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**Udog** · 09-22-2019, 08:45 AM

Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

Top six picks for Week 3 in Westgate Super Contest:

6) Colts -1.5 (674)

5) Ravens +6.5 (794)

4) Steelers +6.5 (934)

3) Lions +6 (937)

2) Seahawks -4 (974)

1) Rams -3 (1,474)

2019 record: 7-5

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Armadillo: Sunday's List of 13: Wrapping up a sports Saturday……

13) UCLA 67, Washington State 63:
— This amazing game ended at 2:27am here in the east.
— With 4:00 left in third quarter, Wazzu led 49-17; UCLA then scored 29 points in the next 7:24
— Bruins had a 100-yard kick return and a 69-yard punt return for TD’s.
— Both quarterbacks threw for 500+ yards.

— UCLA scored 50 points in the second half; Fifty!!!
— Coogs turned ball over six times (-5).
— Total yardage was 720-657, WSU.
— Wazzu QB Gordon threw nine TD passes, and his team still lost.

12) Toledo 41, Colorado State 35— At 2:34am, Colorado State’s receiver caught a pass on 2-yard line but was stopped on the 1-yard line as the game ended. Solid late night entertainment this week.

11) LSU 66, Vanderbilt 38— The most important new name in college football this season may wind up being Joe Brady, who is LSU’s passing game coordinator and receivers coach.

Brady came to LSU from the New Orleans Saints, where he worked the last two years; he has brought the Tigers’ offense into the 21st century, and he may wind up making QB Joe Burrow a very wealthy young man when the NFL Draft rolls around next April.

Burrow was 25-34/398 yards passing with six TD’s Saturday in Nashville; at one time a few years ago, he was the 3rd-string QB at Ohio State.

10) Wisconsin 35, Michigan 14:
— Rushing yardage: 359-40, Wisconsin
— Wolverines were minus-4 in turnovers, 0-10 on third down
— Michigan completed only 17 of 42 passes.

Under Jim Harbaugh, Michigan is:
— 1-3 in bowl games.
— 0-4 vs Ohio State (lost 62-39 LY).
— 2-2 vs Wisconsin.
— 2-4 vs spread as an underdog.

I’m guessing the natives are restless in Ann Arbor.

9) California 28, Ole Miss 20— Rebels got hosed by the replay official, who neglected to call for a replay review of a possible touchdown of their 3rd down play that may/may not have been a TD that could’ve tied the game in the last 0:10. Bad officiating.

Last nine Pac-12-SEC games, the SEC teams are 7-2 vs spread, but both the Pac-12’s covers were by Cal over Ole Miss.

8) Appalachian State 34, North Carolina 31— Tar Heels outgained ASU 469-385, but were minus-2 in turnovers— App State scored a defensive TD. UNC is now 2-2, with all four games decided by six or fewer points.

7) Upsets of the Week:
— San Jose State (+20.5) 31, Arkansas 24
— UCLA (+18.5) 67, Washington State 63
— Buffalo (+14) 38, Temple 22
— Pitt (+12.5) 35, UCF 34
— SMU (+9.5) 41, TCU 38

6) I-A teams who almost lost to a I-AA team:
— Eastern Michigan 34, Central Connecticut 29— EMU blocked a punt for a TD with 0:10 left, avoiding a horrendous loss after they upset Illinois last week.

5) Pittsburgh 35, UCF 34— Panthers scored on a “Philly Special” 4th down trick play with 0:56 left to hand the Golden Knights their first loss of the season. UCF had won its previous 27 regular season games; they rallied back from down 21-0 in this game, but couldn’t hang on.

4) Washington 45, BYU 19— BYU needs to get into a league; their schedule is stupid:

First 4 games: Utah, @ Tennessee, USC, Washington.
Next 8 games: @ Toledo, @ USF, Boise St, @ Utah St, Liberty, Idaho St, UMass, @ San Diego St.

Not a very well-balanced schedule. Most schools spread out their more attractive games.

3) USC 30, Utah 23— Trojans’ 3rd-string QB Matt Fink was 21-30/351 passing; USC has really good receivers, but they’re running out of quarterbacks.

2) Nebraska 42, Illinois 38- Illini led 35-21 with 3:00 left in third quarter, but couldn’t hold it.

— Total yardage: 671-299, Nebraska
— Illinois was +3 in turnovers (4-1).
— Illinois completed only 9-24 passes.
— Cornhuskers ran ball for 344 yards.

1) Scott Frost is the football coach at Nebraska; his brother Steve is the PA announcer at Stanford football games.

**Udog** · 09-22-2019, 08:46 AM

Semifinals have home squads up 2-0

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) Jonquel Jones and Courtney Williams got the Connecticut Sun going in the third quarter and the team never looked back.

Jones scored 27 points and Williams added 25 to help the Sun rout the Los Angeles Sparks 94-68 on Thursday night and take a 2-0 lead in the WNBA semifinals.

''I think we brought a different type of energy. LA came out and hit us in our mouth,'' Williams said of the Sparks' early lead. ''You know we had to come out and withstand their runs, stay mentally strong. We know basketball is a game of runs. We went on our run and kept our foot on the gas.''

Game 3 of the best-of-five series is Sunday in Long Beach, California, as the Sparks' normal home in Los Angeles isn't available.

''Right now at this time of the year our home court at Staples is prioritized with the Kings and their preseason games. So that's how it is,'' said Nneka Oguwmike, who led the Sparks with 18 points.

The Sun led by one at the half before Williams helped blow the game open. She scored 13 of her points in the third quarter to the delight of her dad, Don, who was courtside wearing her No. 10 jersey. He was jumping up and down on every one of her baskets and waving a towel and a cardboard cutout of his daughter's head. After the final buzzer, he ran on the court and picked up his daughter in a bear hug.

''Having my dad there is crazy. It's an amazing feeling to look over there and see someone bringing more energy than me,'' Williams said. ''He's been here since I was born, obviously. ... It takes me to another level to be able to look over to him and him telling me to stop turning the ball over. ... Telling me free throws are free, don't miss no free throws. Having him here, I love it.''

Connecticut led 70-57 after three quarters and scored 10 of the first 12 points in the fourth to dash any hopes Los Angeles had of a comeback. Sparks coach Derek Fisher pulled his starters with 5:31 left and his team down 23 points.

Riquna Williams added 14 for the Sparks, who will have to win three straight to make the WNBA Finals for the third time in five years.

''We weren't able to sustain the fight and energy it takes to win these games on the road,'' Fisher said. ''Credit them for how hard they were able to play.''

Riquna Williams had a dismal Game 1, missing eight of her nine shots and scoring just two points in the nine-point loss. She got out to a quick start on Thursday, scoring seven points in the first five minutes. Los Angeles led 16-6 midway through the period when Connecticut called timeout. The Sun then scored nine straight to get within one before the Sparks closed the quarter with the final six points.

The Sun battled back and took their first lead of the game with 1:04 left in the half on a basket by Jones. Connecticut led 41-40 at the half. Jones had 15 points for Connecticut while Ogwumike made all six of her shots and had 12 for Los Angeles.

IRONWOMAN

Alyssa Thomas played the first 74 minutes of the series before finally subbing out for the first time with 5:31 left in the game and her team up comfortably. She finished with 12 points, 13 rebounds and four assists and helped hold Sparks star Candace Parker to just three points.

CHAIRWOMEN OF THE BOARDS

The 29 rebounds by Connecticut in the first half broke the WNBA playoff mark for a half. Four teams held the previous record of 28, most recently the 2017 Mystics. Connecticut finished the game with 46 to Los Angeles' 24.

''The rebounding is what stands out on the stat sheet tonight,'' Miller said. ''It carried us when we were struggling in the first half.''

**Udog** · 09-22-2019, 08:48 AM

WNBA
Long Sheet

Sunday, September 22

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CONNECTICUT (25 - 11) at LOS ANGELES (23 - 14) - 9/22/2019, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CONNECTICUT is 4-12 ATS (-9.2 Units) in road games this season.
CONNECTICUT is 4-11 ATS (-8.1 Units) in a road game where where the total is greater than or equal to 150 this season.
CONNECTICUT is 1-9 ATS (-8.9 Units) in road games after scoring 75 points or more this season.
LOS ANGELES is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) as a home favorite of 3.5 to 6 points this season.
LOS ANGELES is 13-4 ATS (+8.6 Units) in home games this season.
LOS ANGELES is 12-4 ATS (+7.6 Units) in a home game where where the total is greater than or equal to 150 this season.
LOS ANGELES is 9-1 ATS (+7.9 Units) in home games in August or September games this season.
LOS ANGELES is 16-5 ATS (+10.5 Units) on Sunday games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) in home games after a loss by 10 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 11-2 ATS (+8.8 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
LOS ANGELES is 7-1 ATS (+5.9 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record after 15+ games this season.
LOS ANGELES is 10-22 ATS (-14.2 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game after 15+ games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 17-29 ATS (-14.9 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 6-5 against the spread versus CONNECTICUT over the last 3 seasons
CONNECTICUT is 6-5 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
8 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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WASHINGTON (27 - 8) at LAS VEGAS (22 - 14) - 9/22/2019, 5:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 25-46 ATS (-25.6 Units) in road games on Sunday games since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 24-13 ATS (+9.7 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
LAS VEGAS is 14-22 ATS (-10.2 Units) in all games this season.
LAS VEGAS is 7-19 ATS (-13.9 Units) after scoring 75 points or more this season.
LAS VEGAS is 8-18 ATS (-11.8 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
LAS VEGAS is 6-3 against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 6-3 straight up against LAS VEGAS 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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WNBA

Sunday, September 22

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Trend Report
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Las Vegas Aces
Las Vegas is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
Las Vegas is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Las Vegas's last 14 games
Las Vegas is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Las Vegas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Las Vegas's last 5 games at home
Las Vegas is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Washington
Las Vegas is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Las Vegas's last 5 games when playing Washington
Las Vegas is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Las Vegas's last 7 games when playing at home against Washington
Washington Mystics
Washington is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Washington's last 17 games
Washington is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games on the road
Washington is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Las Vegas
Washington is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Las Vegas
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing Las Vegas
Washington is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Las Vegas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games when playing on the road against Las Vegas

Los Angeles Sparks
Los Angeles is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
Los Angeles is 16-7 SU in its last 23 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 6 games
Los Angeles is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Los Angeles is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Los Angeles is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Connecticut
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 5 games when playing Connecticut
Los Angeles is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Connecticut
Los Angeles is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Connecticut
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 5 games when playing at home against Connecticut
Connecticut Sun
Connecticut is 16-5 SU in its last 21 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Connecticut's last 7 games
Connecticut is 4-10-1 ATS in its last 15 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Connecticut's last 6 games on the road
Connecticut is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Connecticut's last 5 games when playing Los Angeles
Connecticut is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
Connecticut 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 Connecticut's last 5 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles

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**Udog** · 09-22-2019, 10:07 AM

WNBA
Dunkel

Sunday, September 22

Washington @ Las Vegas

Game 621-622
September 22, 2019 @ 5:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
121.478
Las Vegas
110.618
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 11
179
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
by 3
181 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-3); Under

Connecticut @ Los Angeles

Game 619-620
September 22, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Connecticut
108.590
Los Angeles
117.199
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles
by 8 1/2
158
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
by 5 1/2
161 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Los Angeles
(-5 1/2); Under

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