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Sun push franchise-record, regular-season home streak to 13
June 21, 2019
By The Associated Press

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) Shekinna Stricklen made seven 3-pointers and scored 24 points and the Connecticut Sun beat the Atlanta Dream 86-76 on Friday night to extend their franchise-record, regular-season home winning streak to 13 games.

Jonquel Jones added 18 points and eight rebounds, and Jasmine Thomas had 13 points with nine assists for Connecticut (9-1). The Sun have won seven straight overall.

Jessica Breland had 17 points and eight rebounds for Atlanta (2-6). The Dream have lost six of seven.

STORM 84, SPARKS 62

EVERETT, Wash. (AP) - Jewell Loyd made a career-high five 3-pointers and scored 23 points and Seattle beat Los Angeles in Storm coach Dan Hughes' season debut.

The 64-year-old coach shared his cancer diagnosis before the season began and underwent surgery to remove a carcinoid tumor in his digestive tract on May 14. The Storm went 5-4 in his absence with assistant Gary Kloppenburg acting as head coach.

Natasha Howard added 20 points and nine rebounds for defending champion Seattle (6-4).

Nneka Ogwumike scored 10 points for Los Angeles (4-5).

FEVER 76, SKY 69

CHICAGO (AP) - Erica Wheeler had 28 points and eight assists, rookie Teaira McCowan added 10 points and 13 rebounds and Indiana beat Chicago.

Indiana (5-5) is one victory shy of matching its victory total from last season.

Diamond DeShields scored 19 points for Chicago (5-3).

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SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY JUNE 22, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
8:00 PM New York Liberty Minnesota Lynx Target Center
10:30 PM Dallas Wings Las Vegas Aces Mandalay Bay Events Center

SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY JUNE 23, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
1:00 PM Washington Mystics Atlanta Dream McCamish Pavilion
6:00 PM Connecticut Sun Chicago Sky Wintrust Arena
6:00 PM Los Angeles Sparks Phoenix Mercury Talking Stick Resort Arena
7:00 PM Indiana Fever Seattle Storm KeyArena


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WNBA JUNE'S OPINIONS AND BEST BETS:

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

06/21/2019 3-3-0 50.00% -1.50
06/20/2019 3-1-0 75.00% +9.50
06/19/2019 1-1-0 50.00% -0.50
06/18/2019 1-1-0 50.00% -0.50
06/16/2019 1-3-0 25.00% -11.50
06/15/2019 1-5-0 16.67% -22.50
NO PLAYS........................................+00.0 0
06/13/2019 2-0-0 100.00% +10.00
06/12/2019 2-0-0 100.00% +10.00
06/11/2019 2-4-0 33.33% -12.00
06/09/2019 7-3-0 70.00% +18.50
06/08/2019 0-2-0 0.00% -11.00
06/07/2019 1-2-1 33.33% -6.00
06/06/2019 5-0-1 100.00% +25.00
06/05/2019 0-2-0 0.00% -11.00
06/04/2019 2-0-0 100.00% +10.00
06/02/2019 1-1-0 50.00% -0.50
06/01/2019 3-4-1 42.86% -7.00

Totals..............35-32-3.... 52.23% -1.00


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BEST BETS:

DATE........................ATS................... ..UNITS..................O/U..................UNITS.............TOTALS



06/21/2019.............2 - 1.....................+4.50.................1 - 2................-6.00................-1.50
06/20/2019.............1 - 1......................-0.50.................2 - 1................+10.00..............+9.50
06/19/2019.............1 - 0.....................+5.00.................0 - 1.................-5.50................-0.50
06/18/2019.............1 - 0.....................+5.00.................0 - 1.................-5.50................-0.50
06/16/2019.............0 - 2.....................-11.00................1 - 1..................-0.50................-11.50
06/15/2019.............1 - 2.....................-6.00..................0 - 3................-16.50...............-22.50
NO PLAYS............................................. .................................................. ..................+00.00
06/13/2019.............1 - 0.....................+5.00.................1 - 0.................+5.00..............+10.00
06/12/2019.............1 - 0....................+5.00..................1 - 0................+5.00...............+10.00
06/11/2019.............0 - 3....................-16.50.................2 - 1.................+4.50...............-12.00
06/09/2019.............1 - 3....................-11.50.................3 - 0.................+15.00.............+3.50
06/08/2019.............0 - 1.....................-5.50..................0 - 1.................-5.50................-11.00
06/07/2019.............1-0-1....................+5.00.................0- 2..................-11.00..............-6.00
06/06/2019.............3 - 0.....................+15.00...............2 - 0.................+10.00.............+25.00
06/05/2019.............0 - 1......................-5.50.................0 - 1..................-5.50...............-11.00
06/04/2019.............1 - 0.....................+5.00.................1 - 0.................+5.00..............+10.00
06/02/2019.............1 - 0.....................+5.00.................0 - 1..................-5.50...............-0.50
06/01/2019.............1 - 1......................-0.50.................2 - 2..................-1.00...............-1.50

Totals....................16 -15.....................2.50...............16 - 16.................-8.00................-10.50

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Saturday’s 6-pack

Updated spreads for Week 1 NFL games:

— Chiefs @ Jaguars (-3.5, 51.5)

— Titans @ Browns (-5.5, 45.5)

— Rams (-3, 51) @ Panthers

— Lions (-1.5, 48) @ Cardinals

— Bengals @ Seahawks (-8.5, 43.5)

— Colts @ Chargers (-3, 47.5)

Quote of the Day
“I just felt with the Giants I was just stuck at a place that wasn’t working for me anymore. I felt like I wasn’t going to be able to reach my full potential there; mentally, physically, spiritually, everything I felt capable of doing, I just couldn’t see it happening there.”
Odell Beckham Jr

Saturday’s quiz
When the Buccaneers came into the NFL in 1976, what other team joined the league with them that season?

Friday’s quiz
Steve Spurrier played QB for the 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who went 0-14 in their first season in the NFL.

Thursday’s quiz
Over the last 25 years, Chipper Jones hit the most home runs against the Mets.

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Saturday’s Den: Looking at some Pac-12 football trends…….

Arizona— Wildcats are 22-28 SU last four years; since ’13, they’re 5-16 ATS as road underdogs. Average total in their last five bowls (3-2) is 76.2. Senior QB Tate has 20 career starts; they don’t play Washington State this year- they lost 69-28 to the Coogs LY.

Arizona State— Sun Devils lost four of last five bowls, giving up 38.8 ppg; they’re 10-4-1 in last 15 games as an underdog. Last two years, ASU is 7-2-1 vs spread coming off a loss; they’ll have a new QB this year, playing behind an experienced OL.

California— Golden Bears made only 2nd bowl since 2011 LY; they’ve got only 4 starters back on offense this year. Cal lost to arch-rival Stanford last five years, by average score of 32-19 (1-4 vs spread). Under Wilcox, Cal is 11-5 ATS as an underdog, 2-5-1 as a favorite.

Colorado— Last year’s 5-0 start turned into an injury-riddled 5-7 debacle that cost MacIntyre his job. Buffs have been to one bowl since 2007; their last bowl win was 33-28 over UTEP in the 2004 Houston Bowl. Mel Tucker is a long-time DC; this is his first head coaching job.

Oregon— This is first time since 2016 that Ducks have same HC two years in row; they lost three of last four bowls, winning LY’s bowl 7-6 over Michigan State. Last three years, under three HCs, Oregon is 1-7-1 ATS as a road underdog.

Oregon State— Last four years, Beavers are 9-39 SU, 6-11 ATS as a home underdog, 9-13-1 as a road dog- their last bowl was in 2013, when Mike Riley was HC. In their last 25 games, OSU is -24 in turnovers; they’re very experienced this year, should show improvement.

USC— Trojans were 5-7 LY; they’re 3-9 vs spread in last 12 games as a home favorite. USC is 3-2 in its last five bowls, scoring 45-45-52 in the wins, 21-7 in losses. Since 2012, Trojans are 3-12 as a road underdog.

Stanford— Won 8+ games every year for last decade; their last three bowls (2-1) were decided by total of five points. Cardinal is 8-3 in last 11 games as a road favorite; over last decade, they’re 5-0 ATS as a home underdog.

UCLA— Bruins are 13-24 SU the last three years; since 2014, they’re 8-15 as a home favorite. Over last decade, they’re 39-53 ATS (42.4%) in Pac-12 games. In their last three bowls, UCLA allayed 35-37-35 points, losing two of three.

Utah— Last two years, Utes are 8-2 vs spread as home favorites; since 2014, they’re 11-2 as a road underdog. Whittingham is 11-2 SU in his career in bowl games. Senior QB Huntley has 19 career starts.

Washington— Huskies are 32-9 SU last three years, but went 0-3 in bowls; they’ll have a new QB this year (Georgia transfer Eason- 13 starts for Dawgs). Washington has + turnover ratio the last seven years, going +51 the last five years.

Washington State— From 2009-14, Coogs were 19-54; from 2015-18, they’re 37-15; Mike Leach is a damn good coach. Since 2013, WSU is 16-5 ATS as a road underdog. This year’s QB is Gage Gubrud, a grad transfer from I-AA Eastern Washington.

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WNBA

Saturday, June 22

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Trend Report
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New York Liberty
New York is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
New York is 3-19 SU in its last 22 games
New York is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
New York is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games on the road
New York is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
New York is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York's last 6 games when playing Minnesota
New York is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
New York is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 6 of New York's last 7 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota Lynx
Minnesota is 2-4-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Minnesota is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 18 of Minnesota's last 25 games
Minnesota is 5-1-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games at home
Minnesota is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing New York
Minnesota is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing New York
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing New York
Minnesota is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against New York
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against New York
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing at home against New York

Dallas Wings
Dallas is 5-14 ATS in its last 19 games
Dallas is 3-16 SU in its last 19 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 5 games
Dallas is 1-10 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
Dallas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Dallas's last 7 games on the road
Dallas is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Las Vegas
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Las Vegas
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Dallas's last 9 games when playing Las Vegas
Dallas is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Las Vegas
Dallas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Las Vegas
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Dallas's last 10 games when playing on the road against Las Vegas
Las Vegas Aces
Las Vegas is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Las Vegas's last 6 games
Las Vegas is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Las Vegas's last 6 games at home
Las Vegas is 5-13-1 ATS in its last 19 games when playing Dallas
Las Vegas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Las Vegas's last 9 games when playing Dallas
Las Vegas is 1-9 ATS in its last 10 games when playing at home against Dallas
Las Vegas is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Las Vegas's last 10 games when playing at home against Dallas

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WNBA Basketball Trend Report

NEW YORK (3 - 6) at MINNESOTA (4 - 5) - 6/22/2019, 8:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW YORK is 5-2 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

DALLAS (2 - 5) at LAS VEGAS (4 - 4) - 6/22/2019, 10:30 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 4-2 against the spread versus LAS VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 6-0 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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Preview: Liberty (3-6) at Lynx (4-5)
Date: June 22, 2019 8:00 PM EDT

Short-handed but looking to build on a gritty victory, the New York Liberty look to take a step closer to .500 on Saturday night when they attempt to beat the Minnesota Lynx for the second time in 10 days.

New York (3-6) has stabilized itself after an 0-4 start, but the inconsistency on a game-to-game basis remains. The Liberty have alternated wins and losses in their last four games after a 91-83 home defeat to Chicago on Wednesday night.

Asia Durr scored 19 points and Tina Charles added 16 for the Liberty, whose four fourth-quarter turnovers killed any chance of establishing an offensive rhythm to overtake the Sky. Amanda Zahui B. contributed 13 points and 10 rebounds in her final game before joining Sweden for the EuroBasket tournament in Serbia.

Charles hit a pair of 3-pointers but was also 7 for 21 overall as she - like the Liberty - is searching for consistency on the offensive end. Charles has shot just 29.2 percent (19 for 65) over her last four games while averaging 10.8 points, well off her season mark of 17.7 per contest.

"I mean, we want all of these guys to shoot it better," Liberty coach Katie Smith told High Post Hoops.com. "It would help us out in the long run. I just want (Charles) to be aggressive and take aggressive shots and not hesitate. And again playing inside out, getting on the block, taking moves, obviously, there's a lot of pressure in there.

"Us finding her when she's got easier opportunities without the defense set. So there's a lot of stuff that goes into it, but I also just want her to make that she's continuing to be aggressive every single night."

Zahui B. will be the second Liberty player at the EuroBasket tournament, with Bria Hartley already there representing France. New York could be forced to use an emergency hardship salary cap extension since it currently has fewer than the league-minimum 11 players on the active roster.

Minnesota (4-5) is looking to avoid a fifth consecutive loss that has dropped it below .500. The Lynx have lost all four games during their skid by six or fewer points after an 80-75 defeat to Las Vegas on Sunday. Damiris Dantas scored a season-high 22 points, but the Lynx were outscored 16-3 in the final 4:47 while blowing an eight-point lead.

"You have to understand the desperation. That was part of the teaching this week, different things that we're facing," Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve told the team's official website Friday. "Some of it is just listening out of a timeout, executing what you're supposed to do in a play. Does it take time? I hope not. I hope it's something we can recognize and immediately do."

Dantas has run hot and cold, scoring a combined 21 points in her previous four games before hitting five 3-pointers while shooting 8 of 15 overall. The fifth-year forward, trying to help pick up the slack for the absence of injured starter Seimone Augustus, is averaging 10.1 points overall but has been held to five or fewer points on four occasions.

New York recorded a 75-69 home win over Minnesota on June 12 as Kia Nurse scored 11 of her 26 points in the fourth quarter and rookie Asia Durr added a season-high 20. Sylvia Fowles had 16 points and 11 rebounds as the Lynx nearly overcame a 15-point deficit.

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WNBA HEAD TO HEAD

Jun 12, 2019 Score ATS Results
MIN 69 Under: 144
NEW « 75 Cover: 9
Tools: Recaps

Jul 24, 2018 Score ATS Results
NEW 82 Cover: 9.5
MIN « 85 Over: 167
Tools: Recaps

Jun 16, 2018 Score ATS Results
NEW 71 Over: 156
MIN « 85 Cover: 7
Tools: Recaps

May 25, 2018 Score ATS Results
MIN « 78 Under: 150
NEW 72 Cover: 1
Tools: Recaps

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SATURDAY, JUNE 22
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

NY at MIN 08:00 PM
NY +7.0
O 157.0

DAL at LV 10:30 PM
DAL +12.5
O 151.5

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WNBA
Dunkel

Saturday, June 22


New York @ Minnesota

Game 657-658
June 22, 2019 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New York
104.821
Minnesota
109.278
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 4 1/2
153
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
by 7
157 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
New York
(+7); Under

Dallas @ Las Vegas

Game 659-660
June 22, 2019 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
106.721
Las Vegas
109.818
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Las Vegas
by 3
164
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Las Vegas
by 14 1/2
150
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas
(+14 1/2); Over

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Odyssey Sims scores 20 points to help Lynx beat Liberty
June 23, 2019

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Odyssey Sims scored 20 points and Sylvia Fowles had 19 points and 10 rebounds in the Minnesota Lynx's 92-83 victory over the New York Liberty on Saturday night.

Napheesa Collier added 19 points and nine rebounds for Minnesota (5-5). Fowles and Collier combined to shoot 24 for 38 from the field and the Lynx finished at 51.6%.

Minnesota outscored New York 28-14 in the third quarter. Reshanda Gray's 3-pointer with 3:46 left brought New York to 76-71, but it couldn't get closer.

Kia Nurse led the Liberty with 24 points, and Tina Charles had 22.

ACES 86, STARS 68

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Reserve Dearica Hamby scored 27 points on 11-for-14 shooting and Las Vegas' strong second quarter propelled the Aces past Dallas.

A'ja Wilson added 20 points, combining with Hamby to shoot 20 for 26 from the field.

Dallas led 24-22 after the first quarter but the Wings fell apart in the second. Las Vegas (5-4) outscored Dallas (2-6) 27-10 in the period and wasn't challenged again, leading by as many as 27 points.

Arike Ogunbowale had 25 points for Dallas, which was 2 for 14 in the second quarter. The Wings missed 25 of 31 3-point attempts.

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SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY JUNE 23, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
1:00 PM Washington Mystics Atlanta Dream McCamish Pavilion
6:00 PM Connecticut Sun Chicago Sky Wintrust Arena
6:00 PM Los Angeles Sparks Phoenix Mercury Talking Stick Resort Arena
7:00 PM Indiana Fever Seattle Storm KeyArena


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WNBA JUNE'S OPINIONS AND BEST BETS:

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD


06/22/2019 2-2-0 50.00% -1.00
06/21/2019 3-3-0 50.00% -1.50
06/20/2019 3-1-0 75.00% +9.50
06/19/2019 1-1-0 50.00% -0.50
06/18/2019 1-1-0 50.00% -0.50
06/16/2019 1-3-0 25.00% -11.50
06/15/2019 1-5-0 16.67% -22.50
NO PLAYS........................................+00.0 0
06/13/2019 2-0-0 100.00% +10.00
06/12/2019 2-0-0 100.00% +10.00
06/11/2019 2-4-0 33.33% -12.00
06/09/2019 7-3-0 70.00% +18.50
06/08/2019 0-2-0 0.00% -11.00
06/07/2019 1-2-1 33.33% -6.00
06/06/2019 5-0-1 100.00% +25.00
06/05/2019 0-2-0 0.00% -11.00
06/04/2019 2-0-0 100.00% +10.00
06/02/2019 1-1-0 50.00% -0.50
06/01/2019 3-4-1 42.86% -7.00

Totals..............37-34-3.... 52.11% -2.00


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BEST BETS:

DATE........................ATS................... ..UNITS..................O/U..................UNITS.............TOTALS


06/22/2019.............0 - 2.....................-11.00................2 - 0................+10.00..............-1.00
06/21/2019.............2 - 1.....................+4.50.................1 - 2................-6.00................-1.50
06/20/2019.............1 - 1......................-0.50.................2 - 1................+10.00..............+9.50
06/19/2019.............1 - 0.....................+5.00.................0 - 1.................-5.50................-0.50
06/18/2019.............1 - 0.....................+5.00.................0 - 1.................-5.50................-0.50
06/16/2019.............0 - 2.....................-11.00................1 - 1..................-0.50................-11.50
06/15/2019.............1 - 2.....................-6.00..................0 - 3................-16.50...............-22.50
NO PLAYS............................................. .................................................. ..................+00.00
06/13/2019.............1 - 0.....................+5.00.................1 - 0.................+5.00..............+10.00
06/12/2019.............1 - 0....................+5.00..................1 - 0................+5.00...............+10.00
06/11/2019.............0 - 3....................-16.50.................2 - 1.................+4.50...............-12.00
06/09/2019.............1 - 3....................-11.50.................3 - 0.................+15.00.............+3.50
06/08/2019.............0 - 1.....................-5.50..................0 - 1.................-5.50................-11.00
06/07/2019.............1-0-1....................+5.00.................0- 2..................-11.00..............-6.00
06/06/2019.............3 - 0.....................+15.00...............2 - 0.................+10.00.............+25.00
06/05/2019.............0 - 1......................-5.50.................0 - 1..................-5.50...............-11.00
06/04/2019.............1 - 0.....................+5.00.................1 - 0.................+5.00..............+10.00
06/02/2019.............1 - 0.....................+5.00.................0 - 1..................-5.50...............-0.50
06/01/2019.............1 - 1......................-0.50.................2 - 2..................-1.00...............-1.50

Totals....................16 -17....................-13.50...............18 - 16...............+2.00...............-11.50

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Sunday’s 6-pack

Spreads for early season college games:

— Florida (-7.5) vs Miami

— Cincinnati (-3.5) vs UCLA

— Utah (-6) vs BYU

— Wake Forest (-3.5) vs Utah State

— Wisconsin (-11) vs South Florida

— Colorado (-11) vs Colorado State


Quote of the Day
“Trying to walk around the bases and get to the plate, and trying to get in the dugout and hold everything in. Man, that was hard. It’s gonna be up there for me — for my career, for my family, my wife, Deidre, and my five kids and my friends and family that are here in town. It’s just a moment that I will treasure forever.”
Albert Pujols, on his reception in St Louis this weekend

Sunday’s quiz
In 2001, Albert Pujols’ rookie season, which position did he play the most games at?

Saturday’s quiz
When the Buccaneers came into the NFL in 1976, Seattle Seahawks also joined the league that season.

Friday’s quiz
Steve Spurrier played QB for the 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who went 0-14 in their first season in the NFL.


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Sunday’s List of 13: Clearing out a cluttered mind…….

13) UConn is expected to leave the AAC and go back to the Big East for the 2020-21 season; not sure what this does to their football program, since the Big East isn’t a football league.

Huskies have made the NCAA basketball tournament only once in the last five years.

UConn leaving the AAC raises the question: who replaces the Huskies in the AAC?

12) NHL does their draft better than any other league; the whole league is under one roof, all the coaches/GM’s, and they move the draft around North America every year- they did that before the NFL started doing it.

Philadelphia Flyers drafted a kid who went to Florida on a golf scholarship, then thought better of it and transferred to Minnesota, where he walked on to the hockey team. Not a lot of guys in the NHL went to college on a golf scholarship.

11) San Francisco Giants are thinking about taking their bullpens off the field and putting them under the stands in right-center field, which would mean the fences in “Triples Alley” would have to come in, making the dimensions much more hitter-friendly.

10) Twice in the last week, Cardinals’ pitcher John Flaherty was used as a pinch-runner in the last inning; one time he was thrown out at the plate to end the game, Thursday he got picked off second to end the game. His pinch-running career might be over.

9) Former Angels’ OF Tim Salmon has the most home runs (299) by anyone who never made an All-Star team.

8) Talked last week about the Angels DFA’ing OF Carlos Puello; he quickly found a home with the Miami Marlins, where he is now their rightfielder.

7) Baseball stuff:
— Indians put P Mike Clevinger (ankle) on IL.
— MLB suspended Texas 3B Asdrubel Cabrera for four games.
— MLB suspended Oakland P Frankie Montas for 80 games (PEDs)

6) New York Daily News was not invited to a Friday press conference for Knicks’ draft picks RJ Barrett and Ignas Brazdeikis, but every other NYC outlet covering the team was. Owner James Dolan doesn’t like the paper’s coverage and has effectively banned them from covering the team.

Dolan is one of the worst owners in sports, if not the worst.

5) In his last three starts, Jacob deGrom threw 112-116-113 pitches, which is indicative of teams starting to stretch their better starting pitchers out a little more.

Stats show that with relievers pitching more and more innings, their ERA’s are going higher and higher, so this is the result of that.

4) Yu Darvish didn’t get a decision in any of his last ten starts, which ties a big league record that was last done in 1977 (Lerch, D’Acquisto), and has only been done four times ever.

3) Michigan-Vanderbilt will play a best-of-3 series for the College World Series title starting Monday.

2) Dodgers 5, Rockies 4— Alex Verdugo hit a walk-off homer for LA- they walked off Colorado Friday night, too.

1) If the baseball playoffs started today…….
NL: Atlanta-Chicago-Los Angeles. Wild Cards: Cardinals @ Brewers
AL: New York-Minnesota-Houston. Wild Cards: Bos/Clev @ Rays

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WNBA

Sunday, June 23

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Trend Report
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Washington Mystics
Washington is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games on the road
Washington is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games when playing Atlanta
Washington is 6-12-2 ATS in its last 20 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Washington is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games when playing on the road against Atlanta

Atlanta Dream
Atlanta is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
Atlanta is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
Atlanta is 12-5-1 ATS in its last 18 games at home
Atlanta is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Atlanta is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games at home
Atlanta is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games at home
Atlanta is 4-9-2 ATS in its last 15 games when playing Washington
Atlanta is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing Washington
Atlanta is 2-4-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Washington
Atlanta is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing at home against Washington


Connecticut Sun
Connecticut is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Connecticut is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Connecticut is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Connecticut's last 12 games on the road
Connecticut is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Connecticut's last 8 games when playing Chicago
Connecticut is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Connecticut is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Connecticut's last 5 games when playing on the road against Chicago

Chicago Sky
Chicago is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Chicago is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games
Chicago is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Chicago is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games at home
Chicago is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Connecticut
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chicago's last 8 games when playing Connecticut
Chicago is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Connecticut
Chicago is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Connecticut
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing at home against Connecticut


Los Angeles Sparks
Los Angeles is 2-4-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Los Angeles is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Los Angeles's last 9 games
Los Angeles is 2-4-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Los Angeles is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 6 games on the road
Los Angeles is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Phoenix
Los Angeles is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Los Angeles's last 9 games when playing Phoenix
Los Angeles is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Los Angeles's last 13 games when playing on the road against Phoenix

Phoenix Mercury
Phoenix is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Phoenix is 1-4 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 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Phoenix's last 12 games at home
Phoenix is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Los Angeles
Phoenix is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Phoenix's last 9 games when playing Los Angeles
Phoenix is 3-6-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing at home against Los Angeles
Phoenix is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Phoenix's last 13 games when playing at home against Los Angeles


Indiana Fever
Indiana is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Indiana is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Indiana's last 12 games
Indiana is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Indiana is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Indiana is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 6 games on the road
Indiana is 2-4-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Seattle
Indiana is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Indiana's last 9 games when playing Seattle
Indiana is 4-1-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Indiana is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games when playing on the road against Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana's last 7 games when playing on the road against Seattle

Seattle Storm
Seattle is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Seattle is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games
Seattle is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games at home
Seattle is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Indiana
Seattle is 6-12-1 ATS in its last 19 games when playing Indiana
Seattle is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Seattle's last 9 games when playing Indiana
Seattle is 1-4-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Indiana
Seattle is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games when playing at home against Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 7 games when playing at home against Indiana

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WASHINGTON (6 - 3) at ATLANTA (2 - 6) - 6/23/2019, 1:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 24-44 ATS (-24.4 Units) in road games on Sunday games since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 65-91 ATS (-35.1 Units) when playing with 2 days rest since 1997.
ATLANTA is 19-10 ATS (+8.0 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 19-9 ATS (+9.1 Units) after allowing 75 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 18-6 ATS (+11.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 24-11 ATS (+11.9 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 16-6 ATS (+9.4 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 7-4 against the spread versus ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 8-4 straight up against ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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LOS ANGELES (4 - 5) at PHOENIX (2 - 5) - 6/23/2019, 6:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 148-190 ATS (-61.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.
LOS ANGELES is 110-143 ATS (-47.3 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 7-3 against the spread versus PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 9-1 straight up against PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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CONNECTICUT (9 - 1) at CHICAGO (5 - 3) - 6/23/2019, 6:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CONNECTICUT is 97-70 ATS (+20.0 Units) in June games since 1997.
CHICAGO is 4-13 ATS (-10.3 Units) in home games vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 5-14 ATS (-10.4 Units) in home games after a division game over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 8-19 ATS (-12.9 Units) in home games off a upset loss as a favorite since 1997.
CHICAGO is 58-89 ATS (-39.9 Units) in home games after allowing 75 points or more since 1997.
CHICAGO is 7-17 ATS (-11.7 Units) in home games versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 3-3 against the spread versus CONNECTICUT over the last 3 seasons
CONNECTICUT is 4-2 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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INDIANA (5 - 5) at SEATTLE (6 - 4) - 6/23/2019, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
INDIANA is 16-27 ATS (-13.7 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
INDIANA is 5-14 ATS (-10.4 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
INDIANA is 11-22 ATS (-13.2 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
INDIANA is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) off an upset win as an underdog over the last 3 seasons.
SEATTLE is 23-12 ATS (+9.8 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 2-12 ATS (-11.2 Units) off an upset win as an underdog over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SEATTLE is 4-3 against the spread versus INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
SEATTLE is 6-1 straight up against INDIANA 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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Dunkel

Sunday, June 23


Washington @ Atlanta

Game 661-662
June 23, 2019 @ 1:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
108.453
Atlanta
105.563
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 3
156
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
by 8 1/2
157 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Atlanta
(+8 1/2); Under

Connecticut @ Chicago

Game 665-666
June 23, 2019 @ 6:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Connecticut
116.458
Chicago
108.266
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Connecticut
by 8
162
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Connecticut
by 4 1/2
159 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Connecticut
(-4 1/2); Over

Los Angeles @ Phoenix

Game 663-664
June 23, 2019 @ 6:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Los Angeles
114.187
Phoenix
113.317
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles
by 1
149
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Phoenix
by 1 1/2
154 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Los Angeles
(+1 1/2); Under

Indiana @ Seattle

Game 667-668
June 23, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Indiana
106.932
Seattle
114.406
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Seattle
by 7 1/2
151
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Seattle
by 5
156 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Seattle
(-5); Under

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SUNDAY, JUNE 23
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

WAS at ATL 01:00 PM
WAS -9.0
U 157.0

LA at PHO 06:00 PM
LA -1.5
U 153.5

CONN at CHI 06:00 PM
CONN -5.5
O 161.5

IND at SEA 07:00 PM
SEA -5.5
O 154.0