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Nationals' Bryce Harper sits against Dodgers with sore knee

August 11, 2015

LOS ANGELES (AP) Bryce Harper is out of the Washington Nationals' starting lineup against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The outfielder banged his left knee while making a sliding catch in the third inning of the Nationals' 8-3 victory Monday night, but stayed in the game.

Manager Matt Williams says Harper is being held out of Tuesday night's game as a precautionary measure, although he's available to pinch-hit.

Harper is hitting .333 with 69 RBIs and 29 home runs.

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Influx of youth adds freshness to Indians' roster

Aug 12, 2015

CLEVELAND -- As far as Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona is concerned, the kids are alright. The Indians have added several young players in recent days and the newcomers are paying no attention to the standings, but a lot of attention to the details.

"They are playing hard and with enthusiasm every game," said Francona.

Even the veterans are noticing. Michael Brantley, whose game-winning single in the bottom of the 16th inning game the Indians a 5-4 win over the Yankees on Tuesday, said he has been impressed by the influx of youth to the roster.

"The kids are learning a lot up here. It's fun to watch and to help teach them," said Brantley. "They all come to the clubhouse every day with smiles on their faces. It's a great atmosphere around here."

The Indians may be out of the race for a spot in the postseason, but the energy brought by the handful of young players who have been added to the roster in the last two weeks has changed the dynamic of the dog days for the Indians.

"They are all swinging the bat well, so that helps a lot," said Francona. "It's contagious. The energy they play with, and how hard they play. It's having the will to want to do it."

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Frustration builds for Yankees

Aug 12, 2015

CLEVELAND -- The frustration is building for the New York Yankees almost as fast as the losses.

"They are frustrated, but when you're not winning you should be frustrated," said New York manager Joe Girardi of his team, which lost its fourth game in a row on Tuesday, 5-4 to the Indians, in 16 innings.

In their four consecutive losses, the Yankees have scored a total of just five runs. A home run by Stephen Drew in the sixth inning Tuesday snapped a streak of 31 consecutive innings without scoring a run for a slumping Yankees lineup that has been shutout in two of its last four games, and scored just one run in a third game.

The lack of offense seems almost baffling to Girardi.

"I thought we squared up a lot of balls tonight. We just didn't get any results," he said after Tuesday's loss.

One of the problems for Girardi and for the team overall is the inconsistency at the top of the lineup. In the loss to the Indians, Jacoby Ellsbury, Brett Gardner, Alex Rodriguez, Mark Teixeira and Brian McCann, the top five hitters in the lineup, were a combined 1-for-28, with 10 strikeouts.

"That surprises me. We need to get those guys going," said Girardi.

Another more immediate problem, in light of the 16-inning game on Tuesday, is an overworked bullpen. The Yankees used eight pitchers in the game.

Asked following the game about the state of his bullpen, Girardi again shrugged. "Every arm out there is exhausted," he said.

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Under wagers hot in Royals-Tigers meetings

The Under has cashed in back-to-back meetings and six of the previous seven games between the Kansas City Royals and Detroit Tigers heading into Wednesday's series finale.

In the current series, the under has cashed in both instances as the Royals have won 4-0 and 6-1 in games one and two respectively.

Newcomer Daniel Norris is probable to start for the Tigers (+167) while Edinson Volquez is set to counter for the Royals (-182). The total opened at 8 and has remained at that number through the time of writing.

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Team Pitcher Open Line Movements Current Runline Scores

3:40 PM EDT

901 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (R) Nola, A 8.5u20 8.5u20 / 8.5u12 8.5u15 +1.5(-140)
902 ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS (R) Anderson, C -165 -160 / -159 / -157 -175 -1.5(+120)

TV: FS-Arizona, DTV: 686

3:40 PM EDT

903 CINCINNATI REDS (R) Iglesias, R 6.5o25 6.5o25 +1.5(-210)
904 SAN DIEGO PADRES (R) Shields, J -140 -140 / -135 / -132 -117 -1.5(+180)

TV: FS-Ohio, FS-San Diego, DTV: 660, 694

3:40 PM EDT

913 BALTIMORE ORIOLES (R) Gausman, K 7o25 7o25 / 7o20 / 7o15 7o30 +1.5(-200)
914 SEATTLE MARINERS (R) Iwakuma, H -130 -130 / -129 -126 -1.5(+170)

SEA-LF-Nelson Cruz-? | TV: MASN, ROOT-Northwest, DTV: 640, 687

3:45 PM EDT

925 HOUSTON ASTROS (R) Feldman, S 7o25 7o25 +1.5(-195)
926 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (R) Heston, C -140 -130 / -129 / -128 -128 -1.5(+165)

TV: CSN-Bay, ROOT-Southwest, DTV: 674, 696

4:10 PM EDT

927 BOSTON RED SOX (L) Rodriguez, E -120 -120 / -119 / -118 -122 -1.5(+140)
928 MIAMI MARLINS (L) Conley, A 7.5o20 7.5o20 +1.5(-160)

MIA-RF-Giancarlo Stanton-OUT | TV: FS-Florida, NESN, DTV: 628, 654

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MLB Consensus Picks

SIDES (ATS)

3:40 PM Cincinnati +114 218 32.68% San Diego -123 449 67.32% View View

3:45 PM Houston +116 241 35.81% San Francisco -126 432 64.19% View View

3:40 PM Philadelphia +143 250 37.04% Arizona -155 425 62.96% View View

3:40 PM Baltimore +116 267 41.92% Seattle -126 370 58.08% View View

4:10 PM Boston -120 420 66.46% Miami +111 212 33.54% View View


TOTALS (OVER/UNDER)

3:40 PM Cincinnati 7 192 52.89% San Diego 7 171 47.11% View View

3:45 PM Houston 7 205 56.32% San Francisco 7 159 43.68% View View

3:40 PM Baltimore 7 240 60.00% Seattle 7 160 40.00% View View

3:40 PM Philadelphia 8.5 231 60.16% Arizona 8.5 153 39.84% View View

4:10 PM Boston 7.5 234 64.46% Miami 7.5 129 35.54% View View

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MLB Regular Season League Standings - 2015

AMERICAN LEAGUE

AL EAST W L PCT GB HOME AWAY EAST CENT WEST NL MONEY OU

NY Yankees 61 50 .55 - 32-21 29-29 26-21 13-7 16-14 6-8 -1 55-52-4

Toronto 62 52 .544 0.5 37-21 25-31 26-21 15-13 12-12 9-6 413 52-54-8

Baltimore 57 55 .509 4.5 34-21 23-34 26-24 12-10 11-14 8-7 -102 47-58-7

Tampa Bay 57 56 .504 5.0 29-29 28-27 24-26 10-13 13-11 10-6 -174 49-55-9

Boston 50 63 .442 12.0 27-28 23-35 20-30 9-11 13-17 8-5 -1953 56-52-5

AL CENTRAL W L PCT GB HOME AWAY EAST CENT WEST NL MONEY OU

Kansas City 68 44 .607 - 39-18 29-26 10-10 32-18 15-10 11-6 2259 47-54-11

Minnesota 56 56 .5 12.0 35-22 21-34 13-10 24-24 11-10 8-12 1045 52-52-8

Detroit 54 59 .478 14.5 28-30 26-29 10-16 29-20 8-13 7-10 -698 61-47-5

Chi. White Sox 53 58 .477 14.5 28-26 25-32 12-14 20-31 13-4 8-9 -590 50-57-4

Cleveland 52 59 .468 15.5 23-33 29-26 9-9 17-29 16-14 10-7 -1906 54-56-1

AL WEST W L PCT GB HOME AWAY EAST CENT WEST NL MONEY OU

Houston 61 53 .535 - 38-18 23-35 14-13 9-14 28-23 10-3 346 52-57-5

LA Angels 59 53 .527 1.0 36-23 23-30 16-13 8-7 28-23 7-10 1 52-56-4

Texas 55 56 .495 4.5 23-29 32-27 16-9 12-11 18-28 9-8 1470 50-55-6

Seattle 53 61 .465 8.0 25-33 28-28 13-15 10-14 23-22 7-10 -1512 52-57-5

Oakland 51 63 .447 10.0 27-34 24-29 9-15 12-17 24-25 6-6 -2053 55-51-8


NATIONAL LEAGUE

NL EAST W L PCT GB HOME AWAY EAST CENT WEST AL MONEY OU

NY Mets 61 52 .54 - 40-18 21-34 30-17 9-17 16-12 6-6 875 53-54-6

Washington 58 54 .518 2.5 31-23 27-31 27-20 10-16 13-9 8-9 -770 59-49-4

Atlanta 51 62 .451 10.0 30-23 21-39 25-25 12-14 9-15 5-8 -209 56-50-7

Miami 45 68 .398 16.0 27-30 18-38 16-28 7-12 16-18 6-10 -2302 53-55-5

Philadelphia 45 69 .395 16.5 27-29 18-40 18-26 9-18 11-17 7-8 -552 60-44-10

NL CENTRAL W L PCT GB HOME AWAY EAST CENT WEST AL MONEY OU

St. Louis 72 40 .643 - 41-16 31-24 16-7 31-17 14-7 11-9 2402 40-67-5

Pittsburgh 65 45 .591 6.0 39-18 26-27 18-8 20-28 14-2 13-7 1184 49-50-11

Chi. Cubs 63 48 .568 8.5 32-24 31-24 16-10 27-22 14-9 6-7 628 45-58-8

Cincinnati 49 62 .441 22.5 28-26 21-36 16-12 22-26 5-13 6-11 -1329 51-54-6

Milwaukee 48 66 .421 25.0 24-36 24-30 11-10 19-26 10-20 8-10 -1711 54-53-7

NL WEST W L PCT GB HOME AWAY EAST CENT WEST AL MONEY OU

LA Dodgers 63 50 .558 - 38-19 25-31 18-13 8-13 29-20 8-4 -1081 56-52-5

San Francisco 60 52 .536 2.5 31-23 29-29 14-15 8-9 27-23 11-5 192 55-49-8

Arizona 56 56 .5 6.5 30-28 26-28 14-15 9-10 24-26 9-5 412 58-48-6

San Diego 54 60 .474 9.5 26-28 28-32 12-12 12-14 24-23 6-11 -809 63-47-4

Colorado 47 64 .423 15.0 25-29 22-35 13-10 14-11 17-29 3-14 -1063 58-49-4

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WILD-CARD RACE

AMERICAN LEAGUE

TEAM W L PCT GB

Toronto 62 52 .544 -

L.A. Angels 59 53 .527 -

Baltimore (49) 57 55 .509 2

Tampa Bay (48) 57 56 .504 2½

Minnesota (48) 56 56 .500 3

Texas (48) 55 56 .495 3½

Detroit (45) 54 59 .478 5½

Chi. White Sox (46) 53 58 .477 5½

Cleveland (45) 52 59 .468 6½

Seattle (43) 53 61 .465 7

Oakland (41) 51 63 .447 9

Boston (41) 50 63 .442 9½



NATIONAL LEAGUE

TEAM W L PCT GB

Pittsburgh 65 45 .591 -

Chi. Cubs 63 48 .568 -

San Francisco (48) 60 52 .536 3½

Washington (46) 58 54 .518 5½

Arizona (44) 56 56 .500 7½

San Diego (40) 54 60 .474 10½

Atlanta (38) 51 62 .451 13

Cincinnati (38) 49 62 .441 14

Colorado (36) 47 64 .423 16

Milwaukee (34) 48 66 .421 16½

Miami (32) 45 68 .398 19

Philadelphia (31) 45 69 .395 19½

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Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

-- Steelers lost kicker Shaun Suisham for the season Sunday night; they added one yesterday, signing Garrett Hartley, who struggled in the Superdome with the Saints. .

-- 12 of 32 NFL head coaches have coached another NFL team.

-- Browns OT Joe Thomas revealed this week he has played thru three torn MCLs in his career-- those are torn knee ligaments. Football players are tough humans.

-- NFL Draft will be back in Chicago next April; it was a success there this year.

-- Florida State has tremendous losses on offense this year; they lost a QB who went 27-1 as a starter and four starters from the O-line, who started 164 games.

-- Texas Longhorns have not had an offensive lineman drafted since 2008.


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Armadillo: Wednesday's List of 13: Random stuff on Hump Day.......

13) Get well soon to Flip Saunders of the Timberwolves, who is undergoing chemo for non-Hodgkins' Lymphoma, which he says is very treatable. We hope so.

I remember seeing his son play in an AAU tournament in Florida a few years ago; Saunders wasn't coaching, but at halftime, with the kids resting in a hallway away from the court, he was diagramming plays on a board for the kids and teaching them.

12) Rough year for John Farrell; not only do the Red Sox suck, on his off day in south Florida this week, he had hernia surgery. Ouch. Apparently he was at the game last night, as Boston's bullpen melted down again. Just a bad year. Get well soon.

11) Then there are the Jets; QB Geno Smith is out 6-10 weeks after a teammate, now an ex-teammate (they cut the guy) punched him because Smith wouldn't pay back a $600 debt. Things escalated, words became punches and now Ryan Fitzpatrick is the Jets' starting QB, which is an upgrade, in my opinion.

Two things crossed my mind after hearing this........
-- How long before the Patriots pick up the guy who punched Smith?
-- Baylor rookie Bryce Petty is not ready to play in the NFL, which is why it looks like Tyler Thigpen will be brought in to back up Fitzpatrick.

10) Washington Nationals are 35-24 when Denard Span bats leadoff this year, 23-30 when he does not and it doesn't look like he'll be back this season. Reading between the lines during a Washington TV broadcast, they're a sinking ship-- Bryce Harper is sitting out games with a sore knee in August? A definite red flag. .

9) Golf is an Olympic sport next August and it is screwing with the PGA Tour's schedule for 2016. British Open and PGA will sandwich the Canadian Open next July, and the tournament in Akron that is being played this week will be the same week as the French Open next year, meaning none of the European players will be there.

8) BYU is an independent in football, for some goofy reason; their schedule opens with these four games:

at Nebraska, Boise State at home, at UCLA, at Michigan. Yikes. They probably do not lose a game after those four, but still, thats a rough September.

7) This is state of Purdue's football team: They're a 7-point underdog at Marshall in their season opener. Big 14 teams shouldn't be a TD underdog to the Thundering Herd.

6) Weird college football game Labor Day weekend: New Hampshire goes to San Jose to lose (and collect a check) from San Jose State, hardly a national power. It can not be easy to get to San Jose from the Granite State, which reminds me, why the hell did Chip Kelly stay at New Hampshire as an assistant coach for fifteen years????

5) Mets are now 45-7 when thy score 4+ runs, 16-45 when they do not.

4) Weird moment on Diamondback TV Monday, during a bad game Arizona was winning by a lot; the play-by-play guy wishes former D'back manager Al Pedrique a happy 55th birthday- Pedrique was the interim manager in 2004, after Arizona had fired Bob Brenly, who is now the analyst on Arizona TV broadcasts.

Brenly seemed genuinely surprised Pedrique was mentioned, then seemed annoyed by it all, telling a couple stories about that season, but because he is a good-natured guy, he wound up laughing it off, saying he got paid to stay home and barbecue for half of that season. Still, it was at least a little awkward in that booth for a few minutes.

3) Milwaukee shoved GM Doug Melvin out the door Tuesday, which is what will happen when your team is awful and everyone else gets fired-- you're next.

2) One last note about Geno Smith: he is on a 4-year contract that pays $5,019,063; he is supposedly the leader of the team. Stiffing a teammate out of $600 stinks. If I was the owner of the Jets, I'd cut both guys-- who wants a QB who aggravates a teammate so much he slugs him? Quarterbacks are supposed to be leaders, not instigators.

1) Why didn't I think of this? Philly Eagles fans are asking the Pope to bless Sam Bradford's knees before the NFL season starts. Good luck with that one.

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Preview: Shock (10-13) at Sun (11-10)

Date: August 12, 2015 7:00 PM EDT

Riquna Williams continues cementing herself as one of the most feared scorers in the WNBA.

That's about all that's going well for the Tulsa Shock.

Tulsa looks to avoid losing 10 straight games for the first time in four years when it visits the Connecticut Sun on Wednesday night.

Williams began the season coming off the bench as starting guard Skylar Diggins shined during the Shock's 8-1 start. She averaged 12.8 points during that run before being thrust into the starting lineup after Diggins tore her ACL on June 28.

The fourth-year guard is averaging 18.0 points in 14 games as a starter after matching a season high with 35 in Sunday's 98-90 loss to Atlanta, her third 30-point effort over her last nine.

Those outbursts shouldn't be all that surprising. Williams, whose average of 16.0 points on the season would be a career best, scored a WNBA-record 51 points against San Antonio in 2013.

The Shock (10-13) haven't been able to rally around Williams. Each of her 30-point performances has coming during a losing streak that is the third longest since the franchise moved from Detroit for the 2010 season.

Tulsa hasn't dropped 10 straight since a WNBA-record 20-game skid in 2011. Coach Fred Williams changed his starting lineup Sunday, inserting rookie Brianna Kiesel in place of Odyssey Sims, who had seven points in 24 minutes off the bench.

Kiesel finished with seven points in 16 minutes. Karima Christmas joined Williams in double figures with 18, but the Shock tied their season worst for points allowed.

Despite not having won since beating Los Angeles on July 11 at home, Tulsa still sits in third place and in playoff position in the Western Conference. It's unclear if Williams will keep the same starting five against the Sun (11-10), who are fifth in a tight East race.

Connecticut had a two-game winning streak snapped with Sunday's 84-73 loss at Washington. Alex Bentley had a career-high 31 points in Friday's win over the Mystics, but she missed all three of her field-goal attempts and finished with two in the rematch.

The Sun shot just 34.4 percent. Leading scorer Kelsey Bone (15.0 points per game) shot 5 of 15 from the floor but hit 9 of 10 from the free-throw line and finished with 19.

Connecticut is seeking a fourth straight home win while looking to deal Tulsa a fifth straight road loss. The Sun won the last meeting 78-76 on the road July 5, 2014, on a layup with 5.8 seconds remaining.

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WNBA HEAD TO HEAD

Jul 12, 2015 Score ATS Results
SEA 60 Cover: 4.5
PHO « 70 Under: 130
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Jul 10, 2015 Score ATS Results
PHO « 94 Cover: 7
SEA 79 Over: 173
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Jun 21, 2015 Score ATS Results
PHO « 84 Cover: 9.5
SEA 72 Over: 156
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Aug 17, 2014 Score ATS Results
PHO « 78 Cover: 8
SEA 65 Under: 143
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Jul 22, 2014 Score ATS Results
PHO « 89 Cover: 11.5
SEA 71 Over: 160
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Jul 9, 2014 Score ATS Results
SEA 58 Under: 136
PHO « 78 Cover: 10
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Jun 3, 2014 Score ATS Results
SEA 72 Over: 159
PHO « 87 Cover: 4
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May 17, 2014 Score ATS Results
SEA 64 Under: 145
PHO « 81 Cover: 7
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WNBA HEAD TO HEAD

Jul 5, 2014 Score ATS Results
CONN « 78 Cover: 5.5
TUL 76 Under: 154
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Jul 3, 2014 Score ATS Results
TUL « 96 Cover: 17
CONN 83 Over: 179
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Standings

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Team Win Loss Percent GB Home Away Conf. Last 10 Streak

New York Liberty 15 6 0.714 0 8-2 7-4 8-5 8-2 W-3

Indiana Fever 13 9 0.591 2 8-4 5-5 9-7 7-3 W-2

Washington Mystics 13 9 0.591 2 8-4 5-5 8-8 7-3 L-1

Chicago Sky 14 10 0.583 2 10-3 4-7 10-6 5-5 L-1

Connecticut Sun 11 10 0.524 4 6-5 5-5 4-9 4-6 L-1

Atlanta Dream 8 14 0.364 7 5-5 3-9 4-8 3-7 W-1


WESTERN CONFERENCE

Team Win Loss Percent GB Home Away Conf. Last 10 Streak

Minnesota Lynx 17 6 0.739 0 10-2 7-4 13-4 7-3 W-2

Phoenix Mercury 14 8 0.636 2 9-2 5-6 11-3 7-3 L-1

Tulsa Shock 10 13 0.435 7 6-5 4-8 6-10 1-9 L-9

Los Angeles Sparks 7 16 0.304 10 5-7 2-9 6-10 5-5 L-2

San Antonio Stars 7 17 0.292 10 7-5 0-12 5-9 4-6 L-1

Seattle Storm 6 17 0.261 11 4-5 2-12 5-10 3-7 W-1

Updated Wed Aug 12 11:07 AM EDT

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WNBA

Dunkel

Wednesday, August 12

Tulsa @ Connecticut

Game 601-602
August 12, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tulsa
109.129
Connecticut
110.046
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Connecticut
156
by 1
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Connecticut
by 4 1/2
152
Dunkel Pick:
Tulsa
(+4 1/2); Over

Seattle @ Phoenix

Game 603-604
August 12, 2015 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Seattle
104.913
Phoenix
111.036
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Seattle
by 6
153 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Phoenix
by 13 1/2
147
Dunkel Pick:
Seattle
(+13 1/2); Over




WNBA

Long Sheet

Wednesday, August 12

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TULSA (10 - 13) at CONNECTICUT (11 - 10) - 8/12/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TULSA is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record after 15+ games over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 22-11 ATS (+9.9 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
TULSA is 9-2 ATS (+6.8 Units) as a road underdog of 3.5 to 6 points over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 11-24 ATS (-15.4 Units) in home games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game after 15+ games since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
CONNECTICUT is 2-2 against the spread versus TULSA over the last 3 seasons
CONNECTICUT is 2-2 straight up against TULSA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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SEATTLE (5 - 17) at PHOENIX (14 - 8) - 8/12/2015, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 7-21 ATS (-16.1 Units) in road games on Wednesday since 1997.
SEATTLE is 9-19 ATS (-11.9 Units) in road games revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 3 seasons.
PHOENIX is 52-33 ATS (+15.7 Units) on Wednesday since 1997.
PHOENIX is 7-14 ATS (-8.4 Units) in all games this season.
PHOENIX is 4-12 ATS (-9.2 Units) as a favorite this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHOENIX is 7-5 against the spread versus SEATTLE over the last 3 seasons
PHOENIX is 8-4 straight up against SEATTLE over the last 3 seasons
6 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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WNBA

Wednesday, August 12

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
TULSA vs. CONNECTICUT
Tulsa is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing Connecticut
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tulsa's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Connecticut's last 6 games when playing Tulsa
Connecticut is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games when playing at home against Tulsa

10:00 PM
SEATTLE vs. PHOENIX
Seattle is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Phoenix
Seattle is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
Phoenix is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Phoenix's last 8 games when playing at home against Seattle

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Top Under wager in action Wednesday evening

The Phoenix Mercury are the top Under bet in the WNBA with an Over/Under record of 8-14 through their first 22 games of the season and will take the floor against the Seattle Storm in Arizona Wednesday night.

The Mercury have one of the stingiest defenses in the league, allowing opponents to score an average of 73.4 points per game (fourth lowest in the league).

The Under has cashed in back-to-back games and four of the last five heading into Wednesday's clash with the Storm.

The total for the Storm-Mercury clash opened at 147.5 but has come down to 146.5 since.