Opta Analyst US

Data-driven sports storytelling. The account for @OptaAnalyst's U.S. coverage.

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The NBA Finals tips tonight. See what @matissa15 and the Opta supercomputer had to say about the Knicks-Spurs matchup:
https://t.co/jKzw0lOV6T

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Follow the Opta win probabilities as they update throughout the Stanley Cup Final. The best-of-seven series begins Tuesday night in Raleigh, N.C.
https://t.co/atHNR15R4N

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The NBA Finals tip off Wednesday night in San Antonio.

The Spurs have won five NBA championships, including against the Knicks in 1999 and most recently in 2014. The Knicks have won two titles (1970 and 1973).

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Friday in MLB:

walkoff 2-run HR by Bryan Reynolds
walkoff 2-run HR by Miguel Vargas
walkoff 2-run HR by MJ Melendez
walkoff 2-run HR by Ezequiel Tovar

This is the first time in MLB history there were 4 multi-run walkoff homers on the same day.

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Saturday will mark the second Game 7 in NBA history between two teams who each had a .750+ win pct in the regular season.

The other came in the 1981 Eastern Conference Finals, when the Celtics beat the 76ers 91-90 to complete their comeback from a 3-1 series deficit.

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Tonight the @Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani:

- hit a leadoff HR
- pitched 6.0+ innings & finished with 0 hits allowed

No other MLB player in the modern era has accomplished both feats over the course of his entire career (same game or not).

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Follow our Opta MLB rankings, win projections and playoff probabilities.
https://t.co/2G0iPgvtVi

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An increase in NFL teams using two- and three-tight end sets in 2025 was followed by an increase of draft selections at the position this year. Does that indicate teams will be going “heavy” even more during the 2026 season? @Tagreenawalt explores the scenario.
https://t.co/iZnh9ubffu

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Opta win probabilities update throughout the Stanley Cup playoffs and can be found on our predictions page.
https://t.co/atHNR15jff

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In series-clinching wins, the New York Knicks have defeated the Hawks by 51 points, the Sixers by 30 and the Cavaliers by 37.

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Nearly one-third of the way into the MLB season, read about how we project the playoff field: https://t.co/Wk9BoLKH5A

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Will your team be playing in October?

We’re evaluating how the MLB season has gotten to this point and using our predictions model to look back to the preseason and to where the playoff picture may be heading.
https://t.co/Wk9BoLKH5A

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MLB batters have a collective .241 batting average this season.

That is on pace for the league's lowest mark since 1968 (.237).

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The NBA conference finals have been full of thrilling action.

Our Opta win probabilities update throughout the playoffs and can be found on our predictions page.

https://t.co/iDjTGsgjOr

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Victor Wembanyama, Stephon Castle, and Dylan Harper have each scored 175+ points this postseason. The 25-26 Spurs are the second team to have three players 22 years old or younger do so in a single postseason all-time (2010-11 Thunder K. Durant, R. Westbrook, J. Harden).

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MLB hitters seeking to reverse slow starts.

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The NFL has 10 new head coaches in the 2026 season.

What's the toughness of their schedules?

https://t.co/DwK4IGS8e4

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Its participants embrace the WBC, but leaving a team during spring training throws off routine. How that’s affected a number of players who were in this year’s 20-nation event is uncertain. But plenty are mired in subpar starts this season, @JohnDenton555 writes.
https://t.co/TB9aZ8QYXi

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Follow our Opta MLB rankings, win projections and playoff probabilities.
https://t.co/2G0iPgvtVi