NBA, NFL, NHL & the World Series

Trends and research for a packed 48 hours!

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Michael Mohorovich
October 23, 2025

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TNF, NBA, NHL, World Series Today & Tomorrow

Over the next 48 hours, we have 16 NHL games, 14 NBA games, Thursday Night Football & the first game of the World Series. Is there anything better than October? For the NBA & NHL, our focus will be on tonight. We also dug into Thursday Night Football and then capped things off with Game 1 of the World Series on Friday night. You’ll find a mix of things below:

  • A researched trend in the NBA, along with two trends from partners on X.

  • A researched trend in the NHL, along with two trends from partners on X.

  • We took a look at the Thursday Night Football, with one key matchup jumping out at us.

  • And to batter vs pitcher matchups for Game 1 of the World Series.

Now, let’s get into it.

Partner Trend - ReadTheGreen

Dort went 0/8 from three in the season opener, and get this: in 2024, when he had 8 or more attempts from three, he never went under this line. Never! 

Dort in 2024 with 8 or more 3 attempts

Can he bounce back tonight? It’s worth noting that in his 8 games against Indiana last year (2 regular season, 6 playoff games), he had 2 or more three 5 times.

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Partner Trend - WallaBets

Jeremy Swayman, 23.5 Saves

The Bruins are rebuilding, and their shots against are showing it. Swayman ranks 10th in shots against early in this season, facing 155 over 5 starts (31 shots against per game). He’s gone over this number in 3 of 5 starts, and 4 of the 6 goalies that Anaheim has played have gone over this number.

Shots on goal for goalies that have played Anaheim this season

As you can see, 1 of the 2 goalies that went under this 23.5 save line went under by just one shot on goal (Frederik Andersen).

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Thursday Night Football

Partner Trend - Ryan Chase

Johnson has cleared this longest reception line in 83% of his games this season, with an average long reception of 34.2 yards.

Johnson’s longest reception this season

He gets a marquee matchup against a Vikings defense that ranks 29th in longest reception this season, giving up big yards to big-name receivers in recent weeks.

Recent receivers against the Vikings

Can Johnson continue his breakout year on TNF?

World Series Game 1

Because the Blue Jays haven’t named their starter, data and proper analysis are limited as of 1 PM ET on Thursday. With that said, there are two Blue Jays batter vs pitcher matchups that jump off the page for game one. Vladdy & Kirk against Dodgers starter Blake Snell.

BvP #1 - Alejandro Kirk vs Blake Snell

It’s a small sample size, but Kirk has a .667 average in 4 plate appearances against Snell, including a single earlier this season.

Kirk’s H2H data vs Snell

BvP #2 - Vladdy vs Blake Snell

Vladdy’s numbers against Snell are bad: 0 hits in 8 plate appearances. But he’s averaged 3.8 HRR in the playoffs this season, clearing his 1.5 HRR line in 7 of 11 playoff games (64%), and it’s his numbers against lefties that stand out the most.

Vladdy against lefties this season

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