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Mon, Oct 26, 7:00 PM EDTRocket Arena, Cleveland, OHDAZN-MIN · WUAB/RESN/DAZN-CLE

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Late Menu5th of 9 tonight

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Where to watch

Local TV: MINDAZN-MINCLEWUAB/RESN/DAZN-CLEin-market
League Pass: Live out of market
Radio: MIN830 WCCOSiriusXMCLEWTAM 1100 / 100.7 WMMS / S: La Mega 1300

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What to know before tip

Rest edge: CLETravel tax: MIN4 in 6: MIN

CLE has the rest edge with 47.5h between tipoffs, 23.5h more than MIN.
MIN is carrying the heavier travel load at 630 mi from its previous stop.
MIN is playing into a 4 in 6 schedule window, which matters even before the ball goes up.
Schedule context makes this worth a look.

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Who's in, who's out

MIN

1 out

OutDonte DiVincenzoGAchilles — Surgery · targeting Apr 2

CLE

2 out

OutKhalifa DiopCKnee · targeting Oct 24
OutNae'Qwan TomlinFBack · targeting Nov 16
DTDJarrett AllenCKnee · targeting Oct 22

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Projected starters

MIN

Starters from Oct 21 at MIA

Projected from each team's most recent starting five, adjusted for the latest injury report. We flag who is at risk rather than guess a replacement.

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Rest, travel, and body clock

Schedule spot	MIN	CLE
Record	0-0	0-0
Days rest	B2B	1 day edge
Hours rest	24h	47.5h
Rest swing	-23.5h	+23.5h
Travel in	630 mi	0 mi edge
Zone change	+1h	0h
Body clock	1h	0h
Local tip	evening	evening
Segment	Road trip · 1 of 1	Homestand · 2 of 3
Miles before tip	0 mi	0 mi
Schedule alerts	B2B4 in 6	—
Fatigue Index	7	1 edge

marks the side with the edge in that row.

MIN carries the heavier fatigue load tonight — 7 vs. CLE's 1.

How each side got here630 mi vs 0 mi

How each side got here

MIN

630 mi

Minneapolis, MNCleveland, OH

MIN came from Minneapolis, MN with 630 mi of travel and +1h of time-zone change.

Minneapolis, MN to Cleveland, OH

CLE

0 mi

Cleveland, OHNo travel

CLE stayed in Cleveland, OH between games, so travel is not a real factor in this setup.

Stayed in Cleveland, OH

Where this game sitsroad 1 of 1 vs homestand 2 of 3

Where this game sits in the run

MIN

Road trip

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

Game in segment1 of 1

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles630 mi

CLE

Homestand

CLE is in game 2 of 3 on this homestand.

Game in segment2 of 3

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles0 mi