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Good morning! Avoid overtime today.
I’ve always believed that, mentally, the road team in a Game 7 is actually the favorite. Unless we’re in the finals, a home team should theoretically never see a Game 7; it’s the whole purpose of home-field/court/ice advantage. The pressure is on the favorite to not screw it up.Â
We had two Game 7s yesterday across both hockey and hoops, and though we had a split result — one home win, one away win — I…

