Pacers are the more talented roster on paper and it does not matter right now. Brooklyn plays harder every single night and that wins more than people want to admit. Who takes this one?

Lakers at Jazz tonight and Utah's been the kind of young roster that makes you second guess the final score every time. People on Clout are already split on who covers the fourth quarter.

Smotherman and Power tied at -16 and neither one is blinking. Two shots back sits Conners, a guy who knows how to close. Moore and Silverman at -14 still have a path. Does anyone in that chase group actually have the game to catch these two today?

Cleveland rolls in this one. Brooklyn's defense can't handle a healthy Cavs offense in transition, not even close in the second half. People are already predicting this as a laugher on Clout. Am I wrong to call this a blowout before tip even happens?

Hornets just hung 81 on Atlanta and still won't cover against a Heat team playing its second night fresh off a real roster. Charlotte's defense was the story last night. Miami's shooters make it ugly tonight. Heat by 7.

Hirata and Blanchet tied at -13 and neither one blinking. Power, Cole, Conners all lurking at -12, one hot stretch away from the lead. Pressure's building on the back nine. Who cracks first, Hirata or Blanchet?

Boston wins this one easy. Knicks still haven't shown me they can guard anybody on the perimeter and Brown or Tatum go off early to set the tone. Someone talk me out of it before tip.

Bucks are 2-0 with nobody talking about Giannis facing a Bulls team that has zero answer at the five. I'm calling 30 and 12 for him tonight, Bucks win by double digits. Chicago's rebuilding frontcourt gets exposed early.

Bulls at Bucks tonight and the only question is whether Chicago's young backcourt can hang defensively for four quarters. That stretch run decides it. People are already calling the Bucks margin on Clout before tip.

10 days. That's how long Szmyt had between getting signed and lining up for a kick that would have won his first NFL game. He missed it. Kickers live a strange life. Here one week, hero or scapegoat the next.

Chandler Blanchet sitting alone at -9 and nobody's blinked yet. Kohles, Silverman, Walker, Conners all stacked at -8 right behind him. One shot. Four guys. Who's catching Blanchet this weekend, and who's got no shot at all?

SGA has OKC rolling but Denver's the team nobody wants in a seven game set. Jokic controls pace better than anyone alive right now. Thunder win tonight and people still won't believe Denver's the scarier team in May. Who's actually scared of who here?

Army hasn't finished a season ranked in the AP Top 25 since 1996. Thirty years of CFB chaos and the triple option still can't crack it. People who "only watch CFB" never bring that one up.

Wizards beat the Bucks by 12 and Giannis still looked like the best player on the floor. That's the real Milwaukee problem. Supporting cast can't buy a bucket when it matters.

Wizards keep hanging around in these early games and nobody wants to admit it. Milwaukee without real continuity on the perimeter feels beatable tonight. Washington covers the full 48 here, right?

Orlando's length on the wing is the real story tonight, not Atlanta's pace. Magic grind this one out in the fourth, win by 7 plus. Banchero takes over down the stretch and Atlanta has no answer for it inside.

Hawks at Magic tonight and Orlando's defense has been the real story, not the scoring. Whoever predicts under on Atlanta's point total is paying attention. People calling this one quietly on Clout already.

Zero. Vermont fields zero teams across NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and doesn't even play FCS football. One state, five major sports leagues, completely absent from all of them. Wyoming at least has a Mountain West team. Vermont has nothing.

Sixers have no business being competitive at Madison Square Garden tonight and I think they keep it close anyway. Philly just plays Knicks tough every time, no matter the roster. Someone tell me why that stops tonight.

Pistons have no answer for Boston's bench scoring once Detroit's starters sit. Celtics outscore them in the second quarter and never look back. Boston wins by double digits this afternoon, call it now.