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Tuesday’s Sports Recap

October 26: Dallas beats Philadelphia, Milwaukee takes a 3–0 World Series lead, and all nine NBA games are final.

Covered action date: Monday, October 26, 2026, Eastern Time. All 11 scheduled games across the five covered sports were verified final. This recap describes sports results, not ISR’s paid-pick performance.

NFL — Dallas 38, Philadelphia 21

Matchup / box scoreAway–homeStatus
Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles38–21Final
  • Dallas rushed for 204 yards on 38 carries. Javonte Williams supplied a career-high 155 yards on 25 attempts.
  • Dak Prescott passed for 212 yards and three touchdowns, two to CeeDee Lamb and one to George Pickens.
  • The Cowboys improved to 3–4, ending a two-game skid; Philadelphia fell to 2–5.

ISR analysis: Dallas’ ground production provided repeatable down-and-distance advantages. Separate that sustained rushing work from the final margin when reviewing the matchup.

MLB — World Series Game 3

Matchup / box scoreAway–homeStatus
Milwaukee Brewers at Tampa Bay Rays10–1Final
  • Milwaukee’s 10–1 win opened a 3–0 series lead.
  • Robert Gasser allowed one hit over six scoreless innings, with three strikeouts and one walk.
  • Jackson Chourio went 4-for-5; Brice Turang was 3-for-5 with two RBIs.
  • The Brewers scored eight runs in the fifth inning and finished with 16 hits.

ISR analysis: Gasser’s length limited Milwaukee’s relief exposure. Tampa Bay’s next-game pitching plan should still be checked independently rather than inferred from the lopsided score.

NBA — nine finals

  • Golden State won 134–114 at Denver behind Yaxel Lendeborg’s 31 points, 12 rebounds and six assists.
  • Cleveland edged Minnesota 127–125 in overtime despite Anthony Edwards’ 47 points.
  • Boston beat Chicago 134–99; Payton Pritchard led the Celtics with 28 points.
  • Ajay Mitchell scored 30 as Oklahoma City beat Phoenix 125–114.

ISR analysis: The night included an overtime finish, a Boston rout and Golden State’s road breakthrough. Keep regulation performance, extra-period scoring and lineup changes separate in next-game reviews.

No-game status

NCAA Football FBS: No October 26 games listed. NCAA men’s basketball: No October 26 games listed. Dates are Eastern Time.

Betting notebook: identified source snapshots

The following outcomes use DraftKings lines displayed by ESPN and retained in ISR’s October 26 previews, checked at 7:45 a.m. EDT that day. These are dated source snapshots—not universal closing lines, market-movement claims or recommendations.

  • Dallas covered -4.5; 59 combined points finished over 43.5.
  • Milwaukee won against Tampa Bay’s -120 moneyline; 11 runs finished over 7.
  • Oklahoma City covered -10.5 by winning by 11; 239 points finished over 219.5.
  • Milwaukee covered +4.5 against Indiana; 212 points finished under 240.5.
  • Golden State covered +7.5 at Denver; 248 points finished over 234.5.

Sources and completion check

Each final above links to its game box score. Dallas’ official game recap provides the NFL rushing detail. Schedule cross-checks: FBS and NCAA men’s basketball. All 11 games are complete; no status remains unresolved.

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