Saturday's WNBA Trends and Indexes - 8/29

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Trends and Indexes

Saturday, August 29

Good Luck on day #241 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: Saturday's six-pack

-- Dodger fans got the good news last night; Vin Scully is coming back next for his 67th season behind the mike; he's an American institution.

-- Illinois fired football coach Tim Beckman a week before the season started; he was 12-25 in three years. Lawsuits will follow; Beckman still wants to get paid.

-- Thru Thursday, 694 entrants already signed up for the Westgate Superbook NFL handicapping contest; they're expecting over 1,000 contestants.

-- 13,622 fans for Royals-Rays last night; Friday nite high school football started.

-- Former UCLA/St John's hoop coach Steve Lavin signed on with FOX Sports 1, not ESPN. Lavin would've been an excellent addition for ESPN.

-- Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans ten years ago today; doesn't seem possible.


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Armadillo: Saturday's List of 13: Clearing out a cluttered mind.......

13) Red Sox 6, Mets 4 (10)-- Weird game; catcher Blake Swihart hit an inside-park HR in 10th inning for go-ahead run, but ball appeared to hit over the CF fence and probably would've been called a homer had Swihart been thrown out at the plate. Boston pitchers walked 12 guys but still won; that doesn't happen much.

12) Swihart is 28th catcher to hit an inside-the-park homer (only Dan Wilson and Gary Carter have hit two) and Swihart is the only catcher to hit one in extra innings.

There have been 16 other extra-innings inside-the-park homers since 1973 with Angel Pagan's walk-off against the Rockies being the most recent in 2013.

11) Big week for the Ross family in Washington this week; Tyson Ross won for the Padres Wednesday, then younger brother Joe won for the Nationals the next night.

10) Seattle Mariners fired GM Jack Zduriencik this week; manager Lloyd McClendon won't be too far behind him. Mariners' payroll this year is $123,225,843- this team should not be under .500.

9) Pirates won Francisco Liriano's last 11 starts; he also had a start in there that was rained out in the second inning. Blue Jays won RA Dickey's last seven starts.

8) Looks like Jeremy Maclin is going to help solve the Chiefs' WR issues; no WR caught a TD pass for the Chiefs LY, which is hard to believe but is true.

7) Speaking of the Chiefs, their OC Doug Pederson is the answer to a trivia question. He was the winning QB in the game when Don Shula became the NFL's all-time winningest coach, relieving Scott Mitchell in a 1993 game Miami won 19-14.

6) Watched an interesting special about former Batman star Adam West getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame this week; Batman was a big TV hit from 1966-69 that has been made into several movies in recent years. West's career slumped after that but thanks to doing voiceovers on animated shows, he made a big comeback and it was good to see him get honored like that. When I was a kid, I loved watching Batman

5) Big day in Saratoga today; American Pharoah is running in the Travers; going to be a huge crowd and a lot of fun. Was at a birthday party at Saratoga National golf course last night (what a great place!!!); this is Saratoga's best weekend of the summer.

4) NFL coaches go for it on 4th down a lot in preseason because it creates situations you can't re-create in practice; once the regular games start, 95% of coaches will go back into their conservative shells and kick the ball all the time.

Teams don't hit much in practice anymore, so short yardage situations are important for coaches in the exhibition games.

3) If any NFL preseason games are worth watching, it is this week's games; starters get more time than in any other preseason week. Next week's games will be awful, as teams focus on finalizing their roster and preparing for their Week 1 openers, all of which will be analyzed on the NFL page of this very excellent website soon.

2) Jon Lester's last six starts were all at Wrigley Field; tonight at Dodger Stadium he makes his first road start since July 18.

1) Interesting college football game on ESPN at 3:30 today; North Dakota State at Montana, I think Brent Musburger (a Montana native) is on the call. State has an NFL prospect at QB, Montana has a coach who has pioneered a lot of the spread offense we see in bigtime college ball today. This game is well worth watching.

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WNBA
Dunkel

Saturday, August 29


New York @ Connecticut

Game 601-602
August 29, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New York
105.934
Connecticut
107.245
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Connecticut
by 1 1/2
144
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New York
by 6
148
Dunkel Pick:
Connecticut
(+6); Under

Chicago @ Atlanta

Game 603-604
August 29, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
111.543
Atlanta
115.901
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Atlanta
by 4 1/2
162
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
by 3
165
Dunkel Pick:
Atlanta
(+3); Under




WNBA
Long Sheet

Saturday, August 29

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NEW YORK (18 - 8) at CONNECTICUT (12 - 16) - 8/29/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CONNECTICUT is 115-83 ATS (+23.7 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent since 1997.
NEW YORK is 19-6 ATS (+12.4 Units) in all games this season.
NEW YORK is 10-3 ATS (+6.7 Units) in road games this season.
NEW YORK is 7-1 ATS (+5.9 Units) in August or September games this season.
NEW YORK is 12-4 ATS (+7.6 Units) vs. division opponents this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW YORK is 6-5 against the spread versus CONNECTICUT over the last 3 seasons
NEW YORK is 7-4 straight up against CONNECTICUT over the last 3 seasons
7 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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CHICAGO (17 - 11) at ATLANTA (11 - 16) - 8/29/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 11-4 ATS (+6.6 Units) as an underdog this season.
ATLANTA is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 13-5 ATS (+7.5 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/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.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 8-7 against the spread versus ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 10-5 straight up against ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
9 of 15 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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WNBA

Saturday, August 29

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
CHICAGO vs. ATLANTA
Chicago is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Atlanta
Chicago is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing Chicago

7:00 PM
NEW YORK vs. CONNECTICUT
New York is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York's last 6 games
Connecticut is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing New York
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Connecticut's last 5 games when playing New York


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[StarDust Bum]

Preview: Liberty (19-8) at Sun (12-16)

Date: August 29, 2015 7:00 PM EDT

The New York Liberty cemented their spot in the postseason Friday night. It's looking very unlikely that their next opponent will join them.

The two teams on opposite ends of the Eastern Conference meet Saturday night in Connecticut with the Liberty fresh off the high of clinching a playoff spot and the Sun looking to snap a season-defining six-game losing streak.

The Liberty (19-8) secured their first postseason berth since 2012 with a convincing 81-68 home win over West-leading Minnesota on Friday night.

New York, 2 1/2 games up on Chicago in the East, holds the WNBA's top record with seven games left, and leads the Lynx by two in the loss column. The WNBA's top teams play again Sept. 6 in Minnesota.

New York natives Epiphanny Prince and Tina Charles led the way in the first matchup. Prince had 22 points on 10-of-16 shooting and Charles finished with 18 points and 11 rebounds for her 10th double-double.

Charles, averaging 20.5 points over her last six games, joined her hometown team in 2014, while Prince came home this season.

'It's really special for me,' Charles told the team's official website. 'I haven't been in the playoffs the last two or three years, but it means more with this franchise. Being home, Epiphanny and I have always dreamed of winning the championship here and now we're one step closer.'

The Sun (12-16) have taken several steps back this month, falling into a tie with Atlanta for last place in the East - 4 1/2 back of Washington for the final playoff spot with six games left.

Connecticut fell by an average of 11.4 points during the first five defeats of its current skid, the first of which was a 90-78 home loss to New York on Aug. 14. The loss to Phoenix on Thursday arguably hurt the most, an 81-80 heartbreaker on a Leilani Mitchell 3-pointer at the buzzer.

The Liberty have won their last four matchups against the Sun, including the first two this season. They're 9-5 on the road and had a three-game winning streak away from home snapped with an 80-79 loss on Sunday at Indiana.

The Sun are 7-8 at Mohegan Sun Arena, including three straight losses.

Prince had 23 points, seven rebounds, six assists and six steals in New York's win over Connecticut on Aug. 14, while Charles poured in a season-high 31 points. Connecticut's Alex Bentley and Kelsey Bone scored 19 and 17 points, respectively.

Charles had a game-high 22 points and 12 rebounds in a 64-57 win over the Sun on July 16 in New York.

'We still have seven games left so a lot can happen,' Charles said. 'We just need to take care of every game.'


WNBA HEAD TO HEAD

Aug 14, 2015 Score ATS Results
NEW « 90 Cover: 7
CONN 78 Over: 168
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Jul 16, 2015 Score ATS Results
CONN 57 Under: 121
NEW « 64 Cover: 1.5
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Aug 8, 2014 Score ATS Results
CONN 66 Under: 137
NEW « 71 Cover: 0.5
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Jun 29, 2014 Score ATS Results
CONN 65 Cover: 1
NEW « 67 Under: 132
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Jun 15, 2014 Score ATS Results
NEW 72 Under: 148
CONN « 76 Cover: 5
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Jun 13, 2014 Score ATS Results
CONN « 83 Cover: 14
NEW 75 Over: 158
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May 16, 2014 Score ATS Results
NEW « 75 Cover: 25
CONN 54 Under: 129
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