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**Udog** · 09-12-2018, 01:06 AM

Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

Bill Belichick’s NFL coaching tree:

— Al Groh, 9-7 (one year with the Jets)

— Bill O’Brien 31-34 (Texans)

— Nick Saban 15-17 (Dolphins)

— Eric Mangini 33-47 (Jets, Browns)

— Josh McDaniels 11-17 (Broncos)

— Romeo Crennel 28-55 (Browns, Chiefs)

— Matt Patricia 0-1 (Lions)

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

13) Monday, guy at SouthPoint Casino in Las Vegas wagered $40,600 on the Lions to win on the money line against the Jets…….meaning he risked $40,600 to win $14,000. All Detroit had to do was win a game they were favored in by 6.5 points.

Oy.

12) Wonder how many Lions fans wonder why Jim Caldwell was fired? He went 36-28 in four years as the Lions’ head coach, made the playoffs twice, went 9-7 the last two years- why did they fire him??? Maybe its premature panicking, but its a valid question.

Before Monday night, last time the Jets scored a defensive TD was in 2013.

11) To me, Monday night NFL doubleheaders would be better than having Thursday night NFL games; let the colleges have Thursday night.

10) I’m thinking that football stats should somehow give credit to the QB/WR for yardage they gain via pass interference penalties. Make it a separate category but it should be accounted for.

9) NFL coaches in their first year with their team went 0-7 in Week One, 1-6 vs spread.

8) There were 38 interceptions in Week One of the NFL season; six of those were run back for touchdowns.

Case Keenum threw seven INT’s all of last season; he threw three against Seattle Sunday.

7) NFL injury stuff:
— Carolina TE Greg Olsen re-fractured his foot, is out at least a month.
— Tennessee TE Delanie Walker (ankle) is out for the year.
— Seattle WR Doug Baldwin has a partially torn MCL.
— Rams’ PR/KR Pharoh Cooper (ankle) will miss several weeks.

6) College football schedule changes for this week:
— BC-Wake Forest moved up to 5:30 Thursday
— UCF-North Carolina PPD
— West Virginia-NC State PPD
— East Carolina-Virginia Tech PPD
— Ohio-Virginia, moved from Charlottesville to Nashville, TN

5) In his career, Ben Roethlisberger is 21-2-1 against Cleveland; Tyrod Taylor was the 14th QB to start against the Steelers in those 24 games. The only two QB’s to beat Big Ben for the Browns?

Brian Hoyer and Brady Quinn.

4) Astros’ reliever Brad Peacock was sent back to Houston with hand, foot and mouth disease; lot of that going around the major leagues this season.

3) The jumbotron in George Washington U’s basketball arena collapsed onto the floor Tuesday, creating a pretty large mess in the gym.

2) A’s pitcher Sean Manaea is having his shoulder operated on and probably won’t be back until 2020.

1) Rounders is probably my favorite movie ever (other than Moneyball, which is in a separate category); the great poker movie opened in theaters 20 years ago Tuesday, but if you like playing cards or gambling in general, it remains a classic.

**Udog** · 09-12-2018, 01:07 AM

Storm coronation only a matter of time

SEATTLE (AP) If history is any indicator, the WNBA Finals are already over.

That may not be a fair assessment to make about the Washington Mystics, who head back home facing a 2-0 deficit to the Seattle Storm in the best-of-five series, and nearly pulled off a split in Seattle before falling short 75-73 in Game 2 on Sunday.

But the history of teams that have faced a 2-0 deficit since the league went to a best-of-five format in 2005 doesn't paint an optimistic picture for the Mystics. Four times before, the higher seed has swept the first two games at home. In all four occasions the series ended in Game 3.

''We feel really good, we feel really positive. We're going to be better,'' Washington guard Kristi Toliver said after Game 2. ''We were better from the day before. We're going to be better when we get home, and we're going to knock down shots.''

Whether it happens in a sweep or not, Seattle has positioned itself to join the elite of WNBA franchises. Seattle could become just the sixth franchise in league history to win three or more titles and join the defunct Houston Comets as the only franchise to have never lost a Finals appearance. The Comets were four-for-four before folding after the 2008 season.

Seattle is on the cusp of being three-for-three in the Finals, all of them with Sue Bird at the helm. Her running mate for Seattle's first two titles was Lauren Jackson. Now it's league MVP Breanna Stewart, who had an MVP-type performance in Game 2.

''For somebody who consistently has presence and consistently wants the ball and consistently is winning your team basketball games that's an MVP. ... In all honesty, she's been showing it all season,'' Bird said.

There's still a lot for Washington to overcome when it returns home for Game 3 on Wednesday night. After getting blown out in Game 1, the Mystics had a chance to get out of Seattle with a split, only to watch the Storm rally in the fourth quarter behind Stewart.

Seattle made a point of making sure Stewart got her hands on the ball in the fourth quarter. She made both of her shot attempts, took six free throws, grabbed two rebounds and had two steals in the fourth quarter alone, when Seattle outscored Washington 17-12.

Meanwhile, the Mystics couldn't figure out how to find Elena Delle Donne. Yes, she's not at 100 percent playing with a bone bruise in her left knee, but the absence of Delle Donne in the fourth quarter was a major factor in Game 2. She had just one shot attempt, no rebounds, no free throws in the final 10 minutes.

Seattle coach Dan Hughes said it was a focus from the outset of the game to get Stewart as many touches as possible.

''Your chances, your analytics for success with Breanna Stewart catching the ball twice is good, and I don't even know the exact number, but I've watched enough tape to know,'' Hughes said.

Washington coach Mike Thibault was annoyed with several things after Game 2, most dealing with officiating.

His opening statement noted the free throw difference between Stewart and Delle Donne (14 to 3), and an apparent non-call on Washington's next-to-last possession where Bird knocked the ball from Toliver as she drove the baseline. The scramble for the loose ball led to a jump ball that Seattle won and ended Washington's chance to escape the Pacific Northwest with a split.

''Obviously, it's really frustrating to not come away with the win, but we were able to see a lot of things, and we get to build on it for these next three games,'' Delle Donne said.

**Udog** · 09-12-2018, 01:07 AM

WNBA
Long Sheet

Wednesday, September 12

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SEATTLE (31 - 10) at WASHINGTON (25 - 16) - 9/12/2018, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 11-26 ATS (-17.6 Units) in road games on Wednesday since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 14-4 ATS (+9.6 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
SEATTLE is 13-5 ATS (+7.5 Units) in road games this season.
SEATTLE is 13-5 ATS (+7.5 Units) in a road game where where the total is greater than or equal to 150 this season.
SEATTLE is 13-5 ATS (+7.5 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
SEATTLE is 15-7 ATS (+7.3 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game after 15+ games this season.
WASHINGTON is 34-56 ATS (-27.6 Units) as a home favorite of 3 points or less since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 6-4 against the spread versus SEATTLE over the last 3 seasons
SEATTLE is 7-4 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
6 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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WNBA

Wednesday, September 12

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Trend Report
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Seattle Storm
Seattle is 17-8 ATS in its last 25 games
Seattle is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games
Seattle is 10-3 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
Seattle is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games on the road
Seattle is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Washington
Seattle is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
Seattle is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
Seattle is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington Mystics
Washington is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games
Washington is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games
Washington is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Washington is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Washington is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Seattle
Washington is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Seattle
Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle

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**Udog** · 09-12-2018, 12:29 PM

WNBA
Dunkel

Wednesday, September 12

Seattle @ Washington

Game 617-618
September 12, 2018 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Seattle
112.119
Washington
120.849
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 8 1/2
172
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
by 3 1/2
166
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-3 1/2); Over

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