 1
- DTDZach LaVineHand — Surgery · targeting Oct 1
SAS
1 out- OutJayden QuaintanceKnee — Surgery · targeting Dec 1
- DTDDavid Jones GarciaAnkle — Surgery · targeting Oct 1
Rest, travel, and body clock
| Schedule spot | SAC | SAS |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Days rest | 2 days | 1 day |
| Hours rest | 70h | 48h |
| Rest swing | +22h | -22h |
| Travel in | 1,459 mi | 0 mi |
| Zone change | +2h | 0h |
| Body clock | 2h | 0h |
| Local tip | evening | evening |
| Segment | Road trip · 1 of 2 | Homestand · 2 of 4 |
| Miles before tip | 0 mi | 0 mi |
| Schedule alerts | — | — |
| Fatigue Index | 4 | 1 |
SAC carries the heavier fatigue load tonight — 4 vs. SAS's 1.
How each side got here
SAC
1,459 miSacramento, CASan Antonio, TX
SAC came from Sacramento, CA with 1,459 mi of travel and +2h of time-zone change.
Sacramento, CA to San Antonio, TX
SAS
0 miSan Antonio, TXNo travel
SAS stayed in San Antonio, TX between games, so travel is not a real factor in this setup.
Stayed in San Antonio, TX
Where this game sits in the run
SAC
Road tripSAC is on game 1 of 2 on the road, with 0 mi already behind it.
Game in segment1 of 2
Miles before tip0 mi
Segment miles2,668 mi
SAS
HomestandSAS is in game 2 of 4 on this homestand.
Game in segment2 of 4
Miles before tip0 mi
Segment miles73 mi