Saturday's WNBA Trends and Indexes - 8/1

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Trends and Indexes

Saturday, August 1

Good Luck on day #214 of 2019!

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Armadillo: Saturday's six-pack

According to Forbes magazine, the six most valuable NFL franchises:
$5.5B— Dallas Cowboys
$4.1B— New England Patriots
$3.9B— New Jersey Giants
$3.8B— Los Angeles Rams
$3.5B— San Francisco 49ers
$3.45B— Chicago Bears

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 152,940
Please wear a mask when you go out.


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Armadillo: Saturday's Den: Wrapping up the last day of July…….

13) Coming into Friday’s games, the batting average of major league teams was only .230, with four teams hitting under .200. No bueno.

30-man rosters may be playing into this; with so many more pitchers available, hitters aren’t facing the same pitchers very often, which makes hitting more difficult.

12) Friday’s St Louis-Milwaukee game was postponed; they’re hoping to play a twinbill on Sunday, which would be MLB’s first doubleheader with 7-inning games.

11) Someone posted on Twitter Friday that the Phillies aren’t going to Miami next week; they’re going to play two 2-game series with Bronx instead. That hasn’t been announced officially, but the person seemed pretty sure it was going to happen.

10) Braves 11, Mets 10— New York led 8-2 in 5th inning, but their bullpen gave up seven runs in four innings. Ex-Met Travis d’Arnaud had three hits, knocked in five runs and stole his first base since 2014. His bases-loaded double in the 8th inning was the game-winning hit.

9) Same umpiring crew has worked every Astro game this season, which is strange.

8) San Francisco Giants are platooning at six of nine positions; they’re probably the team that gets helped the most if the 30-man rosters stick around.

7) Detroit 7, Cincinnati 2— Most of the pundits on MLB Network touted Cincinnati as a playoff team, but they’re off to a 2-5 start, despite starting out against the Tigers/Royals.

6) White Sox 3, Royals 2- Kansas City started rookie Zach Bubic, who never pitched above A ball, though he did pitch in college at Stanford, which is good baseball. Young Mr Bubic allowed four baserunners, two earned runs in four IP, not a bad debut.

5) Aging Detroit star Miguel Cabrera is 4-30 starting off this season; three of the four hits were home runs.

4) Padres 8, Rockies 7- Fernando Tatis hit a dramatic 2-out, game-tying homer in the 9th inning, then Tommy Pham hit a 3-run tater a few minutes later to pull out an unlikely win in Denver.

3) NFL handed Antonio Brown an 8-game suspension for his antics, so even if someone signs him, he’ll have to hang around for half a season before he starts getting paid.

2) Rockets 153, Mavericks 149 OT— Game was 42-all after the first quarter, the first NBA game since November 6, 1990 (Houston-Denver) where both teams scored 40+ points in the first quarter.

Houston was 33-53 inside the arc, 19-48 outside the arc. Dallas made 21-50 on the arc, 8-10 by Trey Burke off the bench.

Down two with 0:03.7 left, Rockets’ James Harden missed a foul shot, but Houston’s Robert Covington tipped rebound in to tie the game. Friday night was loaded with lot of quality entertainment. Harden scored 49 points for the winners.

1) Mavericks have players from seven different countries on their roster.

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WNBA

Saturday, August 1

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Trend Report
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Minnesota @ Connecticut
Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games on the road
Connecticut
Connecticut is 18-4 SU in its last 22 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Connecticut's last 8 games at home

Washington @ Chicago
Washington
Washington is 11-1 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Chicago
Washington is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing Chicago
Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Chicago's last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 17 of Chicago's last 20 games

Los Angeles @ Seattle
Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 5 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Los Angeles is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Seattle
Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing at home against Los Angeles
Seattle is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Los Angeles


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WNBA
Long Sheet

Saturday, August 1

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MINNESOTA (2 - 1) vs. CONNECTICUT (0 - 3) - 8/1/2020, 4:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 11-22 ATS (-13.2 Units) after a division game over the last 3 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 2-11 ATS (-10.1 Units) in road games revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 3 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 8-19 ATS (-12.9 Units) in road games after scoring 75 points or more over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 4-3 against the spread versus CONNECTICUT over the last 3 seasons
CONNECTICUT is 4-3 straight up against MINNESOTA 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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WASHINGTON (3 - 0) vs. CHICAGO (2 - 1) - 8/1/2020, 6:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 57-81 ATS (-32.1 Units) in road games in August or September games since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 202-251 ATS (-74.1 Units) after a division game since 1997.
CHICAGO is 24-14 ATS (+8.6 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 16-7 ATS (+8.3 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 13-4 ATS (+8.6 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 13-4 ATS (+8.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 29-16 ATS (+11.4 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 6-1 against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 6-1 straight up against CHICAGO 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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LOS ANGELES (2 - 1) vs. SEATTLE (2 - 1) - 8/1/2020, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 0-7 ATS (-7.7 Units) in road games in August or September games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 13-5 ATS (+7.5 Units) after allowing 75 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 83-115 ATS (-43.5 Units) in road games after a division game since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 4-3 against the spread versus SEATTLE over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 4-3 straight up against SEATTLE 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

Saturday, August 1

Minnesota @ Connecticut

Game 601-602
August 1, 2020 @ 4:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
109.740
Connecticut
114.142
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Connecticut
by 4 1/2
157
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Connecticut
by 1 1/2
158
Dunkel Pick:
Connecticut
(-1 1/2); Under

Washington @ Chicago

Game 603-604
August 1, 2020 @ 6:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
122.644
Chicago
113.770
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 9
177
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
by 5
174 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-5); Over

Los Angeles @ Seattle

Game 605-606
August 1, 2020 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Los Angeles
111.260
Seattle
110.740
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles
by 1
157
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Seattle
by 3 1/2
170
Dunkel Pick:
Los Angeles
(+3 1/2); Under

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WNBA picks and predictions for August 1
Jason Logan

After getting waxed by the Mystics on Thursday, can Breanna Stewart and the Seattle Storm get back on track against the Los Angeles Sparks on Saturday?

It’s another beautiful Saturday of WNBA betting in the Wubble.

The shortened 2020 season is a week old and we’ve already started to see some trends come and go as well as some surprising results in the standings. Today’s WNBA odds board starts at 4 p.m. ET, followed by games at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. ET.

We give you our favorite WNBA free picks and predictions for August 1.

Washington Mystics vs Chicago Sky

The Mystics were left for dead by many WNBA pundits after MVP Elena Delle Donne and three other key players opted out of the 2020 season.

Those preseason predictions have been blown to bits after the Mystics’ first three games, including a dominating win over Seattle (the preseason favorite) Thursday night that improved the team to 3-0 SU and ATS out of the gate. It’s tough to see Washington playing any better than that win over the Storm, which means it’s time to “sell high” with Mike Thibault’s team.

Chicago has also played well on both ends of the floor to start the year and provides good value as books puff up the Mystics’ point spreads and Washington wanders into a classic letdown spot. Contrarian bettors unite!

PREDICTION: Chicago +5 (-110)


Los Angeles Sparks vs Seattle Storm

One of the longest-running rivalries in the WNBA adds another chapter on Saturday night.

The Storm are licking their wounds after getting run out of the gym by the Mystics on Thursday, mustering only 32 first-half points and coughing the ball up 18 times in the loss. Seattle has been methodical in the opening quarter and will be especially careful after that mistake-ridden game.

Los Angeles has also been slow out of the blocks to start the season, averaging just over 18 points in the opening 10 minutes of action. The Sparks are limiting opponents to 38.2 percent shooting in the first quarter – second-lowest in the WNBA behind only Seattle, which has checked foes to 35.8 percent shooting in the first frame.

No one will want to give in the early workings of this game, so expect a low-scoring first quarter.

PREDICTION: First-quarter Under 42.5 (-110)

Friday's record: 1-1
Season record: 7-5

WNBA Betting Card August 1

Chicago +5 (-110)
Los Angeles vs. Seattle first-quarter Under 42.5 (-110)