Friday sports slate features World Series opener, 12 NBA games and college football

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Friday brings a packed schedule across multiple sports, led by World Series Game 1 between the Milwaukee Brewers and Tampa Bay Rays at American Family Field, where the roof will be closed. The Rays will start Jacob Misiorowski, who leans heavily on his four-seam fastball.

"Jacob Misiorowski relies on his four-seam fastball, using it for 63.4% of his pitches," Hochman noted.

The NBA opens with a 12-game slate, highlighted by the Boston Celtics hosting the New York Knicks. Paul George scored 38 points in his Boston debut, while Jayson Tatum struggled to 6 of 23 shooting in the opener. The SportsLine Projection Model gives Boston a 55% cover probability as 2.5-point favorites.

In college football, the same model favors Duke over Virginia at plus-money odds. Duke averages 31.7 points per game and holds a 56% win probability in simulations. The model, which runs 10,000 simulations per FBS contest, entered Week 8 on a 59-49 stretch on top-rated picks.

Source: CBS Sports - Fri Oct 23, 10:38 AM ET

Written by the SportsMafia Wire desk in our own words from the original reporting (AI-assisted, checked against the source).