The Bums 2019 WNBA News - Notes - Picks Thru The Playoffs !

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WNBA JUNE'S OPINIONS AND BEST BETS:

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD


06/28/2019 2-3-1 40.00% -6.50
06/27/2019 1-1-0 50.00% -0.50
06/26/2019 0-4-0 0.00% -22.00
06/25/2019 2-2-0 50.00% -1.00
06/23/2019 2-6-0 25.00% -23.00
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..............44-50-4.... 46.80% -55.00


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BEST BETS:

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


06/28/2019.............1 - 1.....................-0.50.................1 - 2.................-6.00................-6.50
06/27/2019.............1 - 0.....................+5.00................0 - 1.................-5.50................-0.50
06/26/2019.............0 - 2.....................-11.00................0 - 2................-11.00...............-22.00
06/25/2019.............0 - 2.....................-11.00................2 - 0................+10.00..............-1.00
06/23/2019.............1 - 3.....................-11.50................1 - 3................-11.50...............-23.00
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....................19 -25....................-42.50...............22 - 24...............-22.00...............-64.50

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SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY JUNE 29, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
2:00 PM Connecticut Sun Washington Mystics The Entertainment and Sports Arena
10:30 PM Indiana Fever Las Vegas Aces Mandalay Bay Events Center

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Armadillo: Saturday's six-pack

— Cubs put P Cole Hamels (oblique) on the IL.

— Stanford basketball transfer Cormac Ryan bolts to Notre Dame.

— Rangers 5, Rays 0— Texas allowed five runs in its last four games.

— Golden State will offer Klay Thompson a five-year, $190M deal.

— Rockies 13, Dodgers 9— Colorado snaps a 12-game skid vs LA.

— There are only 12 baseball games on 4th of July, which is Thursday. Unusual.


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Armadillo: Saturday's List of 13: Mountain West football knowledge

Air Force- Falcons went 5-7 last two years, unusual for them; last three years, they’re 6-17-1 vs spread in Mountain West games- last four years,AF is 10-3-1 vs spread as a road underdog. Flyboys have covered 11 of last 13 non-conference games.

Boise State-Broncos won 10+ games eight of last ten years, are +24 in turnovers the last two years. Boise’s bowl game in Dallas LY was stopped late in 1st quarter LY because of bad weather and was never resumed. Broncos are 5-14 vs spread in last 19 games as a home favorite.

Colorado State- Rams slumped to 3-9 LY after five straight winning years; last two years, State is 1-7 vs spread as a home favorite. Rams lost last four bowl games, allowing average of 41.3 ppg; they lost last four games with rival Colorado (0-3-1 vs spread).

Fresno State- Redford is 22-6 in two years at Fresno; why did Cal ever fire this guy? They’re 12-5-2 vs spread as favorites under Tedford, 6-0 as an underdog, winning bowls 33-27/31-20- they’re +20 in turnovers last two years.

Hawai’i- Rainbows played in the Sugar Bowl 12 years ago, losing 41-10 to Georgia; since then, all four of their bowls have been at home, with average total of 74.8. Under Rolovich, Hawai’i is 3-9 vs spread as a home favorite, 0-3 as a road favorite.

Nevada- New QB, four new starters on OL for Wolf Pack this year, who are 8-4 vs spread at home in two years under Norvell; five of their top six rushers, nine of top 10 receivers are back. Last three years, Nevada is 4-9 vs spread in non-league games.

UNLV- Five straight losing years for Rebels, who move into the Raiders’ new dome next year; they’ve played in one bowl since 2000. Last three years, UNLV is 4-9 vs spread when laying points at home. Rebels’ last bowl win outside of Las Vegas was 1984 (30-13 vs Toledo).

New Mexico- Bob Davie is in his 8th year with Lobos; they went 3-9 last two years. Last time UNM played in a bowl other than on their home field was a 34-19 loss to Navy in ’04 Emerald Bowl. New Mexico has only two starters back on defense this year.

San Diego State- Nine straight winning years for Aztecs, who slumped to 7-6 LY; – they were 0-8 vs spread as a favorite, and were blanked by Ohio U in their bowl (27-0). Aztecs have top six rushers back from LY and three starters back on OL.

San Jose State- Spartans are 3-22 in two years under Brennan; they were +1 in turnovers LY, after going -26 in 2017. Last five years, State is 9-19 as a road underdog, but were 4-2 LY. SJS won last four bowls, but last one was in 2015.

Utah State- Aggies went 11-2 LY, after three straight losing seasons; their coach moved on, so the new coach is Gary Andersen, who went 26-24 as Aggies’ coach from 2009-12. USU has only two starters back on offense. Since ’16, Aggies are 10-2-1 as home favorites.

Wyoming- After going +24 in turnovers in ’17 with a 8-5 record, Cowboys were 6-6 LY with a +4 TO ratio. Last three years, Cowboys are 6-2 as home favorites, 8-4 as home dogs- last four years, they’re 19-13 vs spread as an underdog.

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WNBA

Saturday, June 29

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Trend Report
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Connecticut Sun
Connecticut is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Connecticut is 18-5 SU in its last 23 games
Connecticut is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Connecticut's last 6 games on the road
Connecticut is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Washington
Connecticut is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Connecticut's last 7 games when playing Washington
Connecticut is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
Connecticut is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Washington
Connecticut is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Connecticut's last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington Mystics
Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games
Washington is 2-8-1 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Connecticut
Washington is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Connecticut
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games when playing Connecticut
Washington is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games when playing at home against Connecticut
Washington is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Connecticut
Washington is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Connecticut
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing at home against Connecticut

Indiana Fever
Indiana is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Indiana is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Indiana's last 15 games
Indiana is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games on the road
Indiana is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Las Vegas
Indiana is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Las Vegas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Indiana's last 7 games when playing Las Vegas
Indiana is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Las Vegas
Indiana is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Las Vegas
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Indiana's last 8 games when playing on the road against Las Vegas
Las Vegas Aces
Las Vegas is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Las Vegas is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Las Vegas's last 9 games
Las Vegas is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Las Vegas's last 8 games at home
Las Vegas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Indiana
Las Vegas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Las Vegas's last 7 games when playing Indiana
Las Vegas is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Indiana
Las Vegas is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Las Vegas's last 8 games when playing at home against Indiana


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WNBA
Long Sheet

Saturday, June 29

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CONNECTICUT (9 - 3) at WASHINGTON (8 - 3) - 6/29/2019, 2:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
CONNECTICUT is 7-2 against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
CONNECTICUT is 6-3 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
6 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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INDIANA (5 - 8) at LAS VEGAS (6 - 5) - 6/29/2019, 10:30 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
LAS VEGAS is 6-0 against the spread versus INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
LAS VEGAS is 6-0 straight up against INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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WNBA
Dunkel

Saturday, June 29


Connecticut @ Washington

Game 617-618
June 29, 2019 @ 2:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Connecticut
117.231
Washington
119.187
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 2
157
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
by 4 1/2
162
Dunkel Pick:
Connecticut
(+4 1/2); Under

Indiana @ Las Vegas

Game 619-620
June 29, 2019 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Indiana
101.893
Las Vegas
120.421
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Las Vegas
by 18 1/2
164
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Las Vegas
by 11
159 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Las Vegas
(-11); Over

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SATURDAY, JUNE 29
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

CONN at WAS 02:00 PM
WAS -7.5
O 160.0

IND at LV 10:30 PM
LV -11.5
U 158.5

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Preview: Sun (9-3) at Mystics (8-3)
Date: June 29, 2019 2:00 PM EDT

While it may be a message game if the Connecticut Sun complete a season sweep of the Washington Mystics on Saturday in a matchup of the league's best teams, the Sun are also looking to avoid a third straight loss.

Connecticut (9-3) still has the best record in the WNBA but is coming off a 74-73 defeat to the Dallas Wings on Wednesday night. Alyssa Thomas scored a career-high 28 points, but the Sun were unable to hold on late after erasing a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit.

Jasmine Thomas added 19 points and 11 assists but Connecticut's perimeter game struggled, hitting just 5 of 17 from 3-point range as top outside threat Shekinna Stricklen tried only one 3-pointer.

"I'm proud of our effort to fight back from a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter, it showed a lot of grit," Sun coach Curt Miller told the team's official Twitter account. "Led by Alyssa Thomas and Jasmine Thomas â?¦ to put us in that position to potentially send it to overtime to win that game. But we dug ourselves a hole in that first half, dug ourselves a hole going into the fourth quarter, so as well as we played in the fourth, (we were) a little short."

Stricklen has been a bellwether of sorts for Connecticut - in the Sun's three losses she has totaled four points on 2-of-16 shooting while going 0 for 9 from beyond the arc. During Connecticut's recent seven-game winning streak, she made 28 of 53 (52.8 percent) from 3-point range while averaging 14.6 points.

Jonquel Jones continues to lead the WNBA in rebounding at 11.0 per contest and is fifth in scoring at 16.4 points per game. Alyssa Thomas, who has averaged 14 points and 10 rebounds in Connecticut's two wins over the Mystics, has recorded a pair of 20-point games in her last four contests, upping her scoring average to 12.8 points.

Connecticut's stumbles have made Washington (8-3) the hottest team in the WNBA as it seeks a fifth straight victory. The Mystics continued their mastery of Chicago with an 81-74 road victory Wednesday night, improving to 8-0 against the Sky since acquiring Elena Delle Donne from Chicago in 2017.

"Having a new coach, they're playing differently," Delle Donne told the Chicago Sun-Times about her former team. "They're really tough offensively. (James Wade) has them running a lot of great sets with shooters everywhere, and they're spacing well. They're running the floor really well, so I think he's done a great job so far."

Delle Donne had 22 points and seven rebounds as Washington completed a sweep of its four-game road trip. The star guard is fourth in the WNBA in scoring (17.0) and fifth in rebounding (8.8), pacing a Mystics offense that leads the league in scoring at 85.5 points per game while making 8.5 3-pointers per contest.

Delle Donne has recorded three straight games of at least 20 points and seven rebounds but was held to 13 points in Washington's 83-75 loss at Connecticut on June 11. She did not play in the season-opening 84-69 loss to the Sun due to knee soreness.

The Mystics are 3-1 at their new home, the Entertainment Sports Arena, averaging 89.0 points and outscoring opponents by 15 per contest. The Sun are fourth in the league in scoring defense, yielding 74.9 points per game, but are holding opponents to a league-low 28.5 percent shooting from 3-point range.


WNBA HEAD TO HEAD

Jun 11, 2019 Score ATS Results
WAS 75 Under: 158
CONN « 83 Cover: 5
Tools: Recaps

May 25, 2019 Score ATS Results
WAS 69 Under: 153
CONN « 84 Cover: 9.5
Tools: Recaps

Jul 24, 2018 Score ATS Results
WAS 68 Under: 162
CONN « 94 Cover: 21
Tools: Recaps

Jun 26, 2018 Score ATS Results
CONN 80 Over: 172
WAS « 92 Cover: 8.5
Tools: Recaps

Jun 13, 2018 Score ATS Results
WAS « 95 Cover: 13
CONN 91 Over: 186
Tools: Recaps

Jun 3, 2018 Score ATS Results
CONN « 88 Cover: 17.5
WAS 64 Under: 152
Tools: Recaps

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Elena Delle Donne, Mystics rout Sun 102-59
June 30, 2019
By The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) Elena Delle Donne had 19 points and 10 rebounds to help the Washington Mystics hand the Connecticut Sun one of the worst losses in WNBA history with a 102-59 rout Saturday.

The game was a matchup of the top two teams in the league and Washington (9-3) quickly turned it into a rout for its fifth straight win.

The Mystics had lost their two previous matchups with the Sun this season, but shot 53% from the field with 13 3-pointers and made all 21 of their free throws. Connecticut (9-4), which had its worst offensive and defensive games of the season, has lost three straight.

Ariel Atkins added 15 points for Washington. Jonquel Jones led the Sun with 15.

ACES 102, FEVER 97, OT

LAS VEGAS (AP) - A'ja Wilson scored a career-high 39 points and Liz Cambage had 12 of her 16 points in overtime to help Las Vegas beat Indiana.

The Aces (7-5) took the lead for good at 95-94 on Cambage's basket with 1:34 left in overtime.

Kayla McBride added 14 points, and Dearica Hamby had 12 for Las Vegas.

Kelsey Mitchell had 21 points for Indiana (5-9). Candice Dupree added 20.

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SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY JUNE 30, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
3:00 PM New York Liberty Atlanta Dream McCamish Pavilion
4:00 PM Minnesota Lynx Dallas Wings College Park Center
5:00 PM Chicago Sky Los Angeles Sparks Staples Center
7:00 PM Phoenix Mercury Seattle Storm KeyArena


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WNBA JUNE'S OPINIONS AND BEST BETS:

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

06/29/2019 2-2-0 50.00% -1.00
06/28/2019 2-3-1 40.00% -6.50
06/27/2019 1-1-0 50.00% -0.50
06/26/2019 0-4-0 0.00% -22.00
06/25/2019 2-2-0 50.00% -1.00
06/23/2019 2-6-0 25.00% -23.00
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..............46-52-4.... 46.93% -56.00


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BEST BETS:

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



06/29/2019.............1 - 1.....................-0.50.................1 - 1.................-0.50.................-1.00
06/28/2019.............1 - 1.....................-0.50.................1 - 2.................-6.00................-6.50
06/27/2019.............1 - 0.....................+5.00................0 - 1.................-5.50................-0.50
06/26/2019.............0 - 2.....................-11.00................0 - 2................-11.00...............-22.00
06/25/2019.............0 - 2.....................-11.00................2 - 0................+10.00..............-1.00
06/23/2019.............1 - 3.....................-11.50................1 - 3................-11.50...............-23.00
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....................20 -26....................-43.00...............23 - 25...............-22.50...............-65.50

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Sunday’s 6-pack

Spreads for football games on August 29/30:

— Cincinnati (-3.5) vs UCLA

— Tulane (-3) vs Florida Int’l

— 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
“We have to repair this bridge between the current players and the people who paved the way – the true trailblazers in this game who helped give us this platform that allow us to make millions of dollars while doing something that we love.”
Caron Butler

Sunday’s quiz
Who is the only catcher to lead either league in home runs for a season?
(Hint: He is in the Hall of Fame)

Saturday’s quiz
Terry Collins was the manager of the Mets before Mickey Callaway.

Friday’s quiz
Drew Bledsoe threw the most passes in an NFL game, 70.


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Sunday’s List of 13: Wrapping up a sports Saturday……..

13) Today is June 30 but we’re going to hear a lot of stuff about the NBA starting tonight, with free agency starting. NBA’s offseason is often more interesting than the season itself.

12) New York 17, Boston 13— Game was 6-6 after the first inning with neither pitcher getting three outs; this game looked more like beer league softball than major league baseball.

11) At 2:13 Saturday afternoon, after the 6-6 first inning, Dave Cokin posted on Twitter that in live betting, the total on the New York-Boston game was 23.5 (+$130). It went way over that.

10) Lot of college basketball coaches are over in Greece for the FIBA u19 World Cup, where there are six uncommitted American 5-star prospects playing, as well as several prospects from Canada and Puerto Rico- the tournament runs thru July 7th.

9) Mets’ manager Mickey Callaway makes $850,000 to manage the Mets, and in reality, he is just a button-pusher who is ordered around by the team’s GM. Not a lot of cash for a manager, and in a big market at that.

What I’m suggesting is that being the Indians’ pitching coach might be a better job than managing the Mets, seeing how the Indians’ pitching coach probably makes around $250,000 with a hell of a lot less stress and a lot more job security than Callaway has now, and he actually gets to coach the pitchers.

8) Orioles 13, Indians 0— Over last two days, Baltimore outscored the Tribe 26-0.

Orioles are 24-58 this season, but 10-6 when Andrew Cashner starts. Cashner should be the O’s representative on the All-Star team.

7) Baseball stuff:
— Cardinals put OF Marcell Ozuna (broken finger) on the IL.
— Cubs DFA’d OF Carlos Gonzalez.
— Red Sox put P Brian Johnson (non-baseball injury) on the IL.
— Twins activated Byron Buxton, Martin Gonzalez from the IL.

6) Nikola Mirotic signed a contract with Barcelona of the EuroLeague; most people thought he would get an NBA deal for $45-50M, but sounds like he didn’t like the NBA very much.

5) Hamilton 41, Montreal 10— CFL games don’t often have scoreless first quarters; according to Ralph Michaels on Twitter, this was just the 27th scoreless first quarter in the last 973 CFL tilts. 24 of those 27 games stayed under the total, including this one.

4) This week is the first time since 2005 that the 54-hole leader at PGA Tour events led by 6+ shots in back/back weeks. Nate Lashley shot a 63 Saturday, is 23-under thru three rounds.

3) SLS casino in Las Vegas is changing its name back to the Sahara Las Vegas: I stayed there for ten days in 2015. Nice enough casino, small rooms, very tight video poker, good eating places, but no sports book, just a counter in a restaurant to bet on games.

2) Minimum salary for a rookie in the NBA next season: $898,310.

1) The Mets have won only two World Series:
Jerry Koosman was on mound for the Mets for the last out of the ’69 World Series.

In ’78, he was traded to the Twins for a package including Jesse Orosco.

Jesse Orosco was on the mound for the last out of the ’86 World Series.

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WNBA

Sunday, June 30

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Trend Report
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New York Liberty
New York is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
New York is 4-20 SU in its last 24 games
New York is 1-11 SU in its last 12 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York's last 5 games on the road
New York is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games when playing Atlanta
Atlanta Dream
Atlanta is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games
Atlanta is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
Atlanta is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Atlanta is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games at home
Atlanta is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Atlanta's last 25 games at home
Atlanta is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games when playing New York

Minnesota Lynx
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games
Minnesota is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Minnesota is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Minnesota's last 17 games on the road
Minnesota is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Dallas
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing Dallas
Minnesota is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Dallas Wings
Dallas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Dallas is 7-15 ATS in its last 22 games
Dallas is 4-18 SU in its last 22 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Dallas's last 10 games
Dallas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Dallas is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 5 games at home
Dallas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Dallas is 3-5-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Dallas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota

Chicago Sky
Chicago is 7-14 SU in its last 21 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 7 games on the road
Chicago is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Los Angeles
Chicago is 2-13 SU in its last 15 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing Los Angeles
Chicago is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
Chicago is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
Los Angeles Sparks
Los Angeles is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Los Angeles is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Los Angeles is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games at home
Los Angeles is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 19 of Los Angeles's last 24 games at home
Los Angeles is 11-3-1 ATS in its last 15 games when playing Chicago
Los Angeles is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 6 games when playing Chicago
Los Angeles is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Chicago
Los Angeles is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Chicago

Phoenix Mercury
Phoenix is 16-7-1 ATS in its last 24 games on the road
Phoenix is 1-4-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Phoenix is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games on the road
Phoenix is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Seattle
Phoenix is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Phoenix is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Phoenix's last 10 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Seattle Storm
Seattle is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 6 games
Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 7 games at home
Seattle is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Phoenix
Seattle is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games when playing at home against Phoenix
Seattle is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Seattle's last 10 games when playing at home against Phoenix


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WNBA
Long Sheet

Sunday, June 30

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NEW YORK (4 - 7) at ATLANTA (2 - 7) - 6/30/2019, 3:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 3-3 against the spread versus NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
ATLANTA is 3-3 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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MINNESOTA (6 - 5) at DALLAS (3 - 7) - 6/30/2019, 4:00 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 MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 7-0 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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CHICAGO (6 - 5) at LOS ANGELES (5 - 6) - 6/30/2019, 5:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 3-2 against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 5-1 straight up against CHICAGO 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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PHOENIX (4 - 5) at SEATTLE (8 - 5) - 6/30/2019, 7:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHOENIX is 7-5 against the spread versus SEATTLE over the last 3 seasons
SEATTLE is 7-6 straight up against PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
7 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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WNBA
Dunkel

Sunday, June 30


New York @ Atlanta

Game 621-622
June 30, 2019 @ 3:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New York
105.869
Atlanta
104.770
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New York
by 1
156
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Atlanta
by 2 1/2
160
Dunkel Pick:
New York
(+2 1/2); Under

Minnesota @ Dallas

Game 623-624
June 30, 2019 @ 4:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
109.719
Dallas
103.966
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 6
143
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
by 4
150 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(-4); Under

Chicago @ Los Angeles

Game 625-626
June 30, 2019 @ 5:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
111.638
Los Angeles
106.978
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago
by 4 1/2
154
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
by 7 1/2
156 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
(+7 1/2); Under

Phoenix @ Seattle

Game 627-628
June 30, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Phoenix
114.217
Seattle
108.870
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Phoenix
by 5 1/2
158
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Phoenix
by 2
153
Dunkel Pick:
Phoenix
(-2); Over

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SUNDAY, JUNE 30
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

NY at ATL 03:00 PM
NY +3.0
O 159.5

MIN at DAL 04:00 PM
DAL +3.5
U 147.0

CHI at LA 05:00 PM
LA -6.0
U 156.5

PHO at SEA 07:00 PM
SEA +1.5
O 152.5

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Mercury hand Storm first home loss of season
June 30, 2019
By The Associated Press

SEATTLE (AP) DeWanna Bonner and Brittney Griner each scored 20 points to help the Phoenix Mercury beat Seattle 69-67 on Sunday, handing the Storm their first home loss of the season.

The Mercury (5-5) took the lead for good at 57-56 on Griner's basket with 5:05 left in the game. That sparked a 10-0 run that ended at 65-56 on Bonner's 3-pointer two minutes later.

The Storm (8-6) closed the deficit to 65-63 before the final minute, and Jordin Canada was fouled attempting a 3-pointer with 1.2 seconds left that gave her a chance to tie it at the foul line. But Canada missed the first attempt and the Mercury's Leilani Mitchell secured the rebound after Canada intentionally missed the third one.

Sami Whitcomb had 13 points, Mercedes Russell and Alysha Clark added 12 each and Canada scored 10 for the Storm, who won their first five games at home.

SPARKS 94, SKY 69

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Riquna Williams scored 19 points and Los Angeles routed Chicago.

Los Angeles went on a 17-4 run in the third quarter to lead 67-42 on Tierra Ruffin-Pratt's 3-pointer with 3:25 left in the period. Chicago closed the deficit to 80-65, but the Sparks closed the game with a 14-4 spurt to match their largest lead of the game.

Los Angeles took the lead for good at 24-21 on the last basket of the first quarter and pulled away with an 8-0 run to start the second.

Diamond DeShields led the Sky (6-6) with 23 points.

WINGS 89, LYNX 86

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Arike Ogunbowale scored 15 of her 19 points in the second half, bouncing back from one of the worst shooting games in WNBA history, to help Dallas rally over Minnesota.

Ogunbowale finished 7 of 12 from the field, including 3 of 4 from 3-point range. The fifth overall pick in the 2019 draft was coming off a 2-of-23 shooting night on Friday night's 69-68 loss to New York - the worst percentage in league history for any player attempting at least 20 shots.

The win ended a 12-game losing streak that Dallas (4-7) had to Minnesota (6-6).

Sylvia Fowles led Minnesota with 23 points.

LIBERTY 74, DREAM 58

ATLANTA (AP) - Tina Charles had 17 of her 24 points in the first half and New York Liberty beat Atlanta.

The Liberty (5-7) pulled away with 10 straight points to start the second quarter and led 39-28 at halftime.

Renee Montgomery made a pair of 3-pointers to help Atlanta cut the deficit to 56-48 at the end of the third quarter, but the Dream (2-8) would get no closer in the fourth.

Brittany Boyd scored 15 points and No. 2 overall pick Asia Durr added 11 points for New York in her return to her hometown. Reshanda Gray had eight points and 15 rebounds.

Brittney Sykes was 4 of 5 from 3-point range and tied a season high with 18 points for the Dream.

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SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY JULY 2, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
3:00 PM Chicago Sky Las Vegas Aces Mandalay Bay Events Center
8:00 PM Atlanta Dream Minnesota Lynx Target Center

SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY JULY 3, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
3:00 PM New York Liberty Seattle Storm KeyArena

SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY JULY 5, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
8:00 PM Indiana Fever Dallas Wings College Park Center
10:00 PM Atlanta Dream Seattle Storm KeyArena
10:00 PM New York Liberty Phoenix Mercury Talking Stick Resort Arena
10:30 PM Washington Mystics Las Vegas Aces Mandalay Bay Events Center

SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY JULY 6, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
2:00 PM Minnesota Lynx Connecticut Sun Mohegan Sun Arena


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WNBA JUNE'S OPINIONS AND BEST BETS:

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

06/30/2019 3-5-0 37.50% -12.50
06/29/2019 2-2-0 50.00% -1.00
06/28/2019 2-3-1 40.00% -6.50
06/27/2019 1-1-0 50.00% -0.50
06/26/2019 0-4-0 0.00% -22.00
06/25/2019 2-2-0 50.00% -1.00
06/23/2019 2-6-0 25.00% -23.00
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..............49-57-4.... 46.22% -68.50


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BEST BETS:

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


06/30/2019.............1 - 0....................+5.00.................0 - 4................-22.00...............-17.00
06/29/2019.............1 - 1.....................-0.50.................1 - 1.................-0.50.................-1.00
06/28/2019.............1 - 1.....................-0.50.................1 - 2.................-6.00................-6.50
06/27/2019.............1 - 0.....................+5.00................0 - 1.................-5.50................-0.50
06/26/2019.............0 - 2.....................-11.00................0 - 2................-11.00...............-22.00
06/25/2019.............0 - 2.....................-11.00................2 - 0................+10.00..............-1.00
06/23/2019.............1 - 3.....................-11.50................1 - 3................-11.50...............-23.00
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....................21 -26....................-38.00...............23 - 29...............-44.50...............-82.50