Thursday's WNBA Trends and Indexes - 7/2

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Trends and Indexes

Thursday, July 2

Good Luck on day #183 of 2015!

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Armadillo: Thursday's six-pack

-- ESPN apparently isn't happy with their Monday Night Football schedule; they claim the NFL stiffed them because some ESPN pundits constantly rip into Roger Goodell. One of those pundits has already been let go.

-- Hyundai has a $200M, four-year advertising deal for NFL games, more than twice what the league was getting from Chevy.

-- Joey Gallo is an incredible 1 for 49 this year with two strikes on him.

-- Alabama's Kirby Smart makes $1.5M a year; he is an assistant football coach, the defensive cootdinator yet he makes $1.5M a year. Wow.

-- Bartolo Colon had his first no-decision in his last 28 starts last night.

-- Which two teams will MLB choose to play the first series in Cuba? You know it is coming soon; will the Marlins play? This will be a high profile event.

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Armadillo: Thursday's List of 13: Doing some thinking out loud.........

13) Rough week for the Tampa Bay Rays; three games in a row (and 4th time in last seven games), they haven't had a batter reach base safely in the first five innings.

12) No NL West team had a winning record in June; Dodgers were 15-15.

11) Mark Buehrle is 207-156 in a fabulous 16-year career; he started 28 games when he was a rookie and has started 30+ every year since. Durable, reliable, pretty soon he is going to be a borderline Hall of Famer. In that entire 15.5 years, he has had only three starts (out of 476) when he struck out 10+ batters. Teams should take notice.

10) Adrian Gonzalez has played 156+ games the last nine years; he plays in the NL, which doesn't have the DH (he played most of one season in Boston, was DH twice). Much like Buehrle, he is reliable and dependable, a great player.

9) Nick Saban is 183-59-1 as a college coach, but only 8-8 in bowls, losing last two- I'm saying the Crimson Tide will win their bowl game this year. Early prediction.

8) Utah football coach Kyle Whittingham is 84-43 in ten years, 7-1 in bowl games, he is very successful, but the Utes will have their 8th different offensive coordinator in 11 years this season. That just seems weird, especially for a good team.

7) Floyd Mayweather had a better month of May then we did; he made $220M.

6) Bengals' WR Mohamed Sanu recently made a 60-yard FG during a workout at his alma mater, Rutgers. Some teams don't have kickers who can make a 40-yarder.

5) They were talking on the Padres' game about what a great hitter Edgar Martinez was; he used to take batting practice with a weighted donut on his bat.

4) San Diego wore its brown caps and throwback unis from the 80's yesterday; to me, their best uniforms were the ones Dave Winfield wore in the 70's, but as long as their color scheme went back to brown/gold, that would be a vast improvement.

3) Hope umpire Tom Hallion is feeling better; he took a direct hit to the mask on a foul tip and had to leave the Colorado-Oakland game after two batters Wednesday.

2) I don't care what anyone says; it is stupid to bat Jon Lester 8th. Lester has never gotten a hit, is arguably the worst hitter in MLB history. Lester has drawn one walk in his entire career-- against Guillermo Mota. He should always bat ninth.

1) Major League Baseball wants more scoring, faster games; hard to have both.

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WNBA

Thursday, July 2

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
CHICAGO vs. CONNECTICUT
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing Connecticut
Chicago is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Connecticut
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Connecticut's last 5 games when playing Chicago
Connecticut is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Chicago

7:00 PM
WASHINGTON vs. INDIANA
Washington is 7-17 SU in its last 24 games when playing on the road against Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Indiana's last 9 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games when playing Washington

10:00 PM
TULSA vs. PHOENIX
Tulsa is 7-16 SU in its last 23 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tulsa's last 6 games on the road
Phoenix is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Phoenix is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games

10:30 PM
SAN ANTONIO vs. LOS ANGELES
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Antonio's last 5 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
San Antonio is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Los Angeles is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against San Antonio
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Los Angeles's last 8 games when playing San Antonio


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WNBA
Dunkel

Thursday, July 2


Washington @ Indiana

Game 601-602
July 2, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
107.006
Indiana
118.916
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Indiana
by 12
162
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
by 3
155 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Indiana
(+3); Over

Chicago @ Connecticut

Game 603-604
July 2, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
108.177
Connecticut
116.557
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Connecticut
by 8 1/2
162
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
by 3 1/2
156 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Connecticut
(+3 1/2); Over

Tulsa @ Phoenix

Game 605-606
July 2, 2015 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tulsa
113.294
Phoenix
115.837
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Phoenix
by 2
145
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Phoenix
by 7 1/2
150 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Tulsa
(+7 1/2); Under

San Antonio @ Los Angeles

Game 607-608
July 2, 2015 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Antonio
107.033
Los Angeles
108.966
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles
by 2
141
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
by 5 1/2
146
Dunkel Pick:
San Antonio
(+5 1/2); Under

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WNBA
Long Sheet

Thursday, July 2

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WASHINGTON (6 - 3) at INDIANA (4 - 6) - 7/2/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 263-322 ATS (-91.2 Units) in all games since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 49-72 ATS (-30.2 Units) when playing with 3 or more days rest since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 167-211 ATS (-65.1 Units) vs. division opponents since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 7-19 ATS (-13.9 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
INDIANA is 111-144 ATS (-47.4 Units) as an underdog since 1997.
INDIANA is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) in a home game where where the total is greater than or equal to 150 over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
INDIANA is 5-5 against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
INDIANA is 6-5 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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CHICAGO (5 - 5) at CONNECTICUT (7 - 2) - 7/2/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 10-21 ATS (-13.1 Units) after allowing 75 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 7-19 ATS (-13.9 Units) after scoring 75 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) as an underdog this season.
CONNECTICUT is 18-8 ATS (+9.2 Units) in home games vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 18-7 ATS (+10.3 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 7-0 ATS (+7.0 Units) as a road favorite of 3 points or less over the last 3 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 19-35 ATS (-19.5 Units) in home games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 7-2 against the spread versus CONNECTICUT over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 7-2 straight up against CONNECTICUT over the last 3 seasons
6 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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TULSA (8 - 2) at PHOENIX (4 - 5) - 7/2/2015, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHOENIX is 11-1 ATS (+9.9 Units) in July games over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 22-12 ATS (+8.8 Units) in May, June, or July games over the last 2 seasons.
TULSA is 33-19 ATS (+12.1 Units) as an underdog over the last 3 seasons.
TULSA is 23-13 ATS (+8.7 Units) in May, June, or July games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TULSA is 5-2 against the spread versus PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
PHOENIX is 7-1 straight up against TULSA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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SAN ANTONIO (2 - 7) at LOS ANGELES (0 - 7) - 7/2/2015, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN ANTONIO is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) on Thursday over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 31-49 ATS (-22.9 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 22-36 ATS (-17.6 Units) as a favorite over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 4-17 ATS (-14.7 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) in home games in July games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 3-13 ATS (-11.3 Units) in home games in May, June, or July games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 6-16 ATS (-11.6 Units) when playing with 3 or more days rest over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 23-44 ATS (-25.4 Units) after 3 or more consecutive overs since 1997.
LOS ANGELES is 1-10 ATS (-10.0 Units) in home games after allowing 75 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 4-13 ATS (-10.3 Units) in home games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 4-4 against the spread versus SAN ANTONIO over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 4-4 straight up against SAN ANTONIO over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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WNBA

Thursday, July 2


Sparks' struggles hurting bettors in LA

The Los Angeles Sparks have yet to win or cover a game at home this season. The Sparks, who are a winless 7-0 straight-up this year, are dropping games by an average of 9.7 points on homecourt this season.

The Sparks are last in the WNBA in offense (65.9 ppg) and eighth on defense (76.0 ppg). LA is currently -5 when it hosts the San Antonio Stars Thursday.