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Fri, Jan 1, 8:30 PM ESTToyota Center, Houston, TXKFAA · MavsTV+ · SCHN/SCHN+

46/ 100

Late Menu3rd of 6 tonight

What the model saw — 46

Both near top+6

Base + 4046

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Reading the setup…

Where to watch

Local TV: DALKFAAHOUSCHN/SCHN+in-market
Team streams: DALMavsTV+in-market
League Pass: Live out of market
Radio: DAL105.3 The Fan / S: KFZO-FMHOU790 AM / 740 AMSiriusXM

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What to know before tip

Rest edge: DALTravel tax: HOUBody clock: HOU4 in 6: HOU

DAL has the rest edge with 72.5h between tipoffs, 26h more than HOU.
HOU is carrying the heavier travel load at 1,641 mi from its previous stop.
HOU is dealing with east-to-west pressure: 0h on the body clock and +2h of zone shift.
HOU is playing into a 4 in 6 schedule window, which matters even before the ball goes up.
DAL is in game 1 of 3 on the road with 0 mi already logged before tip.

Reading the setup…

Who's in, who's out

DAL

4 day-to-day

DTDDereck Lively IICFoot — Surgery · targeting Oct 21
DTDJett HowardGIllness · targeting Oct 21
DTDSanti AldamaF-CKnee · targeting Oct 21
DTDTarik BiberovicFHeel · targeting Oct 21

HOU

Clean report

No players listed on the injury report. Everyone on the roster is expected to be available.

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Rest, travel, and body clock

Schedule spot	DAL	HOU
Record	0-0	0-0
Days rest	2 days edge	1 day
Hours rest	72.5h	46.5h
Rest swing	+26h	-26h
Travel in	227 mi edge	1,641 mi
Zone change	0h	+2h
Body clock	0h	0h
Local tip	evening	evening
Segment	Road trip · 1 of 3	Homestand · 1 of 4
Miles before tip	0 mi	0 mi
Schedule alerts	—	4 in 6
Fatigue Index	1 edge	5

marks the side with the edge in that row.

HOU carries the heavier fatigue load tonight — 5 vs. DAL's 1.

How each side got here227 mi vs 1,641 mi

How each side got here

DAL

227 mi

Dallas, TXHouston, TX

DAL came from Dallas, TX with 227 mi of travel and 0h of time-zone change.

Dallas, TX to Houston, TX

HOU

1,641 mi

San Francisco, CAHouston, TX

HOU came from San Francisco, CA with 1,641 mi of travel and +2h of time-zone change.

San Francisco, CA to Houston, TX

Where this game sitsroad 1 of 3 vs homestand 1 of 4

Where this game sits in the run

DAL

Road trip

DAL 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 miles1,352 mi

HOU

Homestand

HOU is in game 1 of 4 on this homestand.

Game in segment1 of 4

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles0 mi