Wednesday's WNBA Trends and Indexes - 9/9

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Trends and Indexes

Wednesday, September 9

Good Luck on day #252 of 2015!

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Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

-- 10 of the 14 SEC teams are in the college football top 25.

-- Nolan Arenado leads the NL in road home runs, with 19, so his numbers are not just a product of playing 81 games at Coors Field.

-- Penn State alum Ross Travis made the KC Chiefs practice squad as a tight end, impressive because Travis played basketball at Penn State.

-- Oregon is an underdog this week for the first time in their last 46 games.

-- Virginia Tech QB Michael Brewer broke his collarbone, is out 4-8 weeks.

-- Bryce Harper is 0-20 in his career against Matt Harvey of the Mets.


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Armadillo: Wednesday's List of 13: Hump Day Happenings.........

13) Mets 8, Nationals 7-- Washington led 7-1, with man on first and two out in top of 7th; then their bullpen imploded and their season ended, for all intents/purposes. In one of the worst losses I've ever seen a team stumble thru, here is how the rest of the top of the 7th inning went for the Mets:

walk-single-walk-walk-double-walk-walk-walk-line out to right. 6 runs, 3 hits.

Wonder who Washington will hire as manager after they fire Matt Williams?

12) Mets are off the hook (for now) on the Matt Harvey/innings fiasco, since they've basically clinched the division, so they can get by without Harvey for a while.

11) Tennessee got hammered 34-10 at Oklahoma LY, but that was before Joshua Dobbs became the Vols' QB-- they were so much better after he took over under center. Looking forward to watching the rematch Saturday from Knoxville.

10) In Ohio State's next nine games, they will be favored by 21+ points in all nine; their next three games are Hawai'i-Northern Illinois-Western Michigan. Biggest enemy Urban Meyer might have until Halloween is boredom.

9) Interesting that ESPN openly talks about pointspreads/gambling now. When TV ratings go in the dumper, rules go out the window. Some college administrators aren't happy about this, but the college bean counters can't be too upset.

8) Looks like Kam Chancellor is out for this week; Seattle's defense will be without one of its leaders. Maybe wishful thinking on my part because they're playing the Rams, but leaders win road games for teams. We'll see what happens Sunday.

7) Last episode of HBO's Hard Knocks is always a very good one, with last cuts an emotional time for all involved; interesting that the last three players cut by Houston all signed with other teams, so either the Texans have a very deep roster or they cut the wrong guys. Coach Bill O'Brien was by far the star of this summer's shows.

6) Did you see the two high school football players take a cheap shot at the official last week in Texas? Do these kids realize football games are taped? No idea what the official said to the kids, but they'll be lucky to get out without criminal charges.

5) ACC's payoff for letting Notre Dame play basketball in their league (and getting a piece of the ACC $$$ bonanza from the NCAAs/TV) is that the Irish have to play six football games a year against ACC teams. They're at Virginia this week, go to Clemson later on. Showtime has a Hard Knocks-type program on Notre Dame football this fall, but doubt you'll see many controversial things there.

4) Want to win a bar bet? Rookie outfielder Michael Conforto was 1,000th player in Mets history. Oregon State rookie looks like a keeper, too.

3) Pay the man already!!!! Yoenis Cespedes has 34 RBI in 35 games with the Mets.

2) NBA changed its playoff format; division winners are no longer guaranteed a top four seed, which is a good thing.

1) RIP Joaquin Andujar, who passed away this week at age 62 from side effects of diabetes. Andujar was 127-118 in his 13-year career, winning 41 games for St Louis is the 1984-85 seasons. He made four All-Star teams in 13 years.

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See spot. See spot bet: This week's best spot bet opportunities

Letdown spot

Lost in the big-name upsets in Week 1 of the college football schedule was Florida International’s 15-14 stunner over state rival Central Florida as a two-touchdown road underdog Thursday. The Golden Panthers got a blocked field goal from Treyvon Williams to hold off the Knights with 30 seconds remaining in the game, picking up a win in their season opener for the first time in four years.

That upset has FIU on letdown watch in Week 2, once again playing on the road but having to hit the highway for a long trek to Bloomington to face the Indiana Hoosiers. Oddsmakers opened the Golden Panthers as 7.5-point underdogs, playing a Hoosiers program that got a big scare from FCS Southern Illinois in Week 1. Indiana is already vowing to improve and FIU may be punching bag for their Big Ten opponents this Saturday.

Lookahead spot

The Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees are giving baseball fans a race to remember in the American League East, with Toronto holding a half game lead over the Pinstripes as of Tuesday. The Blue Jays are in Fenway taking on the Red Sox, who have relished the role of spoiler since their season went down the tubes. Boston won the series opener 11-4 Monday.

The Blue Jays could get caught looking ahead to a crucial series in the Bronx starting Thursday when they wrap up a three-game set with the BoSox Wednesday night. Toronto goes with Drew Hutchison for Wednesday’s game, saving the top starters for the Yankees. Hutchinson has been horrific on the road with a 9.00 ERA in 11 starts away from the Rogers Centre this season.

Schedule spot

The CFL’s Labor Day Classic pitted rivals Hamilton and Toronto against each other Monday, with the T-Cats smashing the Argos 42-12. Toronto doesn’t have to wait long to get revenge for that one-sided beating, with only four days off before facing Hamilton at home Friday night. That’s not a lot of time to lick wounds and make adjustments for the shell-shocked Argonauts.

The Ti-Cats held a 27-1 halftime lead Monday and took over first place in the East Division with the victory. Hamilton is crushing teams with its last four victories coming by 30, 30, 29 and 30 points and improved to 8-2 ATS with the Labor Day Classic win. The Ti-Cats should have plenty of momentum with the CFL schedule not giving them any time to cool off.

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WNBA
Dunkel

Wednesday, September 9

Connecticut @ New York

Game 653-654
September 9, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Connecticut
106.745
New York
115.644
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New York
by 9
152
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New York
by 12 1/2
146
Dunkel Pick:
Connecticut
(+12 1/2); Over

Los Angeles @ Atlanta

Game 651-652
September 9, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Los Angeles
108.751
Atlanta
113.922
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Atlanta
by 5
151
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
by 1 1/2
156 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Atlanta
(+1 1/2); Under




WNBA

Wednesday, September 9

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
CONNECTICUT vs. NEW YORK
Connecticut is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing New York
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Connecticut's last 9 games when playing on the road against New York
New York is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Connecticut
New York is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games at home

7:00 PM
LOS ANGELES vs. ATLANTA
Los Angeles is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Los Angeles is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Atlanta's last 8 games when playing Los Angeles


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WNBA
Long Sheet

Wednesday, September 9

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LOS ANGELES (14 - 18) at ATLANTA (13 - 18) - 9/9/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 28-40 ATS (-16.0 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 4-13 ATS (-10.3 Units) as a favorite this season.
LOS ANGELES is 24-43 ATS (-23.3 Units) after a division game over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 80-108 ATS (-38.8 Units) after a win by 10 points or more since 1997.
LOS ANGELES is 153-192 ATS (-58.2 Units) after scoring 75 points or more since 1997.
LOS ANGELES is 2-9 ATS (-7.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
LOS ANGELES is 8-19 ATS (-12.9 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 13-5 ATS (+7.5 Units) as an underdog this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 5-0 against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
ATLANTA is 3-2 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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CONNECTICUT (14 - 18) at NEW YORK (22 - 9) - 9/9/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CONNECTICUT is 2-8 ATS (-6.8 Units) in road games vs. division opponents this season.
NEW YORK is 22-8 ATS (+13.2 Units) in all games this season.
NEW YORK is 10-3 ATS (+6.7 Units) in August or September games this season.
NEW YORK is 13-6 ATS (+6.4 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
NEW YORK is 14-5 ATS (+8.5 Units) after scoring 75 points or more this season.
CONNECTICUT is 116-85 ATS (+22.5 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW YORK is 7-5 against the spread versus CONNECTICUT over the last 3 seasons
NEW YORK is 8-4 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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