November 14–15 · early ranking, as of November 13, 7:32 AM ET
The weekend's best game so far is M. Andreeva at J. Pegula on Saturday (importance 95), and 20 games clear the bar across every sport. This is an early ranking: scores move as odds, injuries and lineups come in. Tonight's games are on the live page.
M. Andreeva#3
J. Pegula#5No. 3 seed M. Andreeva meets No. 5 seed J. Pegula in the semifinal, with both bringing two wins into the match; Andreeva has yet to drop a set, while Pegula has dropped one.
Why it scores 95 →
Ole Miss#196-3
Oklahoma5-4No. 19 Ole Miss visits Oklahoma with both teams 1-0 in conference play, making this a direct test of their early standing in the league race. The Rebels are coming off a loss; Oklahoma won its last game.
Why it scores 94 →
Wake Forest#138-1
SMU7-2Wake Forest bring a six-game winning streak to SMU, where the Mustangs are 6-0 in conference play. The Demon Deacons have won five straight and are 5-0 in their last five; SMU are 5-1 in their last six.
Why it scores 92 →
Texas#77-2
LSU#146-3Texas and LSU meet with the top seed race at stake: Texas is the #3 seed at 4-0, while LSU is #9 at 3-0. The Longhorns bring a three-game winning streak; Manning threw for 297 yards and three touchdowns last time out.
Why it scores 91 →
Wild14-3-4
Bruins13-5-1Minnesota’s Kaprizov and Boston’s Pastrnak bring point streaks into a cross-conference matchup of two elite teams. The Wild have won their last two and took the teams’ last meeting 4-1.
Why it scores 85 →
Utah#29-0
Arizona#237-2Utah brings an eight-game winning streak into a ranked matchup with Arizona, which rallied past TCU 29-28 last time out. The Utes have won six straight overall, while Arizona is 5-1 in its last six.
Why it scores 78 →
Texas Tech#158-1
Oklahoma St6-3Texas Tech brings a two-game winning streak into a fierce rivalry with Oklahoma St, which has won four of its last six. The Red Raiders rallied past West Virginia 53-48 last time out; Mestemaker threw six touchdowns in the Cowboys’ 66-28 win over Kansas St.
Why it scores 74 →
Avalanche11-6-3
Canadiens12-3-4Nathan MacKinnon brings 20 assists into a cross-conference matchup as the Avalanche visit the Canadiens. Montreal is 8-2 in its last 10; Colorado is 6-4.
Why it scores 62 →
Kansas City
GothamKansas City can secure a playoff place while Gotham can clinch the Shield and a Concacaf W Champions Cup berth. Both arrive on winning streaks: six straight for Kansas City and three for Gotham; Gotham won their last meeting 2-1.
Why it scores 71 →
Panthers11-7-2
Stars10-6-2Tkachuk and Rantanen each bring a point streak of five games into this cross-conference matchup. The Panthers come off a 5-4 comeback win over Detroit, while the Stars surrendered a two-goal lead in an 8-3 loss to Winnipeg.
Why it scores 71 →
Vikings6-2
Packers6-3The Vikings (6-2) visit the Packers (6-3), and the Vikings won the last meeting 39-22.
Why it scores 68 →
49ers7-1
Cowboys4-5The Cowboys and the 49ers are level at the top of the NFC 3.5 games apart. 8 to play left, and the head-to-head record is the tiebreaker.
Why it scores 65 →
Steelers6-2
Bengals6-2The Bengals have won four straight and the Steelers have won four straight, and the Steelers won the last meeting 30-27.
Why it scores 60 →
Patriots5-4
Lions6-2The Lions have won four straight.
Why it scores 54 →Every game gets an importance score, built from 11 factors — rankings, playoff stakes, rivalry, star power, elimination pressure, how close the game actually projects to be, and more. The score is explained, never a black box. Narratives are written from the real state of the season — not "tune in tonight."
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