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WNBA
Dunkel

Tuesday, May 22


Las Vegas @ Washington

Game 301-302
May 22, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Las Vegas
102.302
Washington
109.891
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 7 1/2
151
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
by 16
155 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Las Vegas
(+16); Under

Los Angeles @ Indiana

Game 303-304
May 22, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Los Angeles
113.035
Indiana
106.128
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles
by 7
149
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
by 10 1/2
154 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Indiana
(+10 1/2); Under




WNBA
Long Sheet

Tuesday, May 22

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LAS VEGAS (0 - 1) at WASHINGTON (1 - 0) - 5/22/2018, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LAS VEGAS is 36-55 ATS (-24.5 Units) on Tuesday since 1997.
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 11-3 ATS (+7.7 Units) as a road underdog of 12.5 or more points over the last 3 seasons.
LAS VEGAS is 76-52 ATS (+18.8 Units) in a road game where where the total is greater than or equal to 150 since 1997.
LAS VEGAS is 60-39 ATS (+17.1 Units) in road games against Eastern conference opponents since 1997.
LAS VEGAS is 13-4 ATS (+8.6 Units) in road games after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
LAS VEGAS is 60-39 ATS (+17.1 Units) in road games in non-conference games since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 312-372 ATS (-97.2 Units) in all games since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 180-230 ATS (-73.0 Units) after a division game since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
LAS VEGAS is 4-2 against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 3-3 straight up against LAS VEGAS 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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LOS ANGELES (1 - 0) at INDIANA (0 - 2) - 5/22/2018, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 138-185 ATS (-65.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.
LOS ANGELES is 28-15 ATS (+11.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 23-13 ATS (+8.7 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 13-5 ATS (+7.5 Units) against Eastern conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 16-7 ATS (+8.3 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 13-5 ATS (+7.5 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
INDIANA is 4-2 against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 4-2 straight up against INDIANA 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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WNBA

Tuesday, May 22

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Trend Report
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Los Angeles Sparks
Los Angeles is 13-3 ATS in its last 16 games
Los Angeles is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 5 games
Los Angeles is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Los Angeles is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Los Angeles is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Indiana
Los Angeles is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games when playing Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Los Angeles's last 11 games when playing Indiana
Los Angeles is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Los Angeles is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 5 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Indiana Fever
Indiana is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Indiana's last 6 games
Indiana is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games at home
Indiana is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games at home
Indiana is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Los Angeles
Indiana is 3-12 SU in its last 15 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Indiana's last 11 games when playing Los Angeles
Indiana is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Los Angeles
Indiana is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Los Angeles
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games when playing at home against Los Angeles


Las Vegas Aces
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 2-17 SU in its last 19 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Las Vegas's last 6 games on the road
Las Vegas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Washington
Las Vegas is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games when playing Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Las Vegas's last 11 games when playing Washington
Las Vegas is 10-2 ATS in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Washington
Las Vegas is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Washington
Las Vegas is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Las Vegas's last 6 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington Mystics
Washington is 4-10 ATS in its last 14 games
Washington is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games at home
Washington is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Las Vegas
Washington is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games when playing Las Vegas
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Washington's last 11 games when playing Las Vegas
Washington is 2-10 ATS in its last 12 games when playing at home against Las Vegas
Washington is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Las Vegas
Washington is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Las Vegas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games when playing at home against Las Vegas

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TUESDAY, MAY 22
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

LA at IND 07:00 PM
IND +8.0
O 151.0

LV at WAS 07:00 PM
LV +17.0
O 158.0

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SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY MAY 23, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
12:00 PM Atlanta Dream Chicago Sky Wintrust Arena
8:00 PM Dallas Wings Minnesota Lynx Target Center
10:00 PM Seattle Storm Phoenix Mercury Talking Stick Resort Arena


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WNBA 2018 RECORD

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

05/22/2018 2-2-0 50.00% -1.00
05/20/2018 5-7-0 41.66% -13.50
05/19/2018 2-0-0 100.00% +10.00
05/18/2018 1-0-1 100.00% +5.00

Totals...............8 - 7 - 1....53.33%....+1.50


WNBA BEST BET RECORD

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

05/22/2018..................1 - 1.....................-0.50..............................1 - 1 - 0.................-0.50
05/20/2018..................1 - 2....................- 6.00..............................3 - 3 - 0.................- 1.50
05/19/2018..................1 - 0....................+5.00........................ ......1 - 0 - 0.................+5.00
05/18/2018..................1 - 0....................+ 5.00.............................0 - 0 - 1.................+0.00

TOTALS........................4 - 3.....................+3.50....................... . ....5 - 4 - 1..................+3.00

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Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

Odds on some interesting NFL games this season:

Week 2: Vikings @ Green Bay (-2.5)

Week 3: Cowboys @ Seattle (-1.5)

Week 4: Eagles (-2.5) @ Tennessee

Week 5: Redskins @ New Orleans (-7.5)

Week 6: Chiefs @ New England (-7)

Week 7: Broncos (-1.5) @ Arizona


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

13) Rockets 95, Warriors 92— Houston held Golden State to 12 4th-quarter points as they evened Wester finals 2-2.

Rockets’ PJ Tucker didn’t score a basket (0-4) but he grabbed 16 rebounds and was +7 in 44:08, which means Houston was outscored by 10 points in the 3:52 he sat out.

12) A gutty gambler dropped $50,000 on the Rockets to win the NBA title at 10-1 at the SouthPoint Casino Tuesday. Later on Tuesday, someone put $10,000 on the Rockets to win Game 4, at a +$400 money line.

11) Michigan Wolverines opened as a 7-point underdog at Notre Dame this coming football season; they’re now a 1-point favorite.

10) Tampa Bay Rays brought SS prospect Willie Adames up Tuesday; he got to the ballpark a half hour before the game, but still started and homered off of Chris Sale.

9) On May 22, 1990, the Reds lost 3-1 in 16 innings to the Cubs; Cincy walked Andre Dawson intentionally five times that day.

Who was batting behind Dawson? Former big league manager Lloyd McClendon was 0-6, then Dave Clark went 1-2

Cincinnati wound up winning the World Series that year.

8) Seattle Mariners put CF Dee Gordon (toe) on the DL. Tigers’ P Matthew Boyd left with an oblique injury after allowing one hit in four IP at Minnesota.

7) Chargers’ TE Hunter Henry tore his ACL, is done for 2018.

6) Reds 7, Pirates 2— Matt Harvey wins his home debut for the Reds, allowing one run in six IP. Devin Mesoraco is playing well for the Mets, so a good trade for both teams.

5) Jets traded QB Christian Hackenberg to Oakland for a 7th-round pick. Hackenberg suited up for five games with the Jets, but never took a snap.

4) Orioles’ SS Manny Machado is married to the sister of Indians’ 1B Yonder Alonso.

3) Someone didn’t vote for Jayson Tatum on the NBA’s all-rookie team; whoever that is should lose their right to vote.

2) Mets signed OF Jose Bautista not long after the Braves cut him; he batted 5th, and scored the Mets’ only run in a 5-1 loss to the Marlins.

1) Super Bowl champ Eagles released starting LB Michael Kendricks Tuesday; he had been with the club the last six seasons.

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WNBA
Dunkel

Wednesday, May 23


Atlanta @ Chicago

Game 305-306
May 23, 2018 @ 12:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Atlanta
104.244
Chicago
104.317
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Atlanta
Even
162
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
by 2 1/2
167
Dunkel Pick:
Atlanta
(+2 1/2); Under

Dallas @ Minnesota

Game 307-308
May 23, 2018 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
108.964
Minnesota
117.875
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 9
154
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
by 13 1/2
166 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas
(+13 1/2); Under

Seattle @ Phoenix

Game 309-310
May 23, 2018 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Seattle
107.379
Phoenix
113.704
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Phoenix
by 6 1/2
166
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Phoenix
by 4 1/2
161 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Phoenix
(-4 1/2); Over




WNBA
Long Sheet

Wednesday, May 23

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ATLANTA (0 - 1) at CHICAGO (2 - 0) - 5/23/2018, 12:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 10-21 ATS (-13.1 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 5-13 ATS (-9.3 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 5-13 ATS (-9.3 Units) in a home game where where the total is greater than or equal to 150 over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 6-18 ATS (-13.8 Units) in home games in May, June, or July games over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 51-80 ATS (-37.0 Units) in home games after allowing 75 points or more since 1997.

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

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DALLAS (1 - 1) at MINNESOTA (0 - 1) - 5/23/2018, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 28-16 ATS (+10.4 Units) after allowing 75 points or more over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 4-2 against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 6-0 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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SEATTLE (0 - 1) at PHOENIX (2 - 0) - 5/23/2018, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 6-16 ATS (-11.6 Units) in road games in May games since 1997.
SEATTLE is 9-26 ATS (-19.6 Units) in road games on Wednesday since 1997.
SEATTLE is 75-106 ATS (-41.6 Units) in road games after a division game since 1997.
PHOENIX is 17-35 ATS (-21.5 Units) in May games since 1997.

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

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WNBA

Wednesday, May 23

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Trend Report
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Atlanta Dream
Atlanta is 2-12 ATS in its last 14 games
Atlanta is 2-12 SU in its last 14 games
Atlanta is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Atlanta is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Atlanta is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Chicago
Atlanta is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Atlanta's last 15 games when playing Chicago
Atlanta is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Chicago Sky
Chicago is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Chicago is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Chicago is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Chicago is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chicago's last 8 games at home
Chicago is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Atlanta
Chicago is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Chicago's last 15 games when playing Atlanta
Chicago is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta


Dallas Wings
Dallas is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Dallas's last 10 games
Dallas is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Dallas is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Dallas's last 11 games on the road
Dallas is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Minnesota
Dallas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Dallas is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Dallas is 2-13 SU in its last 15 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 6 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota Lynx
Minnesota is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Minnesota is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games
Minnesota is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Minnesota is 16-3 SU in its last 19 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Minnesota's last 10 games at home
Minnesota is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Dallas
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Dallas
Minnesota is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Dallas
Minnesota is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing at home against Dallas


Seattle Storm
Seattle is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Seattle is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
Seattle is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Seattle is 4-12 SU in its last 16 games on the road
Seattle is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Phoenix
Seattle is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Phoenix
Seattle is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
Seattle is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 7 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
Phoenix Mercury
Phoenix is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games
Phoenix is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Phoenix's last 6 games
Phoenix is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Phoenix is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Phoenix's last 6 games at home
Phoenix is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Seattle
Phoenix is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Seattle
Phoenix is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against Seattle
Phoenix is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Phoenix's last 7 games when playing at home against Seattle

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 23
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

ATL at CHI 12:00 PM
CHI -3.0
O 162.5

DAL at MIN 08:00 PM
DAL +13.0
U 165.0

SEA at PHO 10:00 PM
PHO -5.5
U 160.0

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Sylvia Fowles has 23 points, 20 rebounds in Lynx's win
May 23, 2018

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Sylvia Fowles had 23 points and 20 rebounds for Minnesota's first 20-20 game and the Lynx beat the Dallas Wings 76-68 on Wednesday night.

Minnesota closed the first half with a 13-0 run for a 46-21 lead. Fowles had 16 points, 12 rebounds and three steals in the half.

Maya Moore added 12 points, and Seimone Augustus chipped in 11 for Minnesota (1-1). Rebekkah Brunson and Fowles combined for 33 rebounds - equaling Dallas' total.

Elizabeth Cambage had 14 points and 12 rebounds for Dallas (1-2). Skylar Diggins-Smith was just 4-of-15 shooting for 12 points, and Kayla Thornton had 11 points, nine rebounds and four assists.

STORM 87, MERCURY 71

PHOENIX (AP) - Jewell Loyd scored 29 points in Seattle's victory over Phoenix.

Sue Bird capped the first-half scoring with a 3-pointer to extend Seattle's lead to 46-33. The Storm outscored Phoenix 31-13 in the second quarter after the Mercury opened the game on a 13-2 run.

Alysha Clark added 16 points for Seattle (1-1) and Bird finished with 11.

Diana Taurasi led Phoenix (2-1) with 23 points, and Brittney had 18.

DREAM 81, SKY 63

CHICAGO (AP) - Tiffany Hayes scored 22 points to help Atlanta beat Chicago.

Brittney Sykes scored 13 points, Elizabeth Williams and had 11 for the Dream (1-1).

Allie Quigley had 13 points for the Sky (2-1).

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SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY MAY 24, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:00 PM Los Angeles Sparks Connecticut Sun Mohegan Sun Arena
7:00 PM Washington Mystics Indiana Fever Bankers Life Fieldhouse

SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY MAY 25, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:30 PM Minnesota Lynx New York Liberty Westchester County Center
10:00 PM Chicago Sky Seattle Storm KeyArena

SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY MAY 26, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
6:00 PM Dallas Wings Atlanta Dream McCamish Pavilion
7:00 PM Indiana Fever Connecticut Sun Mohegan Sun Arena

SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY MAY 27, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
3:00 PM Minnesota Lynx Washington Mystics Capital One Arena
5:00 PM Phoenix Mercury Los Angeles Sparks Staples Center
8:30 PM Seattle Storm Las Vegas Aces Mandalay Bay Event Center


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WNBA 2018 RECORD

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

05/23/2018 3-3-0 50.00% -1.50
05/22/2018 2-2-0 50.00% -1.00
05/20/2018 5-7-0 41.66% -13.50
05/19/2018 2-0-0 100.00% +10.00
05/18/2018 1-0-1 100.00% +5.00

Totals............11 - 10 - 1....52.38%....-1.00


WNBA BEST BET RECORD

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

05/23/2018..................1 - 2.....................-6.00..............................2 - 1 - 0.................+4.50
05/22/2018..................1 - 1.....................-0.50..............................1 - 1 - 0.................-0.50
05/20/2018..................1 - 2....................- 6.00..............................3 - 3 - 0.................- 1.50
05/19/2018..................1 - 0....................+5.00........................ ......1 - 0 - 0.................+5.00
05/18/2018..................1 - 0....................+ 5.00.............................0 - 0 - 1.................+0.00

TOTALS........................5 - 5.....................-2.50....................... . ....7 - 5 - 1..................+7.50

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Armadillo: Thursday's six-pack

Odds to win the PGA event in Fort Worth starting today:

8-1— Jordan Spieth

12-1— Jon Rahm

18-1— Ricky Fowler, Justin Rose

20-1— Webb Simpson

25-1— Scott, Koepka, Walker

30-1— Kuchar, Cantlay, Wise, Schwartzel, Dufner, ZJohnson, DeChambeau


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

13) When I was lucky enough to be an assistant high school basketball coach a long time ago, the time during the National Anthem was special to me; it allowed me to collect my thoughts about what was about to happen, and to appreciate the blessings I have. It was a good two or three minutes to get my mind organized.

12) My take on the National Anthem issue in the NFL and my opinion on this is pretty much my opinion on most things in this country:

Its a free bleepin’ country. Let people do what they want, within reason.

Freedom of speech, freedom of expression is a vital part of our democracy. I would never kneel during the National Anthem, but I respect another person’s right to do so. But thats me.

11) In his last six starts, Jacob deGrom has allowed one run in 33.1 IP; he’s won two of the six games. Mets’ bullpen did him in again last night, blowing a 9th inning lead in a 2-1 loss.

10) Paul Zimmerman was a really good football writer for Sports Illustrated; his advice to young football writers?

“Talk to the offensive linemen; there won’t be crowds around them, and they know why everything happens.”

9) The NHL commercial where the all-time stars of the game spell out their last names is a great one; the pride that comes with having your name etched on the Stanley Cup is special.

8) Albany Great Danes’ basketball team is heading to Northern Ireland for an 8-team tournament in late November. I’d prefer Hawai’i or Las Vegas to Ireland, but no one asked me.

7) Aaron Judge went into a slump after the All-Star break last year, so he’ll be skipping the Home Run Derby in Washington in July.

6) My plan to re-align the major leagues, by geography:
Division A: both NYC teams, Red Sox, Phillies, Blue Jays
Division B: Rays, Marlins, Braves, Orioles, Nationals
Division C: Pirates, Indians, Tigers, Twins, Brewers

Division D: Cubs, White Sox, Cardinals, Royals, Reds
Division E: Rockies, Mariners, Rangers, Astros, Diamondbacks
Division F: A’s, Giants, Dodgers, Angels, Padres

5) Travel costs would go down a lot; now if MLB expands to 32 teams soon, and it sounds like they might, then it becomes eight 4-team divisions. Portland, OR and Montreal are listed as the frontrunners for expansion teams.

4) From SI.com: Hall of Fame coach Bill Parcells and Hank Aaron both homered off former major league pitcher Al Downing, Parcells in an American Legion game in a high school game in New Jersey, Aaron with his 715th home run to break Babe Ruth’s record in 1974.

3) White Sox catcher Welington Castillo is done for 80 games after flunking a PED test; bad news for the Pale Hose and also my fantasy team, which doesn’t need any more bad news.

2) Washington 4, Tampa Bay 0— Congrats to Alex Ovechkin on making his first Stanley Cup final; he’s led the NHL in goals seven times. Good to see him get a shot on this great stage.

1) If you enjoy gambling, you should make a trip to Las Vegas and visit the SuperBook here. Great place to watch games. You can wager on just about anything you like. Baseball, NHL, NBA, golf, soccer and of course, football and college hoop. Very fun place to hang out.

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WNBA
Long Sheet

Thursday, May 24

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WASHINGTON (2 - 0) at INDIANA (0 - 3) - 5/24/2018, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 312-373 ATS (-98.3 Units) in all games since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 5-3 against the spread versus INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 7-1 straight up against INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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LOS ANGELES (2 - 0) at CONNECTICUT (1 - 0) - 5/24/2018, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CONNECTICUT is 42-27 ATS (+12.3 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 17-7 ATS (+9.3 Units) in May, June, or July games over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 15-5 ATS (+9.5 Units) when playing with 3 or more days rest over the last 3 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 34-20 ATS (+12.0 Units) after scoring 75 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 29-15 ATS (+12.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 24-13 ATS (+9.7 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 14-5 ATS (+8.5 Units) against Eastern conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 14-5 ATS (+8.5 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 15-6 ATS (+8.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CONNECTICUT is 3-3 against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 6-0 straight up against CONNECTICUT 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

Thursday, May 24

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Trend Report
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Los Angeles Sparks
Los Angeles is 14-3 ATS in its last 17 games
Los Angeles is 14-3 SU in its last 17 games
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Los Angeles's last 20 games
Los Angeles is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Los Angeles is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 6 games on the road
Los Angeles is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Connecticut
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 6 games when playing Connecticut
Los Angeles is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Connecticut
Los Angeles is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Connecticut
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 6 games when playing on the road against Connecticut
Connecticut Sun
Connecticut is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Connecticut is 16-7 SU in its last 23 games
Connecticut is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Connecticut is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Connecticut is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Connecticut's last 5 games at home
Connecticut is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Connecticut's last 6 games when playing Los Angeles
Connecticut is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against Los Angeles
Connecticut is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Connecticut's last 6 games when playing at home against Los Angeles


Washington Mystics
Washington is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Washington's last 12 games
Washington is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Washington is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Washington is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Indiana
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Indiana
Washington is 6-2-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Indiana Fever
Indiana is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Indiana's last 7 games
Indiana is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Indiana is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games at home
Indiana is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Washington
Indiana is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
Indiana is 2-6-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against Washington
Indiana is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 6 games when playing at home against Washington


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WNBA
Dunkel

Thursday, May 24


Washington @ Indiana

Game 311-312
May 24, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
104.586
Indiana
105.120
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Indiana
by 1
152
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
by 4 1/2
158
Dunkel Pick:
Indiana
(+4 1/2); Under

Los Angeles @ Connecticut

Game 313-314
May 24, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Los Angeles
00.000
Connecticut
00.000
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles

Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles

Dunkel Pick:
Los Angeles
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THURSDAY, MAY 24
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

LA at CONN 07:00 PM
CONN -3.0
U 161.0

WAS at IND 07:00 PM
WAS -4.0
O 154.5

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Chiney Ogwumike gets 1st WNBA victory against sister
May 24, 2018

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) Chiney Ogwumike scored 18 points in her first WNBA victory against sister Nneka, helping the Connecticut Sun beat the Los Angeles Sparks 102-94 on Thursday night.

Chiney Ogwumike, who missed all of last season with an injury, topped Nneka for the first time in six professional meetings. Nneka Ogwumike had 19 points.

Connecticut started the fourth quarter on a 10-0 run - capped by Alyssa Thomas' three-point play - to take a 75-74 lead. Los Angeles had an 86-82 lead with 4:49 remaining but went the next four minutes without a field goal. The Sun made four straight free throws in the final 30 seconds to seal it.

Every starter for Connecticut (2-0) scored in double figures and Jonquel Jones added 17 points off the bench. Thomas had 15 points, nine rebounds and five assists, and Jasmine Thomas scored 13 points with eight assists.

Chelsea Gray scored 21 points, Odyssey Sims added 20 for Los Angeles (2-1), which was without Candace Parker for a third straight game. The Sparks held a 47-46 lead at the break as both teams shot over 55 percent from the floor.


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Delle Donne scores 26 points, Mystics beat Fever 93-84
May 24, 2018

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Elena Delle Donne had 26 points and 10 rebounds and Washington beat Indiana 93-84 on Thursday night for the Mystics' second victory over the Fever in five days.

Kristi Toliver and Tianna Hawkins each added 13 points for Washington (3-0), which has won the past six games in the series. Monique Currie scored 12 points, and Tierra Ruffin-Pratt had 10.

The Mystics went on a 17-2 run to take a 36-30 lead early in the second quarter and extended it to 51-44 at the break. The Mystics led by double digits throughout the fourth quarter until the final seconds.

Kelsey Mitchell, getting her first career start, scored 25 points for Indiana (0-4), which played its fourth game in six days. She's the first Indiana rookie with consecutive 20-point games since Coretta Brown in 2003. Mitchell made five of Indiana's nine 3-pointers.

Candice Dupree had 21 points and seven rebounds for Indiana. Tiffany Mitchell added 13 points.

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SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY MAY 27, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
3:00 PM Minnesota Lynx Washington Mystics Capital One Arena
5:00 PM Phoenix Mercury Los Angeles Sparks Staples Center
8:30 PM Seattle Storm Las Vegas Aces Mandalay Bay Event Center


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WNBA 2018 RECORD

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

05/24/2018 3-1-0 75.00% +9.50
05/23/2018 3-3-0 50.00% -1.50
05/22/2018 2-2-0 50.00% -1.00
05/20/2018 5-7-0 41.66% -13.50
05/19/2018 2-0-0 100.00% +10.00
05/18/2018 1-0-1 100.00% +5.00

Totals............14 - 13 - 1...51.85%......+8.50


WNBA BEST BET RECORD

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

05/24/2018..................2 - 0....................+10.00....................... .....1 - 1 - 0.................-0.50
05/23/2018..................1 - 2.....................-6.00..............................2 - 1 - 0.................+4.50
05/22/2018..................1 - 1.....................-0.50..............................1 - 1 - 0.................-0.50
05/20/2018..................1 - 2....................- 6.00..............................3 - 3 - 0.................- 1.50
05/19/2018..................1 - 0....................+5.00........................ ......1 - 0 - 0.................+5.00
05/18/2018..................1 - 0....................+ 5.00.............................0 - 0 - 1.................+0.00

TOTALS........................7 - 5.....................+7.50....................... . ...8 - 6 - 1..................+7.00

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Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

College football lines that moved 4+ points Thursday:

— Texas (+1) to (-3) vs USC

— North Carolina (+11) to (+7) vs Central Florida

— West Virginia (+3) to (-1.5) vs Texas Tech

— Texas (+12) to (+6) vs Oklahoma

— Arkansas State (pick) to (-4) vs Appalachian State

— Oregon (-9) to (-13) vs Arizona State

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Armadillo: Friday's List of 13: Random stuff after a fun vacation…….

13) Rockets 98, Warriors 94— Golden State’s bench was a combined 2-8 from floor in 53:00 in this game; I didn’t think Houston could beat the Warriors unless they outran them, but they held Golden State to 92-94 points in their last two games.

In their three series wins, Houston has taken 123 3-pointers, 122 2-pointers; in Golden State’s two wins, Rockets have taken 71 treys and 95 2-point shots. Harden was 0-11 behind the arc in this game, but his team leads series, 3-2.

12) Again, in their three wins, Houston has taken 81.7 shots/game; in their losses, 83, so they’re winning with their defensive performance, which is a big surprise.

11) Had an excellent conversation in the Westgate SuperBook Wednesday night with a smart bettor who retired from the military and now lives in Las Vegas. He likes to play parlays and explained to me why; he knows a lot about soccer (I know NOTHING). Learned a lot from talking to him.

10) My godson Tom knows a lot about soccer; he likes Belgium in the World Cup.

9) There have been 23 baseball games this season where a pitcher had a no-hitter going thru six innings. That seems like a lot.

Thru Wednesday, the MLB batting average was .244; last time a full season ended with a batting average that low was 1972, the year before the DH came into being.

8) UConn totally dominates women’s college basketball, so I’m wondering, how many UConn players are in the 12-team WNBA? Must be two or three per team, no?

Turns out there are currently 17 UConn alumni in the 12-team WNBA. 1.4 per team.

7) SEC-Big X college basketball challenge this winter has some solid matchups: West Virginia-Tennessee, Florida-TCU, Kansas-Kentucky being three of the best.

6) Baseball’s amateur draft is coming up; apparently it is very wide open this year. Detroit has the first pick and consensus is they’re still torn on who their #1 pick will be. Unusual.

5) New England Patriots were practicing in OTA’s in number-less jerseys; the NFL told them to grow up and put numbers on, so Belichick had them wear numbers they won’t (can’t) wear in regular season games. Do rival teams spy on OTA’s?

4) Orioles’ Dylan Bundy is 2-1, 2.86 in three starts since he gave up seven runs on 28 pitches in a hideous start against the Royals earlier this month.

3) Since 1970, 50 QB’s were taken in the 2nd round of the NFL Draft; of those 50, 42 started at least one NFL regular season game. Christian Hackenberg hasn’t even gotten into a game yet; I’m curious why the Raiders traded for him this week.

2) Last year, Oakland averaged 4.14 points less per game than their weekly over/under; Atlanta averaged 4.06 less points per game. Falcons were an “over” machine in 2016; last year, not so much.

1) Indians’ Trevor Bauer and Astros’ Gerrit Cole played college baseball together at UCLA- they did not get along well.

Says Bauer: “We had a rocky relationship in college, because he told me that I had no future in baseball and he insulted my work ethic as a freshman.” Alrighty then.

The two hurlers face each other in Cleveland Sunday.

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WNBA
Long Sheet

Friday, May 25

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MINNESOTA (1 - 1) at NEW YORK (0 - 1) - 5/25/2018, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW YORK is 12-4 ATS (+7.6 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 9-2 ATS (+6.8 Units) on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
NEW YORK is 1-11 ATS (-11.1 Units) in home games when playing with 3 or more days rest over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW YORK is 3-3 against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 4-2 straight up against NEW YORK 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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CHICAGO (2 - 1) at SEATTLE (1 - 1) - 5/25/2018, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 5-13 ATS (-9.3 Units) against Eastern conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 5-13 ATS (-9.3 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 38-63 ATS (-31.3 Units) off an upset win as an underdog since 1997.
SEATTLE is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) in home games after a win by 10 points or more over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SEATTLE is 4-2 against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
SEATTLE is 3-3 straight up against CHICAGO 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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WNBA

Friday, May 25

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Trend Report
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Minnesota Lynx
Minnesota is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Minnesota is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games
Minnesota is 15-6 SU in its last 21 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games on the road
Minnesota is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games when playing New York
Minnesota is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing New York
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Minnesota's last 10 games when playing New York
Minnesota is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against New York
Minnesota is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against New York
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Minnesota's last 14 games when playing on the road against New York
New York Liberty
New York is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
New York is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of New York's last 10 games
New York is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
New York is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New York's last 7 games at home
New York is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Minnesota
New York is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 7 of New York's last 10 games when playing Minnesota
New York is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against Minnesota
New York is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of New York's last 14 games when playing at home against Minnesota


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NBA
Dunkel

Friday, May 25


WNBA
Dunkel

Friday, May 25


Minnesota @ New York

Game 315-316
May 25, 2018 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
115.415
New York
117.185
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New York
by 2
158
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
by 4 1/2
153
Dunkel Pick:
New York
(+4 1/2); Over

Chicago @ Seattle

Game 317-318
May 25, 2018 @ 10:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
104.732
Seattle
109.766
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Seattle
by 5
166
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Seattle
by 9 1/2
159
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
(+9 1/2); Over