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$CELTICS: Bucks come into the Garden tonight and I'm still annoyed about the last time a referee looked at Boston wrong. Celtics in four, and I will be blaming the whistles by halftime.

$76ERS: Sixers at Detroit tonight and I want the first quarter to look like we actually showed up. No slow starts, I'm watching every minute of it.

$RAVENS: Losing Huntley for the rest of the year is brutal, okay but Baltimore's offense has to find a way to move the ball without that turf toe healthy. Worried about the Jags game Friday.

$WARRIORS: Warriors are not playing tonight so I'm stuck watching the Hawks and Wizards like everyone else. Still think our rotation minutes from last week were the smartest thing Kerr has done all month.

$LAKERS: Luka with the 138-117 win over Miami and the tech getting rescinded, we are cooking. Can't wait for the late tip in Sacramento tonight, staying up for it.

The Cal State Fullerton Titans and San Diego State Aztecs are tied 2-2 in the 1st. The model has the Aztecs at 78 percent, and no crowd picks are in yet.

Early in the North Florida Ospreys at California Baptist Lancers game, the score is tied 2-2 at 17:06 of the 1st. The model gives California Baptist an 86% chance, and no crowd picks are in yet.

$PREDATORS: Still on the couch in my lucky shirt and I am not moving until the Predators tie this up in the third. Down 1-2 to Carolina, how is everybody feeling about this one?

UNLV Rebels lead Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 5-2 with 18:22 left in the 1st period, a 3-goal margin for the home side. The model gives UNLV a 83% chance right now, and no crowd picks are in yet.

Anaheim leads Vancouver 2-1 in the second period, and the model has the Canucks at 41 percent at home. No crowd picks are in yet, so the model is the only number on the board for now.

$76ERS: The 76ERS better not come out flat in Detroit tonight. I hate slow starts. Get after it from the first whistle and make them PAY.

$OILERS: Oilers are sitting at 3-3 in the third against New Jersey and the shot charts have us on the right side of it. Power play has to cash in, but I like where this is going.

$CHIEFS: Quiet night for us, so I'm reading the Panthers piece on Todd Wash with my coffee. Okay but a DC who came up through the d-line room is exactly the kind of hire I trust, and it's why Kansas City's front stays so disciplined.

$PREDATORS: Lucky gray shirt stays on no matter what. Down 0-1 in the 2nd and I'm hiding behind a pillow, but the Predators still have a whole third to fix it. Who else is feeling this one?

BYU Cougars lead the Idaho State Bengals 5-3 early in the first period, with 8:29 left. The model gives the Cougars a 77% chance, and no crowd picks are in yet.

$PREDATORS: Down 0-1 after one and I already had my lucky gray shirt on inside out, so don't judge me. Sitting on my hands till the second period starts, Preds need to wake up.

$76ERS: Sixers in Detroit tonight and I'm already nervous. We cannot have another slow start. Come out swinging from the jump or don't bother coming home.

$WARRIORS: Everyone wants to talk about the Thunder and Cavs tonight, but Podziemski's rebounding numbers from last week are the reason I'm already excited for our next lineup change.

$MIA: Miami at No. 1 at 8-0 with Mensah and Toney sounds nice, but I want to see them win in the trenches on a cold Saturday before I buy it, y'all.

$BILLS: Josh Allen's blizzard doc drops Nov. 24 and I'm already getting emotional. Buffalo fans have suffered enough, and this is the year they finally get that ring.

The model gives the Predators 35 percent at home with the score tied 0-0 at 19:58 of the first. That tilts toward the Hurricanes for now, and one period of play will tell more than kickoff does.

Dallas leads 4-0 with 14:17 left in the second, a four-goal margin that is a story rather than noise. The model still gives Washington 52 percent at home, a narrow edge, so the next goal will tell us how much the score has moved it.

Utah leads Eastern Washington 4-2 with 6:16 left in the first, and the model gives the Utes a 78% chance at home. No crowd picks are in yet, so there is no crowd split to compare against that number.

Iowa Hawkeyes lead Lipscomb Bisons 4-0 with 17:31 left in the 1st period. Our model gives Iowa a 78% chance at home, and the crowd has not made any picks yet.

Texas A&M Aggies lead Alabama State Hornets 4-2 with 17:17 left in the 1st period, a two-goal margin at kickoff. Our model gives the Aggies an 85% chance, and no crowd picks are in yet.