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WNBA

Wednesday, August 31

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Trend Report
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10:00 PM
DALLAS vs. SEATTLE
The total has gone OVER in 17 of Dallas's last 25 games
Dallas is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Seattle's last 13 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Seattle's last 12 games

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WNBA
Dunkel

Wednesday, August 31


Dallas @ Seattle

Game 651-652
August 31, 2016 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
102.909
Seattle
114.326
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Seattle
by 11 1/2
170
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Seattle
by 4
165
Dunkel Pick:
Seattle
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WNBA
Long Sheet

Wednesday, August 31

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DALLAS (9 - 18) at SEATTLE (10 - 16) - 8/31/2016, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 7-14 ATS (-8.4 Units) after scoring 75 points or more this season.
DALLAS is 2-8 ATS (-6.8 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game after 15+ games this season.
SEATTLE is 115-79 ATS (+28.1 Units) in home games vs. division opponents since 1997.
SEATTLE is 57-34 ATS (+19.6 Units) in home games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 6-4 against the spread versus SEATTLE over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 7-3 straight up against SEATTLE 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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Standings

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Team Win Loss Percent GB Home Away Conf. Last 10 Streak

New York Liberty 19 8 0.704 0 8-5 11-3 10-2 7-3 W-1

Atlanta Dream 14 13 0.519 5 9-4 5-9 8-7 6-4 W-1

Chicago Sky 13 13 0.500 5 7-6 6-7 6-6 6-4 W-2

Indiana Fever 12 14 0.462 6 5-8 7-6 5-7 5-5 L-2

Washington Mystics 10 16 0.385 8 4-9 6-7 6-5 2-8 L-1

Connecticut Sun 10 17 0.370 9 5-8 5-9 2-10 6-4 W-1

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Team Win Loss Percent GB Home Away Conf. Last 10 Streak

Minnesota Lynx 22 5 0.815 0 12-2 10-3 13-1 8-2 W-1

Los Angeles Sparks 21 5 0.808 0 11-1 10-4 7-3 6-4 L-2

Phoenix Mercury 13 14 0.481 9 9-6 4-8 4-9 6-4 W-3

Seattle Storm 10 16 0.385 11 7-7 3-9 5-8 4-6 L-1

Dallas Wings 9 18 0.333 13 5-9 4-9 7-6 1-9 L-8

San Antonio Stars 6 20 0.231 15 4-8 2-12 1-10 2-8 L-1

Updated Wed Aug 31 11:38 AM EDT

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WLT PCT UNITS

ATS Picks 66-72-3 47.83% -6600

O/U Picks 69-72-0 48.94% -5100

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

DAL at SEA 10:00 PM

SEA -4.0

O 165.0

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Seattle moves into 8th place in WNBA playoff standings
August 31, 2016

SEATTLE (AP) Jewell Loyd scored 23 points, Breanna Stewart added 17 points and 12 rebounds and the Seattle Storm beat the Dallas Wings 78-66 on Wednesday night to move into eighth place in the WNBA playoff standings.

The Storm led by 15 in the first half but Dallas opened the third quarter on a 10-2 run, capped by Odyssey Sims' baseline jumper, to pull to 43-40. Plenette Pierson sank a 3-pointer to tie it at 52-all late in the third quarter.

Dallas outscored Seattle 24-13 in the third and pulled to 62-61 midway through the fourth. But Loyd hit a long jumper and after Aerial Powers missed a 3-pointer, Stewart made a bank shot to extend Seattle's lead to 70-63 with 2:46 remaining.

Sue Bird added 13 points and Crystal Langhorne had 12 points for Seattle (11-16), which is ranked eighth in the AP power poll.

Pierson scored 19 points and Skylar Diggins added 10 points for 11th-ranked Dallas (9-19). The Wings have lost nine straight games.

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YESTERDAY'S RECORD 1 - 1

WLT PCT UNITS

ATS Picks 67-72-3 48.20% -6100

O/U Picks 69-73-0 48.59% -5650

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Armadillo: Thursday's six-pack

— Nationals have scored 105 1st-inning runs this year, most in MLB. Boston is next, with 96.

— Steelers claimed QB Zach Mettenberger off waivers from San Diego; they lost Bruce Gradkowski (hamstring).

— Toronto catcher Russell Martin has 21 RBI in his last 15 games.

— Orioles added OFs Drew Stubbs, Michael Bourn in deals yesterday.

— Thoughts, prayers to Craig Sager, who got his third bone marrow transplant Wednesday. Very tough man.

— Vikings re-signed QB Brad Sorensen; he will back up Joel Stave tonite against the Rams. Unsure if Minnesota will add a veteran QB later on.

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

13) NFL rosters have to be cut from 75 to 53 players this weekend; that’s 704 players losing their jobs in a few days. Lot of tough decisions; players cut from better teams will find their way to lesser teams, but the end result will be a lot of guys ending their football dreams and having to find a new career. Tough time for players and coaches alike.

12) Minnesota is going to miss Teddy Bridgewater, but they still have a good defense and there’s this: Vikings attempted 28.4 passes per game LY, fewest in NFL. Shaun Hill is 36 and immobile, so defenses will stack the box against Adrian Peterson and dare Hill to beat them with his arm.

11) The first commercial airplane flight from this country to Cuba in over 50 years took place this week. It has been so long, last time it happened, the passengers flew on a propeller plane.

10) Canadian Football League has nine teams, so on this holiday weekend, the schedule gets weird; Toronto Argonauts played at home Wednesday night, play again Monday in Hamilton.

9) Miami Marlins have a rule than a season ticket holder cannot re-sell more than 30% of their game tickets; they refused to sell season tickets to a fan who had previously sold more than that. Marlins are not exactly fan-friendly, especially considering the fans’ taxes paid for the domed stadium they play in.

8) In wake of Tony Romo’s injury, Dallas Cowboys went from 16-1 to 25-1 in Las Vegas to win the Super Bowl; they had been -3.5 over the Giants next week, but now game is at pick ’em, with Giants expected to be favored by kickoff.

Vikings had been -3 at Tennessee; they’re now a 1-point favorite.

7) Rumors out of LA had the A’s, Cubs as the two major league teams not represented at Tim Tebow’s baseball workout Tuesday. Whole thing was documented ad nauseum on the Interweb, so why bother going?

6) I don’t get people criticizing Tebow for trying baseball; if he isn’t good enough, they tell him to take a hike. If he is good enough, then some team has itself a bargain and a lot of free publicity. Whats wrong with that?

5) Read some articles this summer about Cuban defector Yulieski Gurriel and how great a hitter he is, then Houston gave him $40M+ to sign, so I was eager to add him to my fantasy team. After watching him play a few games now and I know it is still early, but I’m nervous about him and I ain’t playing him $40M+. We’ll see how this goes.

4) Today is September 1; not fond of college football articles predicting which coaches will be fired this season. Good Lord; let a guy lose a game or two before you start replacing him. Writers need to be more creative and find something more interesting to write about.

3) Texas Rangers are 80-54 this season, but if you bet them in the first five innings, they’re only 58-57-19, so they’ve been excellent late in games, winning lot of close ones.

2) A’s traded Coco Crisp to Cleveland for a low-level minor leaguer; there was lot of tension in Oakland recently because Crisp had next year’s $13M option kick in if he played in 130+ games this year, but no way was Oakland letting that happen, and Crisp spoke out publicly against it. A’s reward him for seven years of good service by trading him to a contender.

1– RIP Harry Fujiwara, 82. Better known as Mr Fuji on WWE telecasts, he teamed with Prof. Toru Tanaka as one of the best tag team combinations. Managed by the Grand Wizard of Wrestling, these two scoundrels would cheat by throwing ceremonial salt into their opponents’ eyes.

Good entertainment. RIP, sir.

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WNBA
Long Sheet

Thursday, September 1

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NEW YORK (19 - 8) at INDIANA (12 - 14) - 9/1/2016, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
INDIANA is 30-15 ATS (+13.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
INDIANA is 19-9 ATS (+9.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record after 15+ games over the last 3 seasons.
NEW YORK is 23-8 ATS (+14.2 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
NEW YORK is 43-25 ATS (+15.5 Units) in road games when playing with 3 or more days rest since 1997.
NEW YORK is 15-3 ATS (+11.7 Units) in road games vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
NEW YORK is 13-4 ATS (+8.6 Units) in road games after allowing 75 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
NEW YORK is 18-6 ATS (+11.4 Units) in road games after scoring 75 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
NEW YORK is 10-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) in road games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
NEW YORK is 12-4 ATS (+7.6 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
INDIANA is 8-6 against the spread versus NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
INDIANA is 10-5 straight up against NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
9 of 15 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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LOS ANGELES (21 - 5) at SAN ANTONIO (6 - 20) - 9/1/2016, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 27-41 ATS (-18.1 Units) as a favorite over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 9-20 ATS (-13.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 9-18 ATS (-10.8 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 11-3 ATS (+7.7 Units) on Thursday over the last 3 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 12-5 ATS (+6.5 Units) after allowing 75 points or more this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN ANTONIO is 8-3 against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 7-4 straight up against SAN ANTONIO over the last 3 seasons
6 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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WNBA

Thursday, September 1

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
NEW YORK vs. INDIANA
The total has gone OVER in 7 of New York's last 8 games on the road
New York is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games on the road
Indiana is 2-6-1 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Indiana is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against New York

8:00 PM
LOS ANGELES vs. SAN ANTONIO
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Los Angeles's last 16 games when playing on the road against San Antonio
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 6 games when playing San Antonio
San Antonio is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Antonio's last 6 games when playing Los Angeles

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WNBA
Dunkel

Thursday, September 1


New York @ Indiana

Game 601-602
September 1, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New York
112.075
Indiana
107.122
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New York
by 5
166
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New York
by 2 1/2
156
Dunkel Pick:
New York
(-2 1/2); Over

Los Angeles @ San Antonio

Game 603-604
September 1, 2016 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Los Angeles
115.346
San Antonio
101.214
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles
by 14
159
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
by 12
152
Dunkel Pick:
Los Angeles
(-12); Over

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Preview: Liberty (19-8) at Fever (12-14)
Date: September 01, 2016 7:00 PM EDT

The Indiana Fever found their groove in July, winning five of six ahead of the Olympic break - highlighted by an impressive 82-70 road victory over the Eastern Conference-leading New York Liberty.

The Fever have come out of the break ice cold, however, and have dropped back-to-back home games by double digits. They'll try to end that streak Thursday when the Liberty visit Bankers Life Fieldhouse.

New York (19-8) has clinched a playoff berth and sits in third in the league standings, behind the Los Angeles Sparks and Minnesota Lynx. The Liberty, the league's leading rebounding team, have won seven of nine -including an 84-77 road victory over the San Antonio Stars in their first game back from the month-long break.

Star forward Tina Charles is a leading MVP candidate and is coming off a 15-point, 10-rebound performance against San Antonio, her league-high 15th double-double. Charles is second in the league scoring, averaging 21.0 points per game, and first in rebounding (9.7).

Charles had a big night in her last game against Indiana, scoring 25 points and grabbing 13 rebounds. But Indiana forward Lynetta Kizer hit 10-of-14 shots and finished 21 points, and the Fever hit seven 3-pointers to upend the Liberty.

New York had won the two previous meetings with the Fever this season, but has lost seven of 10 against Indiana overall.

The Fever (12-14) came out listless in the loss to Phoenix on Tuesday and didn't score a field goal late in the first quarter. They should have been motivated, after getting blown off the court by the Washington Mystics, 92-69, on Saturday. But they weren't, leaving players and coaches scratching their heads.

"I don't really know what's going on," Indiana center Erlana Larkins told the Indianapolis Star after Tuesday's loss to Phoenix. "We don't even know what's going on right now. We just know that today we got better in the defensive department. The offense is still taking a hit."

Indiana is averaging 80.0 points per game, but has been held to less than 70 in back-to-back defeats.


WNBA HEAD TO HEAD

Jul 21, 2016 Score ATS Results
IND « 82 Cover: 15
NEW 70 Under: 152
Tools: Recaps

Jun 19, 2016
Score ATS Results
NEW « 78 Under: 153
IND 75 Cover: 0
Tools: Recaps

Jun 3, 2016 Score ATS Results
IND 59 Under: 150
NEW « 91 Cover: 27
Tools: Recaps

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Preview: Sparks (21-5) at Stars (6-20)
Date: September 01, 2016 8:00 PM EDT

What is going on with the Los Angeles Sparks? That might be the biggest question in the WNBA heading down the final stretch of the regular season.

The Sparks won their first 11 games, dominated throughout the first three months of the season and entered the Olympic break with the best record in the league. But things have changed.

Out of nowhere, Los Angeles returned from the Olympic break with back-to-back loses. The Sparks will try to snap out of that funk Thursday when they travel to face the last-place San Antonio Stars.

The Stars (6-20) went into the tank shortly after leading scorer Kayla McBride was lost for the season with a foot injury in early July. San Antonio is 1-7 since McBride went down and is coming off of an 89-62 blowout loss to the Connecticut Sun.

The Stars rank 12th in points per game and 11th in assists per game. The Sparks held the Stars to 61 points in back-to-back wins in early June and have beaten the Stars in five straight games overall.

Los Angeles' recent struggles have not impacted the play of forward Nneka Ogwumike, who is among the league leaders in points and rebounds.

Turnovers have been a major issue during Los Angeles' recent struggles.

The Sparks turned the ball over 21 times in Sunday's 70-66 loss to Phoenix, which dropped Los Angeles out of first place and into second behind the Minnesota Lynx.

Candace Parker had 25 points and 13 rebounds, but the turnovers were too much to overcome for the Sparks. Los Angeles committed 17 turnovers in a loss to Seattle in its first game back after the monthlong Olympic break.

Los Angeles brought in reinforcements this week with the signing of veteran forward Sandrine Gruda.

"Sandrine adds another layer of experience and leadership to our deep roster," Sparks executive vice president and general manager Penny Toler said in a release announcing the acquisition. "She was an integral part of our team in 2014 and we look forward to her being able to come in and have an impact through the final regular-season push and into the playoffs."


WNBA HEAD TO HEAD

Jun 4, 2016 Score ATS Results
LOS « 74 Cover: 3
SA 61 Under: 135
Tools: Recaps

Jun 2, 2016 Score ATS Results
SA 61 Cover: 10.5
LOS « 68 Under: 129
Tools: Recaps

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WNBA Capsules
September 1, 2016

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Marissa Coleman scored the first seven points of the game, finished with a season-high 19, and the Indiana Fever matched the WNBA record with 40 points in the first quarter in a 98-77 victory over the New York Liberty on Thursday night.

It's the fourth time in league history a team has scored 40 points in a quarter.

Shenise Johnson had a career-high 21 points. Coleman and Johnson each hit six 3-pointers and the Fever had with a season-high 14. The Fever (13-14) set a franchise scoring record for a half, leading 63-38 at the break. The 98 points were the most they have scored this season.

Tina Charles made seven 3-pointers and had 22 points and 11 rebounds for New York (19-9).

SPARKS 70, STARS 61

SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Kristi Tolliver scored 21 points and Los Angeles beat San Antonio.

Candace Parker added 16 points to help Los Angeles (22-5) tie Minnesota for the Western Conference lead. Nneka Ogwumike had 13 points and nine rebounds.

Jayne Appel-Marinelli led the Stars (6-21) with 12 points.

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I don't know why this was posted but here was 9/1 WNBA Plays

WLT PCT UNITS

ATS Picks 67-72-3 48.20% -6100

O/U Picks 69-73-0 48.59% -5650


THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

NY at IND 07:00 PM

IND +3.0

O 155.5


LA at SA 08:00 PM

LA -12.0

U 152.0

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Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

— UNLV added a 4-star forward from Florida last night who is eligible right now; Troy Baxter Jr de-committed from South Florida because of NCAA-related issues. Good get for the Rebels.

— Wake Forest 7, Tulane 3– Thank the Lord this wasn’t on TV.

— Over last 20 years, St Mary’s is 2-11 in WCC tourney vs Gonzaga, 14-4 in all other tourney games.

— St John’s is 4-12 in its last 16 Big East tourney games, 0-5 the last five years- all the games are played on their home court. Oy.

— Mariners’ manager Scott Servais was the Cubs’ catcher in the first game played at Turner Field in 1997. Why are the Braves getting another stadium so soon?

— South Carolina 13, Vanderbilt 10– Gamecocks got a FG with 0:35 left for the win. Carolina coach Will Muschamp looks a lot like former NHL player/coach Mike Milbury.

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Armadillo: Friday's List of 13: Random thoughts after a busy Thursday

13) Tennessee 20, Appalachian State 13 OT– Nine years ago, App State shocked the college football world by winning at Michigan; they were a I-AA team back then, but they’re I-A now, in the Sun Belt. ASU was 11-2 LY, beat Wyoming 31-13, so they’re a program on the rise……..

…..but they screwed this game up. ASU coaches didn’t use their last timeout when they were driving at the end of regulation. Big mistake. App State also has a freshman kicker, who missed a PAT and a makeable field goal- they should do well in the Sun Belt this year.

Tennessee GOT SO LUCKY in this game. QB Dobbs, who for a senior hasn’t improved much, fumbled at the goal line in OT, but a teammate recovered for the eventual winning TD. When the Vols have to play against similar athletes in the SEC, hard to envision them as the best team.

12) Tennessee OC Mike DeBord quit a head coaching job at Central Michigan to join Butch Jones in Knoxville; he was on the Michigan staff when the Wolverines lost to Appalachian State. he had to be having deja vu up in the booth, but Tennessee survives; people in Knoxville can exhale.

11) How great is Charles Barkley? He recently had a hip replaced and had not been cleared to travel by his doctor, but when he heard Craig Sager’s wife was sick and couldn’t be with him in the hospital, Barkley flew from Phoenix to Houston to be with Sager, who got his third bone marrow transplant this week. That is a real friend.

10) There are seven NFL special teams coaches who have been in their current job longer than the head coach they work for.

9) Chris Sale has started 142 major league games; Wednesday was first time he didn’t strike a hitter out in the first four innings.

8) Mets 2B Neil Walker needs a back operation, is out for the year.

7) NFL Draft next April is in Philadelphia; now the Eagles’ job this fall is to make sure they don’t draft too early in the first round.

6) In 7th inning of Arizona-SF game Wednesday afternoon, three birds stationed themselves in between the mound and home plate, munching on some grass. Luckily for them, no one crushed one of them with a batted ball. Never saw that before.

5) Why in God’s name is there a team from Nebraska in the Big East? Not to mention Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Cincinnati. Makes no sense.

4) I read on the Interweb today that Beyoncé Knowles is obsessed with the number 4; not really sure why, but could it be she was a Biff Pocoroba fan?

3) Ken Whisenhunt led the Cardinals to the Super Bowl as its coach, but went 3-20 as coach of the Titans and was fired after seven games LY. November 6, Tennessee visits the Chargers, where Whisenhunt is the Bolts’ offensive coordinator.

2) Two similar situations in Week 1; Dennis Allen is the Saints’ new DC; he was the Oakland HC from 2012-14, going 8-28 before he was fired after four games in ’14. Raiders visit the Superdome next Sunday.

Former Falcons’ coach Mike Smith is Tampa Bay’s new DC; Bucs visit the Georgia Dome next week. Funny how stuff like this happens in Week 1; schedule makers like to have their fun.

1– There were 176 replay reversals in the NFL last year, 2nd-most ever. There were 415 replay reviews, the fewest since 2011; remember, not all reviews are challenges. Turnovers/scoring plays are often reviewed.

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WNBA

Friday, September 2

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7:00 PM
PHOENIX vs. CONNECTICUT
Phoenix is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games when playing on the road against Connecticut
Connecticut is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Connecticut's last 6 games when playing Phoenix

8:00 PM
WASHINGTON vs. MINNESOTA
Washington is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Washington's last 15 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 9 games at home
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

8:30 PM
LOS ANGELES vs. DALLAS
Los Angeles is 20-5 SU in its last 25 games
Los Angeles is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Dallas is 17-6-2 ATS in its last 25 games when playing Los Angeles
Dallas is 4-11 ATS in its last 15 games at home

8:30 PM
SEATTLE vs. CHICAGO
Seattle is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Seattle is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Chicago is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing Seattle

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WNBA
Dunkel

Friday, September 2


Phoenix @ Connecticut

Game 651-652
September 2, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Phoenix
113.731
Connecticut
116.259
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Connecticut
by 2 1/2
172
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Phoenix
by 4
165
Dunkel Pick:
Connecticut
(+4); Over

Washington @ Minnesota

Game 653-654
September 2, 2016 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
104.039
Minnesota
121.107
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 14
165
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
by 12
159
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(-12); Over

Seattle @ Chicago

Game 655-656
September 2, 2016 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Seattle
110.785
Chicago
114.289
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago
by 3 1/2
157
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
by 6
165 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Seattle
(+6); Under

Los Angeles @ Dallas

Game 657-658
September 2, 2016 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Los Angeles
112.112
Dallas
105.550
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles
by 8 1/2
172
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
by 6 1/2
165 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Los Angeles
(-6 1/2); Over




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Long Sheet

Friday, September 2

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PHOENIX (13 - 14) at CONNECTICUT (10 - 17) - 9/2/2016, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHOENIX is 26-37 ATS (-14.7 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 16-29 ATS (-15.9 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 11-21 ATS (-12.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 17-9 ATS (+7.1 Units) in all games this season.
CONNECTICUT is 15-7 ATS (+7.3 Units) as an underdog this season.
CONNECTICUT is 12-4 ATS (+7.6 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 12-3 ATS (+8.7 Units) against Western conference opponents this season.
CONNECTICUT is 12-3 ATS (+8.7 Units) in non-conference games this season.
CONNECTICUT is 127-90 ATS (+28.0 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent since 1997.
CONNECTICUT is 13-5 ATS (+7.5 Units) after scoring 75 points or more this season.
CONNECTICUT is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record after 15+ games after 15+ games this season.
CONNECTICUT is 9-2 ATS (+6.8 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game after 15+ games this season.
CONNECTICUT is 14-5 ATS (+8.5 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CONNECTICUT is 5-1 against the spread versus PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
PHOENIX is 4-2 straight up against CONNECTICUT over the last 3 seasons
5 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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WASHINGTON (10 - 16) at MINNESOTA (22 - 5) - 9/2/2016, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 291-347 ATS (-90.7 Units) in all games since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 44-67 ATS (-29.7 Units) in road games in August or September games since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 10-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) in road games after a loss by 10 points or more over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 4-2 against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 3-3 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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SEATTLE (11 - 16) at CHICAGO (13 - 13) - 9/2/2016, 8:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 71-99 ATS (-37.9 Units) in road games after a division game since 1997.
SEATTLE is 7-1 ATS (+5.9 Units) on Friday this season.
CHICAGO is 8-17 ATS (-10.7 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 6-18 ATS (-13.8 Units) in home games after allowing 75 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 2-9 ATS (-7.9 Units) in home games after scoring 75 points or more this season.

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

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LOS ANGELES (22 - 5) at DALLAS (9 - 19) - 9/2/2016, 8:30 PM
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LOS ANGELES is 27-42 ATS (-19.2 Units) as a favorite over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 9-21 ATS (-14.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 9-19 ATS (-11.9 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 10-18 ATS (-9.8 Units) in all games this season.
DALLAS is 1-7 ATS (-6.7 Units) in home games after a division game this season.
DALLAS is 9-17 ATS (-9.7 Units) after allowing 75 points or more this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 6-5 against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 7-4 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
7 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons