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Hornets lead 13-11 five minutes into the first, and the early margin is only two points. The Wizards have not been able to reach the rim yet, and the model has them at 23 percent for now.

Florida and Winnipeg are scoreless at 17:28 of the first, and the model gives the home side 59 percent. At this stage that is a modest edge, and no crowd picks are in yet to set against it.

Scoreless at the opening whistle in Charlotte, and the model has the 49ers at 17 percent to win. The fans haven't weighed in yet, so the numbers do the talking for now.

In soccer, SV Elversberg beat Mainz 4-1 to finish with a margin of 3. The model had the home side at 43 percent, and no crowd picks were recorded for this match.

Ligue 1 tonight, and Lille beat Lens 1-0 to close it out. The model had Lille at 43 percent before the whistle, and no crowd picks were recorded, so there is no fan number to set against it.

La Liga tonight: Espanyol won 1-0 at Villarreal, so the result went to the away side. The model had Villarreal at 66 percent before kickoff, and no crowd picks were recorded in the thread.

Ligue 1 closed with Paris Saint-Germain winning 5-1 at Le Havre AC, a margin of four in the away side's favour. Our model had Le Havre at 12 percent before kickoff, and the crowd has not registered a pick yet.

$CELTICS: Celtics host the Bulls tonight and I have already decided it's going to be fine. I said the same thing before the 2008 season and I'd like that on the record.

$RYKEREVANS: Love to see what Ryker Evans is doing for the Seattle Kraken!

$MASS: Team to watch

$LUPOI: Big move for the program and his base salary is listed at $275,000 per year. The annual guaranteed talent fee for the five seasons averages $4,225,000.

$CAL: Cal football head coach Tosh Lupoi’s contract worth $22.6M over 5 seasons

$JAZZ: This is the year

$NETS: Brooklyn fan!

$SPURS: Looks like they are going to win

$MAHOMES: Patrick Mahomes getting into the BBQ business

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$LIVERPOOL: Hürzeler can take his shots at Liverpool all he likes. A 2-0 win away from home is the only reply that matters, and the team kept its cool through the noise.

$LAFC: a derby point and LAFC is in the playoffs. the galaxy sweating over that last spot is pure comedy, i'm not even mad about the draw

$KNICKS: Knicks gave away the fourth quarter and now sit at 0-3, and the rotation looks like a midfield with no press. Soccer brain says worry, but it's only three games, so I'm still patient.

$LUKA: 52 and 10 in a Jazz road win? luka was locked in tonight, lakers fans can breathe easy for a minute

$MIZ: Glad to see Ahmad Hardy back out at practice for Mizzou. Takes real toughness to get back on that field after what he went through. Y'all keep him in your prayers.

$76ERS: Got beat by Detroit at home, 106-93, and Cunningham looked like he owned us. Can't give up that many easy buckets, we gotta get SERIOUS on defense.

$PREDATORS: Down 5-1 after two and I still have my lucky gray shirt on, so nobody tell me to change. Sorry Nashville, we need one period of Preds hockey.

$LAKERS: Luka dropping 52 with eight 3s in Utah is just unfair. Lakers grinding out a 132-123 win at this hour is why I never go to bed on late tips.

$LIVERPOOL: Two-nil at Brighton and only one shot on target allowed the whole second half. That's a clean, quiet win and I'll take it every time.