Cnotes 2018 wnba picks,trends,notes,news !

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FRIDAY, JUNE 1
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

PHO at MIN 08:00 PM
PHO +8.0
O 158.5

CONN at CHI 09:00 PM
CHI +7.5
O 168.0

WAS at LV 10:30 PM
WAS -9.5
U 165.0

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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

06/01/2018 4-2-0 66.67% +9.00

WNBA BEST BET RECORD

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

06/01/2018................1 - 2......................-6.00........................3 - 0.....................+15.00..........+9.00

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Armadillo: Monday's six-pack

Odds to win NEXT YEAR’s NBA title:

— Golden State 5-4

— Rockets, 76ers 7-2

— Celtics 8-1

— Heat, Lakers 20-1

— Spurs 25-1

— Cavaliers 30-1— Oddsmakers obviously think Lebron is leaving town


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Armadillo: Monday's List of 13: Wrapping up a sports weekend…….

13) Somewhere in this great country of ours Saturday night, someone bet the under on the Cubs-Mets game; deGrom vs Montgomery was the pitching matchup.

Game was 1-1 after the 13th inning; total was 7.5. Under looked like a winner.

Then the Cubs scored six runs in the 14th inning. Gambling is difficult.

12) Since start of 2016 season, most starts of 5+ innings with one or fewer runs allowed:
Lester 36, Verlander 32, Scherzer 31, deGrom 29

11) AL East:
Boston
New York 1 GB— Have played six fewer games than the Red Sox.

10) AL Central
Cleveland— No Wild Cards from this division
Detroit 2.5 GB
Minnesota 3.5

9) AL West
Seattle— Second place in this division is a probable Wild Card
Houston 1 GB
Angels 5.5
A’s 6.5— A’s are 10-19 vs division rivals, 21-10 against everyone else.

8) NL East
Braves
Nationals 1.5 GB— Daniel Murphy is expected back soon.
Phillies 3

Phillies are the first team EVER to score only one run in a three-game series, with the only run scoring on a home run by a pitcher.

7) NL Central
Brewers— They’re 12-14 vs division rivals, 25-9 vs everyone else.
Cubs 2
Cardinals 3.5
Pirates 6.5

6) NL West
Diamondbacks— Interesting race, but all these teams are struggling
Rockies 1.5 GB
Dodgers 2.5— Dodgers can buy talent (Manny Machado??) at trade deadline
Giants 2.5
Padres 5.5

5) In 12 of Seattle’s last 16 home games, the winning run scored after the 6th inning. Mariners are 6-0 in extra inning games this year, as they compete for a playoff spot.

4) Over is 13-2 in Oakland’s last fifteen series openers; not sure why. A’s last eight home series openers all went over, even though the A’s don’t hit nearly as well at home.

3) Diamondbacks have been held to six or fewer hits in 30 of their first 58 games; no one else has more than 25 such games.

Last time a team went a whole season with more games of six of fewer hits than games with 7+ hits? The 1910 White Sox.

2) Braves 4, Nationals 2— Charlie Culbertson hit a walk-off tater for his 8th career home run; four of his eight career homers have been walk-off homers.

1— Late Friday night in Denver, according to police, an FBI agent did a back flip in a club, dropped his gun and accidentally shot someone.

Oy.

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Armadillo: Tuesday's six-pack

Odds to win the US Open golf tournament next week:

9-1— Dustin Johnson

10-1- -Rory McIlroy

12-1— Jordan Spieth

14-1— Eldrick Woods

15-1— Jason Day, Justin Thomas

18-1— Jon Rahm, Justin Rose, Rickie Fowler


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Armadillo: Tuesday's List of 13: Nobody asked me, but……

13) Crossed paths last week with a group of four families and their 8-10 year old kids who were visiting from California, and were off to a trip to Cooperstown later that day.

I always wonder when people come so far to visit the Baseball Hall of Fame, what they think of it once their trip is over. Cooperstown is in the middle of nowhere, 72 miles from Albany- if you like trees and lakes, you’ll enjoy the drive there. Very rural.

Baseball Hall of Fame itself is tremendous, and Sal’s Pizza across the street is very good.

12) Legalized sports betting starts today in Delaware; West Virginia hopes to have sports betting up and running by the start of football season. New Jersey is supposed to start sometime this month. New York? Who the bleep knows.

11) Danny Hurley is the new basketball coach at UConn; he threw out the first ball at the Mets’ game Sunday. This will take some getting used to.

How good a job is UConn? Not a lot of great players in-state, and the fanbase was spoiled by Jim Calhoun, not to mention how often the women’s team wins.

10) Why does the baseball Wild Card exist? The ’93 San Francisco Giants went 103-59, and didn’t make the playoffs— how about that?

Wild Cards started in baseball in ’95, but oddly, the Giants had losing seasons is 1994-96, after winning 103 games in ’93. They’ve made up for all that this decade.

9) Oakland A’s drafted Oklahoma CF Skyler Murray with the #9 pick in the baseball draft; the thing here is, Murray is also penciled in to be the Sooners’ QB this fall. He is 5-10, very short for a potential NFL QB, but Brees, Tarkenton, Jurgensen, Russell Wilson are all under 6-feet tall.

By way of information, the No. 9 pick in last year’s baseball draft got a $4M signing bonus.

We’ll see how that works out, but would he leave Oklahoma now for $4-5M?

8) Washington Nationals lost P Jeremy Hellickson (hamstring) after four pitches Sunday; he had been doing great work for Washington. Hamsrings generally take a while to heal.

7) On May 1, Colorado Rockies were 30-1 to win the World Series; on June 1, they were 22-1.

6) Part of the reason why? Arizona Diamondbacks hit .193 as a team in May.

5) Have you seen David Letterman lately? He has this big, bushy white beard that makes him look like Rutherford B Hayes. First time I saw him with the beard, I didn’t recognize him.

4) Philadelphia Eagles went for it on 4th down 29 times last year, most in the NFL.

3) Tampa Bay’s Nate Snell tied an American League record Sunday when he struck out the first seven Mariners he faced in Seattle.

2) ESPN wants to televise New York-Toronto game on Sunday Night Baseball July 8, but New York has a doubleheader in Baltimore the next day- they want Sunday’s game to be a day game.

The two sides, MLB and the union are negotiating to reach a compromise, but if one isn’t found, New York might boycott dealing with ESPN personnel.

Dodgers-Angels, Braves-Brewers or Cardinals-Giants would be alternative games to show.

1) Baseball draft is weird, since it falls during the college baseball national tournament. How does it affect guys who are still playing? Lot of money on the line for these high draft picks, and the rookie leagues start on June 15th.

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WNBA

Tuesday, June 5

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Trend Report
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Phoenix Mercury
Phoenix is 10-5 ATS in its last 15 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Phoenix's last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Phoenix's last 23 games on the road
Phoenix is 5-11 ATS in its last 16 games when playing New York
Phoenix is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing New York
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Phoenix's last 7 games when playing New York
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games when playing on the road against New York
New York Liberty
New York is 10-4 ATS in its last 14 games
New York is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of New York's last 13 games
New York is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games at home
New York is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of New York's last 9 games at home
New York is 11-5 ATS in its last 16 games when playing Phoenix
New York is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New York's last 7 games when playing Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York's last 5 games when playing at home against Phoenix


Connecticut Sun
Connecticut is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Connecticut is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Connecticut's last 6 games
Connecticut is 15-5 ATS in its last 20 games on the road
Connecticut is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Connecticut's last 5 games on the road
Connecticut is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games when playing Atlanta
Connecticut is 3-5-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Connecticut is 3-16 SU in its last 19 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Atlanta Dream
Atlanta is 4-14 ATS in its last 18 games
Atlanta is 4-14 SU in its last 18 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Atlanta's last 8 games
Atlanta is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games at home
Atlanta is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games at home
Atlanta is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing Connecticut
Atlanta is 16-3 SU in its last 19 games when playing at home against Connecticut


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WNBA
Dunkel

Tuesday, June 5


Phoenix @ New York

Game 601-602
June 5, 2018 @ 11:00 am

Dunkel Rating:
Phoenix
112.010
New York
111.017
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Phoenix
by 1
152
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New York
by 2 1/2
159 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Phoenix
(+2 1/2); Under

Connecticut @ Atlanta

Game 603-604
June 5, 2018 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Connecticut
113.515
Atlanta
111.518
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Connecticut
by 2
158
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Connecticut
by 7
166
Dunkel Pick:
Atlanta
(+7); Under

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WNBA
Long Sheet

Tuesday, June 5

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PHOENIX (4 - 3) at NEW YORK (2 - 2) - 6/5/2018, 11:00 AM
Top Trends for this game.
PHOENIX is 2-10 ATS (-9.0 Units) on Tuesday over the last 3 seasons.
NEW YORK is 13-4 ATS (+8.6 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
NEW YORK is 9-2 ATS (+6.8 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 4-3 against the spread versus PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
NEW YORK is 4-3 straight up against PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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CONNECTICUT (5 - 0) at ATLANTA (2 - 3) - 6/5/2018, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CONNECTICUT is 45-28 ATS (+14.2 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 14-5 ATS (+8.5 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 14-5 ATS (+8.5 Units) in a road game where where the total is greater than or equal to 150 over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 90-60 ATS (+24.0 Units) in June games since 1997.
CONNECTICUT is 20-8 ATS (+11.2 Units) in May, June, or July games over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) on Tuesday over the last 3 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 14-5 ATS (+8.5 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 14-4 ATS (+9.6 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 12-4 ATS (+7.6 Units) in road games after scoring 75 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 22-11 ATS (+9.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 19-7 ATS (+11.3 Units) in road games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 4-13 ATS (-10.3 Units) in June games over the last 3 seasons.

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

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WNBA Betting Recap - 5/28-6/3
June 5, 2018

League Betting Notes (Monday, May 28 through Sunday, June 3)

-- Favorites went 9-5 straight up (SU)
-- Favorites went 7-6-1 against the spread (ATS)
-- Home teams posted a 8-6 SU record
-- Road teams posted a 7-6-1 ATS record
-- The 'over' went 8-6

Team Betting Notes

-- It was a memorable week for Las Vegas (1-5), as they were able to pick up the first regular season victory in franchise history. The Aces scored an 85-73 victory over Washington (5-3) on June 1 in Nevada. The loss snapped a 4-0 ATS run for the Mystics, so it was rather surprising. The 'under' has cashed in three of the past four for Washington, too.

-- Connecticut (5-0) continues its early-season assault on the rest of the WNBA, covering four of their five outings so far. That includes a perfect 2-0 ATS through two road contests. The four-game road odyssey continues with stops in Atlanta (2-3) and New York (2-2) this week.

-- The Dream has alternated losses and wins through their five outings, doing the same against the spread, too. If the trend continues, a win and cover against the visiting Sun on Tuesday will be coming. One thing that isn't erratic about Atlanta is their work against the total, as the 'under' has hit in four in a row.

-- After two setbacks to open the new season the Liberty has won each of their past two. They have also covered three in a row, while the 'over' is 3-1 on the young campaign.

-- Chicago (3-3) slapped the brakes on a three-game losing streak, edging the Aces 95-90 on Sunday. The Sky has posted 80 or more points in four of six outings, while allowing at least 76 points in the past five. The 'over' has hit in three in a row for Chicago.

-- Indiana (0-6) is still searching for its first victory of the season. Defense has been the issue for the Fever, as they have allowed 82 or more points in all six contests. The 'over' has connected in four of their past five outings.

-- Like Atlanta above, Dallas (3-3) has alternated losses and wins through their six battles to date. Defense has been an issue for the Wings, as they have yielded at least 76 points in all but one of their four outings, including 92.0 PPG allowed over the past two games. The 'over' has hit in four of their contests. Dallas is on an impressive 4-1 ATS run over the past five heading into the new week.

-- Minnesota (2-5) is experiencing some uncharacteristic struggles, as they're in the midst of a four-game losing streak. They had been favorites in their first six outings, but they were an underdog for their most recent setback. Fade Minnesota if you want to cash big, as the Lynx are 0-7 ATS so far this season. The 'under' is also an impressive 5-2.

-- Los Angeles (4-1) is off to a solid start, with only a setback to the Sun back on May 24. They're also 4-1 ATS so far.

-- Seattle (5-2) had its five-game winning streak snapped in Big D, losing 94-90 against the Wings. The Storm have alternated non-covers and covers in each of their seven games. The 'over' has hit in six of their seven games so far this season.

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Jordin Canada and Sue Bird's bond began before Seattle
June 5, 2018

Right before her senior season at UCLA, Jordin Canada was seeking advice on how to be a better point guard. Who better to turn to than Sue Bird?

The two got in touch and had a long phone conversation where Bird imparted some of her wisdom to Canada. Fast-forward eight months, and Bird is still offering advice to Canada, now as a teammate with the Storm after Seattle drafted her with the fifth pick in April.

''It's an honor being able to learn from the best,'' Canada said. ''It's great for me. I see her in practice and games and what she does, her confidence, the way she leads. It's unbelievable to experience that first-hand.''

Bird remembers the conversation last year with Canada and was flattered that the young guard reached out.

''It's a huge compliment when that happens,'' Bird said. ''They are doing it for a reason. I didn't know Jordin personally, but had seen her play a few times.''

Now Bird has gotten the chance to see Canada up close for the last month.

''Speed is what sticks out right away,'' Bird said of her young protege. ''It's one thing to see it on TV, but when you're experiencing it in person, it's incredible. It's not just the speed though, it's her ability to break defenses down. It's very important to have someone who can do that.''

Canada was one of the top point guards in college last year, and learning from a future Hall of Famer and the league's all-time assist leader has been great.

''I feel like I'm learning a lot from her in practices and shootarounds,'' Canada said. ''She is always talking to me in games making sure I understand different terminology.''

She got her first start for the Storm against Dallas on Saturday as Bird rested. The rookie had nine points, nine assists and five steals in a loss. Bird was constantly in her ear that game.

''Once this franchise started to rebuild a couple years ago, I always felt like this is my opportunity to help them and pass down as much knowledge as I can,'' Bird said. ''Prep them to take over and take this franchise and keep it going. That vibe has trickled on to Jordin.''

One thing that has stuck with Bird was that after they chatted, Canada wrote her a thank you note for talking to her. A rare sweet gesture in this day of texts and tweets.

''It was very touching she took the time to recognize that to thank me,'' Bird said. ''She didn't have to do that.''

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TUESDAY, JUNE 5
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

CONN at ATL 08:00 PM

CONN -7.0

O 164.0

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B]WNBA Capsules
June 5, 2018[/B]

ATLANTA (AP) Tiffany Hayes scored 22 points, Damiris Dantas added 15 and the Atlanta Dream beat Connecticut 82-77 on Tuesday night for the Sun's first loss of the season.

Angel McCoughtry made a long jumper with 37.7 seconds remaining to extend Atlanta's lead to 76-69. After Shekinna Stricklen sank a 3-pointer at the other end, the Dream hit four straight free throws to seal it.

McCoughtry finished with 11 points for Atlanta (3-3), which is 16-4 all-time against Connecticut at home. Renee Montgomery chipped in with 12 points.

Alyssa Thomas had 19 points, 17 rebounds and six assists for Connecticut (5-1), which was off to its best start in franchise history. Chiney Ogwumike added 12 points and nine boards, Alex Bentley also scored 12 and Courtney Williams had 11 points and nine rebounds.

Connecticut, which entered scoring 100-plus points in three of its first five games, was held to 36.6 percent shooting from the floor.

MERCURY 80, LIBERTY 74

NEW YORK (AP) - Brittney Griner scored 26 points and Diana Taurasi had 21 to help the Mercury beat the Liberty in a school-day game at Madison Square Garden.

This was one of only two games at MSG this season, with the Liberty playing the rest of their home schedule in suburban Westchester County.

Phoenix (5-3) led by five at halftime and the second half was a back-and-forth affair, with neither team able to take a bigger lead until the closing minutes.

Marissa Coleman hit a 3-pointer with 3:23 left to give New York a 74-73 advantage. Those were the Liberty's last points.

DeWanna Bonner hit a 3-pointer from the corner with 2:15 left to give Phoenix a two-point advantage. The teams traded misses before Griner connected on a turnaround jumper with 39.8 seconds left that made it 78-74 Phoenix. Taurasi added two free throws for the final margin.

Tina Charles scored 25 points and Bria Hartley had 18 to lead the Liberty (2-3).

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SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY JUNE 7, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
4:00 PM Minnesota Lynx Washington Mystics Capital One Arena
7:00 PM Connecticut Sun New York Liberty Westchester County Center
10:30 PM Seattle Storm Los Angeles Sparks Staples Center

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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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

06/05/2018 0-2-0 0.00% -11.00
06/01/2018 4-2-0 66.67% +9.00

TOTALS............4 - 4..........50.00%.....-2.00

WNBA BEST BET RECORD

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

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......................1 - 3......................-11.50......................3 - 1......................+9.50............-2.00

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Wednesday’s 6-pack

More odds to win the US Open golf tournament next week:

22-1— Patrick Reed

28-1— Brooks Koepka

30-1— Matsuyama, Mickelson, Garcia

33-1— Henrik Stenson

40-1— Branden Grace

45-1— Watson, Kuchar, Casey

Quote of the Day
“Grit? What is it? I believe it’s driven by love. Inspired by vision and purpose. Fueled by optimism and belief. Powered by faith and hope. Revived by resilience. Kept alive by stubbornness. And if we’re honest includes some fear of failure and desire to prove oneself.”
Jon Gordon

Wednesday’s quiz
In the movie Draft Day, Kevin Costner played the GM of which NFL team?

Tuesday’s quiz
Montreal Expos once drafted Tom Brady as a catcher, in the 18th round of the ’95 draft. He was a left-handed hitter.

Monday’s quiz
Milwaukee Brewers played one year in Seattle before moving to Wisconsin; they were the Seattle Pilots in 1969.


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

13) Movie recommendation: I told you about the book last summer, but Molly’s Game the movie was even better. Very good.

Story deals with a young woman runs celebrity poker game in Los Angeles and New York City; she eventually gets in trouble with the law when she begins raking the pot, which is what makes it illegal. Having members of the Russian mob playing in her games complicates things.

Anyway, very good movie. Worth your time to watch it.

12) Jake Arrieta’s complaints with the Phillies’ defensive shifts over the weekend confirmed what I had suspected; when the shifting doesn’t work, it drives some pitchers nuts.

11) Sporting News ranked all 32 NFL starting QB’s; 19th for Cam Newton seems very low- 30th for Eli Manning seems ridiculously low.

10) Max Scherzer got three strikeouts on nine pitches in the 6th inning vs Tampa Bay Tuesday, just the 92nd time this has happened in major league history.

9) Good trivia, part 1; we talked yesterday about the A’s drafting Kyler Murray, the Oklahoma QB/CF. His dad and uncle were also outstanding athletes.

Turns out his uncle Calvin was the batter when Randy Johnson hit that bird with a pitched ball in a spring training game and the poor bird exploded in mid-air.

8) Good trivia, part 2: When Jesse Owens won the gold medal in the 200-meter sprint in the 1936 Olympics, Mack Robinson won the silver medal- they both broke the previous Olympic record.

Mack Robinson was Jackie Robinson’s older brother.

7) Vince McMahon’s XFL hired Oliver Luck (Andrew Luck’s dad) as Commissioner/CEO. The elder Luck was also once President of NFL Europe and AD at West Virginia- he was a backup QB for the Houston Oilers back in the day.

XFL starts in 2020; the AAF will also be a spring football league— it starts next year.

6) Nebraska Cornhuskers signed dual-threat QB Luke McCaffery, the youngest son of former NFL WR Ed McCaffery, and brother of Panthers’ RB Christian McCaffery.

5) A horse named Gronkowski is 12-1 to win the Belmont Stakes Saturday on Long Island.

4) When a team is rebuilding like the Kansas City Royals are, they tend to draft more college players, since they’re obviously older than high school kids and generally take less time to get to the major leagues. The Royals need help.

First 11 players the Royals drafted this week are college players.

3) A government contractor was taken into custody at a Secret Service checkpoint at the White House when he showed up for work. He was wanted for attempted murder. Yikes.

2) Get well soon to New Jersey Giants’ GM Dave Gettleman, who diagnosed with lymphoma this week. Hope he is feeling better soon.

1) RIP CM Newton, 88, former basketball coach at both Vanderbilt/Alabama, who was later the AD at Kentucky. He was the President of USA Basketball from 1992-96. RIP, sir.

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Armadillo: Thursday's six-pack

These were some prop bets on Wednesday’s NBA game:

— Largest lead for either team: 17 points— under

— 3-pointers made by both teams: 23.5— under

— Points scored by Kevin Durant: 29.5— over

— Points scored by Klay Thompson: 19— under

— Points scored by Golden State: 110.5— under

— Points scored by Cleveland: 106— under


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Armadillo: Thursday's List of 13: Nobody asked me, but…….

13) Can’t be lot of fun for these major league managers of losing teams when they face the media day after day when they’re losing most of their games. Watching Mickey Callaway of the Mets, who is a rookie manager— you try to stay as positive as possible in your press conferences, but losing sucks- Mets have scored two runs in their last 42 innings.

12) NBA teams that fall behind 2-0 in playoff series have won only 20 of those 301 series.

Lebron James’ teams have fallen behind 2-0 in seven series, but won three of them.

11) List of pitchers who struck out the side on nine pitches more than once in their career: Lefty Grove, Sandy Koufax, Nolan Ryan, Randy Johnson, Max Scherzer.

Scherzer is obviously still active; the other four are all in the Hall of Fame.

10) During OTA’s this week, new Chicago Bears’ coach Matt Nagy showed his team the JR Smith brain cramp from Game 1 of the NBA Finals as a teaching moment for the importance of proper clock management.

9) Sounds like Michigan basketball coach John Beilein netted himself roughly a $500K annual raise from the Wolverines after his flirtation with the NBA’s Detroit Pistons.

8) On the first day of legal sports betting in Delaware, $322,135 was wagered. The governor of Delaware made the first bet, putting $10 on the Phillies (+$190) to win, and they did win.

7) US Open golf tournament is next week on Long Island; Eldrick Woods will be staying on his 155-foot, $20 million yacht that is docked at the Montauk Yacht Club. Shinnecock CC where the Open will be held is in the town of Southampton, about an hour from the yacht club.

6) With the US Open next week, there are only nine players out of the world’s top 50 in the Memphis Open this week,

5) In 46 career games vs Texas, A’s OF Khris Davis has 47 RBI.

4) JD Martinez hit his 20th home run Tuesday; last year, the first Boston player to reach 20 home runs did so on August 29.

3) Cardinals pitching prospect Alex Reyes will miss the rest of the season after undergoing surgery to re-attach a tendon in his lat.

Angels’ SS Andrelton Simmons goes on the DL with an ankle injury.

Diamondbacks acquired OF Jon Jay from the Royals in exchange for pitchers Gabe Speier, Elvis Luciano.

2) John Calipari’s in-laws have been married for 65 years. Wow, good for them.

1) Reds lost 9-6 Tuesday, despite getting 17 hits; it was the first time they got 17 hits in a 9-inning game and lost since September, 1984 against San Diego.

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WNBA
Long Sheet

Thursday, June 7

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CONNECTICUT (5 - 1) at NEW YORK (2 - 3) - 6/7/2018, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CONNECTICUT is 45-29 ATS (+13.1 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 25-12 ATS (+11.8 Units) in road games over the last 3 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 25-12 ATS (+11.8 Units) in a road game where where the total is greater than or equal to 150 over the last 3 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 90-61 ATS (+22.9 Units) in June games since 1997.
CONNECTICUT is 20-9 ATS (+10.1 Units) in May, June, or July games over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 9-2 ATS (+6.8 Units) in road games vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 14-5 ATS (+8.5 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 13-5 ATS (+7.5 Units) in road games after allowing 75 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 37-22 ATS (+12.8 Units) after scoring 75 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 14-4 ATS (+9.6 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 19-8 ATS (+10.2 Units) in road games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 33-20 ATS (+11.0 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW YORK is 4-3 against the spread versus CONNECTICUT over the last 3 seasons
NEW YORK is 5-2 straight up against CONNECTICUT over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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MINNESOTA (2 - 5) at WASHINGTON (5 - 3) - 6/7/2018, 4:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 0-7 ATS (-7.7 Units) in all games this season.
MINNESOTA is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) as a favorite this season.
MINNESOTA is 0-7 ATS (-7.7 Units) in May, June, or July games this season.
WASHINGTON is 316-375 ATS (-96.5 Units) in all games since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 5-15 ATS (-11.5 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 34-57 ATS (-28.7 Units) in home games when playing with 3 or more days rest since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 181-231 ATS (-73.1 Units) after a division game since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 5-5 against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 8-2 straight up against WASHINGTON 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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SEATTLE (5 - 2) at LOS ANGELES (4 - 1) - 6/7/2018, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 5-16 ATS (-12.6 Units) in June games over the last 3 seasons.
SEATTLE is 17-35 ATS (-21.5 Units) in road games when playing with 3 or more days rest since 1997.
SEATTLE is 76-107 ATS (-41.7 Units) in road games after a division game since 1997.
SEATTLE is 9-19 ATS (-11.9 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 31-16 ATS (+13.4 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 26-13 ATS (+11.7 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 17-6 ATS (+10.4 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 17-6 ATS (+10.4 Units) in a home game where where the total is greater than or equal to 150 over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 18-7 ATS (+10.3 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 24-14 ATS (+8.6 Units) after scoring 75 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 16-7 ATS (+8.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 19-10 ATS (+8.0 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 22-11 ATS (+9.9 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SEATTLE is 4-2 against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 3-3 straight up against SEATTLE 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, June 7

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Trend Report
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Minnesota Lynx
Minnesota is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Minnesota's last 11 games
Minnesota is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Minnesota is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Minnesota's last 9 games on the road
Minnesota is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Washington
Minnesota is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing Washington
Minnesota is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 9 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington Mystics
Washington is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Washington is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Washington is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games at home
Washington is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Minnesota
Washington is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games when playing Minnesota
Washington is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 9 games when playing at home against Minnesota


Connecticut Sun
Connecticut is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Connecticut is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Connecticut is 15-6 ATS in its last 21 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Connecticut's last 6 games on the road
Connecticut is 4-7-1 ATS in its last 12 games when playing New York
Connecticut is 2-11 SU in its last 13 games when playing New York
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Connecticut's last 6 games when playing New York
Connecticut is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against New York
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Connecticut's last 5 games when playing on the road against New York
New York Liberty
New York is 10-5 ATS in its last 15 games
New York is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games
New York is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of New York's last 14 games
New York is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games at home
New York is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of New York's last 10 games at home
New York is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games when playing Connecticut
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New York's last 6 games when playing Connecticut
New York is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Connecticut
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York's last 5 games when playing at home against Connecticut


Seattle Storm
Seattle is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games
Seattle is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Seattle's last 7 games
Seattle is 7-16 SU in its last 23 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 7 games on the road
Seattle is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Los Angeles
Seattle is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing Los Angeles
Seattle is 8-15 ATS in its last 23 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
Seattle is 3-11 SU in its last 14 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Seattle's last 16 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
Los Angeles Sparks
Los Angeles is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Los Angeles is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Los Angeles's last 23 games
Los Angeles is 11-1 ATS in its last 12 games at home
Los Angeles is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Los Angeles's last 10 games at home
Los Angeles is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Seattle
Los Angeles is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 5 games when playing Seattle
Los Angeles is 15-8 ATS in its last 23 games when playing at home against Seattle
Los Angeles is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games when playing at home against Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Los Angeles's last 16 games when playing at home against Seattle


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WNBA
Dunkel

Thursday, June 7


Seattle @ Los Angeles

Game 609-610
June 7, 2018 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Seattle
112.031
Los Angeles
117.108
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles
by 5
157
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
by 9 1/2
162 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Seattle
(+9 1/2); Under

Minnesota @ Washington

Game 607-608
June 7, 2018 @ 4:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
111.010
Washington
108.199
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 3
164
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
by 5 1/2
158 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(+5 1/2); Over

Connecticut @ New York

Game 605-606
June 7, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Connecticut
117.249
New York
109.901
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Connecticut
by 7 1/2
169
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Connecticut
by 5
162 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Connecticut
(-5); Over

[StarDust Bum]

THURSDAY, JUNE 7
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

MIN at WAS 04:00 PM
WAS +6.5
O 159.0

CONN at NY 07:00 PM
NY +6.5
U 163.0

SEA at LA 10:30 PM
SEA +7.0
U 166.5

[StarDust Bum]

Storm get 1st win in Los Angeles since 2015, rout Sparks
June 7, 2018

LOS ANGELES (AP) Alysha Clark had 17 points and a career-high five steals, Breanna Stewart added 16 points and the Seattle Storm beat the Los Angeles Sparks 88-63 on Thursday night.

Seattle jumped out to a 24-9 lead in the first quarter and led 42-33 at the break behind 12 points apiece from Stewart and Natasha Howard. The Storm opened the second half on a 17-6 spurt to extend it to a 20-point advantage.

Howard had 16 points and nine rebounds for Seattle (6-2), which won in Los Angeles for the first time since 2015. Jewell Loyd added 10 points, Sue Bird had eight assists and no Storm starter played more than 29 minutes.

Nneka Ogwumike scored 19 points for Los Angeles (4-2). Candace Parker was held to six points on 3-of-7 shooting in her third game of the season.

Terrell Owens, voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in February, and Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones sat courtside. Owens said in a statement Thursday that he would not attend the induction ceremony in August.


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Stricklen's play lifts Sun past Liberty
June 7, 2018

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) Shekinna Stricklen had a four-point play at the buzzer to give the Connecticut Sun an 88-86 victory over the New York Liberty on Thursday night.

Stricklen caught the ball on the wing off a pass from Jasmine Thomas, hit the shot and was fouled as time expired. After a brief review by the officials, the basket was ruled good. Stricklen shot the free throw with no time on the clock.

The Sun (6-1) trailed by 13 at the half and took their first lead since early in the game on Thomas' layup midway through the fourth quarter. Thomas had left the game a few minutes earlier when she went down hard after committing a foul and grabbed her knee. She was on the sideline for a few minutes being looked at by the Sun's training staff before returning.

The teams traded the lead over the final few minutes before Marissa Coleman's driving layup with 29.7 seconds left gave New York the lead an 85-84 advantage. After a few misses by Connecticut, Bria Hartley was fouled and she made one of two free throws with 5.8 seconds left setting up the exciting finish.

Thomas led the Sun with 19 points.

Tina Charles had 24 points and nine rebounds for the Liberty (2-4).

LYNX 88, MYSTICS 80

WASHINGTON (AP) - Sylvia Fowles had 21 points and 12 rebounds, Maya Moore added 19 points and defending champion Minnesota beat Washington to snap a four-game losing streak.

Minnesota closed on an 11-3 run. Rebekkah Brunson sank a wide open 3-pointer at the end of the shot clock for an 82-77 lead, and Moore made six straight free throws to seal it.

Seimone Augustus added 16 points for Minnesota (3-5). She passed Katie Douglas and DeLisha Milton-Jones for 11th on the WNBA scoring list with 5,573 points.

Natasha Cloud led Washington (5-4) with 17 points, and Kristi Toliver had 15. Elena Delle Donne returned after missing four games with an illness. She scored eight points in 26 minutes.