Wednesday's WNBA Trends and Indexes - 8/16

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Trends and Indexes

Wednesday, August 16

Good Luck on day #227 of 2017!

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Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

Bears coach John Fox’s coaching resume, from 1978-88:

1978— San Diego State

1979— US International

1980— Boise State

1981— Long Beach State

1982— Kansas

1983— Utah

1984— Iowa State

1986-88— Pitt


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

13) One thing Cubs’ manager Joe Maddon has changed in baseball is that he introduced “themed” road trips, where players dress up in outfits that correspond to where they’re going, breaking up the monotony of a long season.

For instance, the Diamondbacks flew to Houston last nite, so they all dressed up like astronauts, with helmets and all. When some teams go to Toronto, they all wear NHL jerseys. Sounds goofy, but it make people laugh, and laughter is healthy. Winning also helps.

12) Houston Astros swing at the first pitch of an at-bat more than any other team; they’ve hit 47 first-pitch homers this year, most in the major leagues.

11) 64 players have 20+ homers this season; in 2014, 57 players hit 20+. It is only August 16.

10) Vic Fangio is defensive coordinator for the Bears; he coached under Jim Mora Sr with the Philly/Baltimore Stars in the old USFL in 1984-5. He must have some excellent stories.

9) Buffalo Bills haven’t made the playoffs since 1999; they’ve been 8-8 three times, 9-7 twice during that stretch, but no postseason games. They’re 24-24 the last three years, but now with a new GM are stockpiling draft picks for the next few years, which could very well be the start of the post-Brady era in the AFC East.

8) Battle for Atlantis is a very good hoop tournament in November. 1st-round matchups:
— Villanova vs Western Kentucky
— Purdue vs Tennessee
— SMU vs Northern Iowa
— NC State vs Arizona

7) Jose Altuve is hitting “only” .305 on the road this year with six homers; on the road, he is batting .417, with 12 homers. Go figure.

6) St Joseph’s College in Connecticut is starting a basketball program in 2018-19; one of the candidates for the head coaching job is former UConn coach Jim Calhoun, who is 75. He isn’t working on ESPN anymore and says he is interested in the position; his wife apparently has the last word on whether he takes the job or not.

5) Mike Shula is Carolina’s offensive coordinator; he was Alabama’s head coach from 2003-6, just before Nick Saban, but other than that, has never coached college football— he’s been an NFL assistant coach for 26 of the last 30 years.

4) Lets not forget that Nick Saban left college ball briefly for the NFL; he went 48-16 at LSU, is 114-19 at Alabama, but in between, he went 15-17 as coach of the Dolphins in 2005-6, famously choosing Daunte Culpepper over Drew Brees as a free agent QB signing. No one’s perfect.

3) In my opinion, Buck Showalter is a great manager; his Orioles are 21-10 in games this season where the winning run scored after the 6th inning- they’re 38-50 in other games. Last two years Baltimore is 71-53 in games decided by 1 or 2 runs.

Look at their pitching staff and explain how they’re in contention.

In his career, Showalter is 1,488-1,375 as a big league skipper; New York and Arizona won World Series right after he left. He is 606-542 in Baltimore, making playoffs three of last six years. They hadn’t made the playoffs for 13 years before he got to Camden Yards.

2) Milwaukee is 13-22 this season in games where winning run scores from 7th inning on; they’re 61-59 overall, which makes them 48-37 otherwise. Brewers have legit shot to be a Cinderella playoff team, but they need to be better in the late innings.

1) The bar is low for new Rams’ coach Sean McVay; the 2003 Rams went 12-4. Since then, they’ve gone 8-8 twice and lost 10+ games in 7 of the other 11 years, with three 7-9 years and a 7-8-1 season thrown in. No winning seasons since 2003; we’re not asking for much!!!!

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WNBA

Wednesday, August 16

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
LOS ANGELES vs. WASHINGTON
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 6 games on the road
Los Angeles is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games when playing Los Angeles
Washington is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Los Angeles

10:00 PM
MINNESOTA vs. SEATTLE
Minnesota is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Seattle is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games


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WNBA
Long Sheet

Wednesday, August 16

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LOS ANGELES (19 - 8) at WASHINGTON (16 - 10) - 8/16/2017, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 89-122 ATS (-45.2 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 0-8 ATS (-8.8 Units) as an underdog this season.
WASHINGTON is 34-56 ATS (-27.6 Units) in home games when playing with 3 or more days rest since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 179-226 ATS (-69.6 Units) after a division game since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 6-1 against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 6-1 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
6 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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MINNESOTA (21 - 4) at SEATTLE (11 - 16) - 8/16/2017, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 120-81 ATS (+30.9 Units) in home games vs. division opponents since 1997.
SEATTLE is 11-3 ATS (+7.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record after 15+ games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 8-2 ATS (+5.8 Units) when playing with 3 or more days rest this season.
MINNESOTA is 7-0 ATS (+7.0 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game this season.
SEATTLE is 1-7 ATS (-6.7 Units) in home games revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
SEATTLE is 37-60 ATS (-29.0 Units) off an upset win as an underdog since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
SEATTLE is 6-5 against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 10-1 straight up against SEATTLE over the last 3 seasons
6 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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WNBA
Dunkel

Wednesday, August 16


Minnesota @ Seattle

Game 655-656
August 16, 2017 @ 10:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
120.541
Seattle
106.413
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 14
151
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
by 6
165
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(-6); Under

Los Angeles @ Washington

Game 653-654
August 16, 2017 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Los Angeles
117.568
Washington
110.998
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles
by 6 1/2
153
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
by 4
158 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Los Angeles
(-4); Under