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**Udog** · 08-20-2017, 08:03 AM

Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

— Cardinals-Pirates ESPN game tonite is from Williamsport- they’ve got a NY-Penn League team there. Little League WS is going on now in Williamsport.

— Dodgers are now 52-9 in their last 61 games- they lead the NL West by 20 games, and the 2nd/3rd place teams are the two NL Wild Card teams.

— Going into Sunday, Angels/Twins are tied for the 2nd Wild Card in the AL.

— There were five penalties on the same play in the Broncos-49ers game; four on Denver, one on the 49ers. Somehow, all five penalties offset.

— Blue Jays acquired P Tom Koehler from Miami for a minor leaguer.

— DL moves:
Washington puts P Max Scherzer (neck) back on the DL
Dodgers put P Yu Darvish on the DL.

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Armadillo: Sunday's List of 13: Random stuff for a summer Sunday……..

13) Lot of major league umpires wore white wristbands Saturday to protest Ian Kinsler not being suspended after he verbally thrashed umpire Angel Hernandez earlier this week.

Earlier this month, umpire Joe West was suspended for three days, simply for saying that Adrian Beltre complained more than any other player.

The statement from MLB is clear; players matter more than umpires.

12) Mets’ game Friday night ended around midnight; Curtis Granderson was traded right after the game, and was in Detroit Saturday afternoon, batting 5th for the Dodgers in a game that started at 4:00. Joc Pederson was sent to AAA to make room for Granderson.

11) Is great to hear 82-year old Dick Enberg calling the Dodgers-Tigers games this weekend. One of the all-time great broadcasters, Mr Enberg called Padre games up until last season. To me, he is best-known for doing college basketball on NBC in the late 70’s/80’s.

10) Umpire Adam Hamari is from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan; he had the plate in Detroit Saturday, and had lot of family at the game. Do friends/relatives of umpires cheer loudly for good calls? Do they take grief if a call goes against the home team?

9) Giancarlo Stanton is the 4th big leaguer to hit 23 homers in a 35-game span; the other three were Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa.

8) Brooklyn Nets will play regular season games against the Thunder and Heat in Mexico City in December.

7) Detroit’s Justin Upton hit a homer Friday night; when he was between 2nd and 3rd base, he suddenly backtracked and went back to touch first base again, just to make sure he got it. Never saw that before If you miss first base, you dion’t even get credit for a hit, much less a homer, run scored and an RBI.

6) Tight end Nick O’Leary caught three passes for 50 yards for Buffalo Thursday night; the Florida State alum is the grandson of golfing great Jack Nicklaus.

5) Not only did Joc Pederson get sent to AAA, but San Diego sent RF Hunter Renfroe down to AAA El Paso— he was in an 8-for-64 skid at the time of his demotion.

4) 53-year old Davis Love III is three shots out of the lead after three rounds of the Wyndham Championship in North Carolina. Love’s son is also in the Wyndham field; the last time a golfer won a PGA Tour event when his son was in the field? Craig Stadler, at the 2003 BC Open.

3) Seattle Seahawks lost starting LT George Fant for the year with an ACL injury; Fant was a basketball player at Western Kentucky but had improved enough to become an NFL starter.

2) Donald Trump sent out a tweet Saturday where he spelled “heal” “heel”; he did it twice in the tweet so it wasn’t a typo. I’m just asking: whose job is it to tell him that he spelled the word wrong? Don’t think that is a job I’d want. His 11-year old kid should know the difference between heel and heal.

1) Former Boston Bruins’ coach/TSN hockey announcer Don Cherry sang Take Me Out to the Ballgame at Wrigley Field Saturday, dressed in a suit jacket, with, um……cherries on it. Cherry was a really good coach who is a complete character as a TV analyst.

**Udog** · 08-20-2017, 08:44 AM

WNBA
Long Sheet

Sunday, August 20

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MINNESOTA (22 - 5) at NEW YORK (16 - 12) - 8/20/2017, 3:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW YORK is 7-1 ATS (+5.9 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
NEW YORK is 13-6 ATS (+6.4 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game this season.
MINNESOTA is 8-2 ATS (+5.8 Units) in road games after scoring 75 points or more this season.
MINNESOTA is 7-1 ATS (+5.9 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game this season.

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

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PHOENIX (15 - 13) at CONNECTICUT (18 - 10) - 8/20/2017, 3:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CONNECTICUT is 18-10 ATS (+7.0 Units) in all games this season.
CONNECTICUT is 21-11 ATS (+8.9 Units) against Western conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 10-3 ATS (+6.7 Units) after a division game this season.
CONNECTICUT is 21-11 ATS (+8.9 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 15-7 ATS (+7.3 Units) after allowing 75 points or more this season.
CONNECTICUT is 16-6 ATS (+9.4 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 29-16 ATS (+11.4 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 30-15 ATS (+13.5 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 32-14 ATS (+16.6 Units) in road games after 3 or more consecutive overs since 1997.

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

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WASHINGTON (16 - 12) at INDIANA (9 - 20) - 8/20/2017, 5:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 308-364 ATS (-92.4 Units) in all games since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 21-39 ATS (-21.9 Units) in road games on Sunday games since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 13-4 ATS (+8.6 Units) as a favorite this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 8-3 against the spread versus INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 8-3 straight up against INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
7 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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SEATTLE (13 - 16) at CHICAGO (11 - 17) - 8/20/2017, 6:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) against Eastern conference opponents this season.
SEATTLE is 74-105 ATS (-41.5 Units) in road games after a division game since 1997.
SEATTLE is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) in non-conference games this season.
SEATTLE is 7-14 ATS (-8.4 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game this season.
CHICAGO is 14-26 ATS (-14.6 Units) in home games after allowing 75 points or more over the last 3 seasons.

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

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WNBA

Sunday, August 20

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Trend Report
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3:00 PM
MINNESOTA vs. NEW YORK
Minnesota is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing New York
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing New York
New York is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 7 of New York's last 9 games when playing Minnesota

3:00 PM
PHOENIX vs. CONNECTICUT
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Phoenix's last 7 games when playing on the road against Connecticut
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games when playing Connecticut
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Connecticut's last 15 games when playing Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Connecticut's last 5 games when playing Phoenix

5:00 PM
WASHINGTON vs. INDIANA
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Washington is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games on the road
Indiana is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Washington
Indiana is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Washington

6:00 PM
SEATTLE vs. CHICAGO
Seattle is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Seattle's last 12 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 7 games when playing at home against Seattle

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**Udog** · 08-20-2017, 10:29 AM

WNBA
Dunkel

Sunday, August 20

Seattle @ Chicago

Game 675-676
August 20, 2017 @ 6:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Seattle
113.645
Chicago
109.054
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Seattle
by 4 1/2
157
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
by 2
168 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Seattle
(+2); Under

Washington @ Indiana

Game 673-674
August 20, 2017 @ 5:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
106.049
Indiana
104.859
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 1
164
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
by 3 1/2
159 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Indiana
(+3 1/2); Over

Phoenix @ Connecticut

Game 671-672
August 20, 2017 @ 3:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Phoenix
108.018
Connecticut
117.897
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Connecticut
by 10
176
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Connecticut
by 4 1/2
171
Dunkel Pick:
Connecticut
(-4 1/2); Over

Minnesota @ New York

Game 669-670
August 20, 2017 @ 3:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
121.824
New York
113.412
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 7 1/2
157
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
by 5
158
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(-5); Under

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