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**Udog** · 06-16-2018, 09:09 AM

Armadillo: Saturday's six-pack

— A firefighter from Brockton, MA named Matt Parziale made the cut at the US Open.

— Steve Stricker made the cut too; he’s made the cut in 27 straight majors.

— Padres 9, Braves 3— Freddie Galvis with his first-ever 5-hit game.

— Mariners 7, Red Sox 6— Seattle won their 22nd game by one run this year.

— Saskatchewan 27, Toronto 19— Game was tied 1-1 after the first quarter.

— Rockies/Rangers is first game this season where both teams scored 5+ runs by the end of the 2nd inning.

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Armadillo: Saturday's List of 13: Random stuff with the weekend here…….

13) After seven years and one ring, Kawhi Leonard wants out of San Antonio; rumor has it he wants to go to the Lakers. Leonard is from Riverside, CA about 50 miles from LA.

San Diego State went 59-12 in Leonard’s two years with the Aztecs, but he was only a 25% shooter behind the arc in college, averaging 10 rebounds, 2 assists a game. Indiana drafted him 15th in 2011, then traded him and two other players to San Antonio for George Hill. Leonard wasn’t considered a star in the making, but not a great day for the Pacers.

I guess my point here is that the Spurs’ staff transformed Leonard from a player who earned $1.7M a year as a rookie, to a guy makes around $20M a year now. We said Leonard shot 25% on arc in college; he is a career 38.6% shooter from the NBA arc, which is a longer shot than the college shot. Leonard worked hard to improve his game, with the help of the Spurs’ coaches.

Not a lot of gratitude here, especially considering he played a whole nine games last year, for his $18,868,625. You wonder why the Spurs have usually had a lot of foreign-born players?

12) Kid named Ashton Hagans, considered the top point guard in Class of 2019, has re-classfied to the Class of ’18 and will enroll at Kentucky.

Kentucky’s freshman class that now features four five-star prospects and could also add Reid Travis, a 6-8 graduate transfer from Stanford. But if your PG is a kid who should still be in high school, is that a good thing?

11) Duke alum Marvin Bagley III signed a 5-year footwear, apparel endorsement deal with Puma, as part of Puma’s plan to re-launch its basketball footwear business after being out of the game for the last 20 years, when they had Vince Carter as a client.

10) Stephen Curry was the 7th pick in the 2009 NBA Draft; Minnesota had the 5th and 6th picks that year, and took Ricky Rubio and Jonny Flynn. Whoops.

9) Basketball prospect Michael Porter Jr played three games at Missouri last year. Three. He had a hip injury and missed virtually the entire season. It was his only season of college basketball.

Despite that, NBA people are talking the kid up as a top 5 pick in the NBA Draft. He was supposed to work out for NBA teams this week but cancelled the workout because of “hip spasms.” Not good.

I wouldn’t draft this kid, its an extreme risk that he would be able to last through an 82-game season. But someone will, and then they’ll justify it with some babble about how talented he is and they’ll hold their breath that he is healthy.

I’m not even mentioning the fact that he was home-schooled in high school, then in his one year of college ball, didn’t seem to get along with his teammates. Is he even coachable? His father was an assistant coach on his college team, and his brother was a teammate.

8) The guy who shot 92 at the US Open Thursday shot a 75 Friday, so hopefully that sent him home with a smile on his face.

7) In their last 15 series, San Diego Padres are 1-14 in the series openers, then 23-7 in all the other games. One of those stats for which there is no explanation.

6) Former major league pitcher Kevin Brown was responsible for two mail thieves being caught this week. After several reports of stolen mail in a north Macon, GA neighborhood, Brown hid in a neighbor’s yard and waited on the thieves to strike again.

From The Telegraph: “A 15-year-old and another man were arrested Wednesday afternoon outside of Brown’s multimillion-dollar home off Rivoli Downs. The mailbox was ajar as the baseball star explained the situation to four Bibb County sheriff’s deputies.”

5) White Sox pitching prospect Michael Kopech faced 21 batters in a AAA game Thursday; he walked eight of them, allowing five runs in three IP. He threw 86 pitches, only 35 strikes; he was part of the Chris Sale-to-Boston package, along with Yoan Moncada.

Kopech is 2-5, 5.20 in 13 AAA start this season; it is possible he throws too hard. He has 82 strikeouts in 62.1 IP, but also 42 walks, nine hit batters.

4) Miami Marlins averaged 20,395 fans per game last year; they’re averaging 10,283 this year. It helps to draw fans when you don’t give away all your best players (except one).

3) Surprising stat: Seattle’s Juan Segura leads the major leagues this year- he has 14 games with 3+ hits. Coming into Friday’s play, no one else had more than 11.

2) Back when I was a kid, in the 70’s, baseball’s trading deadline was June 15, which is really, really early in the season. Very good idea making the trade deadline July 31 like it is now.

1) There was a secretary who worked for the Philadelphia Eagles for 30 years; she was the head coach’s secretary, but when Chip Kelly was head coach, he fired her in 2013.

This week, the Eagles gave out their Super Bowl rings, and owner Jeffrey Lurie gave one to the former secretary. Each ring has 219 diamonds in it. Pretty nice thing to do.

**Udog** · 06-16-2018, 09:14 AM

WNBA
Long Sheet

Saturday, June 16

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ATLANTA (6 - 4) at INDIANA (0 - 10) - 6/16/2018, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 4-15 ATS (-12.5 Units) as a road favorite of 3.5 to 6 points since 1997.
ATLANTA is 7-17 ATS (-11.7 Units) in road games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.
INDIANA is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) in home games on Saturday games over the last 3 seasons.

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

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NEW YORK (3 - 5) at MINNESOTA (3 - 6) - 6/16/2018, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW YORK is 103-70 ATS (+26.0 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more since 1997.
MINNESOTA is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) in all games this season.
MINNESOTA is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) in May, June, or July games this season.
MINNESOTA is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) after scoring 75 points or more this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW YORK is 4-3 against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 5-2 straight up against NEW YORK 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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CONNECTICUT (7 - 2) at PHOENIX (8 - 3) - 6/16/2018, 10:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
CONNECTICUT is 4-3 against the spread versus PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
PHOENIX is 4-3 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

Saturday, June 16

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Trend Report
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Atlanta Dream
Atlanta is 6-16-1 ATS in its last 23 games
Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Atlanta is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Atlanta's last 9 games
Atlanta is 3-8-1 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
Atlanta is 3-13 SU in its last 16 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 7 games on the road
Atlanta is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Indiana
Atlanta is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing Indiana
Atlanta is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Atlanta is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Indiana Fever
Indiana is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Indiana is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Indiana's last 9 games
Indiana is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Indiana is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana's last 5 games at home
Indiana is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Atlanta
Indiana is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Indiana's last 5 games when playing Atlanta
Indiana is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta
Indiana is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 6 games when playing at home against Atlanta

New York Liberty
New York is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games
New York is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of New York's last 17 games
New York is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
New York is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of New York's last 10 games on the road
New York is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Minnesota
New York is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
New York is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
New York is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York's last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota Lynx
Minnesota is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games
Minnesota is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Minnesota's last 13 games
Minnesota is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Minnesota is 17-4 SU in its last 21 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Minnesota's last 12 games at home
Minnesota is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games when playing New York
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing New York
Minnesota is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against New York
Minnesota is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against New York
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing at home against New York

Connecticut Sun
Connecticut is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Connecticut is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
Connecticut is 15-8 ATS in its last 23 games on the road
Connecticut is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Connecticut is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Connecticut's last 6 games when playing Phoenix
Connecticut is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
Connecticut is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Connecticut's last 14 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
Phoenix Mercury
Phoenix is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Phoenix is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games
Phoenix is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Phoenix is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Phoenix's last 6 games at home
Phoenix is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Connecticut
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Phoenix's last 6 games when playing Connecticut
Phoenix is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against Connecticut
Phoenix is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Connecticut
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Phoenix's last 14 games when playing at home against Connecticut

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**Udog** · 06-16-2018, 10:43 AM

WNBA
Dunkel

Saturday, June 16

Atlanta @ Indiana

Game 309-310
June 16, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Atlanta
104.485
Indiana
106.523
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Indiana
by 2
161
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Atlanta
by 5
151 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Indiana
(+5); Over

New York @ Minnesota

Game 311-312
June 16, 2018 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New York
107.903
Minnesota
110.338
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 2 1/2
160
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
by 7
156
Dunkel Pick:
New York
(+7); Over

Connecticut @ Phoenix

Game 313-314
June 16, 2018 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Connecticut
113.519
Phoenix
112.602
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Connecticut
by 1
156
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Connecticut
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Connecticut
N/A

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