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Utah Jazz0-0at
Phoenix Suns0-0
Fri, Oct 16, 10:00 PM EDTMortgage Matchup Center, Phoenix, AZTBD
UTA has the rest edge with 97h between tipoffs, 47h more than PHX.
48/ 100
What the model saw — 48
National TV+8
Base + 4048
10:00 pm ET
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What to know before tip
Rest edge: UTATravel tax: PHXBody clock: PHXNational TV
- UTA has the rest edge with 97h between tipoffs, 47h more than PHX.
- PHX is carrying the heavier travel load at 850 mi from its previous stop.
- PHX is dealing with west-to-east pressure: 0h on the body clock and -2h of zone shift.
- UTA 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
UTA
2 day-to-day- DTDJaren Jackson Jr.Knee — Surgery · targeting Oct 1
- DTDTrey AlexanderRibs — Bruise · targeting Oct 1
PHX
2 day-to-day- DTDCJ HuntleyHamstring — Not Specified · targeting Oct 1
- DTDMark WilliamsFoot — Fracture · targeting Oct 1
Rest, travel, and body clock
| Schedule spot | UTA | PHX |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Days rest | 3 days | 1 day |
| Hours rest | 97h | 50h |
| Rest swing | +47h | -47h |
| Travel in | 506 mi | 850 mi |
| Zone change | -1h | -2h |
| Body clock | -1h | 0h |
| Local tip | evening | evening |
| Segment | Road trip · 1 of 2 | Homestand · 1 of 1 |
| Miles before tip | 0 mi | 0 mi |
| Schedule alerts | — | — |
| Fatigue Index | 2 | 2 |
How each side got here
UTA
506 miSalt Lake City, UTPhoenix, AZ
UTA came from Salt Lake City, UT with 506 mi of travel and -1h of time-zone change.
Salt Lake City, UT to Phoenix, AZ
PHX
850 miSan Antonio, TXPhoenix, AZ
PHX came from San Antonio, TX with 850 mi of travel and -2h of time-zone change.
San Antonio, TX to Phoenix, AZ
Where this game sits in the run
UTA
Road tripUTA 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 miles1,766 mi
PHX
HomestandPHX is in game 1 of 1 on this homestand.
Game in segment1 of 1
Miles before tip0 mi
Segment miles0 mi