The Bum's 2017 WNBA Picks-Trends-News !

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WNBA

Wednesday, July 12

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Trend Report
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12:00 PM
SAN ANTONIO vs. INDIANA
San Antonio is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of San Antonio's last 22 games when playing Indiana
Indiana is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against San Antonio
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games when playing at home against San Antonio

12:30 PM
DALLAS vs. CHICAGO
Dallas is 6-12 ATS in its last 18 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Dallas's last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Chicago's last 18 games at home
Chicago is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games at home

3:00 PM
CONNECTICUT vs. SEATTLE
Connecticut is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Connecticut's last 11 games
Seattle is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games when playing Connecticut
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing at home against Connecticut

10:00 PM
ATLANTA vs. PHOENIX
Atlanta is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Atlanta's last 9 games when playing Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Phoenix's last 9 games when playing Atlanta
Phoenix is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games


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WNBA
Dunkel

Wednesday, July 12


Atlanta @ Phoenix

Game 657-658
July 12, 2017 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Atlanta
105.102
Phoenix
120.997
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Phoenix
by 16
165
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Phoenix
by 7
160 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Phoenix
(-7); Over

Connecticut @ Seattle

Game 655-656
July 12, 2017 @ 3:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Connecticut
114.867
Seattle
115.862
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Seattle
by 1
159
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Connecticut
by 1
168
Dunkel Pick:
Seattle
(+1); Under

Dallas @ Chicago

Game 653-654
July 12, 2017 @ 12:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
110.458
Chicago
103.592
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Dallas
by 7
172
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Dallas
by 2 1/2
167 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas
(-2 1/2); Over

San Antonio @ Indiana

Game 651-652
July 12, 2017 @ 12:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Antonio
100.235
Indiana
107.170
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Indiana
by 7
149
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Indiana
by 9
158 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
San Antonio
(+9); Under

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WNBA
Long Sheet

Wednesday, July 12

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SAN ANTONIO (1 - 16) at INDIANA (7 - 9) - 7/12/2017, 12:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN ANTONIO is 7-1 ATS (+5.9 Units) in road games this season.
SAN ANTONIO is 7-1 ATS (+5.9 Units) in a road game where where the total is greater than or equal to 150 this season.
SAN ANTONIO is 7-1 ATS (+5.9 Units) in road games in May, June, or July games this season.
SAN ANTONIO is 56-36 ATS (+16.4 Units) in road games against Eastern conference opponents since 1997.
SAN ANTONIO is 56-36 ATS (+16.4 Units) in road games in non-conference games since 1997.
SAN ANTONIO is 23-13 ATS (+8.7 Units) after allowing 75 points or more over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN ANTONIO is 4-1 against the spread versus INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
INDIANA is 3-2 straight up against SAN ANTONIO 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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DALLAS (9 - 10) at CHICAGO (4 - 12) - 7/12/2017, 12:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 8-19 ATS (-12.9 Units) against Eastern conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 8-17 ATS (-10.7 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 8-19 ATS (-12.9 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 18-29 ATS (-13.9 Units) after allowing 75 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 14-26 ATS (-14.6 Units) after scoring 75 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 4-13 ATS (-10.3 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game after 15+ games over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 4-14 ATS (-11.4 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game after 15+ games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 1-7 ATS (-6.7 Units) in home games this season.
CHICAGO is 1-7 ATS (-6.7 Units) in a home game where where the total is greater than or equal to 150 this season.
CHICAGO is 1-7 ATS (-6.7 Units) in home games in May, June, or July games this season.
CHICAGO is 12-24 ATS (-14.4 Units) in home games after allowing 75 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 4-14 ATS (-11.4 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.

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

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CONNECTICUT (10 - 7) at SEATTLE (8 - 9) - 7/12/2017, 3:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record after 15+ games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 44-27 ATS (+14.3 Units) in home games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game after 15+ games since 1997.
SEATTLE is 61-37 ATS (+20.3 Units) in home games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game since 1997.
CONNECTICUT is 13-4 ATS (+8.6 Units) in all games this season.
CONNECTICUT is 9-1 ATS (+7.9 Units) in road games this season.
CONNECTICUT is 9-1 ATS (+7.9 Units) in a road game where where the total is greater than or equal to 150 this season.
CONNECTICUT is 10-1 ATS (+8.9 Units) in July games over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 13-4 ATS (+8.6 Units) in May, June, or July games this season.
CONNECTICUT is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) on Wednesday over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 10-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) when playing with 3 or more days rest over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 19-7 ATS (+11.3 Units) against Western conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 7-1 ATS (+5.9 Units) after a division game this season.
CONNECTICUT is 19-7 ATS (+11.3 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 11-3 ATS (+7.7 Units) after allowing 75 points or more this season.
CONNECTICUT is 11-3 ATS (+7.7 Units) after scoring 75 points or more this season.
CONNECTICUT is 17-6 ATS (+10.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 10-0 ATS (+10.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record after 15+ games after 15+ games over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 13-5 ATS (+7.5 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game after 15+ games over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 9-2 ATS (+6.8 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game this season.
CONNECTICUT is 25-10 ATS (+14.0 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 37-59 ATS (-27.9 Units) off an upset win as an underdog since 1997.

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

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ATLANTA (8 - 8) at PHOENIX (10 - 6) - 7/12/2017, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 3-12 ATS (-10.2 Units) in road games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 58-38 ATS (+16.2 Units) on Wednesday since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 3-2 against the spread versus PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
PHOENIX is 4-1 straight up against ATLANTA 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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Preview: Dream (8-8) at Mercury (10-6)
Date: July 12, 2017 10:00 PM EDT

Center Brittney Griner is the midst of her best season but might still have something to prove when the surging Phoenix Mercury host the Atlanta Dream on Wednesday night.

Griner, a lead scoring option for the first time in her five-year pro career, is averaging a WNBA-high 22.4 points per game, a career-best 8.4 rebounds and is still the best around at blocking shots at 2.8 per game.

But the 6-foot-8 post player wasn't selected as a Western Conference All-Star starter. The starters, announced Tuesday, were chosen based on a mix of fan, player and media voting. The reserves will be announced next week.

Griner heads into Wednesday's game as the Western Conference Player of the Week after leading the Mercury to a 3-0 record, including two 30-point outings and a pair of double-doubles. She had never had a 30-point game before this season.

She was asked after Sunday's 81-69 home victory over the New York Liberty if there was a ceiling to her game.

"I hope not," Griner said in the Arizona Republic. "I hope there's no ceiling."

Phoenix (10-6) is on a season-high three-game winning streak. Atlanta (8-8) has won its past two games.

The game will feature two All-Star starters -- Mercury guard Diana Taurasi for the West and Dream guard Tiffany Hayes for the East. This will be the eighth All-Star Game start for Taurasi, who is averaging 18.1 points and is the league's career scoring leader.

This marks the first appearance in the All-Star Game for Hayes, a sixth-year pro who is averaging 16.6 points and 1.7 steals.

Dream guard Sancho Lyttle recently returned from international play, also missing a game last week after taking an elbow to the nose. She played 30 minutes in Sunday's win over Dallas.

"It's a really great feeling to kind of finally have your team together," said Atlanta coach Michael Cooper. "We're back now. And I think we have a nice, little groove going."

Cooper has had much recent praise for point guard Layshia Clarendon, who is averaging 11.1 points and 6.6 assists. She scored 43 points in the two-game winning streak.

"A real big key for us going forward is her leadership as far as getting us in things and getting us good shots and her being offensive-minded herself," Cooper said.

Atlanta rookie guard Brittney Sykes, the seventh overall pick in the 2017 draft, has played her best ball of late, averaging 16.8 points in the past six games to increase her season average to 9.7.

Atlanta is last in the WNBA in 3-point shooting at 26.2 percent. Sykes has helped in that area, making 6 of 10 from behind the arc in the past two games.


WNB HEAD TO HEAD

Sep 11, 2016 Score ATS Results
ATL 75 Under: 161
PHO « 86 Cover: 4.5
Tools: Recaps

Sep 6, 2016 Score ATS Results
PHO 87 Over: 178
ATL « 91 Cover: 8
Tools: Recaps

Jul 3, 2016 Score ATS Results
PHO « 95 Cover: 6
ATL 87 Over: 182
Tools: Recaps

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 12

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

ATL at PHO 10:00 PM

PHO -7.5

U 160.5

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WNBA Capsules
July 12, 2017

SEATTLE (AP) Shekinna Stricklen made a career-high seven 3-pointers to tie a franchise record, accounting for all 21 of her points in the Connecticut Sun's 83-79 victory over the Seattle Storm on Wednesday.

Stricklen was 7 of 10 from 3-point range. She equaled Nykesha Sales' team record from 2000.

Jasmine Thomas added 15 points, six assists and five steals to help Connecticut (11-7) win its fifth straight. Jonquel Jones had 14 points and 12 rebounds, and Alyssa Thomas had 13 points, eight rebounds and five assists.

Breanna Stewart pulled Seattle to 78-77 with 3:18 left, but the Storm's next points came on Jewell Loyd's basket with 31 seconds to go, making it 81-79. Connecticut missed on its next possession, and Stewart was called for an offensive foul with 10.6 seconds left.

Courtney Williams made two free throws with 9.4 seconds left for a two-possession lead.

Stewart had 22 points and eight rebounds for Seattle (8-10). Loyd added 17 points and six assists, and Sue Bird had 15 points and seven assists.

STARS 79, FEVER 72

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Kayla McBride scored 18 points, Erika de Souza had 14 points and seven rebounds, and San Antonio beat Indiana for its first road victory.

Hamby added 13 points and rookie Kelsey Plum had career highs of 12 points, six rebounds and four assists for San Antonio (2-16). Candice Dupree scored 14 points for Indiana (7-10).

The Fever set a franchise best on kids' day with a crowd of 12,282.

SKY 90, WINGS 84

ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) - Allie Quigley made five 3-pointers and scored 22 points, Jessica Breland had 12 points and 12 rebounds, and Chicago beat Dallas.

Keisha Hampton added four 3s and scored 12 points. Chicago (5-12) was 12 of 25 from 3-point range.

Skylar Diggins-Smith led Dallas (9-11) with 20 points, and Allisha Gray added 18.

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Thursday’s six-pack

Top 6 over umpires, and top 6 under umpires in first half:

Gonzalez, over 11-2-2
Hoberg, over 9-3-1
Eddings, Hallion, both over 12-5-1
Hernandez over 11-5, Walcott 11-5-1
Marquez over 10-4-1
Iassogna over 9-4, Woodring 9-4-3

Blakney, under 8-1-3
Bellino, under 13-3
Barksdale, Tichenor, both 10-4-1
Kulpa, under 11-5
Nauert, under 10-5
Davis, under 8-4-3

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Looking at AL teams at the All-Star break…….

60-29 Astros— Houston is 33-11 on road; they’ve got a .884 OPS on road, .823 at home. Astros are only 15-11 vs lefties- they’d like to avoid Dodgers (Kershaw-Hill-Wood) if they get to World Series. Altuve makes $4,687,500 this year; starting next year, he’s going to get really rich.

50-39 Red Sox— Will play 11 more home games (25-14) than road games (25-25) the rest of the way. David Price is 4-2, 3.91 in nine starts this year; he’s been sparring with local media. Seeing as he is on the books for $31M a year for the next five years, thats a problem.

47-40 Indians— 21-24 at home, 26-16 on road; unusual. They’re 22-9 when Kluber/Carrasco start, 25-31 with anyone else. Need more production from 1B Carlos Santana, who is hitting .238- he has generally been a better second half player (.835 OPS/.781) in his career.

45-41 New York— Severino is 0-2, 5.75 in his last five starts; Pineda is 1-1, 8.39 in his last five. NY is 7-18 in its last 25 games. This is their lowest payroll in 10 years; Sabathia/Holliday/ARod come off the books this winter— when do they resume trying to sign big $$$ free agents?

47-43 Rays— They’re 27-19 at home, hold 2nd Wild Card right now. Rookie P Faria has 2.11 ERA in his first six MLB starts. Need to find a solid 5th starter for last nine weeks of season. Tampa has four guys under contract for 2018; they’ll be avoiding arbitration a lot this winter.

45-43 Twins— 25-15 on road, 20-28 at home; they’re 18-11 when Santana/Berrios start, 27-32 with anyone else. Rumored to be trying to trade for another starter; Santiago is 0-5, 9.31 in his last five starts. Sano has 21 HR, 62 RBI, .368 OB%, he has become a star.

44-43 Royals— Rebounded from 7-16 April; they’re 22-13 since June 1. Need more from the leadoff spot; their #1 hitters have .207 BA, .236 OB%, which is feeble. KC is 13-4 in Vargas starts- he is 7-0, 2.96 in his last 8 starts. Their $143M payroll is $50M higher than in 2014.

45-47 Angels— Trout comes back Friday; they’re still in contention, Halos are locked into $62M a year for Trout/Pujols for 3 more years. Rookie P Bridwell is 3-1, 3.72 in five starts; he’s been a life saver. #5 hitters are batting only .218 for Angels; they need a bat to protect Trout/Pujols.

43-45 Rangers— Texas has seven players making $10M+ this year; Hamels is 2-0, 1.26 in his last two starts- they need a big 2nd half from him. Could use more from Odor (.220 BA); Texas is 13-16 in games where GW run scores after 6th inning.

43-47 Mariners— Felix Hernandez (4-3, 4.44) is a junker now; they’re 4-5 in his starts, and owe him $27M a year thru 2019. Team ERA is 3.98 at home, 5.30 on road. Mike Zunino had one HR, 4 RBI on May 31; he hit 10 HR’s, had 31 RBI in June, has only one RBI in July.

42-46 Orioles— Despite their struggles, Orioles are 16-6 in games where winning run scores after 6th inning- they’re 25-16 at home, 17-30 on road- their pitchers have 5.78 ERA on road. O’s are 26-20 vs division foes, but are 16-26 vs everyone else.

41-47 Blue Jays— Underachieving team with payroll of $163,381,937; will they deal guys before July 31? Had strong 18-10 May, but are 15-20 since June 1. Estrada/Liriano/Happ earn $41M combined this year; Toronto is 21-22 in their starts, 10-12 at home.

39-48 Tigers— Aging roster with payroll of $199,750,600; they have six guys making $16M+ this year- they’re not getting their money’s worth. They’re hitting .275 at home (.815 OPS), only .234 on road (.691 OPS). Owner Mike Ilitch passed away earlier this year; not sure what they’ll do.

38-49 White Sox— Team to watch for rest of this month; will they dump salary? Cabrera/Frazier make combined $27M, closer Robertson makes $12.5M. Sox are 19-18 at home, 19-31 on road; they have 13 home games to make up in 2nd half. Chicago has some good prospects at AAA.

39-50 A’s— Can’t keep starting pitchers healthy, defense has deteriorated badly with infield coach Ron Washington off to Atlanta. Brought up couple of promising young players, but 1B Alonso is a free agent. Three of their eight highest-paid players are relievers. Go figure.

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SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY JULY 13, 2017
Time (ET) Away Home Site
10:30 PM Connecticut Sun Los Angeles Sparks Staples Center

SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY JULY 14, 2017
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:00 PM Washington Mystics Indiana Fever Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7:30 PM Chicago Sky New York Liberty Madison Square Garden
10:00 PM Minnesota Lynx Phoenix Mercury Talking Stick Resort Arena

SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY JULY 15, 2017
Time (ET) Away Home Site
9:00 PM Atlanta Dream Seattle Storm KeyArena

SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY JULY 16, 2017
Time (ET) Away Home Site
3:00 PM San Antonio Stars Connecticut Sun Mohegan Sun Arena
3:00 PM Washington Mystics New York Liberty Madison Square Garden
4:30 PM Chicago Sky Dallas Wings College Park Center
7:00 PM Phoenix Mercury Minnesota Lynx Target Center

SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY JULY 17, 2017
Time (ET) Away Home Site
10:30 PM Indiana Fever Los Angeles Sparks Staples Center

SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY JULY 18, 2017
Time (ET) Away Home Site
11:30 AM San Antonio Stars Atlanta Dream McCamish Pavilion
9:00 PM Chicago Sky Seattle Storm KeyArena

SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY JULY 19, 2017
Time (ET) Away Home Site
11:00 AM Connecticut Sun New York Liberty Madison Square Garden
11:30 AM Atlanta Dream Washington Mystics Verizon Center
1:00 PM Dallas Wings Minnesota Lynx Target Center
3:30 PM Indiana Fever Phoenix Mercury Talking Stick Resort Arena

Updated Thu Jul 13 12:04 AM EDT

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LEAGUE STANDINGS

Rank Team W L PCT GB CONF HOME ROAD L-10 STREAK

#1 Minnesota Lynx13 2 0.867 - 7-0 6-1 7-1 8-2 L 1

#2Los Angeles Sparks12 5 0.706 2 5-3 7-0 5-5 8-2 L 2

#3 Phoenix Mercury11 6 0.647 3 4-4 6-4 5-2 7-3 W 4

#4 Connecticut Sun11 7 0.611 3.5 6-3 4-3 7-4 8-2 W 5

#5 Washington Mystics10 8 0.556 4.5 7-1 7-2 3-6 4-6 L 3

#6 New York Liberty8 8 0.500 5.5 1-4 5-3 3-5 5-5 L 1

#7 Atlanta Dream8 9 0.471 6 4-6 5-3 3-6 4-6 L 1

#8 Dallas Wings9 11 0.450 6.5 5-5 5-5 4-6 5-5 L 2

#9 Seattle Storm8 10 0.444 6.5 4-3 6-5 2-5 3-7 L 1

#10 Indiana Fever7 10 0.412 7 4-3 5-4 2-6 4-6 L 3

#11 Chicago Sky5 12 0.294 9 2-7 2-7 3-5 4-6 W 2

#12 San Antonio Stars2 16 0.111 12.5 0-10 1-8 1-8 2-8 W 1

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Sparks hope to stay unbeaten at home against Sun

The Los Angeles Sparks will try to remain unbeaten at home when they play a Thursday evening game at Staples Center against a red-hot Connecticut Sun squad.

The Sparks (12-5) are second in the WNBA's Western Conference, two games behind the first-place Minnesota Lynx. Los Angeles is 8-2 in its last 10 games and 7-0 at home this season, but the Sparks are reeling after back-to-back losses.

The Sun (11-7) are sitting atop the Eastern Conference, holding a one-game lead over Washington.

Connecticut won its fifth straight game on Wednesday, beating the Storm 83-79 in Seattle. The Sun are 9-2 in their last 11 games and 7-4 on the road this season.

The Sparks are happy to be coming home after dropping two games on the road last week. They suffered an 88-77 loss to Minnesota on July 6 and an 81-69 loss to Seattle on Saturday.

Reigning WNBA MVP Nneka Ogwumike had 27 points and 14 rebounds in the loss to Minnesota. She had 21 points and nine rebounds against Seattle.

The Sparks shot nearly 49 percent against Minnesota, but they shot only 37.1 percent against Seattle. They combined to go 8 of 39 from 3-point range in those two contests.

Los Angeles is well within striking distance of Minnesota, the team the Sparks defeated to win the WNBA championship last season, but coach Brian Agler is still waiting for this year's team to ascend to that level.

"I had a better feel for our team a year ago at this moment (in the season) than I have with our team this year," Agler told ESPN.com. "I'm trying to get a great feel for who can do what, and so I think our team is still evolving. I don't think we're close to our best. I don't know what our best is."

The Sun pulled off the biggest comeback in team history Saturday, rallying from a 22-point, third-quarter deficit to beat Washington 96-92.

"We hyped each other up, energized each other, supported each other, and we came out with the win," Connecticut guard Alex Bentley told the Hartford Courant.

Jonquel Jones scored 22 points to lead five players in double figures for Connecticut. She offered a clear explanation when asked how her team managed to come back.

"It's our relentless attitude," Jones told the Courant. "We play with a chip on our shoulders. We play with an us-against-the-world mentality. When you have that kind of attitude, you learn to come back from big deficits."

The Sun followed that win with the victory in Seattle. Shekinna Stricklen scored a season-high 21 points and hit 7 of 10 3-point shots in that contest for the Sun, who will try to avoid a letdown as they play their second road game in two days in Los Angeles.

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WNBA July Record:

Date.................... W-L-T................... % ...................Units Record

07/12/2017............0-2-0................0.00%......................-11.00
07/09/2017............1-3-0...............25.00%.....................-11.50
07/08/2017............4-2-0...............66.67%......................+9.00
07/07/2017............2-2-0...............50.00%.......................-0.20
07/06/2017............0-4-0.................0.00%.....................-22.00
07/05/2017........... 5-1-0 ...............83.33%................... +19.50
07/02/2017........... 2-2-0............... 50.00% ......................-0.20
07/01/2017........... 0-4-0................. 0.00%.................... -22.00

Totals:...................14 - 20..............41.17%.....................- 38.70

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WNBA
Dunkel

Thursday, July 13

Connecticut @ Los Angeles

Game 659-660
July 13, 2017 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Connecticut
115.766
Los Angeles
116.963
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles
by 1
171
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
by 6 1/2
165 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Connecticut
(+6 1/2); Over




WNBA

Thursday, July 13

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Trend Report
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10:30 PM
CONNECTICUT vs. LOS ANGELES
Connecticut is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Connecticut's last 7 games on the road
Los Angeles is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Los Angeles's last 8 games


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WNBA
Long Sheet

Thursday, July 13

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CONNECTICUT (11 - 7) at LOS ANGELES (12 - 5) - 7/13/2017, 10:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CONNECTICUT is 14-4 ATS (+9.6 Units) in all games this season.
CONNECTICUT is 23-11 ATS (+10.9 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 10-1 ATS (+8.9 Units) in road games this season.
CONNECTICUT is 10-1 ATS (+8.9 Units) in a road game where where the total is greater than or equal to 150 this season.
CONNECTICUT is 11-1 ATS (+9.9 Units) in July games over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 14-4 ATS (+9.6 Units) in May, June, or July games this season.
CONNECTICUT is 25-11 ATS (+12.9 Units) in road games when playing on back-to-back days since 1997.
CONNECTICUT is 20-7 ATS (+12.3 Units) against Western conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 20-7 ATS (+12.3 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 9-2 ATS (+6.8 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 20-9 ATS (+10.1 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 12-3 ATS (+8.7 Units) after allowing 75 points or more this season.
CONNECTICUT is 12-3 ATS (+8.7 Units) after scoring 75 points or more this season.
CONNECTICUT is 16-6 ATS (+9.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 14-5 ATS (+8.5 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game after 15+ games over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 10-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game this season.
CONNECTICUT is 15-6 ATS (+8.4 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game after 15+ games over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 8-2 ATS (+5.8 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game this season.
LOS ANGELES is 60-90 ATS (-39.0 Units) in a home game where where the total is greater than or equal to 150 since 1997.
LOS ANGELES is 2-10 ATS (-9.0 Units) on Thursday over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 72-99 ATS (-36.9 Units) in home games after allowing 75 points or more since 1997.
LOS ANGELES is 84-118 ATS (-45.8 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game since 1997.

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

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Preview: Sun (11-7) at Sparks (12-5)
Date: July 13, 2017 10:30 PM EDT

The Los Angeles Sparks will try to remain unbeaten at home when they play a Thursday evening game at Staples Center against a red-hot Connecticut Sun squad.

The Sparks (12-5) are second in the WNBA's Western Conference, two games behind the first-place Minnesota Lynx. Los Angeles is 8-2 in its last 10 games and 7-0 at home this season, but the Sparks are reeling after back-to-back losses.

The Sun (11-7) are sitting atop the Eastern Conference, holding a one-game lead over Washington.

Connecticut won its fifth straight game on Wednesday, beating the Storm 83-79 in Seattle. The Sun are 9-2 in their last 11 games and 7-4 on the road this season.

The Sparks are happy to be coming home after dropping two games on the road last week. They suffered an 88-77 loss to Minnesota on July 6 and an 81-69 loss to Seattle on Saturday.

Reigning WNBA MVP Nneka Ogwumike had 27 points and 14 rebounds in the loss to Minnesota. She had 21 points and nine rebounds against Seattle.

The Sparks shot nearly 49 percent against Minnesota, but they shot only 37.1 percent against Seattle. They combined to go 8 of 39 from 3-point range in those two contests.

Los Angeles is well within striking distance of Minnesota, the team the Sparks defeated to win the WNBA championship last season, but coach Brian Agler is still waiting for this year's team to ascend to that level.

"I had a better feel for our team a year ago at this moment (in the season) than I have with our team this year," Agler told ESPN.com. "I'm trying to get a great feel for who can do what, and so I think our team is still evolving. I don't think we're close to our best. I don't know what our best is."

The Sun pulled off the biggest comeback in team history Saturday, rallying from a 22-point, third-quarter deficit to beat Washington 96-92.

"We hyped each other up, energized each other, supported each other, and we came out with the win," Connecticut guard Alex Bentley told the Hartford Courant.

Jonquel Jones scored 22 points to lead five players in double figures for Connecticut. She offered a clear explanation when asked how her team managed to come back.

"It's our relentless attitude," Jones told the Courant. "We play with a chip on our shoulders. We play with an us-against-the-world mentality. When you have that kind of attitude, you learn to come back from big deficits."

The Sun followed that win with the victory in Seattle. Shekinna Stricklen scored a season-high 21 points and hit 7 of 10 3-point shots in that contest for the Sun, who will try to avoid a letdown as they play their second road game in two days in Los Angeles.


WNB HEAD TO HEAD

Jun 27, 2017 Score ATS Results
LOS « 87 Cover: 5.5
CONN 79 Under: 166
Tools: Recaps

Jul 15, 2016 Score ATS Results
LOS 0 Under: 0
CONN « 0 Cover: 9
Tools: Recaps

Jun 26, 2016 Score ATS Results
CONN 73 Cover: 9
LOS « 80 Under: 153
Tools: Recaps

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THURSDAY, JULY 13

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

CONN at LA 10:30 PM

CONN +7.0

O 167.0

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Ogwumike, Parker combine for 49 points, Sparks top Sun 87-77
July 13, 2017

LOS ANGELES (AP) Nneka Ogwumike scored a season-high 29 points, Candace Parker had 20 points, nine rebounds and six assists, and the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Connecticut Sun 87-77 on Thursday night.

Los Angeles trailed by 14 points after the first quarter, but the Sparks outscored the Sun 51-25 over the next two quarters. Chelsea Gray's back-to-back 3-pointers highlighted Los Angeles' 20-6 run to close the half for a 46-45 lead, and Ogwumike's 3-point play capped the Sparks' 9-3 run to open the third.

Gray hit four 3-pointers and scored 17 points for Los Angeles (13-5). Alana Beard had two steals to move past DeLisha Milton-Jones for fifth in WNBA history with 620.

Jonquel Jones scored 20 points and Jasmine Thomas added 14 for Connecticut (11-8), which lost for the first time in six games.

Morgan Tuck's fast-break layup capped Connecticut's 11-2 run to pull to 75-70, but Riquna Williams answered with a long 3-pointer and Parker made a layup for a 10-point lead with 4:20 left.

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Friday’s six-pack

— White Sox traded Jose Quintana to the Cubs for four prospects, one of whom is Eloy Jimenez, considered a top-10 prospect.

— Since 2007, Ball State is 31-13 vs spread as a football road underdog.

— Western Michigan opens the season at USC/Michigan State; good for the accountants, bad for the players/coaches.

— Since 2014, Northwestern is 10-4 against the spread on the road.

— Southern Utah’s Randy Onwuasor scored 23.6 pts/game LY; now he is transferring, a huge blow to the Thunderbirds’ Big Sky hopes next winter.

— When Rip Hamilton went to the Chicago Bulls in 2011, he paid CJ Watson $15K cash, so he could wear #32, which had been Watson’s number.

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Friday’s List of 13: Random stuff with the weekend here……..

13) Justin Bour hit 22 homers in the first round of Home Run Derby Monday night; he didn’t advance, but the reaction his two teammates (Giancarlo Stanton, Marcell Ozuna) had after he finished his round was one of the things that makes sports great.

Stanton/Ozuna are both more famous than Bour, but their joy at his success was very cool- when you have teammates that enjoy other teammates’ successes, that makes things fun. It was refreshing to see.

12) You could wager in Las Vegas on whether the first pitch of the All-Star Game would be a ball or a strike. Turns out Jose Altuve swung/missed at the first pitch.

11) Joey Votto is a great player, but he is 0-10 in All-Star Games, tied with Terry Moore for most AB’s in All-Star Games without getting a hit.

10) Arizona Diamondbacks are usually short on pitching. On December 8, 2009, they made this trade:

Arizona got: Edwin Jackson, Ian Kennedy
Detroit got: Max Scherzer, Austin Jackson, Phil Coke, Daniel Sclereth
New York (A) got: Curtis Granderson

Not a great trade by the Diamondbacks. Scherzer is 126-59 since leaving Arizona.

9) PJ Carlesimo said De’Aaron Fox and Jayson Tatum were the two most impressive rookies in the Las Vegas summer league.

8) New England Patriots have had the same coordinators since 2012. Every other team in the NFL has had at least one coordinator change in the last two years.

7) Atlanta Falcons have a new domed stadium opening this fall: at least the food will be affordable. $2 hot dogs, $3 nachos, $5 for a Bud Light. Tickets to the games are probably expensive as hell, but the food is definitely reasonably priced.

6) Random fact: Oakland A’s assistant general manager Dan Feinstein, in charge of pro scouting and player personnel, was a Medieval European History major at Cal-Davis. Not sure if they had baseball in medieval Europe, but at least the guy went to a state college.

5) They had 7,024 people at the AAA All-Star Game in Tacoma Wednesday night. Minor league baseball is solid, affordable entertainment.

4) Suns’ GM Ryan McDonough signed a player named Mike James, who at one time played ball at Eastern Arizona College, a school McDonough said he had never heard of (me either). James went on to play at Lamar, and then in Europe for a while.

Eastern Arizona is in Thatcher, AZ; its teams are known as the Gila Monsters.

3) Las Vegas sports books saved around $100,000 because a lot of people who bet on the Cubs to win the World Series last year decided to keep their winning tickets as souvenirs, rather than cash them in. The 180-day deadline to cash winning tickets passed in May.

2) Every NFL team got $244M from the league’s national revenue sharing program last year; that is $7.8B in total revenues and thats before a ticket is sold in the stadiums. Must be nice.

1) Kid Rock might run for the US Senate from Michigan; Dwayne (Rock) Johnson might run for President. This is life in 2017.

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SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY JULY 14, 2017
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:00 PM Washington Mystics Indiana Fever Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7:30 PM Chicago Sky New York Liberty Madison Square Garden
10:00 PM Minnesota Lynx Phoenix Mercury Talking Stick Resort Arena

SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY JULY 15, 2017
Time (ET) Away Home Site
9:00 PM Atlanta Dream Seattle Storm KeyArena

SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY JULY 16, 2017
Time (ET) Away Home Site
3:00 PM San Antonio Stars Connecticut Sun Mohegan Sun Arena
3:00 PM Washington Mystics New York Liberty Madison Square Garden
4:30 PM Chicago Sky Dallas Wings College Park Center
7:00 PM Phoenix Mercury Minnesota Lynx Target Center

SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY JULY 17, 2017
Time (ET) Away Home Site
10:30 PM Indiana Fever Los Angeles Sparks Staples Center

SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY JULY 18, 2017
Time (ET) Away Home Site
11:30 AM San Antonio Stars Atlanta Dream McCamish Pavilion
9:00 PM Chicago Sky Seattle Storm KeyArena

SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY JULY 19, 2017
Time (ET) Away Home Site
11:00 AM Connecticut Sun New York Liberty Madison Square Garden
11:30 AM Atlanta Dream Washington Mystics Verizon Center
1:00 PM Dallas Wings Minnesota Lynx Target Center
3:30 PM Indiana Fever Phoenix Mercury Talking Stick Resort Arena

SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY JULY 20, 2017
Time (ET) Away Home Site
3:30 PM Chicago Sky Los Angeles Sparks Staples Center
8:00 PM Indiana Fever San Antonio Stars AT&T Center

Updated Fri Jul 14 1:04 AM EDT


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LEAGUE STANDINGS

Rank Team W L PCT GB CONF HOME ROAD L-10 STREAK

#1 Minnesota Lynx13 2 0.867 - 7-0 6-1 7-1 8-2 L 1

#2 Los Angeles Sparks13 5 0.722 1.5 5-3 8-0 5-5 8-2 W 1

#3 Phoenix Mercury11 6 0.647 3 4-4 6-4 5-2 7-3 W 4

#4 Connecticut Sun11 8 0.579 4 6-3 4-3 7-5 7-3 L 1

#5 Washington Mystics10 8 0.556 4.5 7-1 7-2 3-6 4-6 L 3

#6 New York Liberty8 8 0.500 5.5 1-4 5-3 3-5 5-5 L 1

#7 Atlanta Dream8 9 0.471 6 4-6 5-3 3-6 4-6 L 1

#8 Dallas Wings9 11 0.450 6.5 5-5 5-5 4-6 5-5 L 2

#9 Seattle Storm8 10 0.444 6.5 4-3 6-5 2-5 3-7 L 1

#10 Indiana Fever7 10 0.412 7 4-3 5-4 2-6 4-6 L 3

#11 Chicago Sky5 12 0.294 9 2-7 2-7 3-5 4-6 W 2

#12 San Antonio Stars2 16 0.111 12.5 0-10 1-8 1-8 2-8 W 1

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WNBA July Record:

Date.................... W-L-T................... % ...................Units Record

07/13/2017............0-2-0................0.00%......................-11.00
07/12/2017............0-2-0................0.00%......................-11.00
07/09/2017............1-3-0...............25.00%.....................-11.50
07/08/2017............4-2-0...............66.67%......................+9.00
07/07/2017............2-2-0...............50.00%.......................-0.20
07/06/2017............0-4-0.................0.00%.....................-22.00
07/05/2017........... 5-1-0 ...............83.33%................... +19.50
07/02/2017........... 2-2-0............... 50.00% ......................-0.20
07/01/2017........... 0-4-0................. 0.00%.................... -22.00

Totals:...................14 - 23..............37.83%.....................- 49.70