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Best bets for Wednesday, Nov. 12
A perennial NHL title contender faces off with a franchise looking to get back in contention as the Lightning host the Rangers on Wednesday night on TNT. Tampa is again firmly in the playoff conversation with 18 points through 15 games played. New York, meanwhile, has 18 points as well, though the Rangers have played 17 games so far. The Lightning have made the postseason each of the last eight years as well as 11 of the last 12, with two Stanley Cups and a third Final appearance mixed in. The Rangers missed the postseason last year after three straight playoff appearances and have a new head coach now in longtime Pittsburgh head coach Mike Sullivan. The SportsLine Projection Model, which simulates every NHL game 10,000 times, has New York covering in 67% of its simulations.
The 7-3 Knicks are one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference in the early stages of the 2025-26 season, and their next test is hosting the 5-6 Magic in a game that airs at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN. New York made the Eastern Conference Finals last year before falling to the Pacers, and they’re looking to make the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999. The Magic made the NBA Play-In Tournament last year as the top seed in that field but fell to Atlanta. Orlando’s currently near the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings, but the field is very jumbled together right now, so a win over the Knicks on Wednesday would help them move on up the standings. The Knicks win in 67% of the SportsLine model’s simulations and win outright in 75%.
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