Sunday's WNBA Trends and Indexes - 8/30

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Trends and Indexes

Sunday, August 30

Good Luck on day #242 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: Sunday's six-pack

-- Alabama-Georgia-Florida may all play two QBs in their openers next week.

-- Crimson Tide lost 54% of its rushing yards, 78% of its receiving yards from LY.

-- In case you were wondering, American Pharoah weighs 1,184 pounds.

-- AD at Illinois had all summer to fire football coach Tim Beckman; why wait until a week before the season starts?

-- Jacob deGrom was the 272nd player taken in the 2010 draft; not sure if that is bad scouting by everyone else or just good scouting by the Mets?

-- Falcons signed WR Julio Jones to a 5-year deal with $47.5M of guaranteed $$$.


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Armadillo: Sunday's List of 13: Wrapping up a sports Saturday......

13) How deep is LSU's football team? I'm watching the Ravens game and they have a defensive lineman who might make the team in a surprise-- the guy started one game in his whole career at LSU, yet he is going to make an NFL roster, if not Baltimore, then he will be make another team. Lot of depth on those SEC rosters.

12) Montana 38, North Dakota State 35-- Tremendous game; State coaches screwed up clock management when they had the ball up 35-31 with around 2:00 left but still this was fun to watch and high quality of football. North Dakota State won the I-AA national title the last four years- they're not used to losing.

11) Montana native Brent Musburger did play-by-play; when I am 76 I hope the hell I have his enthusiasm; Jesse Palmer is really good as an analyst, so game had a bigtime feel to it. A sellout crowd of 26,000+ in Missoula was mostly dressed in maroon.

10) 33-yard extra points are getting the thumbs-up on NFL broadcasts; some of them have been missed, which will result in more teams going for two points. It just is not automatic anymore, so some strategy may come into play with it now.

9) NFL should do instant replay like everyone else; have a control center where replay decisions are made. Would make replay decisions faster and probably better.

8) Buffalo Bills sent four captains out for the coin toss Saturday; all four QBs, and then they all played well in a 43-19 rout of the Steelers. EJ Manuel, Tyrod Taylor, Matt Cassel are all battling for the starting job-- if they don't keep all three, they might get a draft pick for the odd man out.

7) If Tyrod Taylor becomes a good NFL QB, it might spark a debate over whether QBs are better off sitting and watching for 2-3 years before becoming starting players. At no point during his career at Virginia Tech was Taylor considered a prospect, but he is doing well for Buffalo and might become the starter.

Throwing rookie QBs right into the fray sees like a dumb way to do business, but the money they get paid has turned impatient front offices in that direction. Maybe you need to develop the person who is playing the most important position on the field.

6) There is a John Wilkes Booth bobblehead on EBay; seriously, the guy who killed Abraham Lincoln has his own bobblehead. Why?

5) Juan Encarnacion hit three homers for the Blue Jays, so Toronto being a hockey city, fans threw hats on the field to commemorate his "hat trick". He drove in nine runs for Toronto, which leads the AL East by 1.5 games.

Toronto's lineup is so loaded that they have received only seven intentional walks the entire season. Paul Goldschmidt has been walked intentionally 24 times this year.

4) Red Sox interim managet Torey Lovullo must have had an interesting childhood; his dad was a producer on the old country music/humor show Hee Haw.

3) Tennis great John McEnroe threw out the first ball before the Mets game; tennis US Open starts Monday. Luckily McEnroe's pitch was pretty good, or else lot of New Yorkers would've yelled "You cannot be serious!!!" at him, like he used to yell at all the linesmen who made calls against him in his playing days

2) Michael Vick's first play for the Steelers was a 62-yard completion. Interesting.

1) This was our last quiet Saturday until April; college football starts Thursday and that'll be great fun. Make sure you log in here for analysis of college/pro football every week and then the NHL when that starts in early October, as well as all the baseball every day from now until the end of the World Series.

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WNBA
Long Sheet

Sunday, August 30

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INDIANA (17 - 11) at TULSA (14 - 14) - 8/30/2015, 4:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TULSA is 39-25 ATS (+11.5 Units) as an underdog over the last 3 seasons.
INDIANA is 22-10 ATS (+11.0 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
INDIANA is 14-5 ATS (+8.5 Units) in a road game where where the total is greater than or equal to 150 over the last 2 seasons.
INDIANA is 9-1 ATS (+7.9 Units) in road games against Western conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
INDIANA is 27-15 ATS (+10.5 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
INDIANA is 9-1 ATS (+7.9 Units) in road games in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
INDIANA is 10-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) in road games after allowing 75 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
INDIANA is 17-7 ATS (+9.3 Units) in road games after scoring 75 points or more over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
INDIANA is 3-1 against the spread versus TULSA over the last 3 seasons
INDIANA is 4-1 straight up against TULSA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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PHOENIX (17 - 12) at MINNESOTA (19 - 10) - 8/30/2015, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHOENIX is 9-19 ATS (-11.9 Units) in all games this season.
MINNESOTA is 33-20 ATS (+11.0 Units) in home games over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 23-12 ATS (+9.8 Units) in home games vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 23-12 ATS (+9.8 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 9-9 against the spread versus PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 10-8 straight up against PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
14 of 18 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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CONNECTICUT (12 - 16) at CHICAGO (17 - 11) - 8/30/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CONNECTICUT is 1-7 ATS (-6.7 Units) in road games vs. division opponents this season.
CONNECTICUT is 2-9 ATS (-7.9 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 115-83 ATS (+23.7 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent since 1997.

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

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SAN ANTONIO (7 - 22) at LOS ANGELES (11 - 18) - 8/30/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 41-61 ATS (-26.1 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) as a favorite this season.
LOS ANGELES is 9-23 ATS (-16.3 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 5-13 ATS (-9.3 Units) on Sunday games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 24-41 ATS (-21.1 Units) after a division game over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 2-8 ATS (-6.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
LOS ANGELES is 8-18 ATS (-11.8 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN ANTONIO is 7-5 against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 7-5 straight up against SAN ANTONIO over the last 3 seasons
7 of 12 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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WASHINGTON (16 - 11) at SEATTLE (8 - 20) - 8/30/2015, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 274-329 ATS (-87.9 Units) in all games since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 39-64 ATS (-31.4 Units) in road games in August or September games since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 17-32 ATS (-18.2 Units) in road games on Sunday games since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 12-3 ATS (+8.7 Units) in road games against Western conference opponents over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 16-4 ATS (+11.6 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 12-3 ATS (+8.7 Units) in road games in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.

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

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WNBA

Sunday, August 30

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Trend Report
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4:30 PM
INDIANA vs. TULSA
Indiana is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Indiana's last 8 games on the road
Tulsa is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Tulsa is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games

7:00 PM
SAN ANTONIO vs. LOS ANGELES
San Antonio is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Antonio's last 5 games when playing Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games when playing San Antonio
Los Angeles is 6-18-1 ATS in its last 25 games at home

7:00 PM
PHOENIX vs. MINNESOTA
Phoenix is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Phoenix is 1-11 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Phoenix

7:00 PM
CONNECTICUT vs. CHICAGO
Connecticut is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Connecticut is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games when playing Chicago
Chicago is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Connecticut
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chicago's last 7 games when playing at home against Connecticut

9:00 PM
WASHINGTON vs. SEATTLE
Washington is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Washington's last 13 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
Seattle is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Washington


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WNBA
Dunkel

Sunday, August 30


Indiana @ Tulsa

Game 651-652
August 30, 2015 @ 4:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Indiana
113.829
Tulsa
110.422
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Indiana
by 3 1/2
161
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Indiana
by 1
157 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Indiana
(-1); Over

Phoenix @ Minnesota

Game 653-654
August 30, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Phoenix
105.522
Minnesota
118.145
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 12 1/2
149
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
by 6
144 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(-6); Over

Connecticut @ Chicago

Game 655-656
August 30, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Connecticut
106.764
Chicago
115.236
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago
by 8 1/2
166
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
by 11
157
Dunkel Pick:
Connecticut
(+11); Over

San Antonio @ Los Angeles

Game 657-658
August 30, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Antonio
106.229
Los Angeles
115.241
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles
by 9
143
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
by 11 1/2
148 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
San Antonio
(+11 1/2); Under

Washington @ Seattle

Game 659-660
August 30, 2015 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
109.111
Seattle
110.967
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Seattle
by 2
150
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
by 4 1/2
145 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Seattle
(+4 1/2); Over

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Woops! Baseball long sheet in the wrong thread......

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Sunday's NFL Preseason Week 3 Betting Primer

The third week of the NFL preseason concludes with two on the board Sunday. With this being the last time before the regular season most starters will see action and camp injuries claiming plenty of players already, it can be hard to stay on top of the action.

Houston Texans at New Orleans Saints (-3.5, 43.5)

* The Texans named Brian Hoyer their starting quarterback this week so expect him to roll with the ones into the 3rd quarter. Last season's No. 1 overall pick, defensive end JaDaveon Clowney returned to practice this week, but won't be playing in the preseason as the Texans hope to have him ready for Week 1.

* Everyone's biggest concern with the Saints is that Drew Brees lost the majority of his pass catchers this offseason. So look to see if Brees can create some chemistry with rookie wide receiver Brandon Coleman, who has reportedly been dominating practice, but has yet to make an impact in games.


Arizona Cardinals at Oakland Raiders (PK, 40)

* Former Titans and Jets running back Chris Johnson was recently signed by the Cardinals and despite just returning to practice this week CJ2K could see some action against Oakland. It will be interesting to see if he has any juice left in those legs and how the carries get split between him and the other backs.

* The third week of the preseason is usually the game teams us as their final tune up heading into the regular season, but with all the injuries teams have suffered Raiders coach Jack Del Rio might take a more conservative approach with his starters in this game.




Houston @ New Orleans

Game 279-280
August 30, 2015 @ 4:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Houston
128.352
New Orleans
125.235
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Houston
by 3
49
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New Orleans
by 3 1/2
44
Dunkel Pick:
Houston
(+3 1/2); Over

Arizona @ Oakland

Game 281-282
August 30, 2015 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Arizona
118.956
Oakland
117.236
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 1 1/2
43
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Oakland
by 1
40
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
(+1); Over

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NFL roundup: Manuel shines in Bills' win

EJ Manuel stated his case to be the Buffalo Bills' starting quarterback with a strong performance in the Bills' 43-19 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers in a preseason game on Saturday in Orchard Park, N.Y.

Manuel made his first preseason start after Matt Cassel and Tyrod Taylor had their chances to start the first two preseason games.

Manuel was 7-for-8 for 170 yards and two touchdowns. He led the Bills to scores on their first two possessions, including a 67-yard touchdown pass to tight end Charles Clay on the Bills' second drive.

The other two Bills quarterbacks also played well Saturday, with Taylor going 12-for-13 for 122 yards and Cassel hitting six of his seven passes for 38 yards in his two series.

For the Steelers, the focus was on quarterback Michael Vick, who took over for starter Ben Roethlisberger in the first quarter.

Vick, who was signed by the Steelers on Tuesday, completed a 63-yard pass to wide receiver Martavis Bryant on his first play from scrimmage and finished 4-for-5 for 116 yards. He was sacked once in the two series he played.

Browns 31, Buccaneers 7

Buccaneers rookie quarterback Jameis Winston struggled, going 6-for-15 for 90 yards with one interception and no touchdown passes in the loss in Tampa, Fla. Winston was also sacked four times and wound up with a passer rating of 32.6.

Browns starting quarterback Josh McCown went 17-for-23 for 117 and two touchdowns. Browns backup quarterback Johnny Maziel did not play because of a sore right elbow.

Vikings 28, Cowboys 14

Minnesota starting quarterback Teddy Bridgewater and reserve quarterback Taylor Heinicke were both perfect, with Bridgewater completing all seven of his passes and Heinicke going 11-for-11 in the victory in Arlington, Texas. Neither threw a touchdown pass, however.

Running back Dominique Williams scored two rushing touchdowns for the Vikings, who are 4-0 in the preseason.

Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo was 5-for-8 for 88 yards and two scores.

Jets 28, Giants 18

Jets quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick, playing in place of injured Geno Smith, threw two touchdown passes, and Antonio Cromartie returned an interception 59 yards for a score late in the first half to help the Jets win in East Rutherford, N.J.

Fitzpatrick completed 9 of 14 passes for 127 yards, and Walter Powell returned a punt 52 yards for a Jets touchdown in the third quarter.

Giants quarterback Eli Manning was 12-for-16 for 91 yards but threw the interception Cromartie returned for a score.

Dolphins 13, Falcons 9

Quarterback Ryan Tannehill completed 15 of 19 passes for 115 yards and a touchdown to lead the host Dolphins to a victory.

Dolphins receiver Jarvis Landry had five receptions for 84 yards.

Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan was just 3-for-7 for 49 yards, and Atlanta failed to score a touchdown.

Bengals 21, Bears 10

Bengals starting quarterback Andy Dalton completed all six of his passes and engineered a 77-yard touchdown drive before leaving the game in Cincinnati in the second quarter with a sore neck. Coach Marvin Lewis said afterward that Dalton was fine.

Dalton's replacement, A.J. McCarron, completed his first seven passes and finished 12-for-17 for 149 yards and a touchdown.

The Bears' starting offense again failed to get a touchdown. Quarterback Jay Cutler was 13-for-17 for 98 yards without an interception.

Redskins 31, Ravens 13

With Robert Griffin III sidelined with a concussion, Washington quarterback Kirk Cousins completed 20 of 27 passes for 190 yards and a touchdown with one interception in the victory in Baltimore.

Colt McCoy started the third quarter for Washington (3-0) and produced touchdowns on his first two drives against the Ravens' reserves.

Ravens receiver Steve Smith had four catches for 95 yards and a touchdown, and quarterback Joe Flacco was 8-for-13 for 137 yards and a score.

Eagles 39, Packers 26

Eagles quarterback Sam Bradford completed all 10 of his passes and threw three touchdown passes to lead Philadelphia to victory in Green Bay, Wis.

The Packers, who lost wide receiver Jordy Nelson for the season to a knee injury earlier in the preseason, lost receiver Randall Cobb to a shoulder injury in this game.

Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay's No. 1 quarterback, did not play, and rookie Brett Hundley was 22-for-31 for 315 yards, two touchdowns and one interception.

Colts 24, Rams 14

Indianapolis quarterback Andrew Luck threw his first touchdown pass of the preseason and passed for 161 yards in the victory in St. Louis.

The Rams' new quarterback, Nick Foles, also threw his first touchdown pass of the preseason while completing 10 of 11 passes.

The Edward Jones Dome appeared to be no more than one-fourth full.

Seahawks 16, Chargers 15

Steven Hauschka kicked a 60-yard field goal with 16 seconds left to give Seattle the win in San Diego. Hauschka also made field goals of 40 and 27 yards and missed one from 58 yards away.

Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers was 13-for-19 for 140 yards, while Seattle's Russell Wilson completed seven of his 15 passes for 56 yards. Neither threw an interception or a touchdown pass.

Broncos 19, 49ers 12

Neither starting quarterback was particularly effective in the Broncos' victory in Denver.

Denver's Peyton Manning completed 14 of his 21 passes but threw an interception, was sacked three times and failed to get the Broncos into the end zone in his seven possessions.

San Francisco's Colin Kaepernick was just 2-for-5 passing for 13 yards and was sacked twice. However, Kaepernick was game's leading rusher, gaining 53 yards on three carries.

Forty-Niners backup quarterback Blaine Gabbert completed nine of his 11 passes for 96 yards.