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Long Sheet

Friday, July 12

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LOS ANGELES (7 - 7) at INDIANA (6 - 10) - 7/12/2019, 7:00 PM
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Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 4-2 against the spread versus INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 4-2 straight up against INDIANA 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 (9 - 6) at ATLANTA (4 - 10) - 7/12/2019, 7:30 PM
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Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 4-3 against the spread versus ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 5-2 straight up against ATLANTA 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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PHOENIX (7 - 6) at CONNECTICUT (9 - 6) - 7/12/2019, 8:00 PM
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Head-to-Head Series History
PHOENIX is 7-1 against the spread versus CONNECTICUT over the last 3 seasons
PHOENIX is 5-3 straight up against CONNECTICUT over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NEW YORK (7 - 8) at CHICAGO (7 - 8) - 7/12/2019, 8:00 PM
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Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 4-4 against the spread versus NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 4-4 straight up against NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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DALLAS (5 - 9) at SEATTLE (8 - 8) - 7/12/2019, 10:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

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

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WNBA

Friday, July 12

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Trend Report
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Los Angeles Sparks
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 5 games
Los Angeles is 2-6-1 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Los Angeles is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games on the road
Los Angeles is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Indiana
Los Angeles is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Los Angeles's last 14 games when playing Indiana
Los Angeles is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Los Angeles is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 6 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Indiana Fever
Indiana is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Indiana is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
Indiana is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Indiana is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Indiana's last 23 games at home
Indiana is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Los Angeles
Indiana is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Indiana's last 14 games when playing Los Angeles
Indiana is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Los Angeles
Indiana is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Los Angeles
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana's last 6 games when playing at home against Los Angeles

Minnesota Lynx
Minnesota is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games
Minnesota is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Minnesota's last 20 games on the road
Minnesota is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Atlanta
Minnesota is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Minnesota's last 15 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing Atlanta
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 8 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Atlanta Dream
Atlanta is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games
Atlanta is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Atlanta is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home
Atlanta is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Minnesota
Atlanta is 2-11 SU in its last 13 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Atlanta's last 15 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Atlanta is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Atlanta's last 8 games when playing at home against Minnesota

Phoenix Mercury
Phoenix is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Phoenix is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Phoenix's last 9 games
Phoenix is 17-7-1 ATS in its last 25 games on the road
Phoenix is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Phoenix's last 7 games on the road
Phoenix is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Connecticut
Phoenix is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Connecticut
Phoenix is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Connecticut
Phoenix is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Connecticut
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games when playing on the road against Connecticut
Connecticut Sun
Connecticut is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Connecticut is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games
Connecticut is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Connecticut is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Connecticut is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games at home
Connecticut is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Phoenix
Connecticut is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Phoenix
Connecticut is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Phoenix
Connecticut is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Connecticut's last 5 games when playing at home against Phoenix

New York Liberty
New York is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
New York is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York's last 5 games
New York is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
New York is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
New York is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New York's last 5 games when playing Chicago
New York is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Chicago
New York is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York's last 5 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Chicago Sky
Chicago is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Chicago is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chicago's last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing New York
Chicago is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against New York
Chicago is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against New York
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing at home against New York

Dallas Wings
Dallas is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Dallas is 6-19 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Dallas's last 14 games
Dallas is 2-12 ATS in its last 14 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 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Seattle
Dallas is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Seattle
Dallas is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Dallas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Dallas's last 9 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Seattle Storm
Seattle is 1-4-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Seattle is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Seattle's last 9 games
Seattle is 0-4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Seattle is 14-3 SU in its last 17 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Seattle's last 10 games at home
Seattle is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Dallas
Seattle is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Dallas
Seattle is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Dallas
Seattle is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Seattle's last 9 games when playing at home against Dallas


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Dunkel

Friday, July 12


Los Angeles @ Indiana

Game 601-602
July 12, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Los Angeles
107.086
Indiana
107.928
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Indiana
by 1
159
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
by 3
155 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Indiana
(+3); Over

Minnesota @ Atlanta

Game 603-604
July 12, 2019 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
104.357
Atlanta
105.614
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Atlanta
by 1 1/2
148
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
by 2 1/2
150
Dunkel Pick:
Atlanta
(+2 1/2); Under

Phoenix @ Connecticut

Game 605-606
July 12, 2019 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Phoenix
107.573
Connecticut
115.007
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Connecticut
by 7 1/2
156
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Connecticut
by 5 1/2
153 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Connecticut
(-5 1/2); Over

New York @ Chicago

Game 607-608
July 12, 2019 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New York
107.995
Chicago
105.899
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New York
by 2
165
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
by 3 1/2
162
Dunkel Pick:
New York
(+3 1/2); Over

Dallas @ Seattle

Game 609-610
July 12, 2019 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
107.666
Seattle
109.965
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Seattle
by 2 1/2
151
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Seattle
by 5 1/2
145
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas
(+5 1/2); Over

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PHOENIX MERCURY AT CONNECTICUT SUN (-5.5, 153.5)

The Mercury sent a message through the WNBA with their one-sided road win over the Washington Mystics Wednesday. Phoenix blasted the league’s top team by 23 points, picking up its second straight win and improving to 5-1 SU and 4-2 ATS in its last six outings.

The Mercury could welcome back hoops legend Diana Taurasi Friday after sitting out the start of the schedule while recovering from back surgery. Taurasi won’t log a ton of minutes in her debut, which is too bad for a Phoenix team playing its fourth game in eight days.

The Mercury don’t have much firepower behind All-Star forward Brittney Griner and DeWanna Bonner (who make up for almost 52 percent of the team’s total offense) and rank dead last in points off the bench, with just 14.4 per game.

The Sun are heading in an opposite direction, losing five in a row heading into Friday. However, four of those five losses came on the road. Connecticut has been terrible from the field during this skid, shooting only 40.6 percent and 35 percent from 3-point range, but did knock down 8 of 20 from beyond the arc in the loss at Atlanta Wednesday.

The Sun return home, where they average 83 points per game, against a tired Mercury team ripe for a letdown and inflated with the return of a limited Taurasi.

PREDICTION: Connecticut -5.5


DALLAS WINGS AT SEATTLE STORM (-5.5, 148)

The Seattle Storm have had their share of bad luck in the first half of the 2019 WNBA season. The team, which started the schedule without stars Sue Bird and Brianna Stewart for the entire year, have seen key role players go down with injuries over the past two months.

While Seattle was frantically treading water throughout this period, the Storm hit their breaking point the past two weeks. They’ve dropped three in row – all at home – heading into Friday’s home stand with the Dallas Wings.

Seattle has been a mess on both ends of the floor, shooting just 40 percent from the field while allowing opponents to connect on almost 44 percent of their takes and average 76.7 points against over those three games. That’s a drastic change from their home defense before that span, in which the Storm gave up only 68.8 points per game through their first five contests inside Alaska Airlines Arena.

Granted, those three recent losses all came in a stretch of six days and with the roster down to nine healthy players. Seattle is expected to return guard Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis Friday after she missed the previous game - a loss to Atlanta on July 5 - and the status of standout guard Jewel Loyd is up in the air.

“We’ve been playing nonstop since the season started,” forward Natasha Howard told the Seattle Times earlier this week. “We all need time to recuperate and recharge.”

Dallas has improved since its slow start to the season but has struggled away from home. The Wings are winless on the road with a 2-4 ATS mark as visitors. The team averages only 66.7 points on 35 percent shooting in opposing gyms and have their own laundry list of injuries growing, heading into Friday.

PREDICTION: Seattle -5.5

Wednesday’s picks: 0-2
Season to date: 34-24

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Saturday’s 6-pack
Spending on MLB Draft bonuses this year:
— Arizona $17,045,500
— Baltimore $15,168,600
— Miami $14,832,700
— Kansas City $14,452,200
— White Sox $13,633,200
— San Diego $13,010,900

Quote of the Day
“It’s very sad, where a kid has an NBA body, he’s got NBA talent, he’s got even an NBA mentality, but he doesn’t have a body that can withstand the rigors of the training and the actual games, whether it’s to get to the NBA or just to hold up. It’s a tough deal.”
An unnamed NBA general manager, talking about some players breaking down physically

Saturday’s quiz
What team did Roy Hobbs play for in the classic baseball movie, The Natural?

Friday’s quiz
Before moving to Texas in 1972, the Rangers were the Washington Senators.

Thursday’s quiz
Fred Gwynne played the judge in the great comedy, My Cousin Vinny; he is better known as Herman Munster on the 60’s TV show, The Munsters.

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

13) Of the 24 guys who played in the 2017 NBA All-Star Game, only seven are still on the same team now that they were back then, only 2.5 years ago.

12) If you follow the NFL, play fantasy football or wager on games, I highly recommend Warren Sharp’s 2019 Football Handbook, which you can get on Amazon. Tremendous amount of good NFL knowledge.

If you watched the 4-part series Showtime did on sports gambling last winter, Sharp is the brains behind the football wagering of pro gambler Bill Krackomberger, who was featured in the series. If you’re betting $3,000 a game, you better have some serious knowledge on your side, and Sharp possesses that knowledge.

11) Starting August 1st, Aria, Vdara and Bellagio are increasing their resort fees from $39 a day to $45 a day, as MGM increases all their resort fees.

Resort fees are an artificial way of ripping off tourists; it’d be less offensive if they just added $45 a day to the damn room rates.

Those three hotels are expensive enough; people like myself are going to stop heading west for vacations if the airlines and hotels keep jacking up their rates.

10) Baseball at the All-Star break:
Most profitable team to bet: Rangers +$1,408
Least profitable team to bet: Royals -$1,915
Most profitable starter: Cashner +$1,050
Least profitable starter: Sale -$947

Favorites: 798-545 (+220)
Overs: 655-622-65 (+777)

9) Interesting article on the Interweb this week about how NBA trainers believe that kids who play basketball year-round, with no breaks, are more likely to break down physically as they get older. Parents are more and more having their kids specialize in one sport at an earlier age; there are varied opinions on whether this is a good idea.

Guys who were trainers 20-30 years ago were saying how players back then would take a few weeks off after the season to re-charge, and also do non-basketball conditioning stuff during the summer, rather than just be in the gym every day.

8) Alex Bregman needed four stitches to close a cut on his chin after he took a bad-hop single to the face in Thursday night’s loss to the Rangers.

7) Oklahoma City Thunder traded Russell Westbrook to Houston for Chris Paul late Thursday; Rockets also sent two protected 1st-round picks (’24 and ’26, both protected Nos. 1-4) and two pick swaps (’21 and ’25) to the Thunder, who should probably host the draft for the next several years.

Oklahoma City is already working on trading Paul, undoubtedly for more draft picks. For the record, Paul (34) is four years older than Westbrook.

Bad news for the State Farm Insurance people, who now have to shoot a whole new set of commercials with Paul off the Rockets.

6) Clemson’s basketball team went overseas and won the gold medal at the World University Games, an excellent experience for Brad Brownell’s Tigers.

5) First-round matchups in November’s Battle for Atlantis basketball tournament:
Michigan/Iowa State
North Carolina/Alabama
Gonzaga/Southern Miss
Seton Hall/Oregon

4) First-round matchups for November’s Myrtle Beach Invitational:
Villanova/Middle Tennessee
Mississippi State/Tulane
Utah/Coastal Carolina
Baylor/Ohio

3) First-round matchups for November’s Wooden Legacy:
Arizona/Pepperdine
UCF/Penn
Wake Forest/Charleston
Providence/Long Beach State

2) First-round matchups for November’s Charleston Classic: Florida/St. Joe’s
Miami/Missouri State
UConn/Buffalo
Xavier/Towson

1) So far this season, 60.5% of the runs Justin Verlander has allowed came via home runs; if that holds up for the season, it’ll be the highest percentage in major league history. Last week, Verlander went off loudly on this year’s baseballs being juiced. He should know.

Verlander has earned $226,515,000 in his career, with $66M more coming in 2020-21; he is also married to Kate Upton, so it is possible he has forfeited the right to complain about anything, even juiced-up baseballs, for a very long time.

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WNBA

Saturday, July 13

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Las Vegas Aces
Las Vegas is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Las Vegas is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Las Vegas is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Las Vegas is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Las Vegas's last 6 games on the road
Las Vegas is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Washington
Las Vegas is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Las Vegas's last 14 games when playing Washington
Las Vegas is 11-2 ATS in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Washington
Las Vegas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Las Vegas's last 7 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington Mystics
Washington is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Washington is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games
Washington is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Las Vegas
Washington is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Las Vegas
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Washington's last 14 games when playing Las Vegas
Washington is 2-11 ATS in its last 13 games when playing at home against Las Vegas
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Las Vegas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games when playing at home against Las Vegas


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WNBA
Long Sheet

Saturday, July 13

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LAS VEGAS (10 - 5) at WASHINGTON (9 - 5) - 7/13/2019, 7:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
LAS VEGAS is 4-2 against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 4-2 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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WNBA
Dunkel

Saturday, July 13


Las Vegas @ Washington

Game 611-612
July 13, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Las Vegas
112.217
Washington
119.947
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 7 1/2
167
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
by 5
163 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-5); Over

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Sunday’s 6-pack
Spending on MLB Draft bonuses this year:
30) Red Sox $6,369,200
29) Astros $6,462,099
28) A’s $6,696,900
27) Brewers $6,908,200
26) Cubs $6,987,900
25) Nationals $7,683,580

Quote of the Day
“Our goal is to get three stops in a row seven times in a game. If you get this, 90% of the time you will win the game”
Pistons’ coach Dwayne Casey

Sunday’s quiz
Besides the Miami Marlins, what other team has Don Mattingly managed?

Saturday’s quiz
Roy Hobbs played for the New York Knights in the classic baseball movie, The Natural.

Friday’s quiz
Before moving to Texas in 1972, the Rangers were the Washington Senators.

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Sunday’s List of 13: Random thoughts on a summer day…….

13) Angels threw a combined no-hitter Friday night, in their first home game since Tyler Skaggs’ tragic death. Taylor Cole and Felix Pena combined on the no-hitter; Cole was the opener- he threw the first two innings. Pena threw 81 pitches in closing out the 13-0 win.

Skaggs’ mother threw out the first pitch on a very sad, emotional night in Anaheim.

12) In his first two seasons in the NBA, Ben Simmons played 34 mpg in 160 games; he is one of the best passers I’ve ever seen, but this stat is staggering.

In those 160 games, Simmons is 0-17 behind the arc, and shoots only 58.3% on the foul line. For a guard with his overall skills to be such a suspect shooter is really unusual.

He could become one of the all-time greats if he would make jumpers and foul shots.

11) Orioles-Rays played a doubleheader Saturday; Baltimore started Aaron Brooks in the first game— they just got him from the A’s, where he started six games this season. Baltimore is a bad baseball team; they need all the help they can get.

Brooks retires the first eight batters he faced, throwing 32 pitches, but then they take him out, the night after they lost 16-4— WHY?!?!?!?! Brooks is 29, he’s not a big prospect, so they’re not trying to preserve his arm or anything. It makes zero sense.

Of course the next pitcher gives up a home run to the first batter he faces.

10) Orioles traded their best pitcher Andrew Cashner to Boston, for minor league IF Noelberth Romero and minor league OF Elio Prado. Both minor leaguers are 17 years old.

9) Washington QB Case Keenum is on his 4th team in four years this season; he started 39 games (21-18) the last three years, but he changes addresses every year. Will the Redskins play Keenum ahead of Colt McCoy, until rookie Dwayne Haskins is ready to play?

Keenum was the Rams’ QB ahead of Jared Goff in 2016, so he knows that drill; he started the first nine games (4-5) but the first round draft pick will eventually start, just the way it is.

8) Lebron James will still wear #23 for the Lakers this coming season, due to production issues and the massive financial hit Nike would have absorbed from the No. 23 James inventory that’s already been produced.

Anthony Davis will wear #3 for the Lakers this season.

7) College basketball transfer portal
— Shakur Juiston bolts from UNLV to Oregon.

6) Former UNLV start Anthony Bennett was the first player taken in the 2013 NBA Draft, but his career fizzled out fairly quickly; he’s played for three NBA teams and five G-League teams in the last six years. Now Bennett has agreed to a non-guaranteed deal with the Houston Rockets- we wish him well.

5) Grayson Allen got tossed out of a summer league game Thursday, after he got a flagrant foul, with Memphis down 24 in 4th quarter. Funny how the TV announcers didn’t cover for him this time, like they did when he was in college.

4) Likewise, it was suggested one TV during the week that Zion Williamson might want to get in better shape before the Pelicans begin their training camp. How does a kid with so much money on the line come to summer league in less than tip-top shape?

3) First-round matchups for December’s Diamond Head Classic:
Houston/Portland
Georgia Tech/Boise State
Washington/UTEP
Ball State/Hawaii

Next time you hear someone whining that college athletes should get paid, ask them how many free trips to Hawai’i they’ve gotten in their lives, complete with free, first class hotels.

2) Angels/Rays both scored seven runs in first inning Friday, first time two teams did that on the same night since April 20, 2013, when the Angels/Indians did it.

Then Saturday, Cubs and A’s did it, too.

1) ESPN shows the World Series of Poker on a 30-minute delay; was watching it late into the night Friday night/Saturday morning, with the field down to 12 players (nine make the final table). Not always the best TV, because the hands aren’t edited; there is a lot of waiting as players decide whether or not to call bets. Lot of money rides on the outcome.

There was a controversy late at night (I mean, 4am in the east) where one player asked how much it was to call a bet and the dealer said the wrong amount, by like $5M. When it was pointed out there was a long delay, but according to the rules, it is the player’s responsibility to know the correct amount, no matter what the dealer says.

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WNBA

Sunday, July 14

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Trend Report
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Los Angeles Sparks
Los Angeles is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Los Angeles is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 6 games
Los Angeles is 3-6-1 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Los Angeles is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games on the road
Los Angeles is 2-11-2 ATS in its last 15 games when playing Atlanta
Los Angeles is 7-15 SU in its last 22 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 6 games when playing Atlanta
Los Angeles is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Los Angeles is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Atlanta Dream
Atlanta is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Atlanta is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games
Atlanta is 14-3-2 ATS in its last 19 games when playing Los Angeles
Atlanta is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing Los Angeles
Atlanta is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against Los Angeles
Atlanta is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Los Angeles

Connecticut Sun
Connecticut is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
Connecticut is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games
Connecticut is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Connecticut's last 5 games
Connecticut is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Connecticut is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Connecticut is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Indiana
Connecticut is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Indiana
Connecticut is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Connecticut is 7-17 SU in its last 24 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Indiana Fever
Indiana is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 6 games
Indiana is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Connecticut
Indiana is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Connecticut
Indiana is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Connecticut
Indiana is 17-7 SU in its last 24 games when playing at home against Connecticut

Chicago Sky
Chicago is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games
Chicago is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games on the road
Chicago is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Dallas
Chicago is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chicago's last 8 games when playing Dallas
Chicago is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Chicago is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games when playing on the road against Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Dallas Wings
Dallas is 6-19 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Dallas's last 15 games
Dallas is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Chicago
Dallas is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Dallas's last 8 games when playing Chicago
Dallas is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against Chicago
Dallas is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games when playing at home against Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas's last 6 games when playing at home against Chicago

Phoenix Mercury
Phoenix is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games
Phoenix is 3-5-1 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Phoenix is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games on the road
Phoenix is 3-13-1 ATS in its last 17 games when playing Minnesota
Phoenix is 1-16 SU in its last 17 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Phoenix's last 7 games when playing Minnesota
Phoenix is 3-9-1 ATS in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Phoenix is 1-12 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Phoenix's last 8 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota Lynx
Minnesota is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games
Minnesota is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Minnesota is 13-3-1 ATS in its last 17 games when playing Phoenix
Minnesota is 16-1 SU in its last 17 games when playing Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing Phoenix
Minnesota is 9-3-1 ATS in its last 13 games when playing at home against Phoenix
Minnesota is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 8 games when playing at home against Phoenix

New York Liberty
New York is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
New York is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York's last 6 games
New York is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
New York is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
New York is 4-12 SU in its last 16 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York's last 6 games on the road
New York is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Seattle
New York is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games when playing Seattle
New York is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Seattle
New York is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New York's last 7 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Seattle Storm
Seattle is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Seattle is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Seattle's last 17 games
Seattle is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing New York
Seattle is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games when playing New York
Seattle is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against New York
Seattle is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against New York
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 7 games when playing at home against New York


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[Udog]

WNBA
Long Sheet

Sunday, July 14

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LOS ANGELES (8 - 7) at ATLANTA (5 - 10) - 7/14/2019, 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 LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
ATLANTA is 3-3 straight up against LOS ANGELES 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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CONNECTICUT (10 - 6) at INDIANA (6 - 11) - 7/14/2019, 4:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
CONNECTICUT is 6-1 against the spread versus INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
CONNECTICUT is 6-1 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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CHICAGO (8 - 8) at DALLAS (5 - 10) - 7/14/2019, 4:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 4-3 against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 4-3 straight up against DALLAS 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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PHOENIX (7 - 7) at MINNESOTA (9 - 7) - 7/14/2019, 7:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 5-2 against the spread versus PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 7-1 straight up against PHOENIX 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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NEW YORK (7 - 9) at SEATTLE (9 - 8) - 7/14/2019, 7:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

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

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[Udog]

WNBA
Dunkel

Sunday, July 14


Los Angeles @ Atlanta

Game 613-614
July 14, 2019 @ 3:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Los Angeles
113.855
Atlanta
105.778
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles
by 8
151
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
by 4 1/2
152 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Los Angeles
(-4 1/2); Under

Connecticut @ Indiana

Game 615-616
July 14, 2019 @ 4:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Connecticut
108.128
Indiana
110.378
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Indiana
by 2
151
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Connecticut
by 5
156 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Indiana
(+5); Under

Chicago @ Dallas

Game 617-618
July 14, 2019 @ 4:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
109.385
Dallas
104.316
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago
by 5
143
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Dallas
by 1
153 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
(+1); Under

Phoenix @ Minnesota

Game 619-620
July 14, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Phoenix
103.880
Minnesota
110.519
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 6 1/2
157
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
by 1
153
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(-1); Over

New York @ Seattle

Game 621-622
July 14, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New York
104.509
Seattle
108.115
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Seattle
by 3 1/2
146
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Seattle
by 5 1/2
155
Dunkel Pick:
New York
(+5 1/2); Under

[StarDust Bum]

Preview: Dream (5-11) at Sky (9-8)
Date: July 17, 2019 12:00 PM EDT

They may not be All-Star starters, but Chicago Sky guards Courtney Vandersloot and Diamond DeShields are WNBA All-Stars all the same.

James Wade's dynamic backcourt looks to power the Sky to a third straight victory Wednesday when they host the Atlanta Dream in a matinee in Chicago.

Vandersloot leads the WNBA in assists by a comfortable margin at 8.2 per game and is on her way to leading the league in that category for a third straight season. She is threatening her league-record mark of 8.6 per contest set last year, and with both DeShields and fellow All-Star Allie Quigley - the league's leader in 3-pointers made and Vandersloot's wife - marking the first time Chicago (9-8) has had three All-Stars since 2013, there are plenty of reasons to celebrate Monday's announcement.

"It seems like it's always been one or another, which has been fine with us," Vandersloot told the Chicago Sun-Times. "But it's really cool that we both get to experience it together. It'll be really cool to look back on this one day when we were both All-Stars."

Quigley is also the two-time 3-point shootout champion, but it has not been announced if she will defend her title at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas later this month. DeShields, a first-time All-Star selection, is averaging 14.9 points in her second season.

Chicago got back over the .500 mark with an 89-79 victory at Dallas on Sunday. DeShields delivered from 3-point range, hitting 5 of 7 from deep and finishing with a season-high 26 points. Quigley added 12 points and Vandersloot chipped in eight and eight assists as the Sky finished 11 of 20 from 3-point range.

Atlanta (5-11) did not have any players selected to the All-Star team and continues to play without last year's leading scorer Angel McCoughtry as she recovers from a torn ACL suffered last year. The Dream were denied a third straight victory Sunday, losing 76-71 in overtime to the Sparks.

Tiffany Hayes forced overtime with a basket just before the buzzer, but the Dream could not recover from back-to-back 3-pointers by Los Angeles in the extra period. Hayes finished with 24 points and Monique Billings added nine and a career-high 16 rebounds for Atlanta, which continued to struggle offensively and shot 32.9 percent.

"I thought we did what we needed to do defensively, but it's hard to win games going 2 for 19 from the arc," coach Nicki Collen told the Dream's official website. "I would guess that of those 17 misses, 12 of them might have been unguarded. We just have to make a higher percentage of those to consistently win. We're gonna win some games with those kind of numbers, but we're not gonna consistently win going 2 for 19 from the arc."

McCoughtry's absence has made scoring difficult for the Dream all season - they are last in the WNBA in scoring (69.9), overall shooting percentage (36.9) and 3-point shooting percentage (28.4). Hayes leads the team with 13.3 points per game but is shooting just 39.7 percent.

Atlanta, which is 1-5 on the road this season, won two of the three games between the teams last year, including an 89-74 romp at home in the most recent matchup.


WNBA HEAD TO HEAD

Aug 3, 2018 Score ATS Results
CHI 74 Under: 163
ATL « 89 Cover: 6.5
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Jun 27, 2018 Score ATS Results
ATL 80 Over: 173
CHI « 93 Cover: 11
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May 23, 2018 Score ATS Results
ATL « 81 Cover: 16.5
CHI 63 Under: 144
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[StarDust Bum]

Preview: Wings (5-11) at Mercury (7-8)
Date: July 17, 2019 3:30 PM EDT

As the Phoenix Mercury look to get back on track following two straight defeats, it's uncertain if Diana Taurasi will be available to make her home debut Wednesday.

The ailing Taurasi could miss a second consecutive game when Phoenix takes on a Dallas Wings club that's still looking for its first road triumph of 2019.

Taurasi, the WNBA's all-time leading scorer, made her season debut following a back injury in Friday's 79-64 loss at Connecticut. She failed to make a field goal and reportedly tweaked her back before sitting out Sunday's 75-62 defeat in Minnesota.

"She needs to be comfortable," coach Sandy Brondello told the WNBA's official website earlier this month. "Her back needs to be feeling good, but the rest of her body, too."

All-Stars DeWanna Bonner (19.4 points per game) and Brittney Griner (18.8) continue to pace the Mercury (7-8), who are trying to avoid losing three straight for the second time in 2019. Bonner scored 27 of her 47 points over the last two games Sunday.

Griner had just 12 points, and the two were the only players in double figures for Phoenix, which shot 38.7 percent.

The Mercury hope for a much better outing than their first meeting with the Wings this season on June 20. Griner and Bonner were held to a combined 20 points as Phoenix shot 24.6 percent and was outrebounded 49-28.

Dallas (5-11) also is looking to avoid a third straight loss and finally add a victory to its 0-7 road mark. It's the franchise's worst road start since 2012, when the team was based in Tulsa. The Wings led by five at halftime on Sunday versus Chicago, but were outscored 31-13 in the third quarter of an 89-79 defeat at home.

Arike Ogunbowale scored 20 points for the Wings, who shot 38 percent and went 4 of 18 from 3-point range. The rookie guard is averaging a team-leading 15.1 points but is shooting 35.7 percent. She has averaged 19.8 points in the last four games, but scored just nine versus Phoenix last month.

Kayla Thornton had 18 points with 11 rebounds against the Mercury in June.

These teams will meet again Saturday night in Arlington, Texas.


WNBA HEAD TO HEAD

Jun 20, 2019 Score ATS Results
PHO 54 Under: 123
DAL « 69 Cover: 21
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Aug 21, 2018 Score ATS Results
DAL 83 Over: 184
PHO « 101 Cover: 11
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Jul 10, 2018 Score ATS Results
PHO 72 Over: 173
DAL « 101 Cover: 26.5
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Jun 12, 2018 Score ATS Results
PHO « 75 Cover: 4.5
DAL 72 Under: 147
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May 18, 2018 Score ATS Results
DAL 78 Over: 164
PHO « 86 Cover: 2.5
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[StarDust Bum]

Preview: Storm (10-8) at Lynx (10-7)
Date: July 17, 2019 8:00 PM EDT

As the Seattle Storm aim for a season-high third straight victory, the team is looking into physical abuse allegations against leading scorer Natasha Howard.

With that cloud hanging over the club, the Storm visit the Minnesota Lynx on Wednesday night.

Howard, averaging team highs of 17.4 points and 8.2 rebounds, scored 14 in a 78-69 home victory over New York on Sunday. It was one day after her wife posted a video on Twitter dating back to March in which she was yelling at Howard about being threatened by the Storm's All-Star forward.

"We are in continued communication with the league, and their investigation is now in progress," the Storm said via a statement over the weekend.

While charges have not been filed, it would appear Howard will be ready to play Wednesday. It's apparently another moment of adversity for reigning WNBA champion Seattle (10-8), which has already dealt with coach Dan Hughes' cancer diagnosis and injuries to stars Breanna Stewart, Sue Bird and Jewell Loyd (15.8 ppg).

However, the Storm still have a winning record and will attempt to focus on a chance for a second win in three games with Minnesota (10-7) this season. Howard has totaled 30 points in two contests against the Lynx.

Minnesota leading scorer Odyssey Sims, who is also dealing with her own off-court issues while reportedly facing drunk driving charges from an incident earlier this season, had 15 points and Sylvia Fowles added 14 with 13 rebounds in Sunday's 75-62 home win over Phoenix. For Fowles, it was her league-record 158th double-double.

"The things that (Fowles) does, it's because she's so consistent with it that people don't acknowledge it as much as they should, but the passes that she catches, the things she can do, defensively, she can guard guards, I mean she can guard guards on the perimeter," rookie teammate Napheesa Collier, who had 14 points with 11 rebounds versus Phoenix, told the Lynx's official website.

Fowles has 23 points and 18 rebounds in the two games with Seattle this season. Sims, meanwhile, totaled 20 points in those two contests.

"It's (Sims) and Syl that sort of make our offense go," Minnesota coach Cheryl Reeve said.

Crystal Langhorne scored a team-high 19 points off the bench for Seattle against the Liberty.


WNBA HEAD TO HEAD

Jun 4, 2019 Score ATS Results
MIN 77 Over: 161
SEA « 84 Cover: 5
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May 29, 2019 Score ATS Results
SEA 61 Under: 133
MIN « 72 Cover: 6.5
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Aug 12, 2018 Score ATS Results
SEA « 81 Cover: 6
MIN 72 Under: 153
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Aug 3, 2018 Score ATS Results
MIN 75 Under: 160
SEA « 85 Cover: 4.5
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Jun 26, 2018 Score ATS Results
SEA 79 Over: 170
MIN « 91 Cover: 4.5
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[StarDust Bum]

WEDNESDAY, JULY 17
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

DAL at PHO 03:30 PM
PHO -7.0

U 148.0

SEA at MIN 08:00 PM
SEA +5.0

O 147.0