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WNBA (WOMEN'S PROFESSIONAL)

DUNKEL'S HIGHLIGHTED GAME

Dallas at Los Angeles - Tuesday June 26, 2018

The Wings look to bounce back from their 97-76 loss to Seattle on Sunday and come into tonight’s contests with a 5-0 ATS record in their last 5 games following a defeat. Dallas is the pick (+9 1/2) according to Dunkel, which has the Sparks favored by only 2. Dunkel Pick: Dallas (+9 1/2).

TUESDAY JUNE 26, 2018

Phoenix
@
New York
Game 311-312
June 26, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating: Phoenix
111.120
New York
102.678
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Phoenix
by 8 1/2
161
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Phoenix
by 3 1/2
156 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Phoenix
(-3 1/2); Over

Connecticut
@
Washington
Game 313-314
June 26, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating: Connecticut
105.866
Washington
116.724
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Washington
by 11
177
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Washington
by 1 1/2
173
Dunkel Pick: Washington
(-1 1/2); Over

Seattle
@
Minnesota
Game 315-316
June 26, 2018 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating: Seattle
116.412
Minnesota
116.460
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Seattle
Even
160
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Minnesota
by 6
165 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Seattle
(+6); Under

Dallas
@
Los Angeles
Game 317-318
June 26, 2018 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating: Dallas
110.897
Los Angeles
112.648
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Los Angeles
by 2
149
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Los Angeles
by 9 1/2
163 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Dallas
(+9 1/2); Under

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WNBA Basketball Trend Report

PHOENIX (10 - 5) at NEW YORK (4 - 8) - 6/26/2018, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW YORK is 104-72 ATS (+24.8 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more since 1997.
NEW YORK is 38-21 ATS (+14.9 Units) after scoring 55 points or less since 1997.
NEW YORK is 11-3 ATS (+7.7 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

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

CONNECTICUT (8 - 5) at WASHINGTON (8 - 5) - 6/26/2018, 7:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
CONNECTICUT is 5-2 against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 4-4 straight up against CONNECTICUT over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

SEATTLE (10 - 4) at MINNESOTA (7 - 6) - 6/26/2018, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 9-19 ATS (-11.9 Units) in June games over the last 3 seasons.
SEATTLE is 7-16 ATS (-10.6 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 38-65 ATS (-33.5 Units) off an upset win as an underdog since 1997.
SEATTLE is 6-16 ATS (-11.6 Units) after a win by 10 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 4-12 ATS (-9.2 Units) in home games in May, June, or July games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SEATTLE is 4-3 against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 6-1 straight up against SEATTLE over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

DALLAS (6 - 6) at LOS ANGELES (10 - 3) - 6/26/2018, 10:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 35-19 ATS (+14.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 30-16 ATS (+12.4 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 20-8 ATS (+11.2 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 20-8 ATS (+11.2 Units) in a home game where where the total is greater than or equal to 150 over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 23-13 ATS (+8.7 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 26-13 ATS (+11.7 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 31-50 ATS (-24.0 Units) in home games on Tuesday since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 5-3 against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 5-3 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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TUESDAY, JUNE 26
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

PHO at NY 07:00 PM
NY +3.5
O 158.5

CONN at WAS 07:00 PM
WAS -3.5
O 171.5

SEA at MIN 08:00 PM
MIN -7.0
U 164.5

DAL at LA 10:30 PM
DAL +9.5
O 160.0

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WNBA Capsules
June 26, 2018

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Maya Moore scored 32 points, Sylvia Fowles added 28 points and 17 rebounds, and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Seattle Storm 91-79 for their fifth straight win Tuesday night.

The Lynx (8-6) took the lead for good with an 11-0 run early in the first quarter and kept it in double digits after a 15-3 run early in the third. The Storm (10-5) had an 11-3 run to cut the deficit to 87-77 but were unable to get within single digits in the final minutes.

Breanna Stewart entered the game averaging a league-leading 21.9 points and finished with 27 for Seattle. She made 10 of 14 from the field, including all three of her 3-point attempts, and 4 of 5 from the foul line.

Natasha Howard, who was traded from the Lynx to the Storm in the offseason, received her 2017 WNBA Championship ring before the contest.

MYSTICS 92, SUN 80

WASHINGTON (AP) - Elena Delle Donne scored 25 points and the Mystics beat the Sun.

The Mystics (9-5) took the lead for good at 58-57 on LaToya Sanders' layup in the middle of the third quarter. That sparked a 22-4 run that ended at 78-61 with Kristi Toliver's pair of free throws early in the fourth.

The Sun (8-6) closed the deficit to 82-76 on Alex Bentley's 21-foot jumper with 4:17 left. But Connecticut went scoreless for over three minutes and the game was out of reach in the final minute.

Sanders added 18 points, Toliver scored 14 and Ariel Atkins had 13 for the Mystics, who won their fourth straight and fifth in the last six.

Chiney Ogwumike had 17 points and 11 rebounds for the Sun, who lost five of six.

MERCURY 83, LIBERTY 69

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) - Diana Taurasi scored 27 points, making her first seven 3-point attempts, and the Mercury snapped a two-game skid with a win over the Liberty.

Phoenix (11-5) scored the last seven points of the third quarter to lead 67-48. New York (4-9) closed within 11 in the middle of the quarter before the Mercury pulled away for good.

The Mercury opened the game with a 15-2 run and never trailed. The Liberty scored the first five points of the third quarter to cut the deficit to 44-42 after trailing by as many as 18 in the first half.

Phoenix made 14 of 23 from behind the arc with Taurasi finishing 7-for-11.

DeWanna Bonner added 18 points while Sancho Lyttle and Brittney Griner scored 12 apiece for the Mercury.

Tina Charles had 12 points to lead the Liberty, who lost their third straight.

SPARKS 87, WINGS 83

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Chelsea Gray made a key jumper from the right elbow with 20.9 seconds left and the Sparks held on to beat the Wings.

Gray's jumper made it 84-81 and the Sparks (11-3) made 3 of 4 free throws after a pair of defensive stops. Gray finished with 23 points and Candace Parker led the way with 29.

The Wings (6-7) beat Los Angeles 101-72 in Arlington on Friday night, snapping the Sparks' five-game winning streak. Neither team led by double digits on Tuesday night.

Dallas opened the game with a 10-2 run and led most of the way. Los Angeles took control in the fourth quarter with a 15-3 run capped by Parker's jumper at 75-71.

Nneka Ogwumike missed the game for Los Angeles with a back injury.

Liz Cambage had 25 points for the Wings and Kayla Thornton added a career-high 16 points.

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SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY JUNE 27, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
12:00 PM Atlanta Dream Chicago Sky Wintrust Arena
7:00 PM Indiana Fever Connecticut Sun Mohegan Sun Arena
10:00 PM Dallas Wings Las Vegas Aces Mandalay Bay Event Center

SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY JUNE 28, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:00 PM New York Liberty Washington Mystics Capital One Arena
9:30 PM Los Angeles Sparks Seattle Storm KeyArena

SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY JUNE 29, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:00 PM Phoenix Mercury Indiana Fever Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7:30 PM Chicago Sky New York Liberty Westchester County Center
8:00 PM Atlanta Dream Minnesota Lynx Target Center
10:30 PM Los Angeles Sparks Las Vegas Aces Mandalay Bay Event Center

SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY JUNE 30, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
]7:30 PM Phoenix Mercury Washington Mystics Capital One Arena

SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY JULY 1, 2018[/B]
Time (ET) Away Home Site
4:00 PM Minnesota Lynx Dallas Wings College Park Center
5:00 PM Atlanta Dream Indiana Fever Bankers Life Fieldhouse
5:00 PM Las Vegas Aces Los Angeles Sparks Staples Center
6:00 PM New York Liberty Chicago Sky Wintrust Arena
7:00 PM Connecticut Sun Seattle Storm KeyArena


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WNBA MAY RECORD: OVERALL PICKS

Totals............30 - 22 - 2...57.69%......+29.00

MAY'S BEST BETS:

TOTALS........................11 - 12.................-11.00.......................... ...18 - 8 - 1................+46.00


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WNBA 2018 RECORD

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

06/26/2018 5-3-0 62.50% +850
06/24/2018 4-6-0 40.00% -13.00
06/22/2018 10-2-0 83.33% +39.00
06/19/2018 3-6-1 33.33% -18.00
06/17/2018 3-1-0 75.00% +9.50
06/16/2018 3-3-0 50.00% -1.50
06/15/2018 3-3-0 50.00% -1.50
06/14/2018 1-1-0 50.00% -0.50
06/13/2018 1-3-0 25.00% -11.50
06/12/2018 5-3-0 62.50% +8.50
06/10/2018 5-3-0 62.50% +8.50
06/09/2018 0-2-0 0.00% -1100
06/08/2018 4-2-0 66.67% +9.00
06/07/2018 4-2-0 66.67% +9.00
06/05/2018 0-2-0 0.00% -11.00
06/01/2018 4-2-0 66.67% +9.00

TOTALS..........55 - 44........55.55%.....+33.00

WNBA BEST BET RECORD

DATE:...........................ATS............... .....UNITS.......................O/U.....................UNITS............TOTAL

06/26/2018................3 - 1....................+9.50........................ ...2 - 2....................-1.00..............+8.50
06/24/2018................3 - 2....................+4.00........................ ...1 - 4...................-17.00.............-13.00
06/22/2018................6 - 0....................+30.00....................... ..4 - 2...................+9.00............+39.00
06/19/2018................1- 3......................-11.50.........................2 - 3....................-6.50..............-18.00
06/17/2018................2 - 0.....................+10.00...................... ..1- 1.....................-0.50.............+9.50
06/16/2018................2- 1......................+4.50...................... ...1 - 2......................-6.00............-1.50
06/15/2018................2 - 1.....................+4.50....................... ..1 - 2.....................-6.00.............-1.50
06/14/2018................0 - 1.....................-5.50..........................1 - 0....................+5.00.............-0.50
06/13/2018................1 - 1.....................-0.50..........................0 - 2....................-11.00............-11.50
06/12/2018................2 - 2.....................-1.00..........................3 - 1.....................+9.50............+8.50
06/10/2018................3 - 1.....................+9.50....................... ..2 - 2.....................-1.00.............+8.50
06/09/2018................0 - 1......................-5.50.........................0 - 1.....................-5.50.............-11.00
06/08/2018................3 - 0.....................+15.00...................... 1 - 2......................-6.00............+9.00
06/07/2018................2 - 1.....................+4.50....................... 2 - 1......................+4.50...........+9.00
06/05/2018................0 - 1......................-5.50........................0 - 1......................-5.50............-11.00
06/01/2018................1 - 2......................-6.00........................3 - 0.....................+15.00..........+9.00

TOTALS....................31- 18...................+56.00.................... 24 - 26....................-23.00.............+33.00

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Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

Odds to win Quicken Loans National tourney this week:

13-2— Rickie Fowler

21-2— Eldrick Woods

18-1— Marc Leishman

19-1— Francesco Molinari

22-1— Kyle Stanley

23-1— Charles Howell III


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

13) If you care about such things, the over/under for number of hot dogs Joey Chestnut eats at the Nathan’s contest in Brooklyn July 4 is 68.5 (over -$175).

12) Rays 1, Nationals 0— Sergio Romo struck out Michael Taylor for last out, then yelled at him from in front of the mound. Both benches emptied, nothing happened, but have some class.

Washington played on Sunday night at home, got to Tampa at 5am Monday, got shut out on Monday night, then played a noon game Tuesday, was shut out again. Not great scheduling.

11) LA Clippers are trading guard Austin Rivers to the Washington Wizards for center Marcin Gortat; LA coach Doc Rivers can’t be thrilled that his team traded his son.

LA trading for Gortat could foreshadow DeAndre Jordan being sent elsewhere.

Clippers have training camp in Hawai’i, by the way. Must be brutal.

10) Once the Raiders’ domed stadium is finished in 2020, there might be two bowl games instead of one in Las Vegas each December.

9) First three times Jose Altuve batted Tuesday, he walked on four pitches all three times, and none of them were intentional.

Yuli Gurriel batted behind Altuve; the first three times he batted, he saw four pitches total.

8) Fenway Park is only AL ballpark that Mike Trout hasn’t homered in.

7) It rained in Milwaukee last night, but the Royals-Brewers game was played, in front of 34,412 fans. Good thing they put a retractable roof on Miller Park, unlike Minnesota, which needed a roof maybe more than Milwaukee does.

6) Baseball injury doings:
— Cubs put 3B Kris Bryant (shoulder) on DL
— A’s put Daniel Mengden (foot) on DL.
— Rangers put 1B Ronald Guzman (concussion) on 7-day DL
— Braves P Anibal Sanchez left in the 5th inning with an injury.

5) Stewart Cink finished T2 at the Hartford Open last week; he is back in the world’s top 100 rankings for the first time since September 2011.

4) A dead body was found in a walk-in freezer at Suntrust Park in Atlanta where the Braves play. The dead person was a third party contractor found by another person who works for that company.

Yikes.

3) Matt Harvey pitched in Atlanta last night; first time he batted, Atlanta organist played “New York, New York” as his walk-up music. Harvey used to pitch for the Mets.

Organist played Eddie Murphy’s ‘Party All the Time’ before Harvey’s next at-bat. Mets traded Harvey because his, um…..off-field activities affected his on-field play.

2) For some reason, I keep getting ESPN the Magazine in the mail; don’t pay for it, don’t want it, there isn’t lot of good info in it, but they just keep sending it. Whatever.

1) Get well soon Sandy Alderson, who is on a leave of absence from the Mets because of health concerns. Hope he is 100% healthy soon.

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WNBA

Wednesday, June 27

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Trend Report
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Atlanta Dream
Atlanta is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Atlanta's last 12 games
Atlanta is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Atlanta is 3-15 SU in its last 18 games on the road
Atlanta is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Chicago
Atlanta is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Atlanta's last 16 games when playing Chicago
Atlanta is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Atlanta's last 8 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Chicago Sky
Chicago is 1-5-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Chicago is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Chicago's last 10 games
Chicago is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Atlanta
Chicago is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Chicago's last 16 games when playing Atlanta
Chicago is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Chicago's last 8 games when playing at home against Atlanta


Indiana Fever
Indiana is 1-21 SU in its last 22 games
Indiana is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Indiana is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Indiana's last 5 games on the road
Indiana is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Connecticut
Indiana is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Connecticut
Indiana is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Connecticut
Indiana is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games when playing on the road against Connecticut
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Indiana's last 9 games when playing on the road against Connecticut
Connecticut Sun
Connecticut is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Connecticut is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Connecticut is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Indiana
Connecticut is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Indiana
Connecticut is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Indiana
Connecticut is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Connecticut's last 9 games when playing at home against Indiana


Dallas Wings
Dallas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Dallas is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games
Dallas is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Dallas is 4-13 SU in its last 17 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games on the road
Dallas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Las Vegas
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Las Vegas
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Dallas's last 12 games when playing Las Vegas
Dallas is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Las Vegas
Dallas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Las Vegas
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Dallas's last 9 games when playing on the road against Las Vegas
Las Vegas Aces
Las Vegas is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
Las Vegas is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Las Vegas's last 6 games
Las Vegas is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Las Vegas's last 7 games at home
Las Vegas is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Dallas
Las Vegas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Las Vegas's last 12 games when playing Dallas
Las Vegas is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against Dallas
Las Vegas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Las Vegas's last 9 games when playing at home against Dallas

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Dunkel

Wednesday, June 27


Atlanta @ Chicago

Game 319-320
June 27, 2018 @ 12:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Atlanta
102.029
Chicago
105.512
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago
by 3 1/2
148
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
by 1 1/2
154
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
(-1 1/2); Under

Indiana @ Connecticut

Game 321-322
June 27, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Indiana
98.831
Connecticut
114.952
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Connecticut
by 16
152
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Connecticut
by 13 1/2
No Total
Dunkel Pick:
Connecticut
(-13 1/2); N/A

Dallas @ Las Vegas

Game 323-324
June 27, 2018 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
109.563
Las Vegas
110.672
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Las Vegas
by 1
172
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Dallas
by 2 1/2
168
Dunkel Pick:
Las Vegas
(+2 1/2); Over

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Long Sheet

Wednesday, June 27

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ATLANTA (7 - 6) at CHICAGO (4 - 9) - 6/27/2018, 12:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 5-14 ATS (-10.4 Units) in road games vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 5-15 ATS (-11.5 Units) in road games after a division game over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 5-14 ATS (-10.4 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 21-34 ATS (-16.4 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 6-16 ATS (-11.6 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 6-16 ATS (-11.6 Units) in a home game where where the total is greater than or equal to 150 over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 4-12 ATS (-9.2 Units) in home games in May, June, or July games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 2-10 ATS (-9.0 Units) in home games vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 4-13 ATS (-10.3 Units) in home games after allowing 75 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 34-53 ATS (-24.3 Units) in home games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 5-4 against the spread versus ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 5-4 straight up against ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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INDIANA (1 - 13) at CONNECTICUT (8 - 6) - 6/27/2018, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CONNECTICUT is 37-23 ATS (+11.7 Units) in May, June, or July games over the last 3 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 26-12 ATS (+12.8 Units) after a division game over the last 3 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 2-10 ATS (-9.0 Units) as a home favorite of 12.5 to 18 points since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
CONNECTICUT is 6-2 against the spread versus INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
CONNECTICUT is 6-2 straight up against INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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DALLAS (6 - 7) at LAS VEGAS (5 - 10) - 6/27/2018, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 5-14 ATS (-10.4 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game after 15+ games over the last 3 seasons.
LAS VEGAS is 37-23 ATS (+11.7 Units) after allowing 75 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
LAS VEGAS is 14-5 ATS (+8.5 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
LAS VEGAS is 2-9 ATS (-7.9 Units) in home games vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 4-3 against the spread versus LAS VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 7-0 straight up against LAS VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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Sky aiming for back-to-back wins

The Chicago Sky will go for back-to-back wins when they host the Atlanta Dream on Wednesday afternoon at Wintrust Arena.

Chicago (4-9) is coming off one of its best performances of the season with a 97-88 win over the Phoenix Mercury. The victory snapped a six-game losing streak for the Sky, who also marked a season high in points.

How much did the group need that win?

"Bad," Sky point guard Courtney Vandersloot said to the Chicago Daily Herald. "We were all in a good mind space. We felt that if we put a complete game together that this would happen. We weren't jumping ship, but let's be honest, we needed a win. And we worked hard for it. We earned it."

Two days later, another challenge awaits.

Atlanta (7-6) also is seeking back-to-back victories after holding on for a 75-70 win over the Connecticut Sun in its last game. The victory propped the Dream back over .500 as they jockey for playoff positioning in a crowded field.

Guard-forward Angel McCoughtry has been a big part of Atlanta's success. The 31-year-old veteran recently was named as the WNBA's Eastern Conference Player of the Week after averaging 32 points per game in her past two contests. She scored a career-high 39 points against the New York Liberty and followed that up with 25 points in the win over Connecticut.

A busy midseason schedule has forced Dream guard Renee Montgomery and her teammates to quickly refocus.

"At this point in the season, it's hard to get a lot of scouting in, and it's hard to get a lot of anything in," Montgomery said to the team's official website. "... So basically you just have to be focused when you come into the game about sets that everyone runs and just legs. Once it gets to a point in the season where we're traveling a lot, you come back and you play a high-octane offense, it's really about recovery."

This is the second meeting between the teams this season. On May 23, Atlanta cruised to an 81-63 win thanks in large part to a team-high 22 points from guard Tiffany Hayes, as well as 13 points from Brittney Sykes off the bench. McCoughtry added 10 points and seven rebounds.

Sky guard Allie Quigley scored 13 points to lead her team in the first matchup against the Dream. Center Stefanie Dolson contributed nine points and six rebounds, while rookie Diamond DeShields added eight points and a pair of boards.

Chicago is 3-4 at home this season. Atlanta carries an identical 3-4 record on the road.

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Sun return home to face Fever

The road-weary Connecticut Sun return home for the first time since June 13 when they face the Indiana Fever at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., on Wednesday night.

But they won't be home long.

After playing the Fever on Wednesday, Connecticut is off on a four-game western trip, which will mean playing 13 of their first 19 games on the road. That, of course, means a heavy home schedule down the stretch, something coach Curt Miller has been counting on.

The Sun finished a five-game trip 1-4 Tuesday night, falling 82-70 to the Mystics in Washington -- the Sun's fifth loss in the last six games after a 7-1 start.

Playing their fifth straight game without the injured Alyssa Thomas (shoulder), the Sun fell to 8-6 heading into Wednesday night's game with the 1-13 Fever.

Chiney Ogwumike led the Sun with 17 points and 11 rebounds, while Jasmine Thomas and Alex Bentley added 13 points apiece and Michelle Tuck 11 in the loss, which was the second defeat in three games against the Mystics.

This will be the second game between the Sun and Fever in four nights, as Connecticut captured its only win on the road trip Sunday night in Indianapolis.

Rachel Banham had a career-high 20 points, including going 5 of 5 from 3-point range. Brionna Jones established career highs in points (18) and rebounds (10), and both Banham and Jones part of a 46-10 scoring difference between the two benches.

The Fever have lost three in a row since their only win -- a 32-point blowout of the Atlanta Dream.

"We just need to calm down and play our game," guard Victoria Vivians said after Sunday's loss. "Not like confide in what they're doing... just calm down and be who we are."

Natalie Achonwa went 7 of 7 from the floor, scored 16 points and had seven rebounds and Candice Dupree added 15 points and eight boards in Sunday's loss to the Sun, Indiana's second loss of the season to that team.

Since the last time the Sun were at home, Miller, the 2017 WNBA coach of the year, made a side trip to Pennsylvania, where he was inducted into the Metropolitan Erie Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame.

"It's truly a special opportunity to go into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame," said Miller, a Girard, Ohio, native. "My hometown of Girard, growing up outside of Erie, Pennsylvania, was very special to me. I was surrounded by great coaches at an early age and that led me to the coaching profession because they influenced my life almost as second fathers."

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Weary Wings visit Aces

Talent can take a team only so far. Luck seems to always play a role. To be successful a team has to have both, along with mental toughness.

Minnesota and Los Angeles have been the WNBA standard bearers for quite a while and teams such as Las Vegas and Dallas can only wonder what it's like to enjoy the kind of success the Lynx and Sparks have had during their recent run.

The Aces won 15 games over the past two years playing as the San Antonio Stars before moving to Vegas. The Wings have fared a little better winning 27 times during that span, making the playoffs in 2017. This year, the two have shown brief flashes of progress but still have a way to go.

Dallas and Las Vegas will put their wares on display Wednesday at Mandalay Bay Events Center on the Las Vegas Strip.

The Aces (5-10) are coming off a loss to the aforementioned Lynx -- a loss that should provide a good learning opportunity for Bill Laimbeer's squad, which got a good look at what makes up a contender.

"They've won four out of the last six championships," second-year guard Kelsey Plum said the Lynx. "Of course they're skilled and athletic and they have talent, but it all boils down to mental toughness ... They beat us today because they were tougher than us."

Plum was the top pick in last year's WNBA draft. This year's top pick, A'ja Wilson echoed her teammate's thoughts.

"I think we really learned something from this game," Wilson said. "The quicker we learn (mental toughness), the easier it'll be for us. You have to act like you've been in situations before and know how to pull out of it from a mental standpoint ... At the end of the day, the game is all mental."

Talk about mental toughness. The Wings (6-7) are playing their third game in four nights and Wednesday's game is a back-to-back. On Tuesday, Dallas lost to the Sparks 87-83 in Los Angeles. On Sunday, the Seattle Storm beat the Wings, 97-76.

Dallas' Kayla Thornton blamed the loss on a lack of intensity.

"I think we just have to come up more focused as a unit. We have to bring the same energy and the same intensity, and the same effort as if we won."

They brought the energy in the first half Tuesday and carried an eight-point lead throughout the first half and led by four at halftime.

Dallas went up by eight in the third but the Sparks fought back to take a lead in the fourth quarter, despite no head coach Brian Agler (ejected) or Nneka Ogwumike (back).

As usual, Liz Cambage led the Wings with 25 points and 14 rebounds, her fifth double-double of the season. The Aces will have to control Cambage if they are to have a chance.

The Wings were unable to stop Seattle's Breanna Stewart (28 points and 12 boards) on Sunday. In Tuesday's loss, Candace Parker knocked down 29 points for Los Angeles. The Aces' Wilson could have a field day as she averages 20.1 points and 8.5 rebounds.

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

ATL at CHI 12:00 PM
ATL +2.0
U 156.0

IND at CONN 07:00 PM
IND +11.5
O 165.5

DAL at LV 10:00 PM
DAL -2.0
U 169.0

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WNBA: Ogwumike, Jones lead Sun past Fever, 101-89
June 27, 2018

LAS VEGAS (AP) Skylar Diggins-Smith scored eight of her 29 points in the final 1:04 and added eight assists in the Dallas Wings' 97-91 victory over the Las Vegas Aces on Wednesday night.

Liz Cambage had 17 points and 11 rebounds for her sixth double-double of the season, and Glory Johnson scored a season-high 14 points on 6-of-10 shooting for Dallas (7-7).

Kayla McBride scored a career-high 38 points on 14-of-22 shooting for Las Vegas (5-11). Rookie A'ja Wilson had 22 points, 15 rebounds and a season-best eight assists.

There were 18 ties and 22 lead changes before Aerial Powers hit a 3-pointer that gave Dallas a 90-89 lead with 2:43 to play and sparked an 8-0 run capped by Diggins-Smith's step-back 3 with 1:04 remaining. Wilson made a jumper that trimmed the Aces' deficit to 95-91 with 27.4 seconds left, but Diggins-Smith capped the scoring with two free throws.

SUN 101, FEVER 89

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) - Chiney Ogwumike and Jonquel Jones each scored 21 points to help Connecticut beat Indiana.

Ogwumike also had nine rebounds, and Jones made a career-high five 3-pointers.

Courtney Williams scored 13 points, Shekinna Stricklen added 12 - on 4-of-6 shooting from 3-point range - and Jasmine Thomas had 10 for Connecticut (9-6). The Sun shot 54.8 percent from the field, made 13 of 24 from behind the arc, and topped the 100-point plateau for the fourth time this season,

Victoria Vivians had a season-high 25 points for the Fever (1-14). The eighth overall pick this year, she was 10 of 14 from the field, including 5 of 8 from 3-point range. Indiana has lost four in a row.

SKY 93, DREAM 80

CHICAGO (AP) - Diamond DeShields scored 23 points, and Allie Quigley added 22 in Chicago's victory over Atlanta.

DeShields also had 11 rebounds to help Chicago (5-9) win its second straight after a six-game losing streak. Renee Montgomery led Atlanta (7-7) with 19 points.

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SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY JUNE 28, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:00 PM New York Liberty Washington Mystics Capital One Arena
9:30 PM Los Angeles Sparks Seattle Storm KeyArena

SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY JUNE 29, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:00 PM Phoenix Mercury Indiana Fever Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7:30 PM Chicago Sky New York Liberty Westchester County Center
8:00 PM Atlanta Dream Minnesota Lynx Target Center
10:30 PM Los Angeles Sparks Las Vegas Aces Mandalay Bay Event Center

SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY JUNE 30, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:30 PM Phoenix Mercury Washington Mystics Capital One Arena

SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY JULY 1, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
4:00 PM Minnesota Lynx Dallas Wings College Park Center
5:00 PM Atlanta Dream Indiana Fever Bankers Life Fieldhouse
5:00 PM Las Vegas Aces Los Angeles Sparks Staples Center
6:00 PM New York Liberty Chicago Sky Wintrust Arena
7:00 PM Connecticut Sun Seattle Storm KeyArena


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WNBA MAY RECORD: OVERALL PICKS

Totals............30 - 22 - 2...57.69%......+29.00

MAY'S BEST BETS:

TOTALS........................11 - 12.................-11.00.......................... ...18 - 8 - 1................+46.00


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WNBA 2018 RECORD

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

06/27/2018 2-4-0 33.33% -12.00
06/26/2018 5-3-0 62.50% +850
06/24/2018 4-6-0 40.00% -13.00
06/22/2018 10-2-0 83.33% +39.00
06/19/2018 3-6-1 33.33% -18.00
06/17/2018 3-1-0 75.00% +9.50
06/16/2018 3-3-0 50.00% -1.50
06/15/2018 3-3-0 50.00% -1.50
06/14/2018 1-1-0 50.00% -0.50
06/13/2018 1-3-0 25.00% -11.50
06/12/2018 5-3-0 62.50% +8.50
06/10/2018 5-3-0 62.50% +8.50
06/09/2018 0-2-0 0.00% -1100
06/08/2018 4-2-0 66.67% +9.00
06/07/2018 4-2-0 66.67% +9.00
06/05/2018 0-2-0 0.00% -11.00
06/01/2018 4-2-0 66.67% +9.00

TOTALS..........57 - 48........54.28%.....+21.00

WNBA BEST BET RECORD

DATE:...........................ATS............... .....UNITS.......................O/U.....................UNITS............TOTAL

06/27/2018................1 - 2....................-6.00.....................1 - 2....................-6.00..............-12.00
06/26/2018................3 - 1....................+9.50................. ...2 - 2....................-1.00..............+8.50
06/24/2018................3 - 2....................+4.00................. ...1 - 4...................-17.00.............-13.00
06/22/2018................6 - 0....................+30.00................ ..4 - 2...................+9.00............+39.00
06/19/2018................1- 3......................-11.50...................2 - 3....................-6.50..............-18.00
06/17/2018................2 - 0.....................+10.00............... ..1- 1.....................-0.50.............+9.50
06/16/2018................2- 1......................+4.50................ ...1 - 2......................-6.00............-1.50
06/15/2018................2 - 1.....................+4.50................. ..1 - 2.....................-6.00.............-1.50
06/14/2018................0 - 1.....................-5.50.....................1 - 0....................+5.00.............-0.50
06/13/2018................1 - 1.....................-0.50.....................0 - 2....................-11.00............-11.50
06/12/2018................2 - 2.....................-1.00.....................3 - 1.....................+9.50............+8.50
06/10/2018................3 - 1.....................+9.50................. ..2 - 2.....................-1.00.............+8.50
06/09/2018................0 - 1......................-5.50....................0 - 1.....................-5.50.............-11.00
06/08/2018................3 - 0.....................+15.00................. 1 - 2......................-6.00............+9.00
06/07/2018................2 - 1.....................+4.50................... 2 - 1......................+4.50...........+9.00
06/05/2018................0 - 1......................-5.50....................0 - 1......................-5.50............-11.00
06/01/2018................1 - 2......................-6.00....................3 - 0.....................+15.00..........+9.00

TOTALS....................32- 20...................+50.00................ 25 - 28...............-29.00.............+21.00

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Armadillo: Thursday's six-pack

— Oregon State 5, Arkansas 3— Beavers scored 3 runs in 9th inning, forcing Game 3 for the national champioship.

— Astros 7, Blue Jays 6— Walkoff homer for Alex Bregman.

— Pirates 5, Mets 3— Pittsburgh scored four runs in the 9th inning.

— A’s 3, Tigers 0— Gutty Oaklanders are 43-38 at the halfway mark.

— Arizona 2, Miami 1— Robbie Ray came off DL, tossed six shutout innings.

— Reds 6, Braves 5— Joey Votto got tossed in top of 1st inning, arguing balls/strikes.


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

13) Best records of teams in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on:

Mariners 19-10, A’s 18-9, Brewers 14-7, Cubs 14-7, Blue Jays 16-10

12) Worst records of teams in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on:

White Sox 7-14, Indians 7-14, Orioles 5-12, Royals 6-10, Marlins 8-14.

11) Want to be an NBA-level shooter?

Saw a thing on Twitter Wednesday that said how Sacramento Kings’ G Buddy Hield tries to get between 300-500 shots a day outside of practice. When he feels off, he’ll push himself into the 500-700 range. It takes a lot of work to be a really good shooter.

10) Detroit Tigers fired pitching coach Chris Bosio Wednesday for making “insensitive comments”, but didn’t elaborate on what the comments were.

From the Detroit News: “…….the move to fire Bosio was both a shock to a team that had come to rely inordinately on his expertise and his psychological skill with Tigers pitchers…….He was astoundingly popular with Tigers pitchers, and of extreme importance to Gardenhire.”

9) NBA extended commissioner Adam Silver’s contract through the 2023-24 season.

8) Red Sox 9, Angels 6– Red Sox had won their first four games with the Angels this year, outscoring them 36-4. Now it is 45-10.

7) Javier Baez hit a grand slam in LA Tuesday night; it was the Cubs’ first grand slam at Dodger Stadium since Bill Madlock hit one on August 28, 1974 off of Don Sutton- those are the Cubs’ only two grand slams ever in Chavez Ravine.

6) The brother of New York Giants CB Janoris Jenkins was arrested and charged Wednesday with manslaughter in the death of a 25-year-man whose body was found in the NFL player’s New Jersey home. The deceased was thought to be living in the house, while Janoris Jenkins was spending his offseason in Florida.

5) Miami Marlins are bringing up their best pitching prospect Sandy Alcantara to start against the Mets Friday. 22-year old Alcantara is 5-3, 3.71 in 14 starts for AAA New Orleans this season.

4) In his first 33 starts for the Mets, Jose Bautista has already batted in every spot in the batting order, except for 9th.

3) Angels’ 3B Zack Cozart is having surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder; he is expected to miss the rest of the season.

2) Washington Nationals in Max Scherzer’s last four starts (0-3, 2.33):

L0-2, L0-2, W4-2, L0-1. Not a lot of run support there.

1) Ian Happ of the Cubs homered on the first pitch thrown in the major leagues this season, only second time that has ever happened. Dwight Evans also did it, in 1986.

[StarDust Bum]

WNBA
Long Sheet

Thursday, June 28

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NEW YORK (4 - 9) at WASHINGTON (9 - 5) - 6/28/2018, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 19-10 ATS (+8.0 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 26-11 ATS (+13.9 Units) as a home favorite of 6.5 to 9 points since 1997.
NEW YORK is 104-73 ATS (+23.7 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more since 1997.
NEW YORK is 44-27 ATS (+14.3 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 320-377 ATS (-94.7 Units) in all games since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 183-233 ATS (-73.3 Units) after a division game since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW YORK is 4-3 against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
NEW YORK is 4-3 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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LOS ANGELES (11 - 3) at SEATTLE (10 - 5) - 6/28/2018, 9:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
SEATTLE is 5-2 against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
SEATTLE is 4-3 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
6 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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WNBA

Thursday, June 28

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Trend Report
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New York Liberty
New York is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
New York is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
New York is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
New York is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York's last 5 games on the road
New York is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New York's last 5 games when playing Washington
New York is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Washington
New York is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York's last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington Mystics
Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games
Washington is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games at home
Washington is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing New York
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games when playing New York
Washington is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against New York
Washington is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against New York
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing at home against New York


Los Angeles Sparks
Los Angeles is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Los Angeles's last 11 games
Los Angeles is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 5 games on the road
Los Angeles is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Seattle
Los Angeles is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 5 games when playing Seattle
Los Angeles is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Los Angeles is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Los Angeles's last 7 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Seattle Storm
Seattle is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games
Seattle is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games at home
Seattle is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home
Seattle is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Los Angeles
Seattle is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing Los Angeles
Seattle is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Los Angeles
Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Seattle's last 7 games when playing at home against Los Angeles


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WNBA
Dunkel

Thursday, June 28


New York @ Washington

Game 601-602
June 28, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New York
101.815
Washington
113.393
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 11 1/2
168
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
by 9
160
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-9); Over

Los Angeles @ Seattle

Game 603-604
June 28, 2018 @ 9:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Los Angeles
111.873
Seattle
116.223
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Seattle
by 4 1/2
166
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Seattle
by 1
161
Dunkel Pick:
Seattle
(-1); Over