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27
sentences that state something as happening or true
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4%
1 of 27 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Wednesday’s ESPN doubleheader closes with what could be the NBA’s next great rivalry.
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what → close → ?
Cooper Flagg and the Mavericks visit Victor Wembanyama and the Western Conference champion Spurs at 9:30 p.m. ET, and it’s the second time these two Texas teams have met in less than two weeks.
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teams → visit → weeks
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Sportsbook → offer → Spurs
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account → verify → 20
- Receive $350 in FanCash after your wager is graded.
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wager → receive → page
The Flagg vs. Wembanyama story started badly for Dallas.
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story → start → Dallas
In Flagg’s NBA debut in October 2025, Wembanyama put up 40 points and 15 rebounds in a 125-92 blowout.
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Wembanyama → put → blowout
By the end of the season, Flagg was holding his own, trading baskets with the 7-foot-4 Frenchman and finishing at the rim over him.
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Flagg → hold → him
Flagg went on to win Rookie of the Year.
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Flagg → go → Year
Wembanyama led San Antonio to 61 wins and a trip to the NBA Finals.
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Wembanyama → lead → Finals
That gap between the two teams hasn’t closed yet.
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gap → close → teams
When they met on Oct. 24 in Dallas, the Spurs were double-digit favorites with Flagg sitting out, and the Dallas frontcourt was already thin.
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frontcourt → meet → Dallas
San Antonio’s Edge
The Spurs have one of the deepest young cores in basketball.
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Spurs → have → basketball
De’Aaron Fox runs the offense, Dylan Harper and Stephon Castle give them two more guards who can create, and Wembanyama spent the offseason sharpening his post game.
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Wembanyama → run → game
When the offense runs through him on the block, there’s no one on the Mavericks’ roster built to stop it.
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offense → run → it
If the Mavericks’ bigs are limited again, Wembanyama will have his way on the boards at both ends.
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Wembanyama → limit → ends
The Mavericks need Flagg on the floor and aggressive.
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Mavericks → need → floor
He’s taking on a much bigger role in Year 2, and with Kyrie Irving back in the backcourt, Dallas has enough shot creation to hang around if it can stay out of foul trouble against San Antonio’s size.
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it → take → size
Keeping Wembanyama off the offensive glass is the whole game plan.
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Keeping → keep → glass
The Pick: Victor Wembanyama Rebounds (Over)
This is the cleanest angle in the game.
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This → rebound → game
Dallas’ frontcourt has been depleted, and the last time these teams met, the Mavericks were already shorthanded inside.
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Mavericks → deplete → ?
Wembanyama’s length makes him a nightly double-double threat, and against a team that struggles to box out bigs, his rebounding line is the bet.
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line → make → bigs
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it → put → FanCash
More on Wednesday’s Slate
The night opens with 76ers at Pistons on ESPN at 7 p.m. ET, and Cavaliers at Thunder tips at 8 p.m. ET.
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Cavaliers → open → ET
Lakers at Kings and Heat at Clippers close out the West Coast window.
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Lakers → close → window
The NBA’s next great rivalry on national TV, with Wembanyama and the Spurs looking to keep their grip on the series.
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Wembanyama → look → series
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users → bet → code