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Dallas Mavericks0-0at
Philadelphia 76ers0-0
Thu, Dec 17, 7:00 PM ESTXfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia, PANBA TV
PHI has the rest edge with 72h between tipoffs, 48.5h more than DAL.
48/ 100
What the model saw — 48
National TV+8
Base + 4048
7:00 pm ET
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What to know before tip
Rest edge: PHITravel tax: PHI3 in 4: DALNational TV
- PHI has the rest edge with 72h between tipoffs, 48.5h more than DAL.
- PHI is carrying the heavier travel load at 861 mi from its previous stop.
- DAL is playing into a 3 in 4 schedule window, which matters even before the ball goes up.
- DAL is in game 2 of 2 on the road with 1,372 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
DAL
3 day-to-day- DTDDereck Lively IIFoot — Surgery · targeting Oct 1
- DTDKyrie IrvingKnee — Surgery · targeting Oct 1
- DTDSanti AldamaKnee — Surgery · targeting Oct 1
PHI
1 day-to-day- DTDKentavious Caldwell-PopeFinger — Surgery · targeting Oct 1
Rest, travel, and body clock
| Schedule spot | DAL | PHI |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Days rest | B2B | 2 days |
| Hours rest | 23.5h | 72h |
| Rest swing | -48.5h | +48.5h |
| Travel in | 83 mi | 861 mi |
| Zone change | 0h | 0h |
| Body clock | 1h | 0h |
| Local tip | evening | evening |
| Segment | Road trip · 2 of 2 | Homestand · 1 of 1 |
| Miles before tip | 1,372 mi | 0 mi |
| Schedule alerts | B2B3 in 4 | — |
| Fatigue Index | 6 | 1 |
DAL carries the heavier fatigue load tonight — 6 vs. PHI's 1.
How each side got here
DAL
83 miBrooklyn, NYPhiladelphia, PA
DAL came from Brooklyn, NY with 83 mi of travel and 0h of time-zone change.
Brooklyn, NY to Philadelphia, PA
PHI
861 miOrlando, FLPhiladelphia, PA
PHI came from Orlando, FL with 861 mi of travel and 0h of time-zone change.
Orlando, FL to Philadelphia, PA
Where this game sits in the run
DAL
Road tripDAL is on game 2 of 2 on the road, with 1,372 mi already behind it.
Game in segment2 of 2
Miles before tip1,372 mi
Segment miles1,455 mi
PHI
HomestandPHI is in game 1 of 1 on this homestand.
Game in segment1 of 1
Miles before tip0 mi
Segment miles0 mi