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Sun, Apr 4, 4:00 PM EDTToyota Center, Houston, TXCHSN/CHSN App · SCHN/SCHN+

49/ 100

Late Menu8th of 13 tonight

What the model saw — 49

Team quality+6

Star power+3

Competitive+0

Base + 4049

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Reading the setup…

Where to watch

Local TV: CHICHSN/CHSN AppHOUSCHN/SCHN+in-market
League Pass: Live out of market
Radio: CHI104.3 The ScoreHOU790 AM / 740 AMSiriusXM

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What to know before tip

Travel tax: CHI4 in 6: HOU

CHI is carrying the heavier travel load at 941 mi from its previous stop.
HOU is playing into a 4 in 6 schedule window, which matters even before the ball goes up.
CHI is in game 1 of 2 on the road with 0 mi already logged before tip.
Kevin Durant headlines this one.

Reading the setup…

Who's in, who's out

CHI

1 out

OutNic ClaxtonCHamstring · targeting Nov 4
DTDJosh GiddeyG · 2.0 PPGWrist · targeting Oct 23
DTDTobe AwakaF · 2.0 PPGKnee — Sprain · targeting Oct 23
DTDZach CollinsF-C · 0.0 PPGQuadriceps · targeting Oct 23
DTDDailyn SwainFIllness — Not Specified · targeting Oct 23
DTDJordan HawkinsGIllness — Not Specified · targeting Oct 23

HOU

2 day-to-day

DTDReed SheppardG · 3.0 PPGKnee — Bruise · targeting Oct 23
DTDSteven AdamsCCalf — Soreness · targeting Oct 23

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Rest, travel, and body clock

Schedule spot	CHI	HOU
Record	0-1	1-0
Days rest	1 day	1 day
Hours rest	44h	43.5h
Rest swing	+0.5h	-0.5h
Travel in	941 mi	0 mi edge
Zone change	0h	0h
Body clock	0h	0h
Local tip	afternoon	afternoon
Segment	Road trip · 1 of 2	Homestand · 2 of 4
Miles before tip	0 mi	0 mi
Schedule alerts	—	4 in 6
Fatigue Index	3	3

marks the side with the edge in that row.

How each side got here941 mi vs 0 mi

How each side got here

CHI

941 mi

Chicago, ILHouston, TX

CHI came from Chicago, IL with 941 mi of travel and 0h of time-zone change.

Chicago, IL to Houston, TX

HOU

0 mi

Houston, TXNo travel

HOU stayed in Houston, TX between games, so travel is not a real factor in this setup.

Stayed in Houston, TX

Where this game sitsroad 1 of 2 vs homestand 2 of 4

Where this game sits in the run

CHI

Road trip

CHI 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 miles1,948 mi

HOU

Homestand

HOU is in game 2 of 4 on this homestand.

Game in segment2 of 4

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles0 mi