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| Sun, Oct 11 | — | 0 |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Fri, Oct 9 | −10.5 | 3 |
| Thu, Oct 8 | −35.7 | 2 |
| Wed, Oct 7 | +38.2 | 2 |
| Tue, Oct 6 | −26.4 | 2 |
| Mon, Oct 5 | — | 0 |
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