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SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY JUNE 8, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
3:00 PM Atlanta Dream Las Vegas Aces Mandalay Bay Event Center
7:00 PM Dallas Wings Indiana Fever Bankers Life Fieldhouse
10:00 PM Chicago Sky Phoenix Mercury Talking Stick Resort Arena

SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY JUNE 9, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
2:00 PM Minnesota Lynx Connecticut Sun Mohegan Sun Arena

SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY JUNE 10, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
3:00 PM Indiana Fever New York Liberty Westchester County Center
5:00 PM Chicago Sky Los Angeles Sparks Staples Center
6:00 PM Las Vegas Aces Phoenix Mercury Talking Stick Resort Arena
7:00 PM Atlanta Dream Seattle Storm KeyArena


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Standings

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Team Win Loss Percent GB Home Away Conf. Last 10 Streak

Connecticut Sun 5 1 0.833 0 3-0 2-1 3-1 5-1 L-1

Washington Mystics 5 3 0.625 1 3-1 2-2 2-1 5-3 L-2

Atlanta Dream 3 3 0.500 2 2-2 1-1 2-0 3-3 W-1

Chicago Sky 3 3 0.500 2 2-2 1-1 2-2 3-3 W-1

New York Liberty 2 3 0.400 2 1-2 1-1 1-1 2-3 L-1

Indiana Fever 0 6 0.000 5 0-4 0-2 0-5 0-6 L-6


WESTERN CONFERENCE

Team Win Loss Percent GB Home Away Conf. Last 10 Streak

Los Angeles Sparks 4 1 0.800 0 2-0 2-1 3-0 4-1 W-2

Seattle Storm 5 2 0.714 0 3-1 2-1 3-2 5-2 L-1

Phoenix Mercury 5 3 0.625 0 1-2 4-1 3-2 5-3 W-3

Dallas Wings 3 3 0.500 1 2-0 1-3 1-2 3-3 W-1

Minnesota Lynx 2 5 0.286 3 1-2 1-3 1-3 2-5 L-4

Las Vegas Aces 1 5 0.167 3 1-1 0-4 0-2 1-5 L-1

Updated Fri Jun 8 1:04 AM EDT

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Friday’s 6-pack

— Utah Valley coach Mark Pope signed a 2-year deal to stay with the Wolverines.

— In their last eight home games, Mets are 1-32 with men in scoring position.

— Patriots’ WR Julian Edelman is getting a 4-game suspension for violating the NFL’s policy on performance enhancing drugs.

— Patriots play Detroit in Week 3, by the way. Lions are now coached by Matt Patricia, who has been the New England defensive coordinator the last few years.

— Charles Barkley got to ride in the Goodyear Blimp Thursday.

— In their last 10 games, Dodger starting pitchers threw 35 innings, relievers 54.

Quote of the Day
“TO is making a mistake. This is the greatest individual honor a football player can achieve. Many of the greatest players of all time have had to wait their turn. They have then accepted with humility and class. It’s not about how you got there, it’s that you made it.”
Tedy Bruschi, talking about Terrell Owens skipping his Hall of Fame enshrinement

Friday’s quiz
Where did Terrell Owens play college football?

Thursday’s quiz
Roy Hobbs played for the New York Knights in The Natural.

Wednesday’s quiz
In the movie Draft Day, Kevin Costner played the GM of the Cleveland Browns.


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Friday’s List of 13: Random stuff with weekend here……

13) When Kevin Durant moved from the Thunder to Golden State as a free agent, he ruined the NBA playoffs. At least for a while.

Competitive balance is what makes sports interesting to watch; it is why the NFL is so damn popular, any team can win from year to year. The NBA is sorely lacking that right now- the same two teams met in the finals the last four years. No bueno.

12) Durant bolted a very strong Oklahoma City team that led Golden State 3-1 in Western finals two years ago; since then, the Warriors are 31-6 in NBA playoff games. 31 wins, 6 losses.

How the hell is a team supposed to beat Golden State four out of seven now when they’re 31-6 against the whole league when it counts the most? Houston came close this year, but it seems like the only way Golden State won’t keep winning titles is if they get a ton of injuries.

11) In their Game 3 win over Cleveland, the Warriors took 26 3-pointers, 44 shots in the paint, and only 11 2-point shots outside the paint.

Analytics people are pretty adamant about not taking 2-point shots outside the paint, but no matter where you shoot from, you still have to have guys who make those shots.

10) You can bet on just about anything, including teams in each quarter. In their last 20 games, Golden State Warriors are 15-5 vs spread in 3rd quarter.

9) 76ers and Bryan Colangelo “parted ways”, a nice way of saying they told hm to take a hike over Colangelo’s wife having burner Twitter accounts that criticized people, disclosed medical information that she obviously got from her husband.

It is unclear whether Colangelo knew that his wife was doing this. Doesn’t matter now.

8) Some things are so weird you couldn’t possibly make them up. Terrell Owens informed the Pro Football Hall of Fame he won’t attend his own induction ceremony in August, apparently because he is annoyed that he wasn’t voted in until his third year of eligibility. Oy.

7) Las Vegas Bowl ended its association with the Mountain West, starting in 2020, when the new Las Vegas domed stadium opens. From 2020 on, a Pac-12 team will play another power-5 team in the Las Vegas Bowl.

6) There was a cool article in the New York Times Thursday on Sammy Gelfand, the Warriors’ 31-year old analytics guy who has worked his way up from an internship with a sports agents’ firm to a member of the Golden State front office.

The guy is my hero, and I mean that. Hope he is enjoying the experience.

5) JT Realmuto doubled twice, hit a triple Wednesday, and was also hit by two pitches, which makes him the first player in the live-ball era, for any team, to have three extra-base hits and two hit-by-pitches in the same game.

4) Shohei Ohtani left Wednesday night’s game with Kansas City with a blister problem; Angels are playing well this year, but Ohtani has started only nine games, thrown around 50 innings.

3) Former Indiana/UAB coach Mike Davis is the new coach at Detroit Mercy; he had been at Texas Southern the last seven years. Now at least he can play some home games before conference play starts- at Texas Southern, all his non-league games were on the road.

2) They told an interesting story on the Rockies game Wednesday about Colorado pitching coach Steve Foster; in 1993, Foster was doing well pitching for the Reds- he was 26, and was a guest on Jay Leno’s Tonight Show in LA, where he threw some balls at milk bottles, like you would at the county fair. No big deal.

Foster pitched against the Dodgers that night, did well, but when he woke up the next day, his arm hurt badly and he never pitched again. He denies the Tonight Show caused any injury, and now he is a major league pitching coach. Go figure.

1— RIP Red Schoendienst, 95, a Hall of Famer who played/managed the Cardinals. He was 95 years old. People in St Louis referred to him as “Mr Cardinal” which is something when you realize that Stan Musial and Bob Gibson were also Cardinals.

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Long Sheet

Friday, June 8

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DALLAS (3 - 3) at INDIANA (0 - 6) - 6/8/2018, 7:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

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

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CHICAGO (3 - 3) at PHOENIX (5 - 3) - 6/8/2018, 10:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

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

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ATLANTA (3 - 3) at LAS VEGAS (1 - 5) - 6/8/2018, 10:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 4-14 ATS (-11.4 Units) as a road favorite of 3.5 to 6 points since 1997.
ATLANTA is 6-16 ATS (-11.6 Units) in road games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.
LAS VEGAS is 44-69 ATS (-31.9 Units) in home games after scoring 75 points or more since 1997.

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

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WNBA

Friday, June 8

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Trend Report
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Atlanta Dream
Atlanta is 5-14 ATS in its last 19 games
Atlanta is 5-14 SU in its last 19 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games
Atlanta is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Atlanta is 1-12 SU in its last 13 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games on the road
Atlanta is 4-12-1 ATS in its last 17 games when playing Las Vegas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing Las Vegas
Atlanta is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Las Vegas
Atlanta is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Las Vegas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing on the road against Las Vegas
Las Vegas Aces
Las Vegas is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Las Vegas is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Las Vegas's last 6 games
Las Vegas is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Las Vegas is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
Las Vegas is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Las Vegas's last 9 games at home
Las Vegas is 12-4 ATS in its last 16 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Las Vegas's last 6 games when playing Atlanta
Las Vegas is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Atlanta
Las Vegas is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Las Vegas's last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta


Dallas Wings
Dallas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 6 games
Dallas is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Dallas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Dallas's last 21 games on the road
Dallas is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Indiana
Dallas is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games when playing Indiana
Dallas is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Dallas is 2-11 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas's last 6 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Indiana Fever
Indiana is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Indiana is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games
Indiana is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Indiana is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
Indiana is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Dallas
Indiana is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games when playing Dallas
Indiana is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Dallas
Indiana is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana's last 6 games when playing at home against Dallas


Chicago Sky
Chicago is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Chicago is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games
Chicago is 11-5 ATS in its last 16 games on the road
Chicago is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Phoenix
Chicago is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games when playing Phoenix
Chicago is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
Phoenix Mercury
Phoenix is 11-5 ATS in its last 16 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Phoenix's last 10 games
Phoenix is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games at home
Phoenix is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Chicago
Phoenix is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing Chicago
Phoenix is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Chicago


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WNBA
Dunkel

Friday, June 8


Dallas @ Indiana

Game 301-302
June 8, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
110.633
Indiana
100.699
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Dallas
by 10
159
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Dallas
by 4 1/2
163 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas
(-4 1/2); Under

Chicago @ Phoenix

Game 303-304
June 8, 2018 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
102.306
Phoenix
112.266
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Phoenix
by 10
163
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Phoenix
by 8 1/2
166
Dunkel Pick:
Phoenix
(-8 1/2); Under

Atlanta @ Las Vegas

Game 305-306
June 8, 2018 @ 3:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Atlanta
109.784
Las Vegas
101.936
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Atlanta
by 8
169
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Atlanta
by 4 1/2
161
Dunkel Pick:
Atlanta
(-4 1/2); Over

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Struggling Aces host improved Dream

Atlanta was expected to be one of the most improved teams this season in the WNBA.

Las Vegas was expected to be one of the more vulnerable teams this season.

And that's exactly how the young season has played out after its first three weeks.

The Dream are 3-3 and coming off an impressive win after handing the Connecticut Sun their first loss of the season. The Aces are 1-5 in their first season playing in Las Vegas. The two meet Friday at Mandalay Bay Events Center.

The Aces are led by this year's top pick in the draft, A'ja Wilson, who is averaging 21.0 points, tied for fourth-best in the league.

Las Vegas last played Sunday and lost to the Chicago Sky 95-90 in what coach Bill Laimbeer thought was a very winnable game. The Aces might have notched their second win if not for Wilson being plagued by fouls and Nia Coffey going down with an ankle injury that could sideline her a few weeks.

"I thought we had control of the game early on and we just kind of relaxed too much," Laimbeer lamented. "They picked up the pace and we weren't able to recover our intensity. They just kept attacking the rim and we kept fouling.

"Too many fouls and offensive rebounds for them and that's a recipe for disaster."

The Dream cooked up the perfect mix of offense and defense to ground the Sun on Tuesday. Tiffany Hayes knocked down 22 points and Atlanta held the league's highest scoring team to 77 points, 17 points below the Sun's average after six games. The Sun had scored at least 100 points in three straight games.

"We just talked as a team and said, 'nobody is scoring 100 points on us.' So, that was that," Hayes told highposthoops.com. "Like I said before, I think our defense is one of the best in the league. We can't just have people coming to our home court and scoring 100 points. We definitely had a talk as a team that we're not going to let that happen."

Playing key roles this season for the Dream have been two newcomers and one familiar face. After sitting out a year, Angel McCoughtry is back. She's averaging 15.3 points after scoring 11 against the Sun.

Free-agent signings brought Jessica Breland and Renee Montgomery into the fold. Montgomery is third on the team in scoring, averaging 10.7 points and a team-leading 3.2 assists. Breland is tops on the Dream in rebounds at 8.7 per contest.

They'll have their hands full with Wilson, though, who is still adjusting to the pro game and learning to be a team leader despite having all of six games under her belt.

"I think (my leadership skills) are slowly coming around. It's kind of tough, I still have a rookie mind," Wilson said. "This is my first year going at this, so I'm trying to be a sponge instead of a rock."

The Aces are still waiting for last year's top pick in the draft, Kelsey Plum, to get going. Since returning from overseas, Plum has played four games and is averaging only 5.0 points per game.

Plum being able to score is crucial to the Aces' success. But Laimbeer said he's not sure what to expect from Plum yet.

"She's too new to our team. I know she can shoot (3-pointers). She needs to learn our offense and how to run a team. Overall, she had a good game today," he said after the loss to the Sky.

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Fever looking for first win as they host Wings

There's no quit in the Indiana Fever.

Even though the team is winless through its first six games, the players are still working together and have the big picture in focus as they host the Dallas Wings on Friday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

Friday's game is the first of three meetings this season. Dallas took two of the three regular-season matchups from the Fever last season with both victories coming in Arlington, Texas.

The Fever came back from a 20-point deficit on Saturday to force overtime against the New York Liberty before falling 87-80 at home. The 20-point come-from-behind effort would have set a record for the largest comeback in Indiana franchise history if the Fever could have finished with a win.

Indiana's 0-6 start is the longest losing streak to begin a season in team history.

"We have to maintain high levels of play on both ends of the floor for longer than 32 minutes," Indiana coach Pokey Chatman said after the loss. "We played 45 today. It's those lapses where you get a good shot but it doesn't go in so you get a little frustrated and commit a foul that have killed us. We have to get through those pivotal moments."

Indiana had four players score in double figures in the loss. Rookie guard Kelsey Mitchell paved the way with a season-high 26 points while forward Candice Dupree added 16 points and eight rebounds. Guard Erica Wheeler had 14 points and seven assists and Tiffany Mitchell hit for 10 points.

The Wings (3-3) head to Indiana on the heels of a 94-90 home victory over Seattle on Saturday as Skylar Diggins-Smith and Liz Cambage combined for 52 points for Dallas.

Diggins-Smith led the Wings with 27 points and Cambage saved her best for last, hitting on 17 of her 25 points in the fourth quarter to help stave off the Storm. Dallas put the game away on a pair of free throws by Diggins-Smith with 1.2 seconds remaining.

Dallas coach Fred Williams said his team is still learning to play together after the offseason addition of Cambage, who allows a lot of the Wings' offense to funnel through the post.

"It takes about five or six games for that to happen," Williams said of the learning curve. " The more reps we get with her, the better the feel we have for offensive cuts and patterns."

Three of the Wings' key players, Aerial Powers, Glory Johnson and Theresa Plaisance, did not play against Seattle because of injuries and will be game-time decisions against Indiana.

Williams said his shorthanded team is doing its best to keep up while waiting to get back his injured players

"They're trying to hold up," Williams told the Dallas Morning News. "They get a little tired. I think if we can just watch Sky's minutes and Liz's minutes, that's important for us right now."

Dallas signed Australian center Cayla George on Sunday to bolster its front line and to help Cambage, George's teammate on the national Olympic team.

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Mercury look to extend winning streak vs. Sky

Phoenix Mercury veteran guard Diana Taurasi became the first WNBA player to pass 8,000 career points in a win over the host New York Liberty on Tuesday, but she and her team are more focused on a different impressive number.

That's three wins without a loss on a recent road swing for Phoenix (5-3) after losing three consecutive games. The Mercury return home Friday to play the Chicago Sky, who are 3-3 after erasing a 15-point deficit against visiting Las Vegas in a 95-90 win on Sunday.

"Somebody will come along and break it eventually," Taurasi said of her career scoring mark after achieving 21 points in Phoenix's 80-74 win over the Liberty, giving her 8,018 points.

Brittney Griner dominated the post with 26 points, but what stood out the most was the Mercury holding the Liberty without a point in the last 3:23 to pull away in front of a large school-day crowd at Madison Square Garden.

"People always talk defense and I have a different philosophy on defense. I'd rather be a timely defensive team than an average defensive team," Taurasi said. "You have to get timely stops (and) try to make a play on both ends."

Chicago enters the game with injury concerns after center Stefanie Dolson (strained tendon) and guard Allie Quigley (hip) missed the Sky's win over Las Vegas on Sunday night. They are both questionable for the game against the Mercury.

Despite the absence of Dolson and Quigley against the Aces, Chicago managed the win behind rookie guard Diamond DeShields' season-high 25 points and guard Courtney Vandersloot's 15 points and 11 rebounds. The Sky snapped a three-game losing streak with the win.

Jamierra Faulkner, a guard, finished with a season-best 17 points, including a career-high-tying three 3-pointers, all in the pivotal fourth quarter.

"We really dug down and played together," said Sky coach Amber Stocks, whose team was coming off a 38-point loss to Connecticut. "The way this team played together, they were passionate for each other.

"I would say what really manifested itself today, what you saw on the court, was a byproduct of what the players have been doing in practice. ... It's not the moment, it's the preparation you put in before the moment that allows you to seize the opportunity of the moment."

DeShields was injured during the game when she was inadvertently hit in the mouth by teammate Gabby Williams. She shook it off to lead the Sky to the win and is expected to play against the Mercury.

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FRIDAY, JUNE 8
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

ATL at LV 03:00 PM
LV +4.5
U 162.5

DAL at IND 07:00 PM
IND +6.5
U 164.0

CHI at PHO 10:00 PM
PHO -8.5
O 165.5

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Diggins-Smith has career-high 35 points, Wings win
June 8, 2018

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Skylar Diggins-Smith scored 10 of her career-high 35 points in the fourth quarter and the Dallas Wings overcame a 13-point deficit to beat the Indiana Fever 89-83 on Friday night.

Diggins-Smith scored six points in the final 45 seconds, made 14 of 16 free throws, grabbed a career-best 12 rebounds and had six assists. Liz Cambage added 21 points, seven rebounds and three blocks, and Allisha Gray had 15 points for the Wings (4-3).

Rookie Victoria Vivians hit a pair of free throws - the first foul shots of her career - to give the Fever (0-7) an 81-79 lead with 48.4 seconds to play. Diggins-Smith was fouled as she answered with a runner in the lane and missed the free throw, but Glory Johnson grabbed the offensive rebound and her putback gave Dallas a two-point lead with 42 seconds remaining. After Vivians missed a layup on the other end, Diggins-Smith and Cambage combined to make 6 of 6 free throws to seal it.

Indiana's Kelsey Mitchell, the second overall pick this year, tied her season high with 26 points. The Fever, who shot 6 of 21 in the fourth quarter, have lost seven in a row to start a season for the first time in franchise history.

MERCURY 96, SKY 79

PHOENIX (AP) - Brittney Griner scored 24 points and Diana Taurasi had 18 points and seven assists to help Phoenix beat Chicago.

DeWanna Bonner added 13 points, Sancho Lyttle had 12, and Briann January 11 for Phoenix. The Mercury (6-4) have won four in a row following a three-game skid.

Gabby Williams, the fourth overall pick this year, had a season-high 26 points for Chicago (3-4).

DREAM 87, ACES 83

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Tiffany Hayes scored 24 points, Angel McCoughtry had 23 points, nine rebounds and six assists and Atlanta beat Las Vegas.

Renee Montgomery added 11 points for Atlanta (4-3). Rookie A'ja Wilson had 20 points, nine rebounds and three assists for Las Vegas (1-6).

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SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY JUNE 9, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
2:00 PM Minnesota Lynx Connecticut Sun Mohegan Sun Arena

SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY JUNE 10, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
3:00 PM Indiana Fever New York Liberty Westchester County Center
5:00 PM Chicago Sky Los Angeles Sparks Staples Center
6:00 PM Las Vegas Aces Phoenix Mercury Talking Stick Resort Arena
7:00 PM Atlanta Dream 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

06/08/2018 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..........12 - 8..........60.00%.....+16.00

WNBA BEST BET RECORD

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

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......................4 - 3......................+3.50...................... 4 - 4......................+3.50............+7.00

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Snubbed Lynx move on to face Sun

The WNBA champion Minnesota Lynx were not invited to the White House to honor their fourth league championship.

So, the champions, mired in a four-game losing streak, took to the streets of Washington D.C., handing out sneakers to 300 underprivileged kids and shooting hoops at a local elementary school.

"I'm so ridiculously blessed to have so (many) memories at the White House, so many great ones," said Maya Moore, who had made the previous three visits. "This will probably be more unique. We made some great memories with these kids. ... We'll definitely remember this."

Perhaps bathing in a bit of karma, Moore and her team then went out and ended the losing streak with an 88-80 victory over the Washington Mystics Thursday night, raising their disappointing early record to 3-5 with another difficult road test coming up.

On Saturday, the Lynx visit the sizzling Connecticut Sun at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., with the Sun improving to 6-1 with a dramatic Thursday night road win over the New York Liberty.

The Sun won their first five games, the first three at home, before losing at Atlanta in Game 6. But Shekinna Stricklen converted a four-point play at the buzzer to produce an 88-86 win in the finale of a four-game trip.

"I've never hit a game-winner, that was my first time," Stricklen said after her heroics.

"I know I'm a good shooter, my mindset was mentally always stay ready. That last play, Jas (Thomas) is a great driver. I kind of saw the look in her face. I read her face. She found me and I knocked it down."

Sylvia Fowles delivered 21 points and 12 rebounds -- her sixth double-double of the young season -- while Moore scored 19 points and Simeone Augustus added 16 in Minnesota's win Thursday night.

"Obviously we were pretty desperate," head coach Cheryl Reeve said. "We had dropped four in a row. The most in this team's time together, the four or five who have been together. ... I thought we were pretty gritty, we held them to 11 in the fourth quarter. That was obviously the key to the game."

The win avenged a May 25 loss on the same floor, when the Lynch failed to hold an 18-point lead and fell to the Mystics.

Jasmine Thomas had 19 points and eight assists, and Chiney Ogwumike 16 points and eight boards for the Sun on Thursday night. Alyssa Thomas, who scored 19 points and tied her career high with 17 rebounds in the loss at Atlanta, had 11 points, nine boards and four assists.

Stricklen was told earlier in the week she would not be starting and would be coming off the bench.

"I totally understand everything; I'm a team player," she said. "If this team stays together, we can go a long way."

The Sun play two straight at home after the four-game trip -- then leave again for a five-game trip.

Both teams come into this matinee healthy.

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WNBA
Dunkel

Saturday, June 9


Minnesota @ Connecticut

Game 307-308
June 9, 2018 @ 2:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
111.385
Connecticut
116.914
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Connecticut
by 5 1/2
167
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Connecticut
by 3 1/2
163
Dunkel Pick:
Connecticut
(-3 1/2); Over




WNBA

Saturday, June 9

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Trend Report
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Minnesota Lynx
Minnesota is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games
Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Minnesota's last 12 games
Minnesota is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Minnesota's last 10 games on the road
Minnesota is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Connecticut
Minnesota is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games when playing Connecticut
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 8 games when playing Connecticut
Minnesota is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Connecticut
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Minnesota's last 10 games when playing on the road against Connecticut
Connecticut Sun
Connecticut is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Connecticut is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Minnesota
Connecticut is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Connecticut's last 8 games when playing Minnesota
Connecticut is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Connecticut's last 10 games when playing at home against Minnesota


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WNBA
Long Sheet

Saturday, June 9

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MINNESOTA (3 - 5) at CONNECTICUT (6 - 1) - 6/9/2018, 2:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 1-7 ATS (-6.7 Units) in all games this season.
MINNESOTA is 1-7 ATS (-6.7 Units) in May, June, or July games this season.
CONNECTICUT is 45-30 ATS (+12.0 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 90-62 ATS (+21.8 Units) in June games since 1997.
CONNECTICUT is 20-10 ATS (+9.0 Units) in May, June, or July games over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 24-10 ATS (+13.0 Units) after a division game over the last 3 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 35-22 ATS (+10.8 Units) after allowing 75 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 37-23 ATS (+11.7 Units) after scoring 75 points or more over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CONNECTICUT is 4-2 against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
CONNECTICUT is 3-3 straight up against MINNESOTA 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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SATURDAY, JUNE 9
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

MIN at CONN 02:00 PM

MIN +4.0

O 166.0

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Sun stay hot, beat Lynx 89-75
June 9, 2018

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) Courtney Williams had 22 points, Jasmine Thomas added 18 and the Connecticut Sun beat the defending champion Minnesota Lynx 89-75 on Saturday.

The Sun (7-1), who won their first five games of the season and are off to their best start in more than a decade, led by double digits early in the fourth quarter before Minnesota (3-6) cut the margin to 74-67 with 6 1/2 minutes to go. Connecticut scored nine straight points to pull away for good.

Chiney Ogwumike had 11 points and 11 rebounds, and Shekinna Stricklen also scored 11 for Connecticut.

Sylvia Fowles led the Lynx with 20 points and 14 rebounds. Maya Moore added 17 points and Cecilia Zandalasini scored 11.

Minnesota trailed 44-38 at halftime but briefly took control with a 14-4 run to start the second half. The Sun quickly regained the lead with a 13-0 run and never trailed again.

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SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY JUNE 10, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
3:00 PM Indiana Fever New York Liberty Westchester County Center
5:00 PM Chicago Sky Los Angeles Sparks Staples Center
6:00 PM Las Vegas Aces Phoenix Mercury Talking Stick Resort Arena
7:00 PM Atlanta Dream Seattle Storm KeyArena

SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY JUNE 12, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:00 PM Las Vegas Aces Indiana Fever Bankers Life Fieldhouse
8:00 PM Phoenix Mercury Dallas Wings College Park Center
10:00 PM Chicago Sky Seattle Storm KeyArena
10:30 PM Atlanta Dream Los Angeles Sparks Staples Center

SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY JUNE 13, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:00 PM Las Vegas Aces New York Liberty Westchester County Center
7:00 PM Washington Mystics Connecticut Sun Mohegan Sun Arena

SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY JUNE 14, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
11:30 AM Indiana Fever Atlanta Dream McCamish Pavilion

SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY JUNE 15, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:00 PM Los Angeles Sparks Washington Mystics Capital One Arena
8:00 PM Las Vegas Aces Dallas Wings College Park Center
10:00 PM Connecticut Sun Seattle Storm KeyArena

SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY JUNE 16, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:00 PM Atlanta Dream Indiana Fever Bankers Life Fieldhouse
8:00 PM New York Liberty Minnesota Lynx Target Center
10:00 PM Connecticut Sun Phoenix Mercury Talking Stick Resort Arena

Updated Sun Jun 10 2:04 AM EDT


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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
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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..........12 - 10..........54.54%.....+5.00

WNBA BEST BET RECORD

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

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......................6 - 5......................+2.50...................... 6 - 5......................+ 2.50............+5.00

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WNBA
Dunkel

Sunday, June 10


New York @ Indiana

Game 309-310
June 10, 2018 @ 3:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New York
106.236
Indiana
106.092
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Indiana
Even
162
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Indiana
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Indiana
N/A

Chicago @ Los Angeles

Game 311-312
June 10, 2018 @ 5:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
102.602
Los Angeles
111.095
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles
by 8 1/2
156
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
by 13 1/2
164
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
(+13 1/2); Under

Las Vegas @ Phoenix

Game 313-314
June 10, 2018 @ 6:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Las Vegas
98.121
Phoenix
117.970
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Phoenix
by 20
176
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Phoenix
by 14 1/2
168 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Phoenix
(-14 1/2); Over

Atlanta @ Seattle

Game 315-316
June 10, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Atlanta
107.599
Seattle
118.044
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Seattle
by 10 1/2
171
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Seattle
by 6 1/2
166 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Seattle
(-6 1/2); Over




WNBA
Long Sheet

Sunday, June 10

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INDIANA (0 - 7) at NEW YORK (2 - 4) - 6/10/2018, 3:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
INDIANA is 4-3 against the spread versus NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
NEW YORK is 6-2 straight up against INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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CHICAGO (3 - 4) at LOS ANGELES (4 - 2) - 6/10/2018, 5:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 31-17 ATS (+12.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 26-14 ATS (+10.6 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 17-7 ATS (+9.3 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 17-7 ATS (+9.3 Units) in a home game where where the total is greater than or equal to 150 over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 18-8 ATS (+9.2 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 11-3 ATS (+7.7 Units) after 3 or more consecutive unders over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 22-12 ATS (+8.8 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 5-18 ATS (-14.8 Units) as a home favorite of 12.5 to 15 points since 1997.
LOS ANGELES is 8-25 ATS (-19.5 Units) as a home favorite of 12.5 to 18 points since 1997.
LOS ANGELES is 9-25 ATS (-18.5 Units) as a home favorite of 12.5 or more points since 1997.
LOS ANGELES is 140-185 ATS (-63.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 7-3 against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 8-2 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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LAS VEGAS (1 - 6) at PHOENIX (6 - 3) - 6/10/2018, 6:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHOENIX is 17-7 ATS (+9.3 Units) on Sunday games over the last 3 seasons.
LAS VEGAS is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) as a road underdog of 12.5 to 15 points over the last 3 seasons.
LAS VEGAS is 10-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) as a road underdog of 12.5 to 18 points over the last 3 seasons.
LAS VEGAS is 12-3 ATS (+8.7 Units) as a road underdog of 12.5 or more points over the last 3 seasons.
LAS VEGAS is 77-53 ATS (+18.7 Units) in a road game where where the total is greater than or equal to 150 since 1997.
LAS VEGAS is 14-4 ATS (+9.6 Units) in road games after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHOENIX is 5-1 against the spread versus LAS VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
PHOENIX is 6-0 straight up against LAS VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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ATLANTA (4 - 3) at SEATTLE (6 - 2) - 6/10/2018, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 5-14 ATS (-10.4 Units) in June games over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 6-17 ATS (-12.7 Units) in road games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 8-18 ATS (-11.8 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.
SEATTLE is 6-16 ATS (-11.6 Units) in June games over the last 3 seasons.
SEATTLE is 5-15 ATS (-11.5 Units) against Eastern conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 5-15 ATS (-11.5 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 38-64 ATS (-32.4 Units) off an upset win as an underdog since 1997.
SEATTLE is 5-14 ATS (-10.4 Units) after a win by 10 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
SEATTLE is 10-19 ATS (-10.9 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 6-1 against the spread versus SEATTLE over the last 3 seasons
ATLANTA is 4-3 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, June 10

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Trend Report
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Indiana Fever
Indiana is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana's last 6 games
Indiana is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Indiana is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Indiana is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing New York
Indiana is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing New York
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Indiana's last 10 games when playing New York
Indiana is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against New York
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Indiana's last 6 games when playing on the road against New York
New York Liberty
New York is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
New York is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games
New York is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of New York's last 15 games
New York is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games at home
New York is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games at home
New York is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of New York's last 11 games at home
New York is 2-4-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Indiana
New York is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of New York's last 10 games when playing Indiana
New York is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New York's last 6 games when playing at home against Indiana


Chicago Sky
Chicago is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games
Chicago is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games on the road
Chicago is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Los Angeles
Chicago is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Chicago's last 18 games when playing Los Angeles
Chicago is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
Chicago is 2-11 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
Los Angeles Sparks
Los Angeles is 16-5 ATS in its last 21 games
Los Angeles is 16-5 SU in its last 21 games
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Los Angeles's last 24 games
Los Angeles is 11-2 ATS in its last 13 games at home
Los Angeles is 21-3 SU in its last 24 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 5 games at home
Los Angeles is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Chicago
Los Angeles is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Los Angeles's last 18 games when playing Chicago
Los Angeles is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Chicago
Los Angeles is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Chicago


Las Vegas Aces
Las Vegas is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Las Vegas's last 5 games
Las Vegas is 1-11 SU in its last 12 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Las Vegas's last 6 games on the road
Las Vegas is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Phoenix
Las Vegas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Las Vegas's last 5 games when playing Phoenix
Las Vegas is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
Las Vegas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Las Vegas's last 8 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
Phoenix Mercury
Phoenix is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Phoenix is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Phoenix's last 11 games
Phoenix is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Phoenix's last 5 games at home
Phoenix is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Las Vegas
Phoenix is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Las Vegas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games when playing Las Vegas
Phoenix is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Las Vegas
Phoenix is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Las Vegas
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Phoenix's last 8 games when playing at home against Las Vegas


Atlanta Dream
Atlanta is 5-15 ATS in its last 20 games
Atlanta is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Atlanta is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games
Atlanta is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Atlanta is 2-12 SU in its last 14 games on the road
Atlanta is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Seattle
Atlanta is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing Seattle
Atlanta is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Atlanta is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Seattle Storm
Seattle is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Seattle's last 8 games
Seattle is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Seattle is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Seattle's last 10 games at home
Seattle is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Atlanta
Seattle is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing Atlanta
Seattle is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games when playing at home against Atlanta
Seattle is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta