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

    Wednesday’s six-pack

    — Late night Tuesday had a lot of fun baseball stuff; A’s/Angels won wild games out on the west coast.

    — Celtics won the NBA Draft Lottery; Lakers get the 2nd pick.

    — Since 2000, Buffalo Bills have had nine head coaches and seven GMs. That’s a lot.

    — Mets’ SS Asdrubel Cabrera finally goes on the DL with his sprained thumb.

    — Freddie Freeman has 13 hits, four homers in his first seven games in Rogers Centre in Toronto.

    — Miami Marlins are already committed to paying $95.3M to only eight players next season- their payroll is a total mess. They’ve ranked 25th or lower in attendance the last five years. Oy.

    **************************

    Wednesday’s List of 13: Mid-week musings………

    13) Further proof the world is slowly going crazy…..

    “Volunteers at an overdose prevention site in Vancouver say they saved the life of a (pet) rat named Snuggles after the little rodent overdosed on heroin.”

    CNBC reported the pet rat was brought in by a woman who said it had eaten heroin off a table.

    You cannot make this stuff up.

    12) Cosmopolitan Hotel/Casino in Las Vegas started charging customers to park this week, the 23rd Strip property to charge customers to park in visits to resorts. Self-park is $7-10 a day; valet parking is $13-18 a day.

    11) Supposedly, one of the main reasons that Ben Simmons spent his six months of college at LSU is because lot of higher-profile college programs weren’t fond of the idea of having a camera crew following him around all season, for the infomercial his people did on him that aired on Showtime.

    I mean, how do you do a 90-minute “documentary” on a basketball player, but never have either his high school or college coach on to talk? Supposedly Simmons has grown another two inches since we last saw him play– he is now just about 7-feet tall. I’ll be very curious to see him play in NBA games.

    10) Since 2005, there have been 30 games that weren’t played at Coors Field that had a total of 12 or more runs. Under was 17-13 in those games.

    9) Washington Redskins signed free agent LB Nico Marley, grandson of music legend Bob Marley; his dad Rohan Marley played ball at Miami.

    8) 16.9% of Ben Roethlisberger’s passing attempts last year went 20+ yards downfield; the next highest percentage of any NFL QB last year was Cam Newton, at 13.9%.

    7) For the first time in 10 years, the winner of the Main Event at the World Series of Poker will be crowned in July and not November. Wish they would legalize online poker in this country so ESPN would start showing the WSOP the way it used to- enjoyed watching that stuff.

    6) Diamondbacks’ catcher Chris Iannetta was hit in the face by a pitch over the weekend; he broke his nose, a couple teeth and got stitches in his upper lip. Catchers are tough people.

    5) Stanford/Long Beach State will play basketball the next three years; this year in Long Beach, the next two years on the Farm. At least Stanford goes on the road once, more than most Power 5 schools do.

    Tulsa/Oklahoma State will play a home/home series starting this winter, which is very unusual.

    4) Back in late January, Alabama opened as -4.5 over Florida State in the college football season opener this fall. That spread is now Alabama -7.

    3) Alabama hired Yasir Rosemond as an assistant basketball coach; he has extensive recruiting ties in the Atlanta area- he previously was an assistant at Georgia and Oregon.

    2) Old Italian proverb: “When the game is over, the king and the pawn go back in the same box.”

    1) Geddy Lee, lead singer of Rush, was at the Braves-Blue Jays game in Toronto Tuesday. Lee is a huge baseball fan and apparently has a great memorabilia collection.
    Remember the 3 G's Gambling, Golf, Girls not in any particular order.....

  • #2
    Strong opening weekend for WNBA
    May 15, 2017


    NEW YORK (AP) It was a good opening weekend for the WNBA on the court and an even better one off the court.

    The league had its first live streamed game on Twitter on Sunday with Diana Taurasi and Phoenix facing Skylar Diggins-Smith and Dallas. There were 1.1 million unique viewers and an average minute audience of 62,459 watching. That's about a third of what the NFL drew on average for its 10 Thursday Night Football games.

    Twitter, which counts a view when a video is 50 percent in view for two seconds, said that the game was watched across the U.S. and worldwide. Twitter also unveiled a WNBA emoji when fans tweeted (hash)WNBA or (hash)WNBALive.

    ''This is a new season and you always want to not only maintain your momentum, but accelerate it,'' WNBA President Lisa Borders told The Associated Press.

    ''It's all about the fan base and growing the league. Twitter and Fanduel are two tools for us to grow. They are great partnerships. Having them so well received was a huge success all the way around.''

    The idea of streaming games came from a conversation Borders had with Seattle Storm guard Jewell Loyd this past winter.

    ''She asked me about ideas to help grow the game,'' Loyd said Monday night. ''Being overseas and watching the Super Bowl on Twitter, I was like why don't we try to get a lot of our games on Twitter so it's global. Our overseas fans don't get to watch us in the WNBA and now going on Twitter they can, it expands our game.''

    Loyd had a stellar opening weekend herself, averaging 26 points two games for the Storm.

    ''People get a chance to see the best players in the world and saw some really good games this past weekend,'' Loyd said. ''The league is getting better, games are getting more competitive.''

    The next Twitter game is Friday night with Phoenix visiting the San Antonio Stars. The social media site, which has a three-year deal with the WNBA, will show 20 games this season. Only games that are not on television can be seen online.

    Fans also flocked to FanDuel to play WNBA daily fantasy games with more than 30,000 competing. There were nearly 26,000 players on FanDuel for the free tipoff challenge Saturday where the winner earned two courtside tickets to a game. Just over 10,000 fans played Sunday's version of the game.

    ''We had more than 30,000 people play WNBA on opening weekend and have great momentum going into the rest of the season,'' FanDuel spokeswoman Justine Sacco said.

    Both Twitter and FanDuel did have a few small glitches. The Twitter streamed game didn't have the time and score graphic in the opening quarter.

    That was fixed by the second period. FanDuel had a few players that were still playing overseas or injured listed as eligible to be picked. Angel McCoughtry, who is sitting out this season to rest was on 20 percent of the rosters for the free tournament on Saturday.

    Kayla McBride, who is still playing in Turkey in the playoffs was owned by 38 percent of the players. Chiney Ogwumike, who is injured and out for the season was owned by nearly 31 percent of the users.

    ''We hoped and expected for the community to widely embrace Twitter and FanDuel. It's the first year,'' Borders said.

    ''Our community is so passionate about the game and we knew they'd love it. But can we expand and have more people love it? Those who were unfamiliar with the WNBA in FanDuel, would the fantasy community embrace us and it appears that they have done so and we're ecstatic.''
    Remember the 3 G's Gambling, Golf, Girls not in any particular order.....

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    • #3
      WNBA Capsules
      May 14, 2017


      WASHINGTON (AP) Elena Delle Donne scored 24 points in her Washington debut and the Mystics never trailed in their WNBA season opener, beating the San Antonio Stars 89-74 on Sunday.

      The 2015 MVP joined the Mystics in an offseason trade with Chicago. She played just 23 minutes as she dealt with foul trouble. Tayler Hill added 15 points.

      Former Mystic Monique Currie had a career-high 31 points for San Antonio, which was without its top two scorers from last year and No. 1 overall draft pick Kelsey Plum because of injuries. The Stars were coming off a season-opening loss in New York on Saturday.

      LYNX 70, SKY 61

      MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Sylvia Fowles had 26 points and 10 rebounds and Minnesota beat Chicago.

      Fowles had seven points in the fourth quarter, scoring each time after the Sky twice pulled within three points. Rebekkah Brunson scored four straight to give Minnesota a 69-59 lead with 2:20 remaining.

      Maya Moore added 11 points, but was 1 of 11 from 3-point range, for the Lynx in the opener for both teams. Tamara Young scored 14 points, and Jessica Breland had 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Sky.

      WINGS 68, MERCURY 58

      PHOENIX (AP) - Rookie Kaela Davis scored 20 points to help Dallas beat Phoenix in the season opener for both teams.

      Davis, a first-round draft pick from NCAA champion South Carolina, went 6 of 10 from the field and 8 of 8 from the line and did not miss a shot until the fourth quarter.

      Brittney Griner led Phoenix with 18 points. Diana Taurasi scored three points on 1-of-11 shooting.

      STORM 87, FEVER 82


      SEATTLE (AP) - Jewell Loyd scored 27 points, and Breanna Stewart made several key late plays in Seattle's victory over Indiana.

      Stewart, who missed Seattle's season-opening loss in Los Angeles when Loyd scored 25 points, hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:38 to go after Indiana scored eight straight to take a 77-76 lead. Stewart finished wth 15 points, and Crystal Langhorne had 17

      Shenise Johnson had 24 points for the Fever.
      Remember the 3 G's Gambling, Golf, Girls not in any particular order.....

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      • #4
        Week 1 Power Rankings: Let’s Not Overreact

        Brian Martin

        May 16, 2017

        Note: WNBA.com’s Power Rankings, released every Tuesday during the season, are the opinion of this writer and do not reflect the views of the WNBA or its clubs.

        In our first power rankings of the regular season, we’ll take a look at the first impressions that players and teams made over tipoff weekend. What we won’t do is overreact to them by making wild swings in the rankings after a total of seven games have been played in the 2017 season.

        Only Seattle and San Antonio have played more than one game, and neither did it with a full complement of players. Between injuries and players still fulfilling overseas commitments, few teams were at full strength this weekend. Once each team has its full complement of players and a few games under their belts, we’ll have a clearer picture to present.

        Until then, we had some first impressions that were quite impressive and a few that were a bit puzzling to watch unfold. Let’s dive in.

        1. Los Angeles Sparks
        Preseason Ranking: 1
        2017 Record: 1-0
        OffRtg: 104.0 (3); DefRtg: 89.5 (6); NetRtg: 14.5 (2)


        The Sparks unveiled championship banner No. 3 and proceeded to defeat Seattle on opening day without two-time MVP Candace Parker, Essence Carson and Jantel Lavender, who are still competing in Turkey. Chelsea Gray (14 points, 8 assists) and newcomer Odyssey Sims (20 points, 6 assists) had strong performances as the Sparks fill the void left by Kristi Toliver’s departure.

        2. Minnesota Lynx
        Preseason Ranking: 2
        2017 Record: 1-0
        OffRtg: 82.4 (10); DefRtg: 72.6 (1); NetRtg: 9.7 (5)


        The Lynx opened the season with a win over Chicago despite Maya Moore having a shooting performance she’d rather forget. Moore finished with 11 points on 5-19 shooting from the field and 1-11 from deep, but led the team with six assists. Minnesota was powered by Sylvia Fowles’ 26 points and 10 rebounds, the first of many double-doubles that will come this season.

        3. Washington Mystics
        Preseason Ranking: 3
        2017 Record: 1-0
        OffRtg: 118.7 (1); DefRtg: 97.4 (9); NetRtg: 21.3 (1)


        The new-look Mystics were solid in their first regular-season outing, with Elena Delle Donne scoring 24 points in just 23 minutes to lead Washington past San Antonio. Last season’s top two scorers – Emma Meesseman and Tayler Hill – added 13 and 15 points, respectively, while Toliver had eight points and four assists in her first game back in the DMV.

        4. New York Liberty
        Preseason Ranking: 4
        2017 Record: 1-0
        OffRtg: 97.3 (5); DefRtg: 83.1 (4); NetRtg: 14.2 (3)


        Similar to Moore in Minnesota, New York’s Tina Charles had a rough shooting performance (5-19), but her team still picked up a win in its season debut. New York’s starting five combined for 41 points on 14-38 (36.8%) shooting, while its bench contributed 32 points on a much more efficient 12-23 (52.2%).

        5. Seattle Storm
        Preseason Ranking: 5
        2017 Record: 1-1
        OffRtg: 101.3 (4); DefRtg: 106.0 (10); NetRtg: -4.7 (7)


        Seattle was one of two teams to open the season with a back-to-back, and it came out of the weekend with a split despite not having Sue Bird for either game and Breanna Stewart for one. While Stewart made several key plays in the closing minutes to lift Seattle past Indiana, the weekend belonged to Jewell Loyd, who had 25 in a loss to L.A. and 27 in the win over Indiana, shooting 10-18 from the field in each game and a combined 5-10 from deep.

        6. Dallas Wings
        Preseason Ranking: 8
        2017 Record: 1-0
        OffRtg: 91.9 (7); DefRtg: 79.5 (2); NetRtg: 12.4 (4)


        Rookie Kaela Davis had an impressive debut for the Wings as she finished with 20 points, four rebounds, four assists and two steals off the bench in Dallas’ 68-58 win over Phoenix on Sunday. Davis and the rest of the bench matched Dallas’ starting five in points (34 apiece), but did so much more efficiently as the reserves shot 12-22 (54.5%) from the field compared to 13-40 (32.5%) for the starters. Similar to Moore and Charles above, Skylar Diggins-Smith (2-12) is a much better shooter than what she showed in game No. 1 of 34.

        7. Phoenix Mercury
        Preseason Ranking: 6
        2017 Record: 0-1
        OffRtg: 79.5 (11); DefRtg: 91.9 (7); NetRtg: -12.4 (11)


        In the latest edition of superstars having off shooting nights to open the 2017 season, we present Phoenix’s Diana Taurasi, who went just 1-11 from the field and 1-9 from deep in the Mercury’s loss to Dallas on Sunday. Taurasi was the only Phoenix player to shoot less than 50 percent, but the team shot just 21.1 percent from downtown and 53.3 percent on free throws while being outrebounded 41-17 in the 68-58 loss. Phoenix’s 58 points were its fewest since being held to 56 by Minnesota nearly two years ago (June 27, 2015).

        8. Atlanta Dream
        Preseason Ranking: 9
        2017 Record: 1-0
        OffRtg: 96.4 (6); DefRtg: 88.1 (5); NetRtg: 8.3 (6)


        The Dream opened up their season with a win over Connecticut as four players – Tiffany Hayes (19), Bria Holmes (15), Layshia Clarendon (14) and Damiris Dantas (13) – all scored in double figures. Atlanta committed just eight turnovers and paraded to the free throw line for 27 attempts, where it made 25, including a record 21 in the first half alone. Whether that type of effort is repeatable remains to be seen.

        9. Indiana Fever
        Preseason Ranking: 7
        2017 Record: 0-1
        OffRtg: 107.9 (2); DefRtg: 113.0 (12); NetRtg: -5.1 (8)


        The Fever got strong showings from Briann January (23 points), Shenise Johnson (24 points) and Tiffany Mitchell (17 points off the bench), but the rest of their squad scored just 18 points combined on 7-30 (23.3%) shooting in the season-opening loss to Seattle. Indiana was outrebounded by nine and committed 10 more fouls than Seattle, which put the Storm on the line 27 times compared to Indiana’s 15 attempts.

        10. Chicago Sky
        Preseason Ranking: 10
        2017 Record: 0-1
        OffRtg: 72.6 (12); DefRtg: 82.4 (3); NetRtg: -9.7 (10)


        The Sky lost the league’s second-leading scorer in the offseason, and it showed in their season debut, a 70-61 loss to Minnesota. Stefanie Dolson (4-6) and Kahleah Cooper (3-6) – the two players that came over from Washington in the Delle Donne trade – were the only ones to shoot better than 43 percent for the game. The rest of the squad shot just 17-56 (30.4%) as the Sky finished 1-7 from downtown and 12-19 from the free throw line. That adds up to a league-low 72.6 offensive rating.

        11. Connecticut Sun
        Preseason Ranking: 11
        2017 Record: 0-1
        OffRtg: 88.1 (9); DefRtg: 96.4 (8); NetRtg: -8.3 (9)


        Despite dropping their season-opener to Atlanta on Saturday, the Sun did get strong performances by second-year players Morgan Tuck (career-high 21 points), Jonquel Jones (career-high 20 rebounds) and Courtney Williams (18 points off the bench). Connecticut touts one of the youngest teams in the WNBA, with six-year veteran Jasmine Thomas as its most experienced player. Continuing to develop young talent like the trio above will pay dividends down the line for the Sun.

        12. San Antonio Stars
        Preseason Ranking: 12
        2017 Record: 0-2
        OffRtg: 90.2 (8); DefRtg: 108.0 (11); NetRtg: -17.8 (12)

        The Stars had to play their first two games of the season with their top picks from the last two drafts – 2017 No. 1 overall pick Kelsey Plum and 2016 No. 2 overall pick Moriah Jefferson – sidelined with injuries. With the Stars of the future out of action, it provided a huge opportunity for veterans like Monique Currie to step up. The 11-year vet followed up a 23-point effort in the season opener against New York with a career-best 31 points in San Antonio’s loss to Washington on Sunday.
        Remember the 3 G's Gambling, Golf, Girls not in any particular order.....

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        • #5
          LEAGUE STANDINGS

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

          #1 Los Angeles Sparks 1 0 1.000 - 1-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 W 1

          #2 Washington Mystics 1 0 1.000 - 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 W 1

          #3 Dallas Wings 1 0 1.000 - 1-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 W 1

          #4 Minnesota Lynx 1 0 1.000 - 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 W 1

          #5 New York Liberty 1 0 1.000 - 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 W 1

          #6 Atlanta Dream 1 0 1.000 - 1-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 W 1

          #7 Seattle Storm 1 1 0.500 0.5 0-1 1-0 0-1 1-1 W 1

          #8 Indiana Fever 0 1 0.000 1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 L 1

          #9 Connecticut Sun 0 1 0.000 1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 L 1

          #10 Chicago Sky 0 1 0.000 1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 L 1

          #11 Phoenix Mercury 0 1 0.000 1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 L 1

          #12 San Antonio Stars 0 2 0.000 1.5 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-2 L 2


          Legend

          x: Clinched Playoffs Berth
          o: Eliminated from Playoffs contention

          Tiebreak Procedure

          The following tiebreak procedure shall be used to break ties for playoff eligibility and home court advantage.

          a. Two-Way Tie Between Teams. In order to break a tie, the following criteria will be utilized in the order set forth:
          (1) Better record in head-to-head games.

          (2) Better winning percentage against all teams with .500 or better record at the end of the season.

          (3) Better point differential in games net result of total points scored less total points allowed head-to-head.

          (4) Better point differential net result of total points scored less total points allowed against all opponents.
          b. More Than Two Teams Tied. As many teams as possible will be eliminated at each step. As soon as one or more teams are eliminated at any step, the process must begin again from step (1).
          Remember the 3 G's Gambling, Golf, Girls not in any particular order.....

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          • #6
            WNBA
            Dunkel

            Wednesday, May 17



            Indiana @ Phoenix

            Game 651-652
            May 17, 2017 @ 10:00 pm

            Dunkel Rating:
            Indiana
            110.095
            Phoenix
            111.449
            Dunkel Team:
            Dunkel Line:
            Dunkel Total:
            Phoenix
            by 1 1/2
            162
            Vegas Team:
            Vegas Line:
            Vegas Total:
            Phoenix
            by 4
            158
            Dunkel Pick:
            Indiana
            (+4); Over





            WNBA
            Long Sheet

            Wednesday, May 17


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            INDIANA (0 - 1) at PHOENIX (0 - 1) - 5/17/2017, 10:00 PM
            Top Trends for this game.
            INDIANA is 22-11 ATS (+9.9 Units) in a road game where where the total is greater than or equal to 150 over the last 3 seasons.
            INDIANA is 29-15 ATS (+12.5 Units) in May games since 1997.
            PHOENIX is 13-33 ATS (-23.3 Units) in May games since 1997.
            PHOENIX is 6-16 ATS (-11.6 Units) in home games in May, June, or July games over the last 3 seasons.

            Head-to-Head Series History
            PHOENIX is 3-3 against the spread versus INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
            INDIANA is 4-2 straight up against PHOENIX 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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            WNBA

            Wednesday, May 17


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            Trend Report
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            10:00 PM
            INDIANA vs. PHOENIX
            The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games
            The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Indiana's last 7 games when playing Phoenix
            The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Phoenix's last 5 games at home
            Phoenix is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games at home
            Remember the 3 G's Gambling, Golf, Girls not in any particular order.....

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            • #7
              WEDNESDAY, MAY 17

              GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS


              IND at PHO 10:00 PM

              IND +3.5

              U 157.5
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              • #8
                Mercury rout Fever behind Griner's 32
                May 17, 2017


                PHOENIX (AP) Brittney Griner scored a career-high 32 points and had 10 rebounds and three blocks, Diana Taurasi added 13 points, and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Indiana Fever 85-62 on Wednesday night.

                Griner had 21 points and six rebounds in the first half to help Phoenix jump out to a 52-29 lead. She was 9 of 10 from the field in the half and finished 13 of 15. Taurasi grabbed six rebounds to become the first player in WNBA history with 7,000 points, 1,500 assists, and 1,500 boards.

                Leilani Mitchell scored 11 points, and Danielle Robinson added 10 for Phoenix (1-1), which avoided starting consecutive seasons with two-straight losses. Mitchell had seven assists, Robinson added six, and the Mercury shot 51 percent.

                Candice Dupree scored 14 points for Indiana (0-2) to pass Swin Cash for 14th place on the WNBA's career scoring list. Indiana was held to 35 percent shooting.
                Remember the 3 G's Gambling, Golf, Girls not in any particular order.....

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                • #9
                  SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY MAY 18, 2017
                  Time (ET) Away Home Site
                  7:00 PM Minnesota Lynx New York Liberty Madison Square Garden

                  SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY MAY 19, 2017

                  Time (ET) Away Home Site
                  8:00 PM Phoenix Mercury San Antonio Stars AT&T Center
                  8:30 PM Atlanta Dream Chicago Sky Allstate Arena
                  10:30 PM Washington Mystics Los Angeles Sparks Staples Center

                  SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY MAY 20, 2017
                  Time (ET) Away Home Site
                  7:00 PM Connecticut Sun Indiana Fever Bankers Life Fieldhouse
                  8:00 PM Minnesota Lynx Dallas Wings College Park Center

                  SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY MAY 21, 2017
                  Time (ET) Away Home Site
                  3:00 PM Chicago Sky Atlanta Dream McCamish Pavilion
                  7:00 PM Washington Mystics Seattle Storm KeyArena

                  SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY MAY 23, 2017

                  Time (ET) Away Home Site
                  8:00 PM Connecticut Sun Minnesota Lynx Target Center
                  10:00 PM New York Liberty Phoenix Mercury Talking Stick Resort Arena

                  SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY MAY 24, 2017

                  Time (ET) Away Home Site
                  12:30 PM Washington Mystics Chicago Sky Allstate Arena
                  7:00 PM Los Angeles Sparks Indiana Fever Bankers Life Fieldhouse
                  Remember the 3 G's Gambling, Golf, Girls not in any particular order.....

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                  • #10
                    wnba may's record:

                    date w-l-t % units record

                    05/17/2017.................1-1-0.................50.00%..................- 0.50


                    best bets:

                    05/17/2017.................1-1-0.................50.00%..................- 0.50
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                    • #11
                      Armadillo: Thursday's six-pack

                      Odds for the Byron Nelson golf tournament this weekend in Texas

                      9-2 Dustin Johnson

                      10-1 Jordan Spieth

                      13-1 Sergio Garcia

                      16-1 Brooks Koepka, Jason Day

                      30-1 Louis Oosthuizen, Tony Finau

                      35-1 Hoffman Palmer Kuchar Reed

                      **********

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

                      13) Today’s weird story: The king of the Netherlands has revealed he has been living a secret double life as a co-pilot for a commercial airline.

                      For 21 years, King Willem-Alexander has taken to the skies twice a month to ferry passengers around on short-haul services for the Dutch airline KLM.

                      Go figure.

                      12) They’re honoring the 1967 World Champion Cardinals in St Louis this week; they had Steve Carlton on TV for half an inning Tuesday night, mainly because Tim McCarver is one of the TV guys for the Cardinals now- he and Carlton are great friends.

                      Was interesting to hear Carlton, who doesn’t speak publicly much, if ever. He doesn’t own a TV now so he doesn’t follow baseball much these days, but he talked about how he and Bob Boone didn’t see pitch selection the same way when he was on the Phillies, which is how McCarver became his personal catcher at the end of each of their careers.

                      McCarver was great when he did Mets’ games on local TV in the 80’s and he is really good now, but why was he not as good on FOX national broadcasts? Seriously, he just sounded like a different person on national TV, less relaxed.

                      11) Chris Davis homered in the 12th AND 13th inning Tuesday night in Detroit; to the best of my researching ability, he is the 4th major leaguer ever to homer in consecutive extra innings:

                      a) August 12, 1966— Art Shamsky homered in the 10th/11th innings, but the Reds lost in the 13th inning to Pittsburgh

                      b) June 4, 2013— John Mayberry Jr homered twice against the Marlins- his walk-off grand slam gave the Phillies a 7-3 win.

                      c) September 17, 2016- Curtis Granderson homered in the 11th/12th inning of the Mets’ 3-2 win over the Twins.

                      10) Willie Mays (22) hit the most extra inning homers in baseball history. Pitcher Elroy Face (21) has given up the most extra inning taters- no one else gave up more than 14.

                      9) Conference USA will hold its basketball tournament the next few years at The Star in Frisco, TX, the 12,000-seat arena Jerry Jones owns that also is the home field for eight high school football teams in that city.

                      8) ESPN laid off 80 people a couple weeks ago, but is paying Mike Greenberg $6.5M a year to host a 3-hour morning show? What genius decided that was a good idea?

                      7) Division I basketball teams are poaching lot of transfers from low and mid-major teams, which is why we’ll see fewer first round upsets in NCAA tournament. Kid plays well at the lower level and it is almost like he expects a promotion to a higher-level program.

                      6) They have an actual payphone at Chase Field in Arizona; don’t see many of those anymore. Put a quarter in, make a phone call; they used to be everywhere, before cellphones.

                      5) Nov 16-17, Madison Square Garden has a college basketball tournament: Providence, Saint Louis, Virginia Tech and Washington (former Syracuse assistant Mike Hopkins is coach).

                      4) Dodgers 6, Giants 1— Clayton Kershaw has had nine starts against the Giants where he didn’t allow a run; seven of those nine starts were in San Francisco- he has a 1.31 ERA in 20 career starts at AT&T Park.

                      3) Before we anoint these one-inning closers the “greatest ever” keep in mind that in 1974, Mike Marshall of the Dodgers appeared in 106 games, and threw 208.1 innings- thats just about six outs per appearance. Marshall was 15-12 with 21 saves that year for the NL Champs. In the 70’s, great relievers got more than three outs to close out games.

                      2) Cavaliers 117, Celtics 104— Cleveland was up 22 at the half.

                      1— Arizona 5, NY Mets 4 (11)— Metropolitans finish their first 0-6 road trip since 1963. Backup catcher Chris Hermann hit a walk-off homer in the 11th.

                      Braves 8, Blue Jays 4— Atlanta scored six runs in this game before they made an out.
                      Remember the 3 G's Gambling, Golf, Girls not in any particular order.....

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                      • #12
                        WNBA
                        Long Sheet

                        Thursday, May 18


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                        MINNESOTA (1 - 0) at NEW YORK (1 - 0) - 5/18/2017, 7:00 PM
                        Top Trends for this game.
                        NEW YORK is 5-14 ATS (-10.4 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
                        NEW YORK is 5-14 ATS (-10.4 Units) in a home game where where the total is greater than or equal to 150 over the last 2 seasons.
                        NEW YORK is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) in home games in May, June, or July games over the last 2 seasons.
                        NEW YORK is 2-9 ATS (-7.9 Units) in home games against Western conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
                        NEW YORK is 2-9 ATS (-7.9 Units) in home games in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.

                        Head-to-Head Series History
                        NEW YORK is 3-2 against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
                        NEW YORK is 3-2 straight up against MINNESOTA 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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                        WNBA

                        Thursday, May 18


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                        Trend Report
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                        7:00 PM
                        MINNESOTA vs. NEW YORK
                        The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Minnesota's last 12 games when playing on the road against New York
                        Minnesota is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against New York
                        The total has gone OVER in 6 of New York's last 7 games when playing Minnesota
                        New York is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Minnesota


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                        WNBA
                        Dunkel

                        Thursday, May 18



                        Minnesota @ New York

                        Game 653-654
                        May 18, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

                        Dunkel Rating:
                        Minnesota
                        117.147
                        New York
                        109.390
                        Dunkel Team:
                        Dunkel Line:
                        Dunkel Total:
                        Minnesota
                        by 8
                        157
                        Vegas Team:
                        Vegas Line:
                        Vegas Total:
                        Minnesota
                        by 4
                        154 1/2
                        Dunkel Pick:
                        Minnesota
                        (-4); Over
                        Remember the 3 G's Gambling, Golf, Girls not in any particular order.....

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                        • #13
                          THURSDAY, MAY 18

                          GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS


                          MIN at NY 07:00 PM

                          NY +4.0

                          O 155.5
                          Remember the 3 G's Gambling, Golf, Girls not in any particular order.....

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                          • #14
                            Liberty, Lynx meet after unsatisfactory wins

                            The New York Liberty won their season opener. Based on coach Bill Laimbeer's reaction, it did not seem like a win.

                            "I hope this is the worst game we play all year. It was awful," Laimbeer said. "We didn't execute the things we were supposed to. We didn't box out, gave up way too many offensive rebounds. Missed free throws all over the place.

                            "Collectively top to bottom I thought this was about as worse an effort they could have put forth and I told them so in very strong language."

                            On Thursday, Laimbeer hopes he won't be making similar comments when the Liberty host the Minnesota Lynx at Madison Square Garden.

                            The Liberty's Tina Charles scored 12 points in Saturday's 73-64 win over the San Antonio Stars.

                            Laimbeer was more concerned with what unfolded in the fourth quarter. The Liberty held a 17-point lead heading into the fourth but allowed San Antonio to get the deficit to nine before making enough plays to win.

                            "I'm very happy Bill did that," Charles said. "I've been waiting for him to do that the last three or four years I've been here."

                            The Liberty had four days to correct those things. Tuesday's practice ended with players ending a running drill by having to make two free throws.

                            The Lynx also are coming off a season-opening win, a 70-61 victory over the Chicago Sky on Sunday in their first game since a heartbreaking loss in the WNBA Finals to the Los Angeles Sparks.

                            Like Laimbeer, Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve focused on some of the things her team did wrong. Among them was scoring just 26 points in the second half, though Reeve was not as forceful with her team as the former Detroit Pistons center was with his.

                            "The most important thing was winning the game," Reeve said after the game. "A lot of stuff we have to work on. Conditioning was a factor. I thought for the most part we got good shots, so just making shots when you get them. I just thought we played slow in the second half.

                            Sylvia Fowles led the Lynx with 26 points and 10 rebounds to offset an off day from Maya Moore. The perennial MVP candidate and 2015 WNBA finals MVP was 5 of 19 from the field, missed 10 of 11 3-point attempts and contributed 11 points.

                            "For the most part, I'm happy with the win, I'm happy with the way we performed, but we definitely have things to work on," Fowles said. "It was the first game, you know it's not going to be pretty."

                            Among those things to work on are turnovers and defensive rebounding. The Lynx committed 15 turnovers and also gave up 15 offensive rebounds, and it was an offensive rebound that decided last year's WNBA Finals.

                            Minnesota won two of three meetings with the Liberty last season. In the only meeting in New York, Moore scored 25 while Charles totaled 23 for New York in Minnesota's 79-69 win on May 31.
                            Remember the 3 G's Gambling, Golf, Girls not in any particular order.....

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                            • #15
                              Moore leads Lynx past Liberty by 19
                              May 18, 2017


                              NEW YORK (AP) Maya Moore's life becomes a lot easier on offense when her Minnesota teammates are all scoring.

                              Moore scored 16 points to lead the balanced Lynx to a 90-71 victory over New York on Thursday night. All five of the Lynx starters were in double figures, with Lindsay Whalen and Sylvia Fowles each adding 12 points.

                              ''When everyone gets involved and we have that balanced scoring it's a great thing for us,'' Moore said. ''We always feel better when we can play to our potential.''

                              New York (1-1) also may have lost point guard Brittany Boyd for a while after she injured Achilles in the fourth quarter. She will have an MRI on Friday.

                              ''Whatever the details of the situation is. It's a business,'' said Tina Charles, who had just six points. ''People go down someone else has to step up. We'll handle it accordingly.''

                              New York led 45-43 before Minnesota scored 17 of the next 19 points to go up 60-47 midway through the third quarter. Whalen had the final six points during the game-changing burst.

                              The Lynx (2-0) were up 14 early in the fourth quarter before Boyd sparked a Liberty run. New York's point guard scored four straight to start a 7-0 run. Rebecca Allen capped it with a 3-pointer to make it 74-67, but that's as close as New York could get. Boyd finished with 16 points. Sugar Rodgers led the Liberty with 20.

                              New York scored the first eight points of the game before Minnesota went on a 22-6 run to take an early advantage. The Lynx led 43-40 at the half despite only four points from Moore.

                              JERSEY RETIREMENT: Fowles will have her jersey retired at LSU next season. The school announced it a few days ago that she'd be the 12th athlete or coach to have their jersey retired at the school. Fowles joins Minnesota teammate Seimone Augustus as the only female basketball players to have that honor at LSU.

                              ''It means a lot to me,'' Fowles said. ''When they first called me I wasn't sure if they were being serious, but then when I knew it was for real I was so incredibly honored by it.''

                              Fowles, who plays in China in the winter, said she will work with the school to come up with a date that will work for the ceremony.

                              TIP-INS:

                              LYNX:
                              Rebekkah Brunson had four rebounds and is one short of 3,000 in her career. That would make her the fifth player in league history to accomplish that feat.

                              LIBERTY:
                              Charles' career low is two points, last done in 2015. ... Coach Bill Laimbeer turns 60 on Friday. His wife surprised him by flying in their son, Eric and daughter, Keri.

                              GETTING PRESIDENTIAL: NBA Commissioner Adam Silver was at the game as well as WNBA President Lisa Borders.

                              UP NEXT:

                              LYNX: At Dallas on Saturday.
                              Remember the 3 G's Gambling, Golf, Girls not in any particular order.....

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