Wednesday's WNBA Trends and Indexes - 6/19

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Trends and Indexes

Wednesday, June 19

Good Luck on day #170 of 2019!

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Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

— Mets 10, Braves 2— Pete Alonso went 4-4 with three runs scored, three RBI.

— Will a California team win the 2020 NBA title? No -$210, Yes +$175

— Twins 4, Red Sox 3 (17)— Kepler homered to tie game, then singled to win it.

— 18 of the Derek Dietrich’s 38 hits this year have been homers (47.4%).

— France had five players taken in the 2016 NBA Draft, the record for a foreign country in one draft.

— Manny Machado got suspended for one game after throwing a tantrum over the weekend; umpires’ union is miffed he was only suspended for a game.


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Armadillo: Wednesday's List of 13: Mid-week musings…….

13) Washington’s best pitcher Max Scherzer broke his nose while working on his bunting during batting practice Tuesday night; he is supposed to pitch for the Nationals today, As I type this, it is unclear whether Scherzer is going to pitch or not.

Phillies-Nationals got rained out for second night in a row, so now Scherzer won’t have to pitch Wednesday so his nose can heal a little bit.

12) The resume of Toronto Raptors’ head coach Nick Nurse:
1989-90: Northern Iowa (assistant)
1990-91: Derby Rams (player/coach)
1991-93: Grand View
1993-95: South Dakota (assistant)
1995-97: Birmingham Bullets
1998: Telindus Oolinde
1998-200: Manchester Giants
2000-01: London Towers
2001: Oklahoma Storm (assistant)
2001-06: Brighton Bears
2005: Oklahoma Storm (assistant)
2007-11: Iowa Energy
2011-13: Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2013-18: Toronto Raptors (assistant)
2018-19: Toronto Raptors (head coach)- NBA champs

The man has paid his dues.

11) Josh McCown threw passes for seven different NFL teams in his 17-year career, going 23-53 as a starter; he retired this week, but should have an excellent career, either as a coach or on TV- he also signed with ESPN this week.

Only six other QB’s have thrown a pass for seven NFL teams; this fall, Ryan Fitzpatrick is expected to become the first QB to throw a pass for eight NFL teams.

Playing QB in the NFL is profitable, even if you’re a backup; McCown earned $49,668,000 in his playing career, pretty good cash for a guy who won 23 games in 17 years.

10) Zion Williamson and Lonzo Ball figure to be teammates with the Pelicans next season; it was July 2017 that I saw Zion’s AAU team play Lavar Ball’s team at an adidas tournament in Las Vegas. Lonzo was sitting in the front row, watching his younger brother play.

That was the night there were so many people in the Cashman Center, when Lebron James pulled up to watch the games, the Las Vegas police told him that he could go in the building, but they couldn’t guarantee his safety in there, so Lebron left.

9) Toronto Raptors had their championship parade Monday; thousands of people jammed the streets to celebrate Canada’s first NBA championship. It was estimated that 2,000,000 people jammed the parade route.

8) US Open golf champion Gary Woodland originally went to Division II Washburn on a basketball scholarship, but transferred to Kansas after his freshman year and got a golf scholarship from the Jayhawks.

7) Angels DFA’d Cesar Puello this week; the guy hit .390 in 12 games (50 PA) and he got freakin’ DFA’d. Hopefully someone will trade for him or pick him up when he becomes a free agent. He is only 28 years old.

6) College basketball transfer portal:
— Derryck Thornton bolts from USC to Boston College; he had previously played for Duke. If kids could transfer during a TV timeout, he would be a strong candidate to do it.

5) San Francisco Giants are struggling at 31-40, but they’re 17-6 in one-run games, 14-34 in all their other games. In other words, they could be a whole lot worse than 31-40.

4) Last night, my TV informed me that the batteries were low in my remote control. No idea how my TV knew that, but I paid attention and changed the batteries. Thanks, TV!!!

3) Bellarmine College in Louisville is going D-I in basketball, starting in 2020-21; the Knights will play in the Atlantic Sun Conference.

2) It must be fun to be a good player in the NBA:
— Al Horford turned down his $30.1M option from the Celtics.
— Harrison Barnes turned down his $25.1M option from the Kings.

Can you imagine turning down that kind of money? I’d be afraid to walk across the street until I signed a new contract. Guys dislike playing on a team so much that they turn down $25M to go elsewhere. Wow.

1) There is a photographer named Tom Fox who was in Dallas Monday to cover a trial; when he got to the courthouse, he saw a gunman and the gunman saw him and the police/gunman wound up in a shootout, with bullets flying over the photographer’s head (he was hiding behind a column). Mercifully, he didn’t get hit.

The photographer got a great picture of the gunman, the gunman wound up getting killed. Sad way to start the week; imagine having the onions to snap a picture of a guy with an assault rifle who can see you and isn’t that far away? Amazing.

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Long Sheet

Wednesday, June 19

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INDIANA (4 - 4) at ATLANTA (1 - 5) - 6/19/2019, 11:00 AM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
INDIANA is 4-3 against the spread versus ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
ATLANTA 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 (4 - 2) at NEW YORK (3 - 5) - 6/19/2019, 7:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

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

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WNBA

Wednesday, June 19

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Trend Report
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Indiana Fever
Indiana is 8-16 ATS in its last 24 games
Indiana is 8-16 SU in its last 24 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Indiana's last 10 games
Indiana is 6-19 SU in its last 25 games on the road
Indiana is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Indiana's last 9 games when playing Atlanta
Indiana is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Indiana is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Indiana's last 6 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Atlanta Dream
Atlanta is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games
Atlanta is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games
Atlanta is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Atlanta is 14-7 SU in its last 21 games at home
Atlanta is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games at home
Atlanta is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Atlanta's last 9 games when playing Indiana
Atlanta is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against Indiana
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing at home against Indiana

Chicago Sky
Chicago is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Chicago is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games
Chicago is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Chicago is 6-13 SU in its last 19 games on the road
Chicago is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing New York
Chicago is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing New York
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing New York
Chicago is 11-3 ATS in its last 14 games when playing on the road against New York
Chicago is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against New York
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Chicago's last 10 games when playing on the road against New York
New York Liberty
New York is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
New York is 3-18 SU in its last 21 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York's last 6 games
New York is 5-9-1 ATS in its last 15 games at home
New York is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 8 of New York's last 12 games at home
New York is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Chicago
New York is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New York's last 6 games when playing Chicago
New York is 3-11 ATS in its last 14 games when playing at home against Chicago
New York is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of New York's last 10 games when playing at home against Chicago


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Dunkel

Wednesday, June 19


Chicago @ New York

Game 643-644
June 19, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
109.841
New York
105.305
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago
by 4 1/2
168
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New York
by 2 1/2
164 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
(+2 1/2); Over

Indiana @ Atlanta

Game 641-642
June 19, 2019 @ 11:00 am

Dunkel Rating:
Indiana
106.563
Atlanta
104.639
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Indiana
by 2
152
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Atlanta
by 1 1/2
146 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Indiana
(+1 1/2); Over

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Indiana Fever at Atlanta Dream (-1.5, 146.5)

It’s an early work day for these WNBA teams. The Fever limp into Wednesday having lost three of their last four, with the lone victory coming against the lowly Dallas Wings. To make matters worse, those three losses came at home.

Indiana could be without starting center Natalie Achonwa Wednesday, as she’s listed as doubtful due to a calf strain. Achonwa is averaging 11.6 points and grabbing 5.4 rebounds per game so far in 2019 and coming off a 15-point performance in the defeat to Chicago last weekend. The Fever have been terribly inconsistent on offense to begin with, and run one of the slower paces in the WNBA at 93.15.

Atlanta sits at the bottom of the Eastern Conference with a 1-5 SU mark and ranks dead last in scoring, putting up just 67.7 points per contest. The Dream have cracked the 70-point mark just once in their last four games, playing below the total in three of those four outings.

With Indiana missing a significant scorer and Atlanta’s offensive atrophy, we’re calling for a low-scoring snorer this early in the day.

PREDICTION: Under 146.5


Chicago Sky at New York Liberty (-2, 165)

The Sky are one of the hottest teams in the WNBA, stringing together three wins in a row – and more importantly, covering the WNBA pointspreads in that span.

Chicago has come out swinging, leading the league in first-quarter points with an average of 23.1 in the opening frame. That's helped the Sky account for 41.2 first-half points on the year. Defensively, Chicago is allowing an average of 42.2 points against in the first 20 minutes of action but has significantly slimmed that down to 34.7 during this three-game winning streak.

New York, on the other hand, is giving up 20.5 points in the first quarter on the season, including a 35-point smack from Las Vegas in the first 10 minutes this past weekend. They've countered that with only 17.6 points of offense in the opening stanza. As for first-half production, the Liberty are putting up 38.4 points per outing but giving up 43.9 points against - worst in the WNBA.

The Liberty have been playing well, especially considering their slow start to the year, having gone 3-1 SU and ATS in their last four outings. However, Chicago is really finding its footing, most notably on the defensive end. The Sky have limited foes to 78.4 points per game over their last five (4-1 SU/ATS) while holding those opponents to 40.5 percent shooting.

PREDICTION: Chicago first-half +1

Tuesday’s picks: 0-1
Season to date: 18-10

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WNBA Season Over/Under Betting Stats:

The O/U so far this season is 28-60-2, and on totals set at 160 or higher the O/U is 4-16.

Top Over teams:
Indiana 5-3 O/U
New York 4-4 O/U

Top under teams:
Dallas 0-6 O/U
Las Vegas 1-6 O/U