Best games on Thursday, October 1

Thursday, October 1, 2026 · final

The Lineup Is ranked 87 games on Thursday, October 1 and found one worth watching, led by Fever at Aces (importance 72). Here's how that day's slate finished.

  1. #1 · WNBAImportance 72
    Final·USA Net

    Fever at Aces

    Fever28-1683
    Aces31-1394

    The Aces beat the Fever 94-83 to win the first-round series 2-1, and A'ja Wilson had 36 points and 10 rebounds for the Aces.

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  2. #2 · MLBImportance 50
    Final·NBC

    Phillies at Braves

    Phillies88-742
    Braves94-686

    The Braves led from the first on and beat the Phillies 6-2. Michael Harris II homered and drove in three.

  3. #3 · ATPImportance 42
    Final

    J. Munar at T. Fritz

    J. Munar#64
    T. Fritz#12

    From a set down, Munar, ranked 64th, beat world No. 12 Fritz 6-7, 6-4, 6-3 to reach the second round.

How the ranking works

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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