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Dallas Mavericks0-0at
Oklahoma City Thunder0-0
Mon, Mar 8, 9:30 PM ESTPaycom Center, Oklahoma City, OKPeacock · NBC Sports Network
DAL has the rest edge with 96h between tipoffs, 47h more than OKC.
48/ 100
What the model saw — 48
National TV+8
Base + 4048
9:30 pm ET
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What to know before tip
Rest edge: DALTravel tax: OKCBody clock: OKCNational TV
- DAL has the rest edge with 96h between tipoffs, 47h more than OKC.
- OKC is carrying the heavier travel load at 1,180 mi from its previous stop.
- OKC is dealing with east-to-west pressure: 0h on the body clock and +2h of zone shift.
- National TV puts extra weight on a matchup that already has real schedule context.
- National TV puts this near the top of the slate.
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
OKC
6 day-to-day- DTDAjay MitchellCalf — Strain · targeting Oct 1
- DTDIsaiah HartensteinAnkle · targeting Oct 1
- DTDJalen WilliamsHamstring — Strain · targeting Oct 1
- DTDNikola TopicBack — Surgery · targeting Oct 1
- DTDOtega OwehLower Leg — Not Specified · targeting Oct 1
- DTDThomas SorberKnee — Surgery · targeting Oct 1
Rest, travel, and body clock
| Schedule spot | DAL | OKC |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Days rest | 3 days | 1 day |
| Hours rest | 96h | 49h |
| Rest swing | +47h | -47h |
| Travel in | 189 mi | 1,180 mi |
| Zone change | 0h | +2h |
| Body clock | 0h | 0h |
| Local tip | evening | evening |
| Segment | Road trip · 1 of 1 | Homestand · 1 of 1 |
| Miles before tip | 0 mi | 0 mi |
| Schedule alerts | — | — |
| Fatigue Index | 1 | 2 |
OKC carries the heavier fatigue load tonight — 2 vs. DAL's 1.
How each side got here
DAL
189 miDallas, TXOklahoma City, OK
DAL came from Dallas, TX with 189 mi of travel and 0h of time-zone change.
Dallas, TX to Oklahoma City, OK
OKC
1,180 miLos Angeles, CAOklahoma City, OK
OKC came from Los Angeles, CA with 1,180 mi of travel and +2h of time-zone change.
Los Angeles, CA to Oklahoma City, OK
Where this game sits in the run
DAL
Road tripDAL 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 miles189 mi
OKC
HomestandOKC is in game 1 of 1 on this homestand.
Game in segment1 of 1
Miles before tip0 mi
Segment miles0 mi