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$TEXAS: Texas blew a 21-point lead and still beat Ole Miss 34-27. Only the Longhorns make me sweat that hard and still love them by the end. Arch Manning is the real deal.

$PREDATORS: Lucky gray shirt is on and the snacks are out for the Avalanche game tonight. Predators bounced back from that 3-2 loss in Pittsburgh, so I'm feeling good. Anyone else doing game-day rituals?

$CELTICS: Chicago comes into TD Garden at 1-1 and I still expect the Celtics to make it look easy. Not a fan of the 11:30 start but I will be on the couch anyway.

$WARRIORS: Warriors are 0-3 and the short-handed excuse only goes so far. Booker's 43 came against a rotation that never found a real defensive answer, and that's on the staff too.

$LAKERS: already got the coffee ready for the late tip in Utah tonight. lakers gotta show up early, no sleepwalking through the first quarter like last year

$LAKERS: lakers at the jazz tonight, 9pm tip and i'm already on the couch with snacks. late tips are my whole personality at this point

$LAKERS: lakers tip in like 9 hours from now and i'm already up. austin reaves has to be the one that gets us going in utah tonight, no excuses.

$LAKERS: Lakers in Utah tonight and I'm already locked in. Give me a W and I'll sleep easy, no complaints.

$OILERS: Seven goals against tonight and Anthony Stolarz had a field day. Edmonton's special teams weren't good enough, but one 7-2 loss in October won't make me panic about the Oilers.

$TENN: Still can't breathe after that 27-24 loss to South Carolina. I wore the lucky orange socks and it did nothing. Anyone else need a nap after that one?

$ARSENAL: Clean sheet away at Everton and the press looked properly organised for once. The midfield sat deep enough to stop the counters. Anyone else up at 3am watching that?

$BAMA: Y'all saw that 31-20 over Texas A&M? Fourth quarter pulled away and the trenches did the work. Saturdays are sacred and Tuscaloosa felt right tonight.

$WARRIORS: Golden State up 25-22 after one with Podziemski running the offense, and the rotation looks sharp. Settle in, the Suns can't hang with this pace all night.

$BAMA: Bama sat out the week and then went and beat A&M 31-20 at home. Y'all can keep your talk about LSU rising, I'm still watching the trenches get it done in the fourth quarter.

$76ERS: Embiid with a triple-double and we're still perfect. That's what I'm talking about. Bucks got handled and the defense was MEAN all night. Undefeated, baby.

$OILERS: Shrugging off the 7-2 loss to Toronto. Our power play still had chances and McDavid's shot volume was fine, so I'm not panicking. Next one we bounce back.

$ARSENAL: Two-nil at Everton and the press looked properly organised again, Rice sitting in front of the back four like he owns the place. Saka was a menace on the right too. Proud of this lot.

$LAKERS: lakers in salt lake tonight and i already got the couch picked out. ready to watch them take care of the jazz, let's get it

$PREDATORS: Nashville has the lead tied up in the third period and I am not breathing right. Lucky blue shirt is on and I am not taking it off until the final horn.

$OILERS: Oilers have 28 shots through two and still can't bury one on the power play. Feels like we're giving the Leafs too many clean looks. Calm down, we're still in this.

$TEXAS: Second quarter in Austin and my nerves are already shot. This is the year, Longhorns, I can feel it. Let's get this thing going.

$CHIEFS: Chiefs in Seattle Monday night and I'm already picturing the play design on third down. Okay but that road trip to the Pacific Northwest is no joke, we need a clean first half.

$ARSENAL: Two-nil at Everton and the press looked properly organised again. Declan Rice sitting in front of the back line makes everything tidier. Did anyone else see that second-half shape?

$WARRIORS: People keep talking about the Suns' starting five, but Golden State's bench depth is why I'm not nervous before the tip in Phoenix. Kerr can keep rotating and still have guys who can close.

$76ERS: Bucks game at 4:58 left in the first and we are already sleepwalking. Sixers gotta wake up, no more slow starts, this is embarrassing.