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Delle Donne's 29 points, 12 rebounds lead Mystics past Storm
August 2, 2019
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SEATTLE (AP) Elena Delle Donne had 29 points and 12 rebounds, Ariel Atkins added 17 points - hitting five 3-pointers - and the Washington Mystics beat the Seattle Storm 99-79 on Friday night.

Emma Meesseman chipped in with 13 points for Washington (14-6), which matched its season high with a fifth straight victory. Kristi Toliver and Aerial Powers each scored 12 points.

The Mystics had lost their past four games in the series - including three straight in the 2018 WNBA Finals - but started strong by scoring the first eight points of the game and led 48-34 at halftime before scoring 30 points in the third quarter.

Natasha Howard was the lone player for Seattle (12-10) to reach double figures with 26 points. The Storm made just 3 of 22 from 3-point range in their first loss at home in four games.

It was a championship themed night in Seattle as Sue Bird walked down the red carpet with the WNBA trophy.

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SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY AUGUST 3, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:00 PM Chicago Sky Atlanta Dream McCamish Pavilion
7:00 PM Minnesota Lynx Indiana Fever Bankers Life Fieldhouse
8:00 PM Las Vegas Aces Dallas Wings College Park Center


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WNBA AUGUST'S OPINIONS AND BEST BETS: ALL BASED ON 5 UNITS

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

08/02/2019 0-2-0 0.00% -11.00
08/01/2019 2-3-1 40.00% -650


Totals...............2-5-1 .......28.57% ....-17.50


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BEST BETS:

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

08/02/2019..............0 - 1...............-5.50.................0 - 1............-5.50..............-11.00
08/01/2019..............2 - 1...............+4.50................0 - 2............-11.00............-6.50

Totals......................2 - 2................-1.00................0 - 3............-16.50.............-17.50

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Saturday’s 6-pack

— White Sox 4, Phillies 3 (15)— OF Roman Quinn pitched, took the loss; P Vince Velasquez made a great catch and threw a guy out at the plate from LF.

— Cubs 6, Brewers 2— Javier Baez had three hits, knocked in three runs.

— Washington 3, Arizona 0— Diamondbacks had only one hit.

— Rangers 5, Tigers 4— Detroit lost 34 of its last 41 games.

— Dodgers put P Hyun-Jin Ryu (neck) on the IL.

— 77 players were traded in 30 deals at the trade deadline Wednesday.

Quote of the Day
“I would like to know what the deal is with Lowrie, does he even exist?”
Mets radio announcer Howie Rose, talking about oft-injured 2B Jed Lowrie

Saturday’s quiz
Who was the Dallas Cowboys’ coach before Jason Garrett?

Friday’s quiz
Bill Murray, Scarlett Johanssen starred in a 2003 movie Lost in Translation; the movie takes place in Tokyo.

Thursday’s quiz
SF Giants have won three World Series in this decade; they beat Rangers, Royals, Tigers.

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Saturday’s Den: College football knowledge……..

Numbers/ratings in this list are from Phil Steele’s college football magazine:
13) Top 3 quarterbacks in country:
Trevor Lawrence (Clemson), Tua Tagovailoa (Alabama), Justin Herbert (Oregon)

12) Top three offensive lines in country:
Oregon, Georgia, Clemson

11) Most experienced offensive lines in country:
Oregon, UL-Monroe, UL-Lafayette, Texas Tech

10) Teams who lose lot of close games one year tend to improve the next year; these teams had 4 net close losses last year:

Arkansas, Nebraska, North Carolina, Western Kentucky (2 have new coaches this year)

9) Teams who win lot of close games one year tend to regress the next year; these teams had 4 net close wins last year:

Notre Dame, Ohio State, Texas

8) Michigan State gained 18.3 yards per point LY, 2nd-worst in country, which means their defense/special teams provided very little help to the offense. As a result, Spartans regressed from a 10-3 record in 2017 to 7-6 LY.

Here is how Michigan State fared the last six years:
2013-15: 36-5 W-L, +46 turnover margin
2016-18: 20-18 W-L, -1 turnover margin

7) Then there is Utah State, which gained only 10.46 yards/point LY, best in country, as they jumped from 6-7 to 11-2, and their coach jumped to Texas Tech for more money.

Aggies were +14 in turnovers LY, after being -2 in turnovers from 2015-17.

6) These four teams had the best defensive yards/point in country LY:

Clemson, Fresno State, Kentucky, Mississippi State— Bulldogs have only 9 of 22 starters back this season; other three teams all have only four starters back on defense. Experienced teams tend to get the most out of what they have, then take a step back when new guys step n.

5) These three teams had the worst defensive yards/point in country LY:
Bowling Green, Louisville, Western Michigan

Louisville went 57-21 from 2012-17, then went 2-10 LY and fired the coach; Bowling Green also fired its coach, who was 9-27 the last three years (they were 28-14 from 2013-15).

4) Toughest schedules in country this fall:

South Carolina, Auburn, USC, Texas A&M

3) Since 1991, 353 teams went -10 or worse in turnovers; 67% of them improved the next year, only 23% got worse:

-17: UTEP, UConn
-14: East Carolina, Rutgers
-12: Louisville, UL-Monroe

2) Since 1991, 440 teams went +10 or better in turnovers; only 28% of them improved the next year, 64% got worse:

+22 Georgia Southern
+16 Kansas
+14: UCF, Utah State
+13: Syracuse, Ohio U.

1) Over the last seven seasons, 53 teams were +14 or better in turnovers; 45 of those 53 teams did worse the following season.

Kansas went 3-9 with a +16 turnover ratio, which isn’t easy; they fired the coach and brought in Les Miles, so the Jayhawks will be a fascinating study for the next couple years. Miles will improve their talent base.

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WNBA

Saturday, August 3

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Trend Report
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Chicago Sky
Chicago is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Chicago is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Chicago is 5-1-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Chicago is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 5 games on the road
Chicago is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Atlanta
Chicago is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Atlanta Dream
Atlanta is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Atlanta is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 7 games
Atlanta is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Atlanta is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games at home
Atlanta is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Chicago
Atlanta is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing at home against Chicago

Minnesota Lynx
Minnesota is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games
Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games
Minnesota is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 18 of Minnesota's last 22 games on the road
Minnesota is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Indiana
Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Indiana
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Minnesota's last 14 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Indiana Fever
Indiana is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Indiana is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
Indiana is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Indiana is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games at home
Indiana is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Indiana is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Indiana is 7-14-1 ATS in its last 22 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Indiana is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Indiana's last 14 games when playing at home against Minnesota

Las Vegas Aces
Las Vegas is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games
Las Vegas is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Las Vegas's last 5 games
Las Vegas is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Las Vegas's last 5 games on the road
Las Vegas is 7-13-1 ATS in its last 21 games when playing Dallas
Las Vegas is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games when playing Dallas
Las Vegas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Las Vegas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Las Vegas's last 12 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Dallas Wings
Dallas is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games
Dallas is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Dallas is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Dallas's last 11 games at home
Dallas is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing Las Vegas
Dallas is 1-4-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Las Vegas
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Las Vegas
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Dallas's last 12 games when playing at home against Las Vegas

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WNBA (WOMEN'S PROFESSIONAL)

DUNKEL'S HIGHLIGHTED GAME

Chicago at Atlanta - Saturday August 3, 2019

The Chicago Sky come into today’s contests with a Dunkel road rating of 110.077. Chicago is 5-1-1 ATS in its last 7 road games. The Atlanta Dream come in with a home rating of 102.676. Atlanta is 1-5 ATS in its last six Saturday games. The Chicago Sky come in with a Dunkel O/U road rating of 151.129. The Sky have gone under in four of their last five games in Atlanta. Dunkel’s Pick: Chicago (-3; Under).


SATURDAY AUGUST 3, 2019
Chicago
@
Atlanta
Game 629-630
August 3, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating: Chicago
110.077
Atlanta
102.676
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Chicago
by 7 1/2
151
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Chicago
by 3
154 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Chicago
(-3); Under


Minnesota
@
Indiana
Game 627-628
August 3, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating: Minnesota
107.311
Indiana
107.660
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Indiana
Even
149
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Minnesota
by 2 1/2
153
Dunkel Pick: Indiana
(+2 1/2); Under


Las Vegas
@
Dallas
Game 631-632
August 3, 2019 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating: Las Vegas
115.156
Dallas
105.773
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Las Vegas
by 9 1/2
146
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Las Vegas
by 7
149 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Las Vegas
(-7); Under

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WNBA
Long Sheet

Saturday, August 3

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MINNESOTA (10 - 10) at INDIANA (7 - 15) - 8/3/2019, 7:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 4-3 against the spread versus INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 5-2 straight up against INDIANA 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 (11 - 9) at ATLANTA (5 - 16) - 8/3/2019, 7:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 4-4 against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 5-3 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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LAS VEGAS (14 - 7) at DALLAS (6 - 15) - 8/3/2019, 8:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 4-4 against the spread versus LAS VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 6-2 straight up against LAS VEGAS 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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SATURDAY, AUGUST 3
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

MIN at IND 07:00 PM
IND +2.5
O 151.5

CHI at ATL 07:00 PM
ATL +4.0
O 155.0

LV at DAL 08:00 PM
DAL +7.0
U 148.5

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WNBA
Dunkel

Saturday, August 3


Chicago @ Atlanta

Game 629-630
August 3, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
110.077
Atlanta
102.676
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago
by 7 1/2
151
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
by 3
154 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
(-3); Under

Minnesota @ Indiana

Game 627-628
August 3, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
107.311
Indiana
107.660
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Indiana
Even
149
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
by 2 1/2
153
Dunkel Pick:
Indiana
(+2 1/2); Under

Las Vegas @ Dallas

Game 631-632
August 3, 2019 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Las Vegas
115.156
Dallas
105.773
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Las Vegas
by 9 1/2
146
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Las Vegas
by 7
149 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Las Vegas
(-7); Under

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Fever pull away to beat Lynx, 86-75
August 3, 2019
By The Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Kelsey Mitchell scored 20 points, Tiffany Mitchell added 17 points and the Indiana Fever pulled away late to beat the Minnesota Lynx 86-75 on Saturday night.

Indiana (8-15) took the lead for good during a 25-5 run to open the third quarter. Kelsey Mitchell capped the rally at 63-53 with a step-back 3-pointer. Twice in the fourth quarter, the Lynx (10-11) cut the deficit to two.

Minnesota had an 18-0 run in the second quarter and led by as much as 20 before going into the break with a 48-38 lead.

Sylvia Fowles had 17 points for Minnesota. The Lynx have lost four in a row.

ACES 75, WINGS 70

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Kayla McBride had 21 points, including five in the final 30 seconds, in Las Vegas' victory over Dallas.

Carolyn Swords added season highs of 13 points and 10 rebounds, and Jackie Young - the No. 1 overall pick in April's draft - had a career-high 17 points and five assists for Las Vegas (15-7).

Arike Ogunbowale led the Wings (6-16) with 24 points.

SKY 87, DREAM 75

ATLANTA (AP) - Diamond DeShields had 12 points, a career-high 12 rebounds and a season-best six assists, Courtney Vandersloot added 13 points and nine rebounds, and Chicago beat Atlanta.

Stefanie Dolson led Chicago (12-9) with 16 points.

Alex Bentley scored 21 points for Atlanta (5-17). The Dream have lost seven in a row.

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SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY AUGUST 4, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
3:00 PM Connecticut Sun New York Liberty Westchester County Center
5:00 PM Seattle Storm Los Angeles Sparks Staples Center
6:00 PM Washington Mystics Phoenix Mercury Talking Stick Resort Arena


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WNBA AUGUST'S OPINIONS AND BEST BETS: ALL BASED ON 5 UNITS

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD


08/03/2019 5-1-0 83.33% +19.50
08/02/2019 0-2-0 0.00% -11.00
08/01/2019 2-3-1 40.00% -6.50


Totals...............7-6-1 .......53.84% .....+2.00


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BEST BETS:

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


08/03/2019..............2 - 1..............+4.50.................3 - 0...........+15.00...........+19.50
08/02/2019..............0 - 1...............-5.50.................0 - 1............-5.50..............-11.00
08/01/2019..............2 - 1...............+4.50................0 - 2............-11.00............-6.50

Totals......................4 - 3...............+3.50................3 - 3............-1.50..............+2.00

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Standings

EASTERN CONFERENCE

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

Connecticut Sun 15 6 0.714 0 11-1 4-5 9-3 6-4 W-6

Washington Mystics 14 6 0.700 0 6-3 8-3 8-2 7-3 W-5

Chicago Sky 11 9 0.550 3 8-3 3-6 6-4 5-5 L-1

New York Liberty 8 12 0.400 6 4-5 4-7 1-6 5-5 L-2

Indiana Fever 7 15 0.318 8 3-8 4-7 4-6 2-8 W-1

Atlanta Dream 5 16 0.238 10 4-7 1-9 2-9 3-7 L-6



WESTERN CONFERENCE

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

Las Vegas Aces 14 7 0.667 0 9-2 5-5 7-4 8-2 L-1

Los Angeles Sparks 12 8 0.600 1 6-2 6-6 5-4 8-2 W-2

Seattle Storm 12 10 0.545 2 8-4 4-6 6-4 5-5 L-2

Minnesota Lynx 10 10 0.500 3 6-5 4-5 4-6 5-5 L-3

Phoenix Mercury 10 10 0.500 3 6-2 4-8 5-5 5-5 L-2

Dallas Wings 6 15 0.286 8 6-5 0-10 3-7 2-8 W-1

Updated Sun Aug 4 12:34 AM EDT

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Sunday’s 6-pack

— Portland State PG Deante Strickland, 22, died in a shooting Friday afternoon.

— A couple got married in the RF pavilion at Dodger Stadium Saturday afternoon.

— Draymond Green signed a 4-year, $100M extension with Golden State.

— New York 1B Edwin Encarnacion broke his wrist, is on the IL. Colorado Rockies put OF David Dahl (ankle) on the IL.

— Aaron Sanchez threw six no-hit innings in his first start for Houston.

— 2B Eric Sogard homered in his first two AB’s for Tampa Bay. then later in the game they pinch-hit for him; WTF?

Quote of the Day
“My own personal feeling is Gregg was too strong a candidate for the seat. I don’t think [Browns GM John] Dorsey wanted to go head-to-head with Williams like he had to do with Andy Reid in Kansas City, so he kind of filtered Gregg out of the picture.”
Former Cleveland Browns’ OL coach Bob Wylie

Sunday’s quiz
Who was manager of the Red Sox before Alex Cora?

Saturday’s quiz
Wade Phillips was the Dallas Cowboys’ coach before Jason Garrett.

Friday’s quiz
Bill Murray, Scarlett Johanssen starred in a 2003 movie Lost in Translation; the movie takes place in Tokyo.


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

13) White Sox 4, Phillies 3 (15)— This unique game Friday night saw Phillies P Vince Velasquez make a great catch as a left fielder, also throw out a runner at home and damn near throw out a second runner at the plate, all while OF Roman Quinn was pitching for the Phillies.

484 pitches in all, 36 thrown by an outfielder; Phillies starter Zach Eflin also threw 28 pitches in relief in a game that took 5:28 to play. White Sox used nine pitchers in a game with no DH and somehow none of them were starters or outfielders.

12) To make the playoffs in baseball, especially if you’re not a real wealthy team, you need to get contributions from 30-35 players over the course of a 6-month season.

I’m thinking back to the 2012 Oakland A’s, who were 37-42 on July 1st, but went on a run from that point on (57-26) and finished 94-68, winning the AL West. A fun year.

— Brandon Hicks played in only 22 games that year, but hit two walk-off homers.
— Brandon Moss played in only 84 games, but hit 21 homers.
— AJ Griffin made only 15 starts, but was 7-1 with a 1.13 WHIP in those games.
— Evan Scribner pitched only 35 innings, but had two wins and a save.

With no trading allowed after July 31, teams’ organizational depth will get a serious test, since the only improvement to the roster will come from within the organization.

11) My opinion on having no trading is August is that it is bad for the sport; baseball needs to stay in the news to compete with the NFL for attention. Speculation can be annoying, but when people are talking about baseball, it is good for the sport as a whole.

If you must have only one trade deadline during the season, I’d prefer August 31 to July 31.

10) They’re going to call a lot of holding penalties in NFL exhibition games, to emphasize whatever rules changes they put in; once the regular games start (and the starters play) the penalty flags will get put away the way they always do.

But it is something to remember if you’re betting on these (meaningless) preseason games.

9) San Diego Padres’ lefty P Eric Lauer is 1-0, 2.65 in three starts against the Dodgers this season; he is 5-8, 4.77 in 17 starts vs everyone else. Makes no sense.

8) Will Smith hit a grand slam to beat the Padres Thursday night; when he hit the ball, the relief pitcher on the mound jumped up in the air, happy that Smith had hit an inning-ending fly ball, but he forgot the ball is juiced— it landed over the centerfield fence.

7) Baseball stuff:
— Twins put P Michael Pineda, OF Byron Buxton on the IL.
— Cardinals put OF Tyler O’Neill (wrist) on the IL.

6) Actors in Blue Chips who are still active in basketball, 25 years after the movie came out:
— Penny Hardaway, coach at Memphis
— Rick Pitino, coached pro ball in Greece last year
— Jim Boeheim still coaches Syracuse.
— Allan Houston works for the Knicks.
— Matt Painter, coach at Purdue
— Bobby Hurley, coach at Arizona State

5) 23-year-old Nathan Patterson signed a minor-league contract with the A’s after hit 96 on the radar gun twice and also hit 95 at a speed pitch challenge at a Colorado Rockies’ game- he had also done it at a minor league game in Nashville.

Reminds me of the movie The Rookie, the true story of a 35-year old Biology teacher who throws 98 at a tryout and gets signed by Tampa Bay.- lefty Jim Morris pitched for a little while in the majors for the then-Devil Rays.

4) New York 4, Boston 2— This Friday night game was only 2nd MLB game in last 25 years in which there were 6+ runs scored in the first inning, then no runs scored the rest of the game. It also happened on April 29, 2017 (Indians over Mariners, 4-3).

3) John Smoltz is pushing for the Wild Card thing to be best-of-3, instead of a one-game deal. His point is that teams aren’t going all-out at the trading deadline because they don’t want to mortgage their future, just to get into a one-game playoff.

2) Falcons’ backup QB Kurt Benkert played well in the Hall of Fame Game, but he suffered what was described as a major toe injury, so Atlanta is bringing in Matt Simms to play behind Matt Schaub and Matt Ryan. Three QB’s, three Matts.

1) NBA scheduled their opening night on same night as Game 1 of the World Series? Could have Dodgers playing the World Series at home, while Lakers-Clippers would be opening their season four miles away.

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WNBA
Dunkel

Sunday, August 4


Connecticut @ New York

Game 633-634
August 4, 2019 @ 3:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Connecticut
112.128
New York
109.597
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Connecticut
by 2 1/2
159
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Connecticut
by 5 1/2
158
Dunkel Pick:
New York
(+5 1/2); Over

Seattle @ Los Angeles

Game 635-636
August 4, 2019 @ 5:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Seattle
112.946
Los Angeles
108.940
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Seattle
by 3 1/2
149
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
by 8
152 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Seattle
(+8); Under

Washington @ Phoenix

Game 637-638
August 4, 2019 @ 6:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
115.728
Phoenix
111.776
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 4
152
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
by 6
160
Dunkel Pick:
Phoenix
(+6); Under




WNBA
Long Sheet

Sunday, August 4

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CONNECTICUT (15 - 6) at NEW YORK (8 - 12) - 8/4/2019, 3:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

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

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SEATTLE (12 - 10) at LOS ANGELES (12 - 8) - 8/4/2019, 5:00 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 LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
SEATTLE is 4-3 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
7 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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WASHINGTON (14 - 6) at PHOENIX (10 - 10) - 8/4/2019, 6:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHOENIX is 5-3 against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
PHOENIX is 4-4 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
7 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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WNBA

Sunday, August 4

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Trend Report
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Connecticut Sun
Connecticut is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games
Connecticut is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Connecticut's last 10 games
Connecticut is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Connecticut is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Connecticut's last 9 games on the road
Connecticut is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing New York
Connecticut is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games when playing New York
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Connecticut's last 10 games when playing New York
Connecticut is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against New York
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Connecticut's last 5 games when playing on the road against New York
New York Liberty
New York is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
New York is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
New York is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Connecticut
New York is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games when playing Connecticut
The total has gone OVER in 7 of New York's last 10 games when playing Connecticut
New York is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Connecticut
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New York's last 5 games when playing at home against Connecticut

Seattle Storm
Seattle is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Seattle is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Seattle's last 22 games
Seattle is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games on the road
Seattle is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Los Angeles
Seattle is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing Los Angeles
Seattle is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
Seattle is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Seattle's last 17 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
Los Angeles Sparks
Los Angeles is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games
Los Angeles is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 5 games
Los Angeles is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Seattle
Los Angeles is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 5 games when playing Seattle
Los Angeles is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Seattle
Los Angeles is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Los Angeles's last 17 games when playing at home against Seattle

Washington Mystics
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 8 games
Washington is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Washington is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games on the road
Washington is 5-11 ATS in its last 16 games when playing Phoenix
Washington is 6-15 SU in its last 21 games when playing Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Washington's last 8 games when playing Phoenix
Washington is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
Phoenix Mercury
Phoenix is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Phoenix's last 11 games
Phoenix is 11-5 ATS in its last 16 games when playing Washington
Phoenix is 15-6 SU in its last 21 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Phoenix's last 8 games when playing Washington
Phoenix is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games when playing at home against Washington

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SUNDAY, AUGUST 4
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

CONN at NY 03:00 PM
NY +5.0
O 159.0

SEA at LA 05:00 PM
LA -5.0
O 151.0

WAS at PHO 06:00 PM
PHO +6.0
O 160.0

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Sun run winning streak to 7, beating NY
August 4, 2019
By The Associated Press

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) Courtney Williams scored a season-high 28 points and the Connecticut Sun won their seventh consecutive game, beating the New York Liberty 94-79 on Sunday.

Alyssa Thomas added 16 points, and Jonquel Jones had 14 points, 10 rebounds and five steals for the Sun (16-6).

Tina Charles led New York New York (8-13) with 20 points and 10 rebounds. The Liberty have lost five of their past six games.

MERCURY 103, MYSTICS 82

PHOENIX (AP) - Brittney Griner had 26 points, nine rebounds, a career-high eight assists and four blocks to help Phoenix beat Washington.

Leilani Mitchell made five 3-pointers and finished with 23 points, and Yvonne Turner, who hit 4 of 5 from behind the arc, added a career-high 22 points for Phoenix (11-10).

Elena Delle Donne and Emma Meesseman scored 18 points apiece for the Mystics (14-7). They had won five in a row.

SPARKS 83, STORM 75

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Candace Parker scored a season-high 21 points, Nneka Ogwumike added 13 points, 10 rebounds and three steals and Los Angeles beat Seattle.

Maria Vadeeva, a 20-year old who missed two-plus months because of international duty for Russia and a knee injury, scored 14 points, for the Sparks (13-8). Sami Whitcomb and Alysha Clark each had 16 points for Seattle (12-11). The Storm have lost three straight.