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

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WNBA Capsules
June 4, 2017

WASHINGTON (AP) Elena Delle Donne had 23 points and a career-high 15 rebounds and the Washington Mystics scored the last seven points of the game from the foul line to beat the Atlanta Dream 78-72 on Sunday after blowing an 18-point second-half lead.

Following a Washington turnover at midcourt after a timeout, Atlanta took its only lead at 72-71 on Layshia Clarendon's feed to Sancho Lyttle with 43.7 seconds left.

Delle Donne answered with a ball fake on Lyttle that lead to three free throws with 34.5 seconds to go. Delle Donne grabbed a defense rebound and added two more free throws to make it 76-71 with 11.9 to play. Shatori Walker-Kimbrough closed it out from the line with 4.1 left.

Washington (5-2) won its fourth straight to take the Eastern Conference lead.

Tiffany Hayes had 24 poins for the Dream (4-2).

LIBERTY 88, MERCURY 72

NEW YORK (AP) - Kiah Stokes scored a career-high 23 points and added 14 rebounds to help New York beat Phoenix.

Shavonte Zellous added 21 points, and Tina Charles had 16 for New York (4-3). The Liberty are 2-1 on their five-game homestand.

Brittney Griner scored 26 points, and Diana Taurasi added 17 for Phoenix (4-3).

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Monday’s six-pack

Some more season win total over/unders for college football teams:

— Maryland 3, over -$120

— Memphis 8.5, under -$120

— Middle Tennessee 7.5, under -$120

— Ole Miss 5.5

— Navy 7, under -$125

— Nebraska 7, under -$120

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Monday’s List of 13: Wrapping up a sports weekend…….

13) Rockies-Padres game Sunday afternoon; FOX/San Diego had hot dog eating champ Joey Chestnut in the booth for a half-inning with Don Orsillo/Mark Grant, which was an invitation for high comedy. They asked the hot dog champ about wolfing down buns soaked in water, they asked about his cholesterol and his general health. It was actually interesting.

12) Speaking of the Padres, they’ve scored at least one run in the first inning in 7 of their last 14 road games, but haven’t scored a first inning run in their last 18 home games.

11) You watch these college baseball national tournament games, and you see pitchers throw too many pitches and you wonder how closely big league teams monitor all this when it comes to who they do or do not draft on June 12. Some teams prefer drafting high school pitchers because it simply takes that out of the equation— it also generally takes high school kids longer to get to the big leagues than college kids, because obviously, they’re younger.

10) University of Houston hosted a regional this weekend; their pitchers’ mound is jet black, very distinctive in appearance. Almost looks like blacktop on a playground.

9) By the way, in college baseball they throw the four pitches for an intentional walk. Far as I know, in high school ball where I live here in upstate NY, they haven’t had to throw the four pitches on an intentional walk for a long time.

8) Cincinnati Reds homered in their last 15 games, their longest such streak since May, 2010.

7) Nevada sportsbooks made a $10.5M profit booking baseball games in April, their 2nd-best baseball month ever— none of it was mine!!!

6) Miami Marlins have never had a player hit for the cycle; San Diego Padres have never had a pitcher throw a no-hitter, but back in the day, Padres had a pitcher named Clay Kirby who had a no-hitter thru eight innings, but he had given up a run and with San Diego trailing 1-0, they hit for Kirby in the bottom of the 8th inning. The reliever gave up a hit in the ninth inning.

5) Speaking of the Marlins, Edinson Volquez’ no-hitter Saturday was the first complete game for Miami in 480 games, dating back to June 3, 2014.

4) Justin Verlander left Sunday’s start in the third inning with a tight groin muscle. Detroit won the game on a Justin Upton walk-off homer.

3) Mets lost the series finale in their last nine home series.

2) Warriors 132, Cavaliers 113— Golden State is 14-0 in playoffs; the NBA has a problem on its hands, because these games are unwatchable. Washington Generals give the Globetrotters better competition. Cleveland was +11 in turnovers in this game and still lost by 19.

1) QB Malik Zaire transfers from Notre Dame to Florida; as a grad transfer, he is eligible to play immediately, but having missed spring practice, doubtful he would start right away.

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SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY JUNE 6, 2017
Time (ET) Away Home Site
8:00 PM Seattle Storm San Antonio Stars AT&T Center
8:00 PM Washington Mystics Dallas Wings College Park Center
10:30 PM Chicago Sky Los Angeles Sparks Staples Center

SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY JUNE 7, 2017
Time (ET) Away Home Site
11:00 AM Atlanta Dream New York Liberty Madison Square Garden
7:00 PM Phoenix Mercury Indiana Fever Bankers Life Fieldhouse

SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY JUNE 9, 2017
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:00 PM Minnesota Lynx Washington Mystics Verizon Center
7:00 PM Seattle Storm Indiana Fever Bankers Life Fieldhouse
8:00 PM Los Angeles Sparks Dallas Wings College Park Center

SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY JUNE 10, 2017
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:00 PM Atlanta Dream Connecticut Sun Mohegan Sun Arena
8:00 PM Chicago Sky San Antonio Stars AT&T Center
10:00 PM Los Angeles Sparks Phoenix Mercury Talking Stick Resort Arena

Updated Sun Jun 4 11:04 PM EDT

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LEAGUE STANDINGS

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

#1 Minnesota Lynx7 0 1.000 - 3-0 3-0 4-0 7-0 W 7

#2 Washington Mystics5 2 0.714 2 4-0 4-0 1-2 5-2 W 4

#3 Atlanta Dream4 2 0.667 2.5 2-2 2-1 2-1 4-2 L 1

#4 Seattle Storm4 2 0.667 2.5 0-2 4-1 0-1 4-2 L 1

#5 Los Angeles Sparks3 2 0.600 3 1-0 2-0 1-2 3-2 W 1

#6 New York Liberty4 3 0.571 3 0-0 3-2 1-1 4-3 W 2

#7 Phoenix Mercury4 3 0.571 3 2-1 2-2 2-1 4-3 L 1

#8 Dallas Wings3 4 0.429 4 2-2 1-1 2-3 3-4 L 2

#9 Indiana Fever3 4 0.429 4 1-0 3-0 0-4 3-4 W 1

#10 Connecticut Sun2 5 0.286 5 1-3 0-2 2-3 2-5 W 1

#11 Chicago Sky1 6 0.143 6 1-4 0-4 1-2 1-6 L 4

#12 San Antonio Stars0 7 0.000 7 0-3 0-3 0-4 0-7 L 7

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Date W/L/T % Units

06/04/2017................ 1-3-0................ 25.00%............... -11.50
06/03/2017................ 3-3-0................ 50.00%................. -1.50
06/02/2017................ 0-2-0................. 0.00%................ -11.00
06/01/2017................ 1-1-0................ 50.00%................. -0.50
05/31/2017......................NO PLAY........................................
05/30/2017................ 2-2-0................ 50.00%................. -1.00
05/28/2017................ 3-1-2................ 75.00%................ +9.50
05/27/2017................ 1-3-0................ 25.00%............... -11.50
05/26/2017................ 4-2-0................ 66.67%................ +9.00
05/25/2017.................1-1-0................ 50.00%...................-0.50
05/24/2017................ 2-0-0 ...............100.00%................+10.00
05/23/2017................ 1-3-0 ................25.00%................ -11.50
05/21/2017................ 2-2-0................ 50.00%................. -1.00
05/20/2017................ 3-1-0................ 75.00%................. +9.50
05/19/2017................ 4-2-0................ 66.67%.............,... + 9.00
05/18/2017................ 1-1-0................ 50.00%................. - 0.50
05/17/2017.................1-1-0.................50.00%..................- 0.50

Totals:.......................30 - 28...............51.72%.................- 4.00

best bets:

06/04/2017................ 1-3-0................ 25.00%............... -11.50
06/03/2017................ 3-3-0................ 50.00%................. -1.50
06/02/2017.................0 - 2..................00.00%................-11.00
06/01/2017................ 1-1-0................ 50.00%................ -0.50
05/31/2017......................NO PLAY........................................
05/30/2017................ 2-2-0................ 50.00%................ -1.00
05/28/2017................ 3 - 1 - 2............. 75.00%.............. +9.50
05/27/2017................ 1 -3 - 0............ . 25.00%......... .... -11.50
05/26/2017.................4 - 2............... ...66.67%.......... ....+9.00
05/25/2017.................1 - 1 - 0..............50.00%.................-0.50
05/24/2017.................1 - 0..................100.00%...............+1.00
05/23/2017.................1 - 3............... ...25.00%.................-2.30
05/21/2017.................2 - 2............... ...50.00%..................-1.00
05/20/2017.................3 - 0............... ..100.00%................+3.00
05/19/2017.................4 - 2.............. .....66.66%................+9.00
05/18/2017.................1 - 1-0............ ....50.00%................- 0.50
05/17/2017.................1 - 1-0............ ....50.00%................- 0.50


Totals:......................29 - 27.................51.78%..................- 10.30

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Betting Recap - 5/29-6/4
June 5, 2017

League Betting Notes (Monday, May 29 through Sunday, June 4)

-- Favorites went 10-1 straight up (SU)

-- Favorites went 8-3 against the spread (ATS)

-- Home teams posted a 7-4 SU record

-- Road teams posted a 5-6 ATS record

-- The 'over' went 7-4


Team Betting Notes

-- Washington (5-2) has started to perform well lately after a slow start. The Mystics have won four in a row while going 3-1 ATS. It's a start contrast after going 1-2 SU/0-3 ATS over their first three outings.

-- San Antonio (0-7) continues its search for their first victory of the season, but they're still a respectable 5-2 ATS, including a perfect 4-0 ATS on the road. They'll be home for two this week, including home dates with Seattle (4-2) and Chicago (1-6). The game against the Sky on Saturday might be their best chance for that elusive first straight-up win.

-- The Sky have dropped four in a row and they're 0-4 ATS during the span, while going 1-5 ATS over the past six outings. The 'over' has cashed in three in a row, and Chicago has yielded an average of 94.7 points per game (PPG) over the past three.

-- The 'over' has connected in three in a row for the Storm. They have scored 81 points or more in each of their four wins, and they're 3-1 ATS over the past four outings.

-- Indiana (3-4) continues its erratic play, failing to cover in consecutive games this season. They also cannot win on the road, going 3-0 SU/2-1 ATS at home and 0-4 SU/1-3 ATS on the road. They have two games at home this week and one game on the road in D.C. on Sunday.

-- Phoenix (4-3) was tripped up at Madison Square Garden on Sunday afternoon despite the fact they were 4 1/2-point favorites. The Mercury dropped its first road game in three tries, and they're just 1-2 ATS on the road.

-- New York (4-3) has won and covered consecutive games for the first time this season after a win against the Mercury. The Liberty have also been a friend to total bettors, as the 'over' is a perfect 4-0 over the past four outings.

-- Connecticut (2-5) has struggled to win games, but they're one of the most consistent against the spread so far. The Sun ave covered three in a row and five of the past six. They have a full week off before hosting Atlanta (4-2) on Saturday.

-- The 'under' has cashed in four straight games for the Dream heading into the upcoming week.

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Armadillo: Tuesday's six-pack

— Predators 4, Penguins 1— Home team has won all four Stanley Cup final games.

— Al Pacino will play Joe Paterno in a movie that Barry Levinson is writing for HBO.

— Over/under for no-hitters this year at William Hill sportsbooks in Las Vegas is 3.5.

— There were seven grand slams hit Saturday, the most ever in one day. Mike Zunino knocked in seven runs, but probably didn’t even get on SportsCenter.

— 7 of Ryan Zimmerman’s 16 homers have come in the 8th inning or later.

— Apparently, the Cardinals wear navy hats on the road if they’re playing a team that wears red hats, like Cincinnati.

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Armadillo: Tuesday's List of 13: Nobody asked me, but…….

13) We live in a very, very impatient society. Thad Matta went 337-123 in 13 years as basketball coach at Ohio State, but went 38-29 the last two years (18-18 in Big 14 games). Monday, he was told to take a hike by the Buckeyes- he’ll get paid for the last three years of his contract.

Matta’s recruiting had slipped, in part because of health concerns related to a botched back surgery, and his current team isn’t expected to be a contender next winter. Ohio State AD Gene Smith will conduct a national search; he’ll get turned down a lot and finally he will find a coach who, chances are, isn’t as good a coach as Matta.

Ohio State has a dreamer’s Wish List of potential replacements: Brad Stevens, Billy Donovan, Chris Mack, Chris Holtmann. When you fire a guy with a record like Matta’s, it makes hiring his replacement a lot harder, especially when you’re known as a football school.

If I was an Ohio State advisor, I’d tell them to give Eric Musselman a call; it would be a coup for the Buckeyes, because Musselmann is very good, and he has Ohio ties in his background. Nevada only pays him $300K.

12) Speaking of Big 14 basketball, their teams are 14-4 vs SEC teams the last two years, including 2-1 vs Kentucky.

11) 76ers announced that Joel Embiid/Ben Simmons won’t be playing summer league ball next month, meaning that even if Simmons is healthy for Opening Night this fall, it’ll be 18 months since he’s played in a real basketball game. He’s cashed a lot of checks but hasn’t played in the NBA yet. I’m very, very curious to see how he does.

10) 18-year old kid named Casey Mittelstadt, who is a top prospect for the NHL Draft, couldn’t do any pull-ups and did one rep on the bench press at the NHL Combine.

He should take solace in knowing that Kevin Durant had roughly the same experience when he went to the NBA Combine ten years ago. His career has turned out pretty well.

9) College baseball coaches are bunt-crazy; Central Connecticut lost 6-5 to Dallas Baptist in the NCAA tournament Sunday- they had four sacrifice bunts in the game, which means that four of their 27 outs were made on purpose. No bueno.

8) Minor leaguers in the Kansas City Royals’ system are not allowed to wear sunglasses on their hat, unless they wear them on the back of their head- they’re not allowed to cover up the logo on the front of the cap, in respect for the organization. I’m not making this up; they were talking about it on Sunday. Royals’ color commentator Rex Hudler didn’t even know that rule existed.

7) Saw a movie Oliver Stone made a movie about George W Bush; Richard Dreyfuss played VP Dick Cheney— he looked so much like Cheney I almost didn’t recognize him. Dreyfuss starred in two of my favorite movies: Let It Ride and Moon over Parador— it was weird seeing him in a serious role.

6) Jason Dufner shot 65-65-77-68 in winning The Memorial in Ohio; he is the first golfer since Nick Faldo at the ’89 Masters to win a tournament after shooting 77 or worse in the third round.

5) I had no idea the E in Chuck E. Cheese stands for “Entertainment”, as if eating pizza with a person in a mouse costume wasn’t enough.

4) Yadier Molina will be 35 in July; he’s started 48 of the Cardinals’ first 54 games behind the plate, the most of any big league catcher. St Louis is 26-29, only four games out of first place in the NL Central, 6.5 games out of the second Wild Card slot- they can’t afford to rest him.

3) A guy in Tennessee found a stash of unopened baseball cards from the 50’s/60’s in his aunt’s attic; the cards are expected to reap a six-figure bonanza when he sells them. My earliest baseball cards are from 1965- may have to go look thru them.

2) Seahawks signed QB Austin Davis to back up Russell Wilson, meaning Colin Kaepernick is likely to start the summer unemployed. Davis was with the Rams for a couple years; I actually liked him, thought he had potential.

1) Still amazes me that Steph Curry went to Davidson and Klay Thompson went to Washington State, even though both their dads played in the NBA. Dell Curry played at Virginia Tech; they couldn’t have offered Steph a scholarship? Or his brother Seth, who went to Liberty before Duke poached him? Makes you wonder……

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WNBA

Tuesday, June 6

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Trend Report
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8:00 PM
WASHINGTON vs. DALLAS
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing Dallas
Washington is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Dallas
Dallas is 7-14 ATS in its last 21 games at home
Dallas is 5-18 SU in its last 23 games

8:00 PM
SEATTLE vs. SAN ANTONIO
Seattle is 16-6-1 ATS in its last 23 games
Seattle is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing San Antonio
San Antonio is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 8 of San Antonio's last 11 games when playing at home against Seattle

10:30 PM
CHICAGO vs. LOS ANGELES
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Chicago's last 15 games when playing Los Angeles
Chicago is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Los Angeles's last 15 games when playing Chicago

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WNBA
Long Sheet

Tuesday, June 6

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WASHINGTON (5 - 2) at DALLAS (3 - 4) - 6/6/2017, 8:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 3-2 against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 3-2 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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SEATTLE (4 - 2) at SAN ANTONIO (0 - 7) - 6/6/2017, 8:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
SEATTLE is 5-3 against the spread versus SAN ANTONIO over the last 3 seasons
SAN ANTONIO is 4-4 straight up against SEATTLE over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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CHICAGO (1 - 6) at LOS ANGELES (3 - 2) - 6/6/2017, 10:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 8-1 against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 8-1 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
6 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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WNBA
Dunkel

Tuesday, June 6


Chicago @ Los Angeles

Game 615-616
June 6, 2017 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
103.406
Los Angeles
120.354
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles
by 17
157
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
by 13
164 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Los Angeles
(-13); Under

Seattle @ San Antonio

Game 613-614
June 6, 2017 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Seattle
113.185
San Antonio
104.327
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Seattle
by 9
162
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Seattle
by 7
158 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Seattle
(-7); Over

Washington @ Dallas

Game 611-612
June 6, 2017 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
106.841
Dallas
114.005
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Dallas
by 7
153
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
by 2
162
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas
(+2); Under

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Preview: Mystics (5-2) at Wings (3-4)
Date: June 06, 2017 8:00 PM EDT

Elena Delle Donne hopes for a repeat of her career night when the Washington Mystics visit the Dallas Wings on Tuesday night at College Park Center in Arlington, Texas.

Delle Donne snagged a career-high 15 rebounds and led the Mystics with 23 points en route to a narrow 78-72 win over the Atlanta Dream on Sunday.

The former WNBA MVP sank five free throws in the final 43 seconds with Washington trailing 72-71 after the team blew an 18-point lead, giving the Mystics their fourth straight win.

"I think we're starting to see glimpses of what can be for this team, especially to start the game out like that," said Mystics guard Kristi Toliver, whose team shot just 36.5 percent from the field. "It's good to know that when we aren't shooting the ball that well we're still able to grind out wins."

Washington (5-2) leads the Eastern Conference but is shooting a league-worst 40.3 percent from the field this season. Delle Donne ranks sixth in the league in scoring, averaging 20.3 points.

Dallas (3-4) begins a three-game homestand as it comes off back-to-back losses, most recently a 91-85 setback to the Fever in Indiana on Saturday.

Glory Johnson paced the Wings with 22 points and 13 rebounds and Skylar Diggins-Smith added 17 points. Dallas made only 6 of 19 3-pointers and is second-to-last in the league in 3-point shooting percentage (28 percent).

Despite their inefficient long-distance shooting, the Mystics still rank third overall in the league in points per game (82.4) and fifth with a shooting percentage of 42.6 from the floor.

"I love this system," rookie Allisha Gray, the Wings' third-leading scorer (12.7 points per game), told SummitHoops.com. "I love that they urge you when you get a rebound just push it and go. They just give us freedom to play."

The Mystics were without Tayler Hill (neck/shoulder), Natasha Cloud (knee) and Asia Taylor (neck) against the Dream. Their status is uncertain for Tuesday's game.

Meanwhile, Aerial Powers (hip) and Courtney Paris (meniscus) will be sidelined for the Wings.

Washington faces Dallas three times this season and twice at home. The Mystics won two of their three meetings with the Wings last season.

WNB HEAD TO HEAD

Sep 4, 2016 Score ATS Results
WAS « 88 Cover: 8.5
DAL 83 Over: 171
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Jun 8, 2016 Score ATS Results
WAS « 87 Cover: 12.5
DAL 79 Over: 166
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May 18, 2016 Score ATS Results
DAL « 87 Cover: 13
WAS 77 Over: 164
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Preview: Storm (4-2) at Stars (0-7)
Date: June 06, 2017 8:00 PM EDT

If the Seattle Storm need a game to help them forget their worst loss of the season, they might have found a suitable opponent in the hapless San Antonio Stars, their foe on Tuesday at the AT&T Center in San Antonio.

Seattle (4-2) heads to the Alamo City on the heels of a 100-77 home loss Saturday to Minnesota, the WNBA's top team in the early stages of the season.

The Storm led only once in the game -- after the opening basket -- and trailed by 25 points at halftime after surrendering 64 points to the undefeated Lynx in the first half.

"Minnesota pretty much set the tone for the game right from the start," said Seattle guard Sue Bird, who finished with a season-high nine assists and eight points. "I don't know if we ever had a chance, to be honest."

The Storm, who entered that game with the second-best record in the Western Conference, shot 46 percent from the floor and featured balanced scoring. Crystal Langhorne and Alysha Clark each had 16 points and Breanna Stewart added 14.

"They came out really determined to show they're No. 1 for a reason, and we came out flat," Storm coach Jenny Boucek said. "It's kind of like getting punched in the face and getting the wind knocked out of you. We definitely got the wind knocked out of us."

The Stars (0-7) have lost 11 consecutive home games dating to July 2016, including an 85-77 defeat at the hands of the Connecticut Sun on Saturday. Kayla McBride was one of San Antonio's bright spots, scoring a game-high 27 points. It was also her most prolific scoring output of the young season.

The 0-7 start for San Antonio is the worst in franchise history.

The loss marked the first start of the season for the league's No. 1 overall pick, guard Kelsey Plum, who set the NCAA Division I career record for most points in her four years at the University of Washington.

Plum, who missed San Antonio's first three games with an ankle injury and played as a reserve in the next three games, scored eight points.

"It's a learning experience and I have to take it and just get better in the next game," Plum said. "You got to wreak havoc on the opposition, put more pressure on those guards and then just be more aggressive."

Plum will get her first chance to play against the team with which she shared a fan base in Seattle.

The Stars are 4-4 against the Storm in the previous two seasons, with their last win a 77-70 decision at the AT&T Center on June 14, 2016.

WNB HEAD TO HEAD

Jul 20, 2016 Score ATS Results
SA 69 Over: 152
SEA « 83 Cover: 5.5
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Jul 8, 2016 Score ATS Results
SEA « 78 Cover: 6
SA 68 Under: 146
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Jun 14, 2016 Score ATS Results
SEA 70 Under: 147
SA « 77 Cover: 11
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Preview: Sky (1-6) at Sparks (3-2)
Date: June 06, 2017 10:30 PM EDT

The Los Angeles Sparks come home to face the struggling Chicago Sky on Tuesday evening at Staples Center after a disappointing road trip that ended on a positive note.

The Sparks (3-2) sustained close losses to the Indiana Fever and the Atlanta Dream before beating the New York Liberty 90-75 in the final game of the trip.

The Sky (1-6) have lost four in a row. The most recent setback was a 99-91 loss to the Phoenix Mercury.

Nneka Ogwumike scored 22 points and Candace Parker posted 20 points and 11 rebounds in the Sparks' victory over the Liberty. Los Angeles coach Brian Agler was pleased with his team's performance after losses to Indiana and Atlanta.

"We have to start tying things together," Agler said. "It's nice to see us start moving in that direction, but there's still so much we have to improve on, both how we play physically and how we think the game. Our main thing is to keep improving and develop some consistency. We need to develop an identity."

Parker said that could take time for the defending WNBA champions.

"I think we're a work in progress," Parker said. "It's a new season. The recipe that worked last year isn't going to work this year. I think we figured that out during the two losses. We've got to be better defensively.

"We're not going to win a championship today, but you have to do the things today that will prepare you to be in a position to do so. Last year, we took it game by game, possession by possession. This year, it seems like we're trying to hit a home run every game, and that's not what we need to do. That's why it's so hard to repeat."

Chicago is also trying to find its way after former WNBA MVP Elena Delle Donne left during the offseason to join the Washington Mystics.

Stefanie Dolson scored a career-high 21 points in the Sky's loss to Phoenix, but Mercury star Diana Taurasi torched Chicago for 37 points.

The Sky shot 53.5 percent from the field and made 11 3-pointers, but the Mercury shot nearly 49 percent.

"I think any coach would be happy shooting 54 percent from the field on a night like tonight," Sky coach Amber Stocks told the Chicago Daily Herald. "It was a back-and-forth, intense night. A lot of clutch shots were being attempted and made."

WNB HEAD TO HEAD

Oct 6, 2016 Score ATS Results
CHI 0 Under: 0
LOS « 0 Cover: 6
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Oct 4, 2016 Score ATS Results
LOS « 95 Cover: 12.5
CHI 75 Over: 170
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Oct 2, 2016 Score ATS Results
LOS 66 Under: 136
CHI « 70 Cover: 12
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Sep 30, 2016 Score ATS Results
CHI 84 Over: 183
LOS « 99 Cover: 3
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Sep 28, 2016 Score ATS Results
CHI 75 Over: 170
LOS « 95 Cover: 9.5
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Jul 13, 2016 Score ATS Results
LOS « 77 Cover: 4
CHI 67 Under: 144
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Jun 14, 2016 Score ATS Results
CHI 85 Over: 183
LOS « 98 Cover: 5
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May 24, 2016 Score ATS Results
LOS « 93 Cover: 10
CHI 80 Over: 173
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TUESDAY, JUNE 6

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

SEA at SA 08:00 PM

SEA -7.0

U 162.0

WAS at DAL 08:00 PM

WAS -3.0

O 163.5

CHI at LA 10:30 PM

LA -13.5

U 166.5

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WNBA Capsules
June 6, 2017

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Elena Delle Donne scored 23 points to help the Washington Mystics win their fifth straight with a 101-89 victory over the Dallas Wings on Tuesday night.

Washington led by at least seven points in the fourth quarter until the 2:34 mark when Dallas pulled to 89-83.

But Tierra Ruffin-Pratt answered with a floater in the lane and the Mystics grabbed two offensive rebounds on their next possession, leading to Kristi Toliver's 3-pointer from the corner for a 94-85 lead.

Toliver and Tayler Hill each added 17 points for Washington (6-2), which topped the century mark for the first time this season. Krystal Thomas and Ivory Latta scored 10 apiece.

Skylar Diggins-Smith had 23 points and seven assists for Dallas (3-5). Glory Johnson added 19 points and eight rebounds, and Allisha Gray, the WNBA's rookie of the month, was just 2-of-12 shooting for 12 points.

STORM 85, STARS 76

SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Breanna Stewart scored a season-high 22 points and grabbed eight rebounds, Alysha Clark added 17 points, and Seattle beat winless San Antonio.

Seattle had a 21-point lead early in the fourth quarter but San Antonio pulled to 75-69 with 2:49 left after Moriah Jefferson's back-to-back jumpers. Seattle responded with six straight points - four by Crystal Langhorne - for an 81-69 lead.

Langhorne scored 14 points, and Sue Bird and Jewell Loyd each added 10 for Seattle (5-2), which won its first road game this season.

Kayla McBride led San Antonio (0-8) with 21 points on 9-of-14 shooting. Jefferson and Isabelle Harrison had 10 apiece, and former Washington Husky Kelsey Plum was held to six points.

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Wednesday’s six-pack

— Reds 13, Cardinals 1— Scooter Gennett, a free agent in our fantasy league, hit four HR’s in this game. He had 17 total bases, two short of the all-time record (Shawn Green).

— Boston 5, New York 4- Drew Pomeranz threw 123 pitches in his five innings of work, but he got the win.

— Arizona Cardinals moved their OTA’s inside Tuesday; it was 105 in Phoenix.

— This spring, 27 of 85 NHL playoff games have gone to OT; 62% of NBA playoff games have been decided by double digit margins.

— Hope you didn’t bet the over in the Jets’ win total for this year: David Harris was first vet to go, now Eric Decker could be next. They’re trying very hard to get a lot younger.

— Headed to DL: Bartolo Colon (Braves), Yasmany Tomas (Arizona), Devon Travis (Jays), Jared Cosart (SD), Mike Napoli (Tex).

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

13) Chicago Cubs use an odd defense against sacrifice bunts, with Anthony Rizzo playing in between the mound and 1st base, and the 2B holding the runner on first.

For fantasy baseball purposes, this has made Rizzo technically a second baseman and he is now eligible as a 2B in many leagues. It is an advantage if you have Rizzo on your fantasy team, lets you have an extra 1B in your lineup.

12) Denver Broncos have a brutal 3-week stretch in mid-season; in Week 7 they go to Carson, CA to play the Chargers, then have a Monday night game in Kansas City in Week 8, before a Week 9 game in Philly six days later. NFL teams historically have done poorly in their third consecutive road game- this one is on short rest.

11) Baseball is difficult: two weeks ago, Jose Abreu was AL Player of the Week. Last week, he was 2-23. Even the best hitters go thru slumps.

10) From Chris Fallica on Twitter: Six of the last nine Belmont Stakes favorites ran completely out of the money. American Pharaoh is the only favorite in the last 11 years to win.

9) Clippers/Rockets will play two preseason games in Hawai’i in October; doesn’t sound like training camp will be too grueling for those two teams.

8) Nashville’s Frederick Gaudreau is the first NHL player since 1944 whose first three career goals came in the Stanley Cup Finals.

7) Speaking of the Stanley Cup Finals, other than Nashville/Pittsburgh, the finals are getting their best TV ratings in this country in Buffalo.

6) Arkansas sophomore pitcher Kacey Murphy threw 74 pitches in an NCAA tournament game on Sunday; he started Monday’s game.

5) College baseball has an interesting dynamic; with the national tournament going on at the same time as the major league draft next week— the older players keep one eye on who their next team will be, and one eye on trying to win with their college team.

4) A guy on American Pickers on the History Channel had a collection of license plates on his wall; every style of license plate ever issued in Pennsylvania. Pretty cool. Some of the stuff people collect is fascinating.

3) Graduate transfer Cameron Johnson wants to transfer from Pitt to North Carolina, but the Panthers want to block him from going to another ACC team.

This could get dicey; when he was at Vanderbilt, Kevin Stallings blocked Sheldon Jeter from transferring to Pitt— Jones went to a JC for a year before winding up at Pitt, and then two years later, Stallings showed up as the Panthers’ head coach- awkward.

2) Interesting debate: Who is the best quarterback in Packers’ history? Bart Starr? Brett Favre? Aaron Rodgers? You can make a case for all three.

1) Forbes Magazine now says the Golden State Warriors are worth $2.6B, 3rd-most in NBA behind the Lakers/Knicks. In 2011, the Warriors’ worth was below the NBA average- they’ve got a new arena in San Francisco on the way, and all this winning sure helps, too.

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SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY JUNE 7, 2017
Time (ET) Away Home Site
11:00 AM Atlanta Dream New York Liberty Madison Square Garden
7:00 PM Phoenix Mercury Indiana Fever Bankers Life Fieldhouse

SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY JUNE 9, 2017
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:00 PM Minnesota Lynx Washington Mystics Verizon Center
7:00 PM Seattle Storm Indiana Fever Bankers Life Fieldhouse
8:00 PM Los Angeles Sparks Dallas Wings College Park Center

SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY JUNE 10, 2017
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:00 PM Atlanta Dream Connecticut Sun Mohegan Sun Arena
8:00 PM Chicago Sky San Antonio Stars AT&T Center
10:00 PM Los Angeles Sparks Phoenix Mercury Talking Stick Resort Arena

SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY JUNE 11, 2017
Time (ET) Away Home Site
3:00 PM Indiana Fever Washington Mystics Verizon Center
3:00 PM Seattle Storm New York Liberty Madison Square Garden
4:30 PM Minnesota Lynx Dallas Wings College Park Center

SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY JUNE 13, 2017
Time (ET) Away Home Site
10:00 PM Atlanta Dream Seattle Storm KeyArena
10:00 PM Dallas Wings Los Angeles Sparks Staples Center

Updated Wed Jun 7 1:04 AM EDT


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LEAGUE STANDINGS

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

#1 Minnesota Lynx7 0 1.000 - 3-0 3-0 4-0 7-0 W 7

#2 Washington Mystics6 2 0.750 1.5 4-0 4-0 2-2 6-2 W 5

#3 Seattle Storm5 2 0.714 2 1-2 4-1 1-1 5-2 W 1

#4 Atlanta Dream4 2 0.667 2.5 2-2 2-1 2-1 4-2 L 1

#5 Los Angeles Sparks4 2 0.667 2.5 1-0 3-0 1-2 4-2 W 2

#6 New York Liberty4 3 0.571 3 0-0 3-2 1-1 4-3 W 2

#7 Phoenix Mercury4 3 0.571 3 2-1 2-2 2-1 4-3 L 1

#8 Indiana Fever3 4 0.429 4 1-0 3-0 0-4 3-4 W 1

#9 Dallas Wings3 5 0.375 4.5 2-2 1-2 2-3 3-5 L 3

#10 Connecticut Sun2 5 0.286 5 1-3 0-2 2-3 2-5 W 1

#11 Chicago Sky1 7 0.125 6.5 1-4 0-4 1-3 1-7 L 5

#12 San Antonio Stars0 8 0.000 7.5 0-4 0-4 0-4 0-8 L 8

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Date W/L/T % Units

06/06/2017................ 5-1-0................ 83.33%.............. +19.50
06/04/2017................ 1-3-0................ 25.00%............... -11.50
06/03/2017................ 3-3-0................ 50.00%................. -1.50
06/02/2017................ 0-2-0................. 0.00%................ -11.00
06/01/2017................ 1-1-0................ 50.00%................. -0.50

Totals:.....................10 - 11.................47.61%.................- 5.50


best bets:
06/06/2017................ 5 - 1 - 0................ 83.33%.............. +19.50
06/04/2017................ 1 -3 - 0................ 25.00%............... -11.50
06/03/2017................ 3 - 3 - 0................ 50.00%................. -1.50
06/02/2017.................0 - 2......................00.00%................-11.00
06/01/2017................ 1 - 1 - 0................ 50.00%................ -0.50



Totals:......................10 -11 ....................47.61%................- 5.50