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Sparks spoil Lynx ceremony for Whalen
June 8, 2019
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Riquna Williams scored 25 points, Chelsea Gray added 21 and the Los Angeles Sparks edged the Lynx 89-85 on Saturday, spoiling a special day for their rivals who retired the jersey of Minnesota native and star Lindsay Whalen.

Gray capped her string of eight-straight points in the fourth quarter with a shot-clock beating 5-footer off an inbounds play with 8.5 seconds remaining to give the Sparks an 87-83 lead. Gray put up a tough 10-foot shot with clock winding down and missed the rim but the ball went off a Minnesota player. On the inbounds, Gray set a screen on the wing then rolled toward inbounder Tierra Ruffin-Pratt. Gray took the pass, dribbled once to get inside the lane then stepped back and knocked down the short shot.

Sylvia Fowles, who had 20 points to surpass 5,000 for her career, scored with 2.1 seconds left and the Lynx fouled Gray in the backcourt with 1.2 to play. After Gray made a free throw, officials were told it was only a fourth team foul for Minnesota, so Los Angeles inbounded the ball again.

Williams, who is being investigated for domestic assault and burglary, had her first double-figure game of the season and clinched the win with two free throws with .1 second to go.

It was a typical intense game between the teams that split when facing off for WNBA titles in 2016 and 2017.

Los Angeles led most of the way but every time the Lynx surged back. It was tied at 17 after one quarter and the Sparks led 44-39 at the half. Minnesota cut it to one entering the fourth quarter. Ruffin-Pratt opened the fourth quarter with a 3-pointer and Marina Mabrey had a layup for a 72-66 lead. Gray pushed the lead to 81-71 just past the midway point of the fourth quarter but rookie Napheesa Collier scored five quick points and Danielle Robinson followed with a layup to cut the deficit to three.

Lexie Brown's 3-pointer at 1:11 made it 83-82 but Gray answered with a step-back jumper. Collier made a free throw with 33.4 to go to cut LA's lead to 85-83.

Ruffin-Pratt had 17 points and Chiney Ogwumike had 14 and split 18 rebounds with her sister Nneka.

Brown led Minnesota with 21 points and Collier had 18. Fowles also had 13 rebounds and is the fifth WNBA player with 5,000 points and 3,000 rebounds.

THEY CALL HER WEEZY

Whalen, who took the University of Minnesota to the NCAA Final Four, was named the Gophers' coach for the 2018-19 seasons and retired after the 2018 WNBA season. In her 15-year career, the first six with the Connecticut Sun, Whalen set a record for career games and is third in career assists while making the All-Star team six times. The Hutchinson, Minnesota, native helped the Lynx win four WNBA championships.

The only player with 5,000 points, 2,000 assists and 1,500 rebounds, Whalen's No. 13 jersey is the first retired by the Lynx.

''Getting to know people on and off the court is just special,'' Whalen said in a television interview during the game. ''It's relationships and the people along the way.''

She said winning never got old.

''Up until I decided to retire we just kept saying, `Let's do it again ... it's fun,''' she said. ''We were having a lot of fun on the court and everybody had something to prove at different times.''

Whalen said the key ingredient was a toughness instill by coach Cheryl Reeves.

UP NEXT

Sparks: Play their fourth-straight road game at Phoenix on Friday.

Lynx: Travel to face the New York Liberty on Wednesday.

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SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY JUNE 9, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
3:00 PM Connecticut Sun Atlanta Dream McCamish Pavilion
3:00 PM Dallas Wings Washington Mystics The Entertainment and Sports Arena
3:00 PM Las Vegas Aces New York Liberty Westchester County Center
4:00 PM Phoenix Mercury Indiana Fever Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6:00 PM Seattle Storm Chicago Sky Wintrust Arena


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WNBA JUNE'S OPINIONS AND BEST BETS:

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

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..............12-11-3 52.17% -0.50


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BEST BETS:

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

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.....................7 - 3......................+19.00..............5 - 7..................-14.00...............+5.00

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Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

College football spreads for games on Nov 2:

— Miami @ Florida State (-1.5)

— Houston @ Central Florida (-14)

— Georgia (-3.5) vs Florida (@ Jacksonville)

— Virginia Tech @ Notre Dame (-16)

— Oregon (-1) @ USC

— Utah @ Washington (-8)


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Armadillo: Sunday's List of 13: Wrapping up a summer Saturday

13) I’m probably a little late with this, but if you like music, A Star Is Born is an outstanding movie and I highly recommend it. Saw it this weekend; I’ve never seen the Kris Kristofferson version from 1976 or the much older version, but Bradley Cooper/Lady Gaga had great chemistry. Not that pleasant a movie, but really well done and great acting.

12) Indiana-Kentucky high school All-Stars have a game every year; Indiana won this year’s game 120-74- a kid named Jake LaRavia of Lawrence Central apparently dominated the game.

Writer Gregg Doyle did nothing but rave about the 6-8 LaRavia, who will attend Indiana State in the fall. He made 42% of his 3’s last year in high school, but Doyle says his game is well-rounded and that the Sycamores should be very excited to have him on their side next year.

11) Texas Rangers retired Adrian Beltre’s number 29 Saturday night; little unusual for a team to retire a guy’s number so soon after he retires. Quite an honor.

10) Angels 12, Mariners 3—Seattle’s Yusei Kikuchi had a 3.43 ERA through his first 11 starts; in his last 9.2 IP, he’s allowed 29 hits and 17 runs. No bueno.

9) Raptors’ G Fred VanVleet needed seven stitches and lost part of a tooth in Friday night’s win in Oakland; he collided with Golden State’s Shaun Livingston.

8) Baseball can be weird; Minnesota’s Max Kepler was in an 0-21 slump, but then Thursday, he went 4-4 wth three homers against Trevor Bauer. Go figure.

7) Baseball stuff:
— Red Sox put 1B Mitch Moreland (quad) on IL.
— Pirates activated OF Corey Dickerson from the 60-day IL.
— Cardinals placed 3B Jedd Gyorko on the 10-day (back)
— Padres placed RHP Adam Warren on the 10-day IL (forearm)
— Angels put Trevor Cahill (elbow) on the IL.

6) Not only is the Giants’ Brandon Crawford the oldest starting shortstop in the majors, he is the one of only two starting SS’s (Elvis Andrus) who is 30+ years of age.

5) NBA will have two regular season games in Mexico next season; Mavericks-Pistons will play on December 12, with Suns-Spurs meeting two days later.

4) Brothers CJ and Kevin Cron both hit their first major league homer in Toronto; their father Chris Cron his two major league hits, both in Toronto.

3) Vanderbilt 3, Duke 0— Kid named Kumar Rocker threw a no-hitter, struck out 19 for Vandy; it is funny how Vanderbilt is lousy at football, mediocre at basketball but great at baseball. Young Mr Rocker is a freshman, has quite a future ahead of him.

2) Oregon State C Adley Rutschman is said to be the best draft prospect since Bryce Harper in 2010 and he is the best catching prospect since Buster Posey in 2008. He’s a switch-hitter with power, and he’s a very advanced receiver, but here’s the thing:

When you’re a really good hitter and a team invests a ton of money in you, they might want you to change positions, to maximize your career— catchers tend to fade out earlier, but to wear and tear. Rutschman may be learning other positions as he climbs the Orioles’ minor league ladder.

1) Quote of the Day, part 2:
“He’s not the biggest guy, but he definitely walks with a presence, walks with a purpose. He’s taken on a good role in knowing all the plays and being able to call some plays for us. He’s quicker than snot. He’s been flying around and making a lot of good plays.”

Steelers’LB TJ Watt, talking about first round pick, LB Devin Bush

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WNBA

Sunday, June 9

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Trend Report
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Connecticut Sun
Connecticut is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Connecticut is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games
Connecticut is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Connecticut is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Connecticut's last 10 games on the road
Connecticut is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Atlanta
Connecticut is 2-11 SU in its last 13 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Connecticut's last 8 games when playing Atlanta
Connecticut is 3-7-1 ATS in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Connecticut is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Connecticut's last 16 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Atlanta Dream
Atlanta is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Atlanta is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games
Atlanta is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Atlanta's last 23 games
Atlanta is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Connecticut
Atlanta is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games when playing Connecticut
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Atlanta's last 8 games when playing Connecticut
Atlanta is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Connecticut
Atlanta is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Connecticut
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Atlanta's last 16 games when playing at home against Connecticut

Las Vegas Aces
Las Vegas is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games
Las Vegas is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Las Vegas's last 5 games
Las Vegas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Las Vegas's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Las Vegas's last 12 games on the road
Las Vegas is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing New York
Las Vegas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing New York
Las Vegas is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against New York
Las Vegas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against New York
New York Liberty
New York is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York's last 5 games
New York is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Las Vegas
New York is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Las Vegas
New York is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Las Vegas
New York is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Las Vegas

Dallas Wings
Dallas is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games
Dallas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games
Dallas is 1-9 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Dallas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 6 games on the road
Dallas is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Washington
Dallas is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games when playing Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing Washington
Dallas is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Washington
Dallas is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Dallas's last 11 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington Mystics
Washington is 14-7 SU in its last 21 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games
Washington is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Dallas
Washington is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games when playing Dallas
Washington is 2-4-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Dallas
Washington is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Washington's last 11 games when playing at home against Dallas

Phoenix Mercury
Phoenix is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Phoenix's last 6 games
Phoenix is 15-5-1 ATS in its last 21 games on the road
Phoenix is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Phoenix is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Indiana
Phoenix is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games when playing Indiana
Phoenix is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Phoenix is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Phoenix's last 7 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Indiana Fever
Indiana is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Indiana is 8-17 ATS in its last 25 games
Indiana is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Indiana is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana's last 6 games
Indiana is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games at home
Indiana is 4-19 SU in its last 23 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Indiana's last 18 games at home
Indiana is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Phoenix
Indiana is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games when playing Phoenix
Indiana is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Phoenix
Indiana is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Indiana's last 7 games when playing at home against Phoenix

Seattle Storm
Seattle is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games
Seattle is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games
Seattle is 12-5 ATS in its last 17 games on the road
Seattle is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games on the road
Seattle is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Seattle's last 7 games on the road
Seattle is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Chicago
Seattle is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Seattle's last 15 games when playing Chicago
Seattle is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Chicago Sky
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 7 games at home
Chicago is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Seattle
Chicago is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Chicago's last 15 games when playing Seattle
Chicago is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle


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WNBA
Long Sheet

Sunday, June 9

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DALLAS (0 - 3) at WASHINGTON (3 - 1) - 6/9/2019, 3:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 4-3 against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 4-3 straight up against DALLAS 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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CONNECTICUT (4 - 1) at ATLANTA (1 - 3) - 6/9/2019, 3:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 4-2 against the spread versus CONNECTICUT over the last 3 seasons
ATLANTA is 4-2 straight up against CONNECTICUT 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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LAS VEGAS (2 - 2) at NEW YORK (0 - 4) - 6/9/2019, 3:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
LAS VEGAS is 5-1 against the spread versus NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
LAS VEGAS is 4-2 straight up against NEW YORK 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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PHOENIX (1 - 2) at INDIANA (3 - 1) - 6/9/2019, 4:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

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

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SEATTLE (3 - 2) at CHICAGO (1 - 2) - 6/9/2019, 6:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
SEATTLE is 4-3 against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
SEATTLE is 5-2 straight up against CHICAGO 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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WNBA
Dunkel

Sunday, June 9


Dallas @ Washington

Game 601-602
June 9, 2019 @ 3:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
103.406
Washington
114.626
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 11
173
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
N/A

Las Vegas @ New York

Game 605-606
June 9, 2019 @ 3:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Las Vegas
110.952
New York
101.444
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Las Vegas
by 8 1/2
155
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Las Vegas
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Las Vegas
N/A

Connecticut @ Atlanta

Game 603-604
June 9, 2019 @ 3:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Connecticut
114.299
Atlanta
106.354
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Connecticut
by 8
151
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Connecticut
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Connecticut

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SUNDAY, JUNE 9
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

LV at NY 03:00 PM
LV -10.0
O 162.0

CONN at ATL 03:00 PM
CONN -5.5
U 160.5

DAL at WAS 03:00 PM
DAL +14.5
U 157.5

PHO at IND 04:00 PM
IND +1.0
O 158.0

SEA at CHI 06:00 PM
CHI -1.5
U 162.5

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Hawkins, Powers help Mystics beat winless Wings 86-62
June 9, 2019
By The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) Tianna Hawkins and Aerial Powers combined for 39 points off the bench and the Washington Mystics cruised to an 86-62 win over the winless Dallas Wings on Sunday.

Hawkins hit 7 of 9 shots with three 3-pointers for a career-high 21 points and Powers was 6 of 10 with two 3s for 18. Elena Delle Donne and Kristi Toliver added 14 points apiece for the Mystics (4-1) and Natasha Cloud had 13. Delle Donne had nine rebounds, four assists, two blocks and a steal.

Dallas (0-4) had an 11-0 run in the first quarter and led 20-15. Washington, which has won four straight, went on a 12-2 run in the second quarter, taking a 25-24 lead on a Hawkins 3. A 7-2 surge in the last 70 seconds put the Mystics on top 40-34 at the break. The margin was 10 after three quarters and Washington dominated the fourth.

Glory Johnson led Dallas with 15 points but only had 11 in the second half. Imani McGee-Stafford added 11 points.

LIBERTY 88, ACES 78

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) - Tina Charles scored 21 points and Bria Hartley added 17 to help New York end a franchise-long 17-game losing streak.

The Liberty (1-4) last had a win on July 15, 2018, when they beat Chicago by 23 points. New York lost the final 13 games of the season and the first four this year before the win over the Aces.

They were tied for the third longest losing streak in WNBA history, trailing only Indiana's 18-game skid and Tulsa's record 20-game run.

Kayla McBride led Las Vegas with 25 points and Liz Cambage added 17 points and 10 rebounds. Rookie of the Year A'ja Wilson saw her streak of scoring in double figures end at 37 when she was held to just five.

SUN 65, DREAM 59

ATLANTA (AP) - Jonquel Jones had 17 points and 13 rebounds, Alyssa Thomas also had a double-double as Connecticut won for the fifth time in six games.

Thomas had 12 points and 12 rebounds and Courtney Williams added 13 points for Connecticut (5-1).

Tiffany Hayes and Brittney Sykes had 14 points each for the Dream (1-4).

SKY 78, STORM 71

CHICAGO (AP) - Cheyenne Parker had 18 points and 11 rebounds off the bench for Chicago.

Stephanie Dolson added 15 points and Courtney Vandersloot 11 with seven assists for the Sky (2-2).

The defending champion and short-handed Storm (3-3) got 20 points apiece from Natasha Howard and Jewell Loyd.

MERCURY 94, FEVER 87

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Brittney Griner scored 26 points, DeWanna Bonner added 25 and Phoenix used a dominant first half to beat Indiana.

Reserve Leilani Mitchell had two of her four 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and scored 17 for the Mercury (2-2) and Briann January added 16.

Kelsey Mitchell hit four 3-pointers and had 26 points for the Fever (3-2). Kennedy Burke added 18 points and Tiffany Mitchell scored 17.

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SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY JUNE 11, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:00 PM Seattle Storm Indiana Fever Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7:00 PM Washington Mystics Connecticut Sun Mohegan Sun Arena
8:00 PM Phoenix Mercury Chicago Sky Wintrust Arena

SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY JUNE 12, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:00 PM Minnesota Lynx New York Liberty Westchester County Center

SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY JUNE 13, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
8:00 PM Indiana Fever Dallas Wings College Park Center

SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY JUNE 14, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:00 PM Seattle Storm Washington Mystics The Entertainment and Sports Arena
8:00 PM Connecticut Sun Minnesota Lynx Target Center
10:00 PM Los Angeles Sparks Phoenix Mercury Talking Stick Resort Arena
10:30 PM New York Liberty Las Vegas Aces Mandalay Bay Events Center

SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY JUNE 15, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:00 PM Chicago Sky Indiana Fever Bankers Life Fieldhouse
8:00 PM Atlanta Dream Dallas Wings College Park Center
10:00 PM New York Liberty Los Angeles Sparks Staples Center


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WNBA JUNE'S OPINIONS AND BEST BETS:

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

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..............19-14-3 57.57% +18.00


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BEST BETS:

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


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.....................8 - 6......................+7.00................8 - 7..................+1.50..............+8.50

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Lynx F Shepard tears ACL, out for season
June 9, 2019
By The Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Minnesota Lynx say rookie forward Jessica Shepard will be out for the rest of the season after suffering a torn ACL in her right knee.

The team said Sunday that Shepard's injury was confirmed by an MRI taken at Mayo Clinic in Minneapolis.

Shepard injured her knee during Saturday's 89-85 loss to the Los Angeles Sparks. The Lynx say she will have surgery at a date to be determined.

In her first WNBA season, the 6-foot-3 Shepard averaged 4.8 points, 5.7 rebounds and 3.5 assists in six games with the Lynx.

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Armadillo: Monday's six-pack

— Prayers to David Ortiz, who was wounded in a shooting in the Dominican Republic Sunday.

— Happy 80th birthday to Dick Vitale, who has more energy than most people half his age.

— Bruins 5, Blues 1— Winner-take-all Game 7 is Wednesday in Boston.

— Mariners 9, Angels 3— Edwin Encarnacion hit his 400th home run.

— Nationals 5, Padres 2— San Diego is 8-12 in its last 20 games.

— If the baseball playoffs started today:
NL: Phils-Cubs-Dodgers. Wild Card: Braves @ Brewers
AL: Bronx-Twins-Astros. Wild Card: Rangers @ Rays


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

13) Big question for NBA commish Adam Silver this summer: Could Kawhi Leonard’s success this postseason lead to more regular season resting for NBA stars?

People pay a lot of money to go to games and obviously, they want to see the stars play; Leonard sat out 22 games this season. Same goes for TV ratings; people like to watch great players play.

12) Michigan G Charles Matthews tore his ACL as he prepared for the NBA Draft, is now out until at least January, and thats the risk of bolting school early. He still intends to leave Michigan; his agent still thinks he’ll be taken in the second round of the draft. We’ll see about that; the agent doesn’t get paid if Matthews goes back to Michigan.

11) Nationals 5, Padres 1— Game was tied in 8th inning, then Kendrick, Turner, Eaton, Rendon hit four consecutive bombs off of reliever Craig Stammen to settle things.

10) El Paso Chihuahuas’ pitcher Kyle McGrath threw seven perfect innings Sunday before giving up a hit in the 8th inning; it was only his 4th professional start, in his 184th minor league game. El Paso is the AAA farm club of the San Diego Padres.

9) Brewers 5, Pirates 2— Closer Josh Hader pitched on back/back days for only third time this year; by way of comparison, San Diego’s Kirby Yates has pitched on back/back days seven times this season.

8) Twins 13, Tigers 2— Jake Odorizzi (9-2) is the first Twins’ pitcher to win nine straight decisions since Johan Santana during his 2006 Cy Young season.

7) Baseball stuff:
— Mets put 2B Robinson Cano back on the IL.
— White Sox put P Dylan Covey (shoulder) on the IL.
— Bronx put P Domingo German (hip flexor) on 10-Day IL.

6) Rockies-Mets pitching matchup Sunday was Hoffman-Syndergaard, both of whom were 1st round draft picks of the Toronto Blue Jays, Hoffman in ’14, Syndergaard in ’10.

5) Bronx OF Brett Gardner threw a batting helmet in the dugout the other night; it bounced back, hit him in the lip and cut him— he needed six stitches.

4) Kevin Durant practiced with the Warriors Sunday, who haven’t announced yet if he will play Monday night in Toronto- they officially listed him as questionable.

3) Rory McIlroy shot a 61 Sunday and won the Canadian Open by seven shots.

McIlroy is the last golfer to win a major the week after he won another tournament; he won the Bridgestone and then the PGA in 2014.

2) Graeme McDowell drained a 30-foot putt on the last hole Sunday to qualify for the British Open, which is being played in McDowell’s hometown this summer.

1) University of Alabama is returning a $21.5M gift from its largest donor and taking his name off the law school after he called for Alabama to be boycotted over the state’s new abortion law.

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Armadillo: Tuesday's six-pack

Odds for the US Open this weekend:

15-2: Brooks Koepka

8-1: Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy

9-1: Eldrick Woods

16-1: Patrick Cantlay, Jordan Spieth

22-1: Justin Rose

25-1: Jon Rahm, Rickie Fowler, Xander Schauffele


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

13) Warriors 106, Raptors 105— Toronto had a 6-point lead and the ball with 3:00 left, but couldn’t finish the job; Game 6 is in Oakland Thursday. Warriors were +6 in 12:00 with Kevin Durant on the floor; seriously doubt he plays again in this series.

Late night update: Warriors think Durant tore his achilles.

12) Dallas Keuchel made his ’19 debut Monday, pitching for Rome in the Class A South Atlantic League; he allowed a single, a walk with nine strikeouts in seven scoreless innings.

11) Braves 13, Pirates 7— Josh Donaldson got drilled by a pitch in the first inning, the ump threw the pitcher out, and a high-scoring game broke out. Marte and Albies both homered twice in this game.

10) Former Auburn, Akron coach Terry Bowden is heading to the Clemson football staff as a 63-year-old graduate assistant; his brother Tommy was Clemson’s head coach for 10 years.

Bowden is going for a Master’s Degree in athletic leadership at Clemson, and his position on the staff is an unpaid graduate internship.

9) Auburn 14, North Carolina 7— Tigers advance to the College World Series; they scored 13 runs in the top of the first inning. Rough way for the season to end for UNC.

8) Wednesday’s Rangers-Red Sox game in Boston moves up from 7:00 to 4:00 because Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final is Wednesday night in Boston.

7) Baseball stuff:
— Pirates put P Jordan Lyles (hamstring) on IL.
— Cardinals put P Adam Wainwright (hamsring) on IL
— Angels’ P Matt Harvey aggravated his back injury on a rehab start.

6) Rained in New York City Monday night, so Subway Series will have a day/night twinbill on Tuesday, with games at 1:05, 7:05.

5) Tony Parker retired after 18 seasons in the NBA; he won four NBA titles with the Spurs.

4) Read online yesterday that El Cortez and Four Queens are last places in Las Vegas that deal low-limit single deck blackjack that still pays 3-2 on naturals. Most single deck games pay 6-5 now.

3) College basketball transfer portal:
— Grad transfer Isaiah Moss bolts from Iowa to Kansas.
— Grad transfer Tevin Mack bolts from Alabama to Clemson.
— F Eugene Omoruyi bolts from Rutgers to Oregon.

2) Arizona 13, Phillies 8— This was seventh time since 1914 that a team led off a game with three straight home runs; last time was in 2017, also the Diamondbacks.

Phillies’ Jerad Eickhoff didn’t allow a HR in any of his first five starts (30 IP); he’s allowed at least one homer in six straight starts (13 HR in last 24 1/3 IP).

1) Field for the College World Series is set:
Bracket One: Arkansas, Florida State, Michigan, Texas Tech.
Bracket Two: Auburn, Louisville, Mississippi State, Vanderbilt

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WNBA
Long Sheet

Tuesday, June 11

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SEATTLE (3 - 3) at INDIANA (3 - 2) - 6/11/2019, 7:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
INDIANA is 3-3 against the spread versus SEATTLE over the last 3 seasons
SEATTLE is 5-1 straight up against INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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WASHINGTON (4 - 1) at CONNECTICUT (5 - 1) - 6/11/2019, 7:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
CONNECTICUT is 6-2 against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
CONNECTICUT is 5-3 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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PHOENIX (2 - 2) at CHICAGO (2 - 2) - 6/11/2019, 8:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

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

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WNBA

Tuesday, June 11

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Trend Report
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Washington Mystics
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games
Washington is 2-5-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Washington is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games on the road
Washington is 2-7-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Connecticut
Washington is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Connecticut
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games when playing Connecticut
Washington is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Connecticut
Washington is 7-14 SU in its last 21 games when playing on the road against Connecticut
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games when playing on the road against Connecticut
Connecticut Sun
Connecticut is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Connecticut is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Connecticut's last 6 games
Connecticut is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games at home
Connecticut is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Connecticut's last 6 games at home
Connecticut is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Washington
Connecticut is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Connecticut's last 6 games when playing Washington
Connecticut is 7-2-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing at home against Washington
Connecticut is 14-7 SU in its last 21 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Connecticut's last 7 games when playing at home against Washington

Seattle Storm
Seattle is 17-6 SU in its last 23 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 6 games
Seattle is 12-6 ATS in its last 18 games on the road
Seattle is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Seattle's last 8 games on the road
Seattle is 5-12-1 ATS in its last 18 games when playing Indiana
Seattle is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Seattle's last 8 games when playing Indiana
Seattle is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Seattle is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 7 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Indiana Fever
Indiana is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Indiana is 8-17 ATS in its last 25 games
Indiana is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Indiana is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Indiana's last 7 games
Indiana is 3-10 ATS in its last 13 games at home
Indiana is 4-20 SU in its last 24 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Indiana's last 19 games at home
Indiana is 12-5-1 ATS in its last 18 games when playing Seattle
Indiana is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Seattle
Indiana is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Indiana's last 8 games when playing Seattle
Indiana is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games when playing at home against Seattle
Indiana is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana's last 7 games when playing at home against Seattle

Phoenix Mercury
Phoenix is 10-4-1 ATS in its last 15 games
Phoenix is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Phoenix is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games
Phoenix is 8-2-1 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
Phoenix is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Phoenix's last 12 games on the road
Phoenix is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Phoenix's last 6 games when playing Chicago
Phoenix is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Phoenix is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games when playing on the road against Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Phoenix's last 6 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Chicago Sky
Chicago is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
Chicago is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games when playing Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing Phoenix
Chicago is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games when playing at home against Phoenix
Chicago is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing at home against Phoenix

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WNBA Betting Recap - 6/4-6/10
Joe Williams

League Betting Notes (Tuesday, June 4 through Monday, June 10)

-- Favorites went 11-3 straight up (SU)
-- Favorites went 7-5-2 against the spread (ATS)
-- Home teams went 8-6 SU
-- Home teams went 9-3-2 ATS
-- The 'under' went 8-6

Season Totals To Date

-- Favorites are 21-10 straight up (SU)
-- Favorites are 15-14-2 against the spread (ATS)
-- Home teams are 20-11 SU
-- Road teams are 15-14-2 ATS
-- The 'under' is 20-11

Team Betting Notes

-- Atlanta (1-4 SU, 1-4 ATS) has dropped four in a row since picking up a victory in their opener. However, they were at least able to grab a narrow cover in a home loss against Connecticut (5-1 SU, 4-2 ATS) after opening the season 0-4 ATS. The 'under' has gone 4-1 across the Dream's first five outings, too.

-- As far as the Sun is concerned, they're off to a tremendous start, and have a showdown with Washington (4-1 SU, 3-2 ATS) on Tuesday night, as those teams have the two best records in the WNBA so far. The game is at home, and the Sun has posted a perfect 3-0 SU/ATS mark in their three games on their home floor so far. The 'over' is 2-1 in those three games, but the 'under' is 4-2 overall for Jonquel Jones and company.

-- For the Mystics, they have surprised with four consecutive wins after losing to the Sun in Connecticut to open the season May 25. They're 4-0 SU/3-1 ATS since, and the 'over' is 3-1 over their past four games as well.

-- Dallas (0-4 SU, 2-2 ATS) continues to search for its first victory of the season, but they have still been a friend to bettors. The 'under' is a perfect 4-0 for the Wings so far.

-- Indiana (3-2 SU, 3-2 ATS) will try to avoid becoming the first victim of the Wings when they travel to the Metroplex later this week. Like the Wings, the Fever have been a friend to total bettors during the early going. The 'over' is 4-1 overall, and 2-0 in their two road outings.

-- Los Angeles (3-2 SU, 2-2-1 ATS) picked up a hard-fought win in Minnesota (4-2 SU, 2-3-1 ATS) in front of a raucous home crowd and national television audience, a very nice win as 4 1/2-point underdogs. The Sparks have yet to cover back-to-back games this season, going 2-2-1 ATS. After the 'under' opened 3-0, the 'over' is now 2-0 for the Sparks.

-- The Lynx fired out of the box with a 3-0 SU mark, but they're 1-2 SU over the past three while going 0-3-1 ATS across the past four. Defensive issues have been the biggest issue, as they allowed 66.3 PPG through the first three games, and 76.3 PPG over the past three. As such, the 'under' was 3-0 in their first three, and just 1-2 over the past three outings.

-- New York (1-4 SU, 2-2-1 ATS) stunned Las Vegas (2-3 SU, 2-3 ATS) to win straight up as 11-point underdogs on Sunday, 88-78. The Liberty haven't had difficulty scoring the basketball, going for 80.6 PPG. They just cannot stop anyone, allowing a dismal 84.6 PPG, second-worst in the league. The totals for their games have been at 166 or higher in each of the past two.

-- The Aces were receiving talk as favorites for the WNBA championship before the season, but that talk has quickly cooled. They have yet to win or cover in consecutive games. The 'under' is 4-1 in their first five, and 3-0 in the past three. Expect them to get it together soon, as they have a ton of talent, they're just learning to jell.

-- Phoenix (2-2 SU, 2-1-1 ATS) has alternated wins and losses through the first four games, with just one home game so far. They won and covered that one, and will be back in the Valley of the Sun on Friday against L.A.

-- Seattle (3-3 SU, 3-3 ATS) has alternated wins and losses, and covers and non-covers in each of their first six outings. One thing has been consistent, the 'under' -- which is 5-1 through six contests. Surprisingly, the under connected in their most recent outing, a loss in Chicago (2-2 SU, 2-2 ATS). The under has hit in three of the first four for the Sky, too.

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Standings

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Team Win Loss Percent GB Home Away Conf. Last 10 Streak

Connecticut Sun 5 1 0.833 0 3-0 2-1 3-0 5-1 W-3

Washington Mystics 4 1 0.800 0 3-0 1-1 3-1 4-1 W-4

Indiana Fever 3 2 0.600 1 2-1 1-1 2-1 3-2 L-1

Chicago Sky 2 2 0.500 2 2-0 0-2 0-1 2-2 W-1

New York Liberty 1 4 0.200 3 1-3 0-1 0-3 1-4 W-1

Atlanta Dream 1 4 0.200 3 1-3 0-1 0-2 1-4 L-4


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WESTERN CONFERENCE

Team Win Loss Percent GB Home Away Conf. Last 10 Streak

Minnesota Lynx 4 2 0.667 0 3-1 1-1 3-2 4-2 L-1

Los Angeles Sparks 3 2 0.600 0 1-0 2-2 1-1 3-2 W-1

Seattle Storm 3 3 0.500 1 2-0 1-3 2-1 3-3 L-1

Phoenix Mercury 2 2 0.500 1 1-0 1-2 1-2 2-2 W-1

Las Vegas Aces 2 3 0.400 1 1-1 1-2 1-1 2-3 L-1

Dallas Wings 0 4 0.000 3 0-1 0-3 0-1 0-4 L-4

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TUESDAY, JUNE 11
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

WAS at CONN 07:00 PM
WAS +3.0
O 166.5

SEA at IND 07:00 PM
IND -2.0
O 156.5

PHO at CHI 08:00 PM
PHO -4.0
U 165.5

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WNBA Capsules
June 11, 2019
By The Associated Press

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) Jonquel Jones scored 24 points, Courtney Williams added 23 and the Connecticut Sun beat the Washington Mystics 83-75 on Tuesday night in a battle between the top two teams in the WNBA.

Jones, coming off consecutive player of the week honors, made nine of 11 shots, and scored nine straight Connecticut points in the third quarter after the Mystics had opened a 10-point lead.

Shekinna Stricklen added 12 points, hitting four 3-pointers, for the Sun, who have won 11 straight home games. They went 10 of 21 from distance and made 11 of 12 free throws, including six in the final 35 seconds to end the last threat for Washington.

Connecticut (6-1) has won four straight while Washington (4-2) had its four-game winning streak snapped. Since a season-opening 84-69 loss to Connecticut, the Mystics had not been challenged and were averaging just less than 90 points a game.

Ariel Atkins led Washington with 18 points. Aerial Powers added 14, Elena Delle Donne 13 and Natasha Cloud 12.

SKY 82, MERCURY 75

CHICAGO (AP) - Diamond DeShields scored 25 points, Courtney Vandersloot added 17 and the Sky held off the Mercury.

Chicago (3-2) led 43-41 at the half before DeShields had four of the six 3-pointers the Sky made in the third quarter to build a 67-55 lead.

Twice Vandersloot baskets put Chicago's lead at 15 points, the second coming midway through the fourth quarter. Phoenix (2-3) cut the lead to five with just under a minute left but Gabby Williams grabbed an offensive rebound that Vandersloot turned into a layup with 29.3 seconds to play and then Vandersloot added a steal to seal the win.

DeWanna Bonner had 28 points and 12 rebounds for the Mercury and Brittney Griner added 16 points.

STORM 84, FEVER 82

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Natasha Howard scored a career-high 26 points and the Storm held on to beat the Fever.

Jewell Loyd added 18 points and Mercedes Russell had a career-high 13, including 11 in the first half, for the Storm (4-3), who had a double-figure lead late in the third quarter.

Kelsey Mitchell drilled a deep 3-pointer in the final second of the third quarter to pull the Fever within 65-59. An 8-2 run to open the fourth quarter had the deficit down to one but it wasn't until Natalie Achonwa's layup with 1:09 to go the game was tied at 81. Achonwa made one of two free throws with 29 seconds left to put Indiana up but Loyd made three of four free throws after that and Indiana missed its last two shots.

Mitchell scored 21 points and Achonwa added 17 for Indiana (3-3). Candice Dupree had 10 points and 14 rebounds.