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

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

LA at DAL 08:00 PM
LA -6.5
O 148.0


SEA at WAS 08:00 PM
SEA +10.0
O 161.0


CONN at PHO 10:00 PM
PHO +6.5
O 151.5

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Mystics rout Storm 88-59
August 15, 2019
By The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) Aerial Powers led six Washington players in double figures with 16 points and the Mystics beat the Seattle Storm 88-59 on Wednesday night.

The Mystics opened the third quarter on a 17-5 run for a 15-point lead as Seattle went without a field goal for four-plus minutes. The Storm pulled within 59-51 entering the fourth, but Washington scored 18 of the next 20 points.

Elena Delle Donne and Tianna Hawkins each scored 14 points for Washington (18-7), which won its fourth straight to sweep the season series. Kristi Toliver, averaging 13 points and six assists, missed her second straight game with a knee injury.

Natasha Howard led Seattle (14-12) with 24 points, eight rebounds, four assists and four steals. Mercedes Russell added 10 points.

Howard scored Seattle's opening eight points and ended the first quarter with 13 as the Storm led 23-16. Seattle was held to 12 points in the second quarter and trailed 38-35 at the break. Howard had 15 points, six rebounds, four assists and three steals at the half.

WINGS 84, SPARKS 78

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -Rookie Arike Ogunbowale scored a career-high 35 points, Glory Johnson added a season-high 20 and the short-handed Wings ended the Sparks' five-game winning streak.

With Kayla Thornton and newcomer Kristine Anigwe suspended because of an altercation in Saturday's game at Phoenix, it was the rookie who stepped up for the Wings. She scored the last five Dallas points from the free throw line but also scored the Wings' only three field goals in the last five minutes. She also had six rebounds, one of her best, as the Wings outrebounded Los Angeles 37-27.

Chelsea Gray scored 22 points and Nneka Ogwumike had 21 with nine rebounds for the Sparks. When Ogwumike was knocked to the court setting a screen in the last minute, L.A. coach Derek Fisher stormed on the court to demand a foul and was ejected with 31.3 seconds to play.

The victory gave Dallas (8-17) a 2-1 series win over the Sparks (15-9). In the two previous games, Ogumbowale had a total of 20 points. This was her ninth 20th point game and first 30 point game for a Dallas rookie since 2014. The Wings have won back-to-back games for the first time since mid-June.

SUN 78, MERCURY 71

PHOENIX (AP) - Jasmine Thomas scored 18 points and the Sun held off the short-handed Mercury after giving up almost all of a 20-point lead.

After the Mercury, playing without the league's leading scorer Brittney Griner, pulled within 69-66 midway through the fourth quarter, Thomas sandwiched a pair of layups around a basket by Jonquel Jones to stop the rally.

Shekinna Stricklin followed up a pair of Courtney Williams baskets with a 3-pointer that pushed the Connecticut lead to 58-38 at the 6:50 mark of the third quarter. Without Griner, who was serving the first game of a three-game suspension because of a fight in a game last Saturday, battled back. The Sun missed 17 of 20 shots beginning late in the third quarter and the Mercury turned a 10-0 run into a 15-1 surge to make it a game.

Jones finished with 12 points and 14 rebounds. Courtney Williams had 12 points and Bria Holmes and Alyssa Thomas had 11 each for Connecticut.

The Sun (17-8) remain in second place after ending a two-game losing streak while Phoenix (11-13) has lost three straight and five of six while holding down the eighth and final playoff spot.

DeWanna Bonner led the Mercury with 17 points and Yvonne Turner had 15.

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SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY AUGUST 16, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:30 PM Seattle Storm Connecticut Sun Mohegan Sun Arena
8:00 PM Los Angeles Sparks Chicago Sky Wintrust Arena
8:00 PM New York Liberty Dallas Wings College Park Center
8:00 PM Washington Mystics Minnesota Lynx Target Center
10:00 PM Atlanta Dream 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

08/14/2019 1-5-0 16.67% -22.50
08/13/2019 1-3-0 25.00% -11.50
08/09/2019 2-2-0 50.00% -1.00
08/08/2019 5-1-0 83.33% +19.50
08/07/2019 1-1-0 50.00% -0.50
08/06/2019 0-2-0 0.00% -11.00
08/04/2019 5-1-0 83.33% +19.50
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...........24-23-1 .......51.06% .....-6.00


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BEST BETS:

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


08/14/2019..............0 - 3...............-16.50...............1 - 2............-6.00.............-22.50
08/13/2019..............0 - 2...............-11.00...............1 - 1............-0.50.............-11.50
08/10/2019..............1 - 1...............-0.50.................1 - 1............-0.50.............-1.00
08/09/2019..............1 - 1...............-0.50.................1 - 1............-0.50.............-1.00
08/08/2019..............3 - 0..............+15.00...............2 - 1............+4.50...........+19.50
08/07/2019..............1 - 0..............+5.00.................0 - 1............-5.50.............-0.50
08/06/2019..............0 - 1...............-5.50.................0 - 1............-5.50.............-11.00
08/04/2019..............2 - 1..............+4.50.................3 - 0...........+15.00..........+19.50
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.....................12 - 12.............-5.50...............12 - 11...........-0.50............-6.00

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Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

— Ravens 26, Packers 13— Aaron Rodgers sat this game out.

— Phillies 7, Cubs 5— Bryce Harper hit a walk-off grand slam.

— Mets 10, Braves 8— Pete Alonso was 5-5, knocked in six runs.

— Raiders 33, Cardinals 26— At one point, total yardage was 234-12, Oakland.

— A bettor at a William Hill sports book put $2,500 on the Cardinals Thursday to win the Super Bowl at 125-1 odds.

— A’s 7, Astros 6— This was the 9,000th win in A’s franchise history; 5th game in MLB history where four players homered twice each.


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Armadillo: Friday's List of 13: Random stuff with weekend here…….

13) In the 50 years of divisional play in baseball, only three times has a team won its division with a road record that was 10+ games under .500. This year’s Cubs are 23-38 on the road; they’re tied for first place in the NL Central.

12) I’m guessing that these NFL joint practices where teams meet up for a couple days and practice against each other are more helpful than just a normal team practice. Breaks up the monotony of training camp- practicing against new faces increases whatever intensity there is.

11) Marlins 13, Dodgers 7— If a baseball game was ever played in a library, it would’ve sounded like this; the 5,000 or so fans who were there didn’t make much noise, to the point where the Dodger TV guys were talking about how players/managers were more likely to be ejected on a day like this, because the umpires could hear every word they said.

10) Interesting discussion on ESPN the other night on how catchers now value pitch-framing more than blocking low pitches or throwing out baserunners trying to steal.

As long as there is no baserunner on third, catchers now often stay on one knee and focus on getting their pitchers called strikes. There has been an increase in wild pitches/passed balls in recent years, and this is the reason why, not because pitchers’ stuff is any nastier.

9) When you look at stats for AAA pitchers this year, important to keep in mind that they’re using the major league (juiced) baseball this year for the first time.

Last year, Lehigh Valley led the International League wth 145 homers; so far this year, eight of the 14 IL teams have hit more than 145 and the season still has a few weeks left.

8) Last nine baseball seasons, the first player to get to 30 home runs has been a different player every year. Jose Bautista reached 30 homers first in both 2010-11.

7) Baseball stuff:
— Reds scratched 1B Joey Votto (lower back).
— A’s signed P Matt Harvey to a minor league deal. I’m not sure having Harvey pitch in Las Vegas is an ideal situation, seeing how Harvey has had issues getting to the ballpark on time in his career.

6) Michigan’s basketball program offered a scholarship to rising Class of ’20 recruit Jace Howard, an unranked forward prospect from Miami. Chances are the Wolverines will get him, seeing how Jace Howard is the son of new Michigan coach Juwan Howard.

5) JT Realmuto caught only one game as a high school senior; he played shortstop mostly, but a wise scout projected him as a catcher and now Realmuto is a very wealthy catcher.

4) If you’ve ever seen the reality show “Chrisley Knows Best,” on USA Network, you probably won’t be seeing it anymore. Todd and Julie Chrisley were indicted on tax evasion and fraud charges, and are in custody in Georgia.

The 12-count indictment also alleges the Chrisleys committed bank fraud and wire fraud conspiracy, as well as other illegal stuff.

3) DeMarcus Cousins hurt his knee Monday while working out in Las Vegas; fears are that he tore his ACL. He signed a one-year, $3.5M contract with the Lakers in July, has earned $83M+ in salary in his career, but he hasn’t had much injury luck the last few years.

2) Former Oklahoma/Steelers QB Landry Jones became the first quarterback to sign a contract with the XFL, which begins play next February. Jones had recently worked out for the Detroit Lions after one of their backup QB’s got hurt.

The XFL’s first player draft is in October.

1) Great name for a racehorse: Tequila Sheila (25-1) ran in the 5th race at Gulfstream Thursday. Good name, slow horse; Tequila Sheila didn’t hit the board, or come close.

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WNBA

Friday, August 16

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Trend Report
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Connecticut Sun
Connecticut is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Connecticut is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
Connecticut is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Connecticut is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Connecticut's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Connecticut's last 6 games when playing Seattle
Connecticut is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Connecticut's last 8 games when playing at home against Seattle
Seattle Storm
Seattle is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Seattle is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 7 games
Seattle is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Seattle's last 13 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing Connecticut
Seattle is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Connecticut
Seattle is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Connecticut
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Seattle's last 8 games when playing on the road against Connecticut

Chicago Sky
Chicago is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Chicago is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 5 games
Chicago is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Chicago is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Chicago's last 12 games at home
Chicago is 1-4-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Los Angeles
Chicago is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing Los Angeles
Chicago is 1-7-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against Los Angeles
Chicago is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Los Angeles
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Chicago's last 12 games when playing at home against Los Angeles
Los Angeles Sparks
Los Angeles is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Los Angeles is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 5 games
Los Angeles is 6-12 SU in its last 18 games on the road
Los Angeles is 12-4-1 ATS in its last 17 games when playing Chicago
Los Angeles is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 6 games when playing Chicago
Los Angeles is 7-1-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Los Angeles is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Los Angeles's last 12 games when playing on the road against Chicago

Dallas Wings
Dallas is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Dallas's last 25 games
Dallas is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing New York
Dallas is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against New York
Dallas is 16-4 SU in its last 20 games when playing at home against New York
New York Liberty
New York is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
New York is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
New York is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
New York is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
New York is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Dallas
New York is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Dallas
New York is 4-16 SU in its last 20 games when playing on the road against Dallas

Minnesota Lynx
Minnesota is 12-6 ATS in its last 18 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games
Minnesota is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Minnesota is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
Minnesota is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Washington
Minnesota is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Washington
Minnesota is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing at home against Washington
Washington Mystics
Washington is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games
Washington is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Washington is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games on the road
Washington is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Washington is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Washington is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games when playing on the road against Minnesota

Phoenix Mercury
Phoenix is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Phoenix's last 7 games
Phoenix is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Phoenix is 14-4 SU in its last 18 games at home
Phoenix is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games when playing Atlanta
Phoenix is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Phoenix's last 8 games when playing at home against Atlanta
Atlanta Dream
Atlanta is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games
Atlanta is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Atlanta is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Atlanta is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing Phoenix
Atlanta is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Atlanta's last 8 games when playing on the road against Phoenix


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Long Sheet

Friday, August 16

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SEATTLE (14 - 12) at CONNECTICUT (17 - 8) - 8/16/2019, 7:30 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

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

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NEW YORK (8 - 16) at DALLAS (8 - 17) - 8/16/2019, 8:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 5-3 against the spread versus NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
NEW YORK is 5-3 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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LOS ANGELES (15 - 9) at CHICAGO (14 - 10) - 8/16/2019, 8:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 4-3 against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 7-1 straight up against CHICAGO 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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WASHINGTON (17 - 7) at MINNESOTA (13 - 12) - 8/16/2019, 8:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 7-4 against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 8-3 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
8 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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ATLANTA (5 - 20) at PHOENIX (11 - 13) - 8/16/2019, 10:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 4-3 against the spread versus PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
PHOENIX 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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WNBA
Dunkel

Friday, August 16


Seattle @ Connecticut

Game 619-620
August 16, 2019 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Seattle
105.972
Connecticut
117.309
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Connecticut
by 11 1/2
146
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Connecticut
by 6 1/2
150 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Connecticut
(-6 1/2); Under

Los Angeles @ Chicago

Game 623-624
August 16, 2019 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Los Angeles
104.291
Chicago
112.272
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago
by 8
160
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
Pick
162 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
Under

New York @ Dallas

Game 621-622
August 16, 2019 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New York
100.418
Dallas
108.507
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Dallas
by 8
148
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Dallas
by 5
153
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas
(-5); Under

Washington @ Minnesota

Game 625-626
August 16, 2019 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
123.466
Minnesota
111.958
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 10 1/2
167
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
by 5
163
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-5); Over

Atlanta @ Phoenix

Game 627-628
August 16, 2019 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Atlanta
105.050
Phoenix
108.045
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Phoenix
by 3
156
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Phoenix
by 5 1/2
148 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Atlanta
(+5 1/2); Over


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NEW YORK LIBERTY AT DALLAS WINGS (-5, 152.5)

Dallas stunned WNBA bettors – our staff included – with a 28-point fourth quarter to edge the L.A. Sparks with just eight available players on the roster Wednesday night.

The Wings, who were as big as 7-point home underdogs, trailed 64-58 heading into the final frame before catching fire and knocking down 10 of 17 shots from the field, including four 3-pointers.

Dallas is back in action tonight, still missing suspended forwards Kristine Anigwe and Kayla Thornton and playing without the injured Tayler Hill and Azura Stevens. With those depleted ranks, a short turnaround, and a potential letdown spot after knocking off the West Conference’s best team, Dallas is a tempting fade Friday.

New York stumbled into Texas on a six-game losing skid but has been competitive in the opening 20 minutes of those contests. The Liberty are averaging 41.3 points per first half during this slide, while allowing 45.2 points against in the opening two quarters: a margin of minus-3.9 points.

However, things fall apart for New York in the second half, averaging only 32 points in the final 20 minutes over those six losses and watching foes pour it on with 42.3 average points in that same frame. The Wings are the second-best second-half defense in the WNBA with an average margin of minus-1.2 points in the last two quarters but are getting outworked by a 3.3 points per first half.

PREDICTION: New York first half +2.5


LOS ANGELES SPARKS AT CHICAGO SKY (Pick, 162.5)

These teams met just a few days ago, with Los Angeles squeaking out an 84-81 win at home over Chicago but failing to cover as 6.5-point home chalk. Tonight, the Sparks are coming off a disappointing loss at Dallas Wednesday, which snapped a five-game winning streak for L.A.

The Sky have been off since that August 11 encounter, giving them plenty of time to reflect and review that close loss. Chicago is without center Jantel Lavender for the rest of the season after she broke her foot against Las Vegas on August 9 but starting guard Courtney Vandersloot, who missed the previous matchup with L.A. due to illness, is expected return to the lineup after plenty of rest between games.

The Sky’s offense has been firing on all cylinders this month, averaging 89 points per game in August – more than seven points above its season average. The Sky run the fastest pace in the WNBA and have upped that intensity to a pace of 104.55 over its last four games.

Los Angeles is no stranger to fast-paced games either, owning the fourth-fastest pace in the league. The Sparks have played Over the total in four straight games heading into Friday while the Sky bring a five-game winning run for Over bettors as well.

PREDICTION: Over 162.5

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 16
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

SEA at CONN 07:30 PM
CONN -6.5
U 150.5

LA at CHI 08:00 PM
CHI +0.0
O 163.5

WAS at MIN 08:00 PM
MIN +6.0
O 163.0

NY at DAL 08:00 PM
DAL -5.0
U 153.0

ATL at PHO 10:00 PM
PHO -3.5
O 149.0

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Sun rally late to stun Storm
August 16, 2019
By The Associated Press

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) Shekinna Stricklen scored 24 points and made a pair of free throws with 4.3 seconds left to help the Connecticut Sun rally from a late seven-point deficit and beat the Seattle Storm 79-78 on Friday night.

Connecticut (18-8) was down 76-69 with 1:47 left before closing the game on a 10-2 run capped by Stricklen's two free throws. Alyssa Thomas added 17 points, 11 rebounds and five steals, including one to seal the game after Stricklen's free throws.

Seattle (14-13) had its largest lead at 61-48 late in the third quarter, but Stricklen scored nine points during Connecticut's 10-2 run to close the period.

Natasha Howard scored 27 points on 11-of-15 shooting and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Storm. Jewell Loyd added 15 points, Crystal Langhorne scored 14 and Alysha Clark 11.

Jordin Canada missed the game because of a minor shoulder issue.

MYSTICS 86, LYNX 79

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Ariel Atkins scored 18 points, Emma Meesseman added 17 points and the Mystics clinched a playoff berth with a win over the Lynx.

The Mystics (19-7), who have the best record in the WNBA by a game over Connecticut, surged into the lead for good during a 13-4 run capped at 74-70 on LaToya Sanders' 19-foot jumper with 3:32 left in the game.

Meesseman's 3-pointer with 51.8 seconds left made it 80-73 and Washington made all six of its free throws from there.

Elena Delle Donne had 14 points and eight rebounds, Aerial Powers had 14 points and Natasha Cloud scored 13 for the Mystics.

Sylvia Fowles had 16 points and eight rebounds to lead the Lynx (13-13). Damiris Dantas and Danielle Robinson added 14 points each. Napheesa Collier scored 13 and Odyssey Sims 10.

WINGS 83, LIBERTY 77

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Allisha Gray scored 22 points and the Wings took the lead in the final minute to win their third straight, beating the Liberty.

Isabelle Harrison's basket with 40.4 seconds left gave Dallas a 76-75 lead. Arike Ogunbowale, who added 21 points for the Wings (9-17), followed with three consecutive free throws and Gray added a pair to make it 81-75 with 17.4 seconds to go.

Bria Hartley cut the deficit to four with a pair of free throws for the Liberty (8-17), but that was as close as they would get.

Tina Charles led New York with 25 points.

New York, which has lost seven straight, trailed by seven in the middle of the fourth quarter but rallied to take the lead at 73-71 with 1:43 to go.

SKY 91, SPARKS 81

CHICAGO (AP) - Allie Quigley scored 26 points to help the Sky beat Los Angeles to pull into a tie for fourth place with the Sparks.

Courtney Vandersloot added 17 points and nine assists, Astou Ndour and Diamond DeShields had 11 points each, and Stefanie Dolson scored 10 for the Sky (15-10).

Vandersloot scored six points while Chicago closed the game on an 11-2 run after Candace Parker's basket pulled the Sparks (15-10) within 80-79 with 2:56 left.

The Sky led by as many as 17 in the first half, but the Sparks erased the deficit when Chiney Ogwumike's basket gave Los Angeles a 64-63 lead with 1:25 to go in the third quarter. Chicago retook the lead 21 seconds later and never trailed again.

Chelsea Gray had 25 points for the Sparks.

MERCURY 77, DREAM 68

DeWanna Bonner had 27 points and 13 rebounds to help the short-handed Mercury snap a three-game skid with a victory over the Dream.

Camille Little's jump shot in the final minute of the third quarter sparked an 18-4 Mercury run that ended at 67-62 with 6:24 left in the game. The Dream closed the deficit to 70-66 before Phoenix pulled away for good with seven straight points.

The Mercury's Brittney Griner served the second of her three-game suspension. Diana Taurasi (hamstring), Essence Carson (calf), Sancho Lyttle (knee) and Alanna Smith (ankle) were out with injuries for Phoenix (12-13).

The Dream (5-21) led most of the way and took control late in the third quarter with an 11-2 run capped at 58-49 on Brittney Sykes' pair of free throws.

Renee Montgomery had 17 points to lead Atlanta, which lost its 11th in a row - the franchise's worst stretch since starting 0-17 in 2008.

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SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY AUGUST 18, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
3:00 PM Dallas Wings Connecticut Sun Mohegan Sun Arena
3:00 PM Indiana Fever Washington Mystics The Entertainment and Sports Arena
6:00 PM Las Vegas Aces Chicago Sky Wintrust Arena
6:00 PM New York Liberty Phoenix Mercury Talking Stick Resort Arena
7:00 PM Minnesota Lynx Seattle Storm Alaska Airlines Arena

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

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

08/16/2019 5-5-0 50.00% -2.50
08/14/2019 1-5-0 16.67% -22.50
08/13/2019 1-3-0 25.00% -11.50
08/09/2019 2-2-0 50.00% -1.00
08/08/2019 5-1-0 83.33% +19.50
08/07/2019 1-1-0 50.00% -0.50
08/06/2019 0-2-0 0.00% -11.00
08/04/2019 5-1-0 83.33% +19.50
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...........29-28-1 .......50.87% .....-8.50


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BEST BETS:

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

08/16/2019..............3 - 2...............+4.00................2 - 3...........-6.50.............-2.50
08/14/2019..............0 - 3...............-16.50...............1 - 2............-6.00.............-22.50
08/13/2019..............0 - 2...............-11.00...............1 - 1............-0.50.............-11.50
08/10/2019..............1 - 1...............-0.50.................1 - 1............-0.50.............-1.00
08/09/2019..............1 - 1...............-0.50.................1 - 1............-0.50.............-1.00
08/08/2019..............3 - 0..............+15.00...............2 - 1............+4.50...........+19.50
08/07/2019..............1 - 0..............+5.00.................0 - 1............-5.50.............-0.50
08/06/2019..............0 - 1...............-5.50.................0 - 1............-5.50.............-11.00
08/04/2019..............2 - 1..............+4.50.................3 - 0...........+15.00..........+19.50
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.....................15 - 14.............-1.50...............14 - 14...........-7.00..............-8.50

[StarDust Bum]

SUNDAY, AUGUST 18
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

DAL at CONN 03:00 PM
CONN -11.0
O 149.5

IND at WAS 03:00 PM
WAS -13.0
O 165.0

LV at CHI 06:00 PM
CHI +1.0
U 166.5

NY at PHO 06:00 PM
PHO -5.5
U 156.5

MIN at SEA 07:00 PM
SEA -2.5
U 150.5

[Udog]

WNBA
Dunkel

Sunday, August 18


Dallas @ Connecticut

Game 631-632
August 18, 2019 @ 3:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
108.261
Connecticut
110.040
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Connecticut
by 2
146
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Connecticut
by 11
149 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas
(+11); Under

Indiana @ Washington

Game 629-630
August 18, 2019 @ 3:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Indiana
106.728
Washington
118.250
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 11 1/2
169
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
by 13 1/2
166
Dunkel Pick:
Indiana
(+13 1/2); Over

New York @ Phoenix

Game 633-634
August 18, 2019 @ 6:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New York
100.664
Phoenix
109.520
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Phoenix
by 9
153
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Phoenix
by 5 1/2
156 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Phoenix
(-5 1/2); Under

Las Vegas @ Chicago

Game 635-636
August 18, 2019 @ 6:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Las Vegas
113.049
Chicago
109.482
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Las Vegas
by 3 1/2
162
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Las Vegas
by 1
166 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Las Vegas
(-1); Under

Minnesota @ Seattle

Game 637-638
August 18, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
112.389
Seattle
108.540
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 4
151
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Seattle
by 2 1/2
149 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(+2 1/2); Over




WNBA
Long Sheet

Sunday, August 18

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INDIANA (9 - 16) at WASHINGTON (18 - 7) - 8/18/2019, 3:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
INDIANA is 23-35 ATS (-15.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
INDIANA is 5-17 ATS (-13.7 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game after 15+ games over the last 2 seasons.
INDIANA is 9-23 ATS (-16.3 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
INDIANA is 6-15 ATS (-10.5 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game after 15+ games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 5-4 against the spread versus INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 9-0 straight up against INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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DALLAS (9 - 17) at CONNECTICUT (18 - 8) - 8/18/2019, 3:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 8-22 ATS (-16.2 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game after 15+ games since 1997.
CONNECTICUT is 146-112 ATS (+22.8 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent since 1997.
CONNECTICUT is 15-25 ATS (-12.5 Units) after allowing 75 points or more over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 4-3 against the spread versus CONNECTICUT over the last 3 seasons
CONNECTICUT is 5-2 straight up against DALLAS 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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NEW YORK (8 - 17) at PHOENIX (12 - 13) - 8/18/2019, 6:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW YORK is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) in August or September games this season.
PHOENIX is 37-26 ATS (+8.4 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 13-5 ATS (+7.5 Units) in August or September games over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 21-10 ATS (+10.0 Units) against Eastern conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 21-10 ATS (+10.0 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 17-8 ATS (+8.2 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 26-16 ATS (+8.4 Units) after scoring 75 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 30-16 ATS (+12.4 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game after 15+ games over the last 3 seasons.
NEW YORK is 56-35 ATS (+17.5 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1997.

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

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LAS VEGAS (17 - 8) at CHICAGO (15 - 10) - 8/18/2019, 6:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LAS VEGAS is 5-12 ATS (-8.2 Units) after scoring 75 points or more this season.
CHICAGO is 17-7 ATS (+9.3 Units) in all games this season.
CHICAGO is 11-4 ATS (+6.6 Units) as an underdog this season.
CHICAGO is 13-5 ATS (+7.5 Units) after allowing 75 points or more this season.
CHICAGO is 9-2 ATS (+6.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
CHICAGO is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game after 15+ games this season.
CHICAGO is 10-3 ATS (+6.7 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game this season.
LAS VEGAS is 67-43 ATS (+19.7 Units) in road games against Eastern conference opponents since 1997.
LAS VEGAS is 67-43 ATS (+19.7 Units) in road games in non-conference games since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 5-2 against the spread versus LAS VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 4-4 straight up against LAS VEGAS 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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MINNESOTA (13 - 13) at SEATTLE (14 - 13) - 8/18/2019, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 133-89 ATS (+35.1 Units) in home games vs. division opponents since 1997.
SEATTLE is 22-11 ATS (+9.9 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 26-14 ATS (+10.6 Units) after allowing 75 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 158-123 ATS (+22.7 Units) after a non-conference game since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
SEATTLE is 6-3 against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
SEATTLE is 5-4 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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WNBA

Sunday, August 18

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Trend Report
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Connecticut Sun
Connecticut is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
Connecticut is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games
Connecticut is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Connecticut is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Connecticut is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Dallas
Connecticut is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Connecticut's last 7 games when playing at home against Dallas
Dallas Wings
Dallas is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Dallas is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Dallas is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games
Dallas is 5-15 ATS in its last 20 games on the road
Dallas is 1-19 SU in its last 20 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games on the road
Dallas is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Connecticut
Dallas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Connecticut
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Dallas's last 7 games when playing on the road against Connecticut

Washington Mystics
Washington is 4-1-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Washington is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games at home
Washington is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Indiana
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games when playing Indiana
Washington is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Indiana
Indiana Fever
Indiana is 1-4-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Indiana is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games
Indiana is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Indiana is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 6 games on the road
Indiana is 4-8-1 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Washington
Indiana is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Indiana's last 7 games when playing Washington
Indiana is 2-4-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Washington
Indiana is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Washington

Chicago Sky
Chicago is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Chicago is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 5 games
Chicago is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Chicago is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Chicago is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Las Vegas
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Chicago's last 15 games when playing Las Vegas
Chicago is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games when playing at home against Las Vegas
Chicago is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Las Vegas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 7 games when playing at home against Las Vegas
Las Vegas Aces
Las Vegas is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games
Las Vegas is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Las Vegas is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Las Vegas's last 10 games on the road
Las Vegas is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Las Vegas's last 15 games when playing Chicago
Las Vegas is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Las Vegas is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Las Vegas's last 7 games when playing on the road against Chicago

Phoenix Mercury
Phoenix is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
Phoenix is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
Phoenix is 15-4 SU in its last 19 games at home
Phoenix is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing New York
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games when playing New York
Phoenix is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against New York
Phoenix is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against New York
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Phoenix's last 7 games when playing at home against New York
New York Liberty
New York is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
New York is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York's last 5 games
New York is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
New York is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
New York is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York's last 5 games when playing Phoenix
New York is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
New York is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New York's last 7 games when playing on the road against Phoenix

Seattle Storm
Seattle is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
Seattle is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Seattle is 18-4 SU in its last 22 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games at home
Seattle is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Seattle is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Seattle is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games when playing Minnesota
Seattle is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Minnesota Lynx
Minnesota is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games
Minnesota is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Minnesota's last 25 games on the road
Minnesota is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Seattle
Minnesota is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games when playing Seattle
Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Seattle
Minnesota is 2-9 ATS in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Seattle


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[Udog]

Tuesday’s 6-pack

Most profitable college football teams vs spread, last 10 years:
— Stanford 81-50-3
— Temple 77-48
— Central Florida 75-53-1
— Duke 71-51-4
— Oklahoma State 75-55
— Louisiana Tech 73-54-1

Tweet of the Day
“What your kids text you when they really don’t want to be told no:
‘My phone’s at 1%.’”
Sam Farmer

Tuesday’s quiz
Which major league team used to be the Montreal Expos?

Monday’s quiz
Brett Favre owns the NFL record for most consecutive games started by a QB (290).

Sunday’s quiz
The first Super Bowl was played in the LA Coliseum.

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Tuesday’s Den: 13 of my all-time favorite TV shows…….

13 of my favorite TV shows (in alphabetical order):
— Batman— When you’re six years old, and in the opening credits every week, they show “WHAP!!! POW!!! BIFF!!!” and your name is Biff, this quickly becomes a favorite show.

The villains were some pretty big stars back then (Burgess Meredith, Cesar Romero, Milton Berle, Vincent Price, Liberace, Ethel Merman)

I haven’t seen much of the Batman movies that have been made over the years, but the TV show had some humor; one week there was a 3-foot Martian on the loose in Gotham City, and Robin blurts out “Holy interplanetary yardstick, Batman!!!” Good stuff.

— Billions— Showtime series about a hedge fund manager who pushes the boundaries of the law while his marriage falls apart. His arch-enemy is a prosecutor in NYC who is into S&M and his wife is his dominatrix— the wife is also the psychiatrist for the hedge fund manager’s company.

Small world. This show is really well-written- the next season will probably run after football season.

Trivia: Paul Giamatti plays the prosecutor; he is the son of former baseball commissioner Bart Giamatti. I suggested a cameo role for Pete Rose, but so far, that hasn’t happened.

— CSI— I spent a good chunk of my work career searching fingerprints and working for the NY State Division of Criminal Justice, so I enjoyed all the CSI shows, but especially the one set in Las Vegas— the actors seemed to have a chemistry working together.

One of my weirder ideas (a teacher friend of mine scoffed at this) is that CSI should be taught to all high school kids, so they realize how difficult it is to get away with crimes, so maybe there would be fewer crimes. What could it hurt?

— Green Acres— As a kid, I spent lot of hours watching Green Acres re-runs; my dad would walk into the room, say “Why the hell are you watching that?”, but within five minutes, he’d be sitting there laughing harder than me and would leave the room before my mother came in and saw the both of us laughing. She wasn’t a big fan of Hank Kimball or Arnold Ziffel.

— Law and Order— 20 years, 456 episodes, a great launching point for lot of acting careers, not to mention the spinoff shows that branched off this original show.

Take Billions; there are 32 actors who have appeared in 12+ episodes of Billons; 14 of those 32 actors appeared in at least one episode of Law and Order, and two others were in Law and Order SVU, and that doesn’t count Eric Bogosian, who was in Law and Order: Criminal Intent for 61 episodes, but was only in 10 episodes of Billions (so far).

— Magnum PI— I’ve never been to Hawai’i, but if I ever went, would like to visit Robin Masters’ estate; I’m told you can visit there, it is kind of a museum or something.

One of the best episodes was when Frank Sinatra played a retired New York City cop whose granddaughter was murdered— this was near the end of both the series and Sinatra’s career.

The overriding themes of the show were that great friends will do all kinds of stuff for each other, and if you’re really good looking and drive a Ferrari, women will like you 🙂

— M*A*S*H— Years later, after watching re-runs of this show on our local channel 10 and the Boston channel for hours at a time, it dawned on me that this was actually a very sad show, with humor/jokes masking the grotesque sadness of wartime Korea.

The McLean Stevenson episodes were the best; he was Colonel Henry Blake for the first 75 episodes, and a lot of them were classics, just funny as hell.

— Mr Ed— This show ran on network TV from 1961-66, so I never saw it until the re-runs came on at 4:30 weekdays on a local channel in the early 70’s. Mr Ed was a talking horse, but he only talked to Wilbur Post, an architect who worked at home but never actually seemed to work.

Mr Ed was a big Dodger fan; his favorite player was OF Willie Davis. In one episode, the horse takes batting practice against Sandy Koufax, and hits a ball off the wall at Dodger Stadium, with the bat held in his mouth. A fun show, not necessarily a realistic one.

— Odd Couple— As a kid, Oscar Madison was one of my heroes; a sportswriter who always spilled food on his clothes but was a good natured guy who somehow dated a doctor or one of the Pidgeon sisters.

To this day when I see my cousin’s husband, we recite lines from Odd Couple episodes; when they owned a greyhound racing dog , or appeared on Password (a game show), or when Oscar dated a princess from some obscure European country “You bought her a salty pretzel; oh, boy!!!” Great stuff.

— Ray Donovan— The most violent program on this list; just about everybody on this Showtime series that isn’t related to the Donovans eventually winds up dead.

Ray Donovan is a fixer for rich people, but he can’t fix his own family; his wife passes away from cancer, and the last time we saw him, he was still struggling with that.

Live Schreber plays Ray, Jon Voight plays his father (a genuine creep); they’ve had guest stars like Susan Sarandon, James Woods, Wendell Pierce, Hank Azaria. Alan Alda, C Thomas Howell.

Very good show but also very violent.

— Suits— This show is winding down its last season on USA Network; it is about a law firm that hired a young guy with a photographic memory who had one small problem— he is a college dropout who never went to law school, but he gets paid to take bar exams for other people.

The show had to change directions because one of the actresses (Meghan Markle) moved to England after she married Prince Harry in real life. Her character was married to Mike (the fraudulent lawyer) so they got written out of the last couple years of the show.

— West Wing— Martin Sheen plays the President in this show; his cabinet included Rob Lowe, Allison Janney, Richard Schiff, John Spencer— great cast.

Actor Duke Hill was in both West Wing and Suits; Mary Louise Parker was in this and is also in Billions. Alan Alda was in this, Ray Donovan and of course, M*A*S*H

Jimmy Smits, Mary MacCormack, Tim Matheson, Gary Cole, just a ton of excellent actors.

In one episode, President Bartlet has to throw out the first pitch at an Orioles’ game, but he never played ball, so one of his aides has to teach him how to throw a baseball in a hallway in the White House, where an errant toss breaks an expensive vase.

— White Shadow— Ken Howard plays a washed-up NBA player who becomes a high school basketball coach in Los Angeles. Show only lasted three years, because well, high school kids graduate so they would’ve had to turn most of the cast over every other year.

The basketball scenes were really well-done; Gwyneth Paltrow’s father was the creator of the show. Lot of the issues they tackled in this show were issues that real high school in the inner city had to deal with. Ken Howard was great as Coach Reeves; he wasn’t some all-knowing guy; he had flaws but he fought for his kids and they respected him for it (most of the time).

[Udog]

WNBA
Dunkel

Tuesday, August 20


New York @ Indiana

Game 639-640
August 20, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New York
104.507
Indiana
105.553
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Indiana
by 1
164
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Indiana
by 5
159 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
New York
(+5); Over

Chicago @ Atlanta

Game 641-642
August 20, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
102.700
Atlanta
106.077
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Atlanta
by 3 1/2
174
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
by 5 1/2
161
Dunkel Pick:
Atlanta
(+5 1/2); Over

Phoenix @ Las Vegas

Game 643-644
August 20, 2019 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Phoenix
104.184
Las Vegas
117.827
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Las Vegas
by 13 1/2
171
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Las Vegas
by 10
156 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Las Vegas
(-10); Over

Minnesota @ Los Angeles

Game 645-646
August 20, 2019 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
107.089
Los Angeles
120.231
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles
by 13
161
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
by 6
155 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Los Angeles
(-6); Over




WNBA
Long Sheet

Tuesday, August 20

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NEW YORK (8 - 18) at INDIANA (9 - 17) - 8/20/2019, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW YORK is 9-17 ATS (-9.7 Units) in all games this season.
NEW YORK is 0-7 ATS (-7.7 Units) in August or September games this season.
NEW YORK is 7-14 ATS (-8.4 Units) after allowing 75 points or more this season.
NEW YORK is 1-7 ATS (-6.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
NEW YORK is 56-36 ATS (+16.4 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1997.
INDIANA is 23-36 ATS (-16.6 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
INDIANA is 8-22 ATS (-16.2 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
INDIANA is 8-22 ATS (-16.2 Units) in a home game where where the total is greater than or equal to 150 over the last 2 seasons.
INDIANA is 1-9 ATS (-8.9 Units) on Tuesday over the last 2 seasons.
INDIANA is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) in home games vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
INDIANA is 5-15 ATS (-11.5 Units) in home games after allowing 75 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
INDIANA is 2-11 ATS (-10.1 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
INDIANA is 0-7 ATS (-7.7 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record after 15+ games after 15+ games over the last 3 seasons.
INDIANA is 5-18 ATS (-14.8 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game after 15+ games over the last 2 seasons.
INDIANA is 9-24 ATS (-17.4 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons

Head-to-Head Series History
INDIANA is 6-2 against the spread versus NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
NEW YORK is 5-3 straight up against INDIANA 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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CHICAGO (15 - 11) at ATLANTA (5 - 21) - 8/20/2019, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 22-8 ATS (+13.2 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 23-12 ATS (+9.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 20-10 ATS (+9.0 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game after 15+ games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 17-8 ATS (+8.2 Units) in all games this season.
CHICAGO is 13-6 ATS (+6.4 Units) after allowing 75 points or more this season.
CHICAGO is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game after 15+ games this season.
CHICAGO is 9-2 ATS (+6.8 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 5-4 against the spread versus ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 6-3 straight up against ATLANTA 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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PHOENIX (13 - 13) at LAS VEGAS (18 - 8) - 8/20/2019, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHOENIX is 38-26 ATS (+9.4 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 20-7 ATS (+12.3 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 22-11 ATS (+9.9 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 20-10 ATS (+9.0 Units) in a road game where where the total is greater than or equal to 150 over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 14-5 ATS (+8.5 Units) in August or September games over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 27-16 ATS (+9.4 Units) after scoring 75 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 12-4 ATS (+7.6 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
LAS VEGAS is 17-32 ATS (-18.2 Units) in home games on Tuesday since 1997.
LAS VEGAS is 53-81 ATS (-36.1 Units) in home games after scoring 75 points or more since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHOENIX is 5-3 against the spread versus LAS VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
PHOENIX is 7-1 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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MINNESOTA (13 - 14) at LOS ANGELES (15 - 10) - 8/20/2019, 10:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 7-18 ATS (-12.8 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 13-3 ATS (+9.7 Units) in home games in August or September games over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 7-1 ATS (+5.9 Units) when playing with 3 or more days rest this season.
LOS ANGELES is 32-55 ATS (-28.5 Units) in home games on Tuesday since 1997.
LOS ANGELES is 29-54 ATS (-30.4 Units) after 3 or more consecutive overs since 1997.
LOS ANGELES is 151-195 ATS (-63.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 10-4 against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 9-5 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
10 of 14 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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Trend Report
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Atlanta Dream
Atlanta is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
Atlanta is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games
Atlanta is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Atlanta is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
Atlanta is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing at home against Chicago
Chicago Sky
Chicago is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Chicago is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 5 games
Chicago is 5-0 ATS 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 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing on the road against Atlanta

Indiana Fever
Indiana is 1-5-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Indiana is 4-12 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana's last 6 games
Indiana is 6-17 ATS in its last 23 games at home
Indiana is 6-17 SU in its last 23 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 6 games at home
Indiana is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing New York
Indiana is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games when playing at home against New York
Indiana is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against New York
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games when playing at home against New York
New York Liberty
New York is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
New York is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York's last 6 games
New York is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
New York is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
New York is 2-8-1 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Indiana
New York is 2-4-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Indiana
New York is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Indiana
New York is 5-14 SU in its last 19 games when playing on the road against Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York's last 5 games when playing on the road against Indiana

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

Los Angeles Sparks
Los Angeles is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 5 games
Los Angeles is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Los Angeles is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Los Angeles's last 8 games at home
Los Angeles is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Los Angeles is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Los Angeles's last 15 games when playing Minnesota
Los Angeles is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Los Angeles is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Minnesota Lynx
Minnesota is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games
Minnesota is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games on the road
Minnesota is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Los Angeles
Minnesota is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Minnesota's last 15 games when playing Los Angeles
Minnesota is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
Minnesota is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles


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TUESDAY, AUGUST 20
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

NY at IND 07:00 PM
IND -5.0
U 158.5

CHI at ATL 07:00 PM
CHI -5.5
U 161.0

PHO at LV 10:00 PM
LV -8.5
O 158.5

MIN at LA 10:30 PM
LA -6.0
U 155.5

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Sparks win 10th straight at home, top Fever 98-65
August 22, 2019
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LOS ANGELES (AP) Nneka Ogwumike had 17 points, seven rebounds and five steals as the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Indiana Fever 98-65 on Thursday night for their 10th straight win at home.

The Sparks, 11-2 at Staples Center this season, became the fourth WNBA team to clinch a spot in the playoffs.

Eleven of the 12 players for the Sparks scored, including six in double figures. Chiney Ogwumike scored 15 points, Tierra Ruffin-Pratt added 11, and Chelsea Gray, Riquna Williams and Kalani Brown each had 10 for Los Angeles (17-10).

Williams returned from a 10-game suspension stemming from a domestic violence incident. She was 4 of 12 from the field, 1 of 8 from distance, in 28 minutes.

Kelsey Mitchell scored 14 points for Indiana (9-19), which has lost three straight. Indiana was outscored 29-13 in the second quarter and 27-11 in the third.


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Collier leads Lynx past Wings, 86-70
August 22, 2019
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Napheesa Collier scored 19 points, Damiris Dantas had 17 points and a career-high eight assists, and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Dallas Wings 86-70 on Thursday night.

Minnesota scored the first five points of the game, never trailed and led by as many as 23 points to end a three-game losing streak. The Wings trailed by at least 15 points the entire second half.

Danielle Robinson added 14 points and Sylvia Fowles scored 12 for Minnesota (14-15). Fowles and Collier combined for 24 first-half points as Minnesota led 47-32.

Minnesota, trying for its ninth straight trip to the playoffs, is tied with Phoenix for seventh in the WNBA standings, four games ahead of Indiana for the final two spots.

Arike Ogunbowale scored 10 of her 22 points in the first quarter for Dallas (9-19). Allisha Gray added 16 points. The Wings were outrebounded 35-25.

Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Ryan Saunders sat courtside.

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SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY AUGUST 23, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:30 PM Atlanta Dream New York Liberty Westchester County Center
7:30 PM Las Vegas Aces Connecticut Sun Mohegan Sun Arena
8:00 PM Washington Mystics Chicago Sky Wintrust Arena


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

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD


08/22/2019 2-2-0 50.00% -1.00
08/20/2019 4-4-0 50.00% -2.00
08/18/2019 5-5-0 50.00% -2.50

08/16/2019 5-5-0 50.00% -2.50
08/14/2019 1-5-0 16.67% -22.50
08/13/2019 1-3-0 25.00% -11.50
08/09/2019 2-2-0 50.00% -1.00
08/08/2019 5-1-0 83.33% +19.50
08/07/2019 1-1-0 50.00% -0.50
08/06/2019 0-2-0 0.00% -11.00
08/04/2019 5-1-0 83.33% +19.50
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...........40-39-1 .......50.63% .....-14.00


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BEST BETS:

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


08/22/2019..............1 - 1...............-0.50.................2 - 0...........+10.00...........+9.50
08/20/2019..............1 - 3...............-11.00...............3 - 1...........+9.50............-1.50
08/18/2019..............3 - 2...............+4.00................2 - 3...........-6.50.............-2.50
08/16/2019..............3 - 2...............+4.00................2 - 3...........-6.50.............-2.50
08/14/2019..............0 - 3...............-16.50...............1 - 2............-6.00.............-22.50
08/13/2019..............0 - 2...............-11.00...............1 - 1............-0.50.............-11.50
08/10/2019..............1 - 1...............-0.50.................1 - 1............-0.50.............-1.00
08/09/2019..............1 - 1...............-0.50.................1 - 1............-0.50.............-1.00
08/08/2019..............3 - 0..............+15.00...............2 - 1............+4.50...........+19.50
08/07/2019..............1 - 0..............+5.00.................0 - 1............-5.50.............-0.50
08/06/2019..............0 - 1...............-5.50.................0 - 1............-5.50.............-11.00
08/04/2019..............2 - 1..............+4.50.................3 - 0...........+15.00..........+19.50
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.....................20 - 20.............-8.00...............21 - 18..........+6.00..............-2.00