Friday's WNBA Trends and Indexes - 8/7

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Trends and Indexes

Friday, August 7

Good Luck on day #219 of 2015!

NOTE: As information becomes available, we will attempt to post the trends and indexes as soon as possible.Information is posted from what we believe are reliable sources.Any opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the posting member or BettorsChat.

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Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

Spreads for six of the NFL's more interesting games this season

-- Week 12 Ravens -2.5 @ Browns on a cold Monday night in Cleveland.

-- Week 13 Cowboys -3 @ Redskins on a cold Monday night in Maryland.

-- Week 14 Seahawks -1.5 @ Ravens-- Long trip for NFC champs.

-- Week 15 Bucs @ Rams -7-- Is this the week Rams clinch NFC West? Ha!!!

-- Week 16 Bengals @ Broncos -6 on a chilly Monday night in Denver.

-- Week 17 Eagles @ Giants even-- How many QBs will Eagles go thru this year?


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Armadillo: Friday's List of 13: Random stuff with weekend here........

13) Roughly 20 people running for President, but no bald men? How is that possible? There is a conspiracy in this country against baldness and it stinks. Hillary Cinton is running around with the Kardashians but will probably be the Democratic nomineee, yet a bald man can't even make it into a debate? Sad day to be an American.

12) No matter what you think of Donald Trump, I agree with him 1,000% on one thing; this country has become too damn politically correct. God forbid someone be offended by something, everyone has to walk on eggshells. We all have the freedom of speech, it is invaluable and the second we lose that, it'll be a very bad day.

Enough about politics, lets move on to the important stuff.........
11) DeSean Jackson screwed up his shoulder hitting a blocking sled; he'll be out for most of the preseason-- not good for the Redskins.

10) Dallas plays at Washington in a Monday night game December 7; if you're a Dallas coach, when you go to production meetings with the ESPN guys, how you can even talk to Jon Gruden? His brother coaches the Redskins!!!

9) Some very good matchups at Battle of Atlantis basketball tournament in November; Washington-Gonzaga and Texas A&M-Texas are couple of local rivalries that will get renewed a long way from home. UConn-Syracuse is a possible second day game.

8) Houston Astros are 13 games ahead of Oakland in the AL West, but if you look at the teams' records, you see that if every game ended after the 5th inning, Houston has a 46-44-20 record, Oakland 49-46-15.

That means the Astros gained 13.5 games on the A's in innings 6-9 and in extra innings, which underlines how brutal Oakland is in clutch situations, and how good Houston has been. Bullpen quality is a tenuous thing, but now the Astros have added Gomez and Correa and are the most talented they've been since the Bagwell/Biggio era.

7) St Louis Cardinals drafted pitcher Michael Wacha with the compensation pick they got for Albert Pujols signing with the Angels.

6) Cubs have a big decision coming up; where do they put Kyle Schwarber in the field? He probably hits too well to be a full-time catcher; those guys take a physical beating , which would diminish his offense. Left field looks like a good landing spot.

5) Brutal week for the Twins, who have lost five games in a row by a combined score of 30-13. they started the week holding one of the Wild Card spots, but didn't look at all playoff-worthy in their four-game beatdown in Toronto.

4) It is odd seeing the Tigers as non-contenders; they sold off guys at the deadline, they canned the GM, their owner is 85-- you wonder what is down the road for them.

3) Golfers get paid big bucks to switch equipment, but Keegan Bradley went back to his old driver Thursday and shot a 69, hitting 11 of 14 fairways. He hadn't used the old driver in more than two years.

2) Patriot fans have to stop whining about Roger Goodell; face it guys, they've been cheating for years and the league finally had enough. Be quiet, move on and hope the backup QB is good enough to go 2-2 or 3-1 in the first four games.

1) Thank you Jon Stewart, for helping show that people can laugh and think at the same time; his 16-year run on Comedy Central came to an end last night.

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Lookahead spot

Things are heating up north of the border. Since making the biggest splash in the majors during the trade deadline, the Toronto Blue Jays have played like World Series contenders and ride a 7-1 winning clip into Thursday’s series finale with the Minnesota Twins.

However, Toronto could get caught looking past this matchup with Minnesota and to Friday’s series opener with the New York Yankees. A series win over the Bronx Bombers would solidify the Jays' place as the team to beat in the AL East, with Toronto 5.5 games back of New York in the standings as of Wednesday. That eagerness to test this revamped roster against the Yankees could open up Toronto for a letdown spot against the Twins Thursday.

Schedule spot

Keeping things in Toronto, the CFL’s Argonauts make their Rogers Centre debut this weekend hosting Saskatchewan in their first official home game of the 2015 season. Thanks to the Pan Am Games taking over the Big Smoke, the Argos were on the road for their first five games, including a season-opening “home game” against Edmonton in Fort McMurray, Alberta.

Toronto has done well for facing sure a tough and quirky challenge to start the season, going 3-2 SU and 4-1 ATS. The Argos got caught looking ahead to the comforts of home last week in Hamilton, losing 34-18 as 3.5-point underdogs. Oddsmakers have pegged Toronto as a 9.5-point favorite at home to the winless Rough Riders Saturday.

Letdown spot

The Texas Longhorns are a program in flux as the 2015 college football campaign gets closer. The Horns enter Year 2 under Charlie Strong and while they are still a very capable and talented program, Texas is a far cry from its national title days.

For Strong, showing the Longhorns can compete against the Big 12 elite is imperative to the growth of this program - even if that means just one marquee win. And that entails taking down the likes of TCU or hated rival Oklahoma, who highlight Weeks 5 and 6 for Texas. That back-to-back gauntlet is followed by a bye week then a home game against Kansas State. If Texas can't stand its ground against the Horned Frogs or Sooners, Strong may lose his grip on this program and it's players, lining up a letdown in Week 8.

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WNBA

Friday, August 7

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
ATLANTA vs. INDIANA
Atlanta is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Atlanta's last 10 games when playing Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 6 games when playing at home against Atlanta
Indiana is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Atlanta

7:00 PM
WASHINGTON vs. CONNECTICUT
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games when playing on the road against Connecticut
Washington is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games when playing on the road against Connecticut
Connecticut is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Washington
Connecticut is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Washington

8:30 PM
NEW YORK vs. CHICAGO
New York is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New York's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games
Chicago is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games

10:00 PM
MINNESOTA vs. PHOENIX
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games
Minnesota is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
Phoenix is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Phoenix is 23-2 SU in its last 25 games at home


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WNBA

Friday, August 7


Mercury has only covered once during winning streak

The Phoenix Mercury have won their past four games straight-up, but the team has only once covered for bettors.

The Mercury have been outscoring opponents by an average of 4.9 points per game on their past four, while they have faced an average closing spread of -4.9.

Two of their past four have been wins in overtime which saw the Mercury triumph by a combined five points.

Phoenix is currently +1 when they host the Minnesota Lynx Friday.

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WNBA
Long Sheet

Friday, August 7

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WASHINGTON (12 - 7) at CONNECTICUT (10 - 9) - 8/7/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 269-326 ATS (-89.6 Units) in all games since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 83-111 ATS (-39.1 Units) in August or September games since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 170-214 ATS (-65.4 Units) vs. division opponents since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 20-42 ATS (-26.2 Units) after 3 or more consecutive unders since 1997.
CONNECTICUT is 19-9 ATS (+9.1 Units) in home games vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 114-80 ATS (+26.0 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 14-3 ATS (+10.7 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 7-4 against the spread versus CONNECTICUT over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 9-2 straight up against CONNECTICUT over the last 3 seasons
8 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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ATLANTA (7 - 13) at INDIANA (11 - 9) - 8/7/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
INDIANA is 24-14 ATS (+8.6 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 9-2 ATS (+6.8 Units) as an underdog this season.
ATLANTA is 36-19 ATS (+15.1 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent since 1997.
ATLANTA is 41-23 ATS (+15.7 Units) in road games revenging a loss versus opponent since 1997.
ATLANTA is 12-4 ATS (+7.6 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

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

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NEW YORK (13 - 6) at CHICAGO (13 - 8) - 8/7/2015, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW YORK is 13-5 ATS (+7.5 Units) in all games this season.
NEW YORK is 8-0 ATS (+8.0 Units) as an underdog this season.
NEW YORK is 40-23 ATS (+14.7 Units) in road games when playing with 3 or more days rest since 1997.
CHICAGO is 13-26 ATS (-15.6 Units) after allowing 75 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 11-24 ATS (-15.4 Units) after scoring 75 points or more over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 8-2 against the spread versus NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 9-1 straight up against NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
5 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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MINNESOTA (15 - 5) at PHOENIX (13 - 7) - 8/7/2015, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHOENIX is 17-8 ATS (+8.2 Units) after allowing 75 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 58-41 ATS (+12.9 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 40-26 ATS (+11.4 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
PHOENIX is 6-13 ATS (-8.3 Units) in all games this season.
PHOENIX is 4-12 ATS (-9.2 Units) as a favorite this season.
PHOENIX is 2-10 ATS (-9.0 Units) after a division game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 9-7 against the spread versus PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 10-6 straight up against PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
12 of 16 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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WNBA
Dunkel

Friday, August 7


Washington @ Connecticut

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

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
114.376
Connecticut
109.876
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 4 1/2
147
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
by 2
142 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-2); Over

Atlanta @ Indiana

Game 603-604
August 7, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Atlanta
102.657
Indiana
114.335
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Indiana
by 11 1/2
163
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Indiana
by 7 1/2
158
Dunkel Pick:
Indiana
(-7 1/2); Over

New York @ Chicago

Game 605-606
August 7, 2015 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New York
110.868
Chicago
118.706
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago
by 8
152
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
by 5
157 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
(-5); Under

Minnesota @ Phoenix

Game 607-608
August 7, 2015 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
118.093
Phoenix
115.104
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 3
144
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
by 1
148 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(-1); Under