CNOTES 2018 WNBA PICKS,TRENDS,NOTES,NEWS !

[Cnotes53]

Mercury continue season-long road trip in Indiana

The Phoenix Mercury are back on track after a two-game losing streak and will try to carry that momentum with them as they head into Friday's battle against the Indiana Fever at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in downtown Indianapolis.

The Mercury (11-5) are in the midst of a season-long four-game road trip and a stretch of eight games away from home in a nine-game span. Phoenix ended its mini-skid on Tuesday with an 83-69 victory at New York that gave them nine wins in their past 11 outings.

Diana Taurasi scored 27 points in the win over the Liberty, making her first seven 3-point attempts, while DeWanna Bonner hit for 18 points and Sancho Lyttle and Brittney Griner scored 12 apiece for the Mercury.

Phoenix made 14 of 23 3-pointers in the game with Taurasi finishing 7 of 11 from beyond the arc.

"We had to get back to the things we do well, which is communication, and a lot of focus and intent -- when we play like that we are tough," Taurasi said. "We know what we have to do, and we understand the keys to us playing well. We are a veteran team."

Friday's game is the season's first meeting between the Fever and the Mercury. Indiana owns a 21-14 edge in the overall series between the two teams and an 11-7 advantage in games played in Indianapolis. The Fever have won five of the past eight meetings overall while Phoenix won two of the three contests last season.

Indiana heads home after losing its fourth straight game -- and its 14th in 15 outings -- in a 101-89 setback at Connecticut on Tuesday. The Sun beat the Fever for the second time in three nights and completed a three-game sweep of Indiana in 2018.

"We're not going to outscore a lot of people," Fever coach Pokey Chatman said after the loss. "But we need to have a little more pride in our effort, and we need to start with more intensity. We have to focus, and we have to fight. It's OK when you fight to come back, but we have to fight for 40 (minutes)."

Indiana's rookie duo of Victoria Vivians and Kelsey Mitchell provided 40 of the Fever's 89 points. Vivians poured in career highs of 25 points and five 3-pointers, and Mitchell added 15 points, including three 3-pointers. Candice Dupree pitched in 14 points for Indiana.

Vivians and Mitchell combined for eight 3-pointers, matching the most by any rookie duo in the WNBA since 2009, and equaling their own feat of June 16 versus Atlanta.

Dupree has reached double-figure scoring in 10 of the 13 games she's played this year, returning last week after a two-game bout nursing a sore left knee.

This will be the first time since they were married in fall 2016 that former teammates Dupree and Bonner square off against each other on opposing teams. It will also be the first time Bonner and her half-sister Erica McCall will take the floor together as professionals on opposing teams.

 

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Liberty want to break losing cycle against Sky

After the New York Liberty suffered a 14-point loss to the Phoenix Mercury on Tuesday, Tina Charles expressed concern about the dire state of things.

"Oh, I'm very concerned," Charles told reporters after an 83-69 loss to the Mercury. "Me being moody is just because of that, because I know that we're better than that. I'm just tired of losing."

While Charles is getting fed up, the Liberty keep losing. They'll attempt to break a four-game losing streak Friday night when they host the Chicago Sky at the Westchester Civic Center in White Plains, N.Y.

Charles scored 12 points Tuesday when the Liberty trailed by 13 in the opening minutes. On Thursday, some things were better such as Charles scoring 18 points while New York shot 50 percent from the field.

However, the result was an 80-77 loss in Washington when Elena Delle Donne beat the buzzer with a three-pointer, dropping the Liberty to 1-6 in their last seven games.

When Delle Donne's shot swished through, the Liberty dropped to 4-10, matching the worst start in team history. The Liberty also began 2006 and 2014 with 10 losses in 14 games.

If there is something positive about this it is that others helped Charles offensively. Epiphanny Prince led the Liberty with 21 points and Kia Vaughn added 16, but ultimately New York did not do enough and allowed at least 80 points for the 10th time this season.

Things are going better for Chicago. The Sky are 5-9 but have improved offensively in winning consecutive games for the second time this season.

Chicago averaged 72 points during a six-game losing streak but is averaging 95 in its last two games.

After halting the skid with a 97-88 home win over Phoenix on Sunday, Chicago followed it by shooting 49 percent in a 93-80 home win over the Atlanta Dream on Wednesday.

Rookie Diamond DeShields scored 23 points and has topped double digits eight times and reached 20 points three times.

"We've won two in a row after a tough loss," DeShields said. "I think it's a turning point for us as a unit as well. We've got some momentum moving into New York and we are confident in ourselves right now. We are playing really well, so yeah you could call it a turning point."

Besides DeShields, Allie Quigley also is rolling in the last three games. She scored 22 on Wednesday and has topped 20 points in the last games.

Perhaps more impressive than the offense was the defensive effort on Angel McCoughtry, who averages 17.6 points. The Sky held her scoreless in the first half and to six points overall on 1-of-11 shooting.

Chicago took the first meeting withthe Liberty 80-76 at home on May 20. While Charles scored 19 points for New York, the Sky made her go 8 of 20 from the floor.

Another difference from the first meeting was DeShields being held to seven points and New York playing without Prince and Vaughn because of injuries.

"We've already beat New York once and so to play them two more times, we have to make sure we secure tiebreakers -- against every team," Chicago coach and general manager Amber Stocks said. "Getting one more (win) if not two, a sweep against New York is vital."

 

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Lynx go for sixth straight win vs. Dream

The Minnesota Lynx are finally playing like, well, the Minnesota Lynx.

Minnesota has put together a five-game win streak after a 3-6 start during which the Lynx looked nothing like that team that had won four WNBA titles since 2011.

Next up for the Lynx are the Atlanta Dream on Friday night at the Target Center in Minneapolis.

The Lynx (8-6) are coming off an 88-73 win over Las Vegas on Tuesday. Minnesota, during its streak, has beaten Phoenix to end the Mercury's run of eight wins in a row and handed the 10-4 Seattle Storm its only loss in the past five games.

"I knew how far we were from being ourselves and how it was so fixable," Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve told the Pioneer Press. "Did I know we were going to go on a five-game winning streak? No, (but) I knew we'd find our way. This group is too competitive to continue the way it was."

The Minnesota veterans have stepped up during the run.

Lynx stars Maya Moore and Sylvia Fowles, the league's reigning MVP, have silenced the voices of those who wondered if this team was too old.

Moore erupted for a season-high 32 points in Minnesota's 91-79 win over the Storm on Tuesday at Target Center. Fowles added 28 and 17 rebounds for her 11th double-double of 2018, tops in the league.

"It was one of those games where they were having problems as far as not having a lot of size, height-wise, and different players were guarding me throughout the game," Moore told the Pioneer Press. "(I was) just trying to stay active, trying to move and capitalize on any mistake the defense made or any moment of them not making it hard (to score)."

Atlanta (7-7) enters Friday's contest, the second of three straight road games for the Dream, off a 93-80 loss at Chicago despite 19 points from former Minnesota point guard Renee Montgomery.

This will be the second meeting this season between the two teams. The Dream ended a nine-game losing streak against Minnesota with a 76-74 win in Atlanta on May 29.

"They're so talented -- their starters," first-year Dream coach Nicki Collen told the Star Tribune after the win. "You've got to get to their bench, and then when they bring their starters back, you've got to get to their legs. If there was anything I kept preaching, even on every rebound, it was 'run, run!'"

The Dream might be a little road-weary.

Atlanta's matchup on Sunday with the Fever in Indiana will be its eighth road contest in 10 games. The Dream will have traveled more than 9,200 miles during that stretch.

 

[Cnotes53]

Aces' progress will be tested against Sparks

In back-to-back games, Dallas lost to Los Angeles on Tuesday and beat Las Vegas on Wednesday. The games mirrored each other, albeit with a different outcome.

The Sparks defeated the Wings 87-83 as Dallas collapsed late after holding an eight-point lead for much of the game. The next night, the Aces had a chance for the home win but were outscored 10-2 in the final minutes and lost 97-91.

On Friday, the Wings' two opponents clash on the Las Vegas Strip when the Aces play host to the Sparks, the team with WNBA's best record. The Sparks (11-4) are coming off an 81-72 loss in Seattle on Thursday despite 27 points from Candace Parker.

The Sparks sit atop the standings, and the Aces (5-11) have shown tremendous improvement since last season, when they won only eight games as the San Antonio Stars.

The main reason things are looking up for the Aces is No. 1 overall draft pick A'ja Wilson, who has acclimated easily to the pro game. Wilson is averaging 20.2 points per game -- third best in the league -- and 8.9 rebounds.

Wilson has found a running mate in veteran Kayla McBride, who is averaging 18.7 points per game after scoring a career-high 38 points in the loss to the Wings. Wilson had 22 points and 15 boards in the game, but it's the little things that are costing the Aces.

"We played hard enough to win," coach Bill Laimbeer told the Las Vegas Review-Journal. "I think we're a little frustrated by the fact that we can't get over the hump. But at the same time, it's our fault because we're doing the little things wrong.

"We're not making the right plays at the right times."

And against a blueblood like Los Angeles, that spells trouble for the Aces. Just ask the Wings, who couldn't close out the Sparks earlier in the week even though Los Angeles' Nneka Ogwumike sat out and coach Brian Agler got tossed after picking up his second technical.

Parker, back all the way from offseason back injury, led the comeback on the offensive end. Parker compiled a season-high 29 points to go along with seven assists and five rebounds against Dallas. Chelsea Gray poured in a season-high 23 points.

The performances by Parker and Gray did not go unnoticed.

"They just took over offensively," Sparks center Jantel Lavender, who got the start in place of Ogwumike, said. "Most people have a really hard time dealing with them, especially when Candace is being aggressive in the tunnel. I think that she knew that she had to step up."

Parker heaped praise on Gray, whose turnaround jumper in the lane put the Sparks up 84-81 late.

"Chelsea's a great closer. We ... trust her to make the best decision, and she came off and hit that little medium-range jump shot that's hard to contest," Parker said. "She's done that for us a number of times."

But defense is what made the difference, and continues to keep the Sparks as an elite team.

Los Angeles forced three turnovers to start the fourth quarter. The Sparks forced a total of 17 for the game.

In addition, Los Angeles held the Wings to under 40 percent shooting from the field.

The Sparks and Aces are on opposite ends when it comes to defense as Los Angeles is the stingiest team, allowing only 75.5 points per game. The Aces allow 85.8 points per game, second worst in the league.

Surprisingly, the teams are nearly tied in defensive field-goal percentage with the Sparks allowing opponents to shoot 43.7 percent and the Aces allowing 43.8 percent shooting.

Lavender might start again Friday, because Ogwumike's status for the game is uncertain with a back injury that kept her out of Thursday's loss.

The two teams won't have to wait long for a rematch. The Aces travel to Los Angeles for a Sunday afternoon game at Staples Center.

 

[Cnotes53]

FRIDAY, JUNE 29
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

PHO at IND 07:00 PM
IND +8.0
O 160.0

CHI at NY 07:30 PM
CHI +4.5
O 162.5

ATL at MIN 08:00 PM
MIN -12.5
O 157.0

LA at LV 10:30 PM
LV +6.0
O 160.5

 

[Cnotes53]

Diana Taurasi scores 25 points, Mercury rout Fever
June 29, 2018

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Maya Moore scored 24 points and the Minnesota Lynx won their sixth straight, 85-74 over the Atlanta Dream on Friday night.

Sylvia Fowles added 13 points and 15 rebounds for her WNBA-leading 12th double-double of the season, and Seimone Augustus scored 10 points.

Moore has reached at least 20 points in every game during the Lynx's winning streak. She capped a 10-2 run with back-to-back 3-pointers that gave Minnesota a 74-53 lead to start the fourth quarter. The Dream got the deficit no closer than the final score.

The defending champion Lynx (9-6) led 39-36 at the half and pulled away in the beginning of the third quarter with an 11-0 run sparked by 3-pointers from Lindsay Whalen and Moore.

Imani McGee-Stafford had 15 points for the Dream (7-8).

MERCURY 95, FEVER 77

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Diana Taurasi scored 25 points, Brittney Griner added 20 to help Phoenix rout Indiana.

The Mercury (12-5) outscored the Fever 29-13 in the second quarter and led by 32 in the third.

DeWanna Bonner added 15 points and nine rebounds and hit both of her 3-point attempts.

Kelsey Mitchell had 19 points for Indiana (1-15). She was 5 of 10 from 3-point range.

ACES 94, SPARKS 78

LAS VEGAS (AP) - A'ja Wilson scored 29 points and Las Vegas knocked Los Angeles Sparks out of first place in the WNBA standings.

Wilson had 21 points in the second half and finished with nine rebounds. Kelsey Plum added 14 points, nine rebounds and five assists for the Aces (6-11).

Chelsea Gray had 22 points, and Essence Carson added 17 for the Sparks (11-5).

SKY 103, LIBERTY 99

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) - Diamond DeShields led a balanced Chicago offense with 22 points and the Sky beat the Liberty 103-99 on Friday night.

Courtney Vandersloot added 14 points and 11 assists for the Sky (6-9). They have won three straight since a six-game skid. Tina Charles had 24 points for New York (4-11).

 

[Cnotes53]

SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY JUNE 30, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:30 PM Phoenix Mercury Washington Mystics Capital One Arena

SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY JULY 1, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
4:00 PM Minnesota Lynx Dallas Wings College Park Center
5:00 PM Atlanta Dream Indiana Fever Bankers Life Fieldhouse
5:00 PM Las Vegas Aces Los Angeles Sparks Staples Center
6:00 PM New York Liberty Chicago Sky Wintrust Arena
7:00 PM Connecticut Sun Seattle Storm KeyArena


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WNBA MAY RECORD: OVERALL PICKS

Totals............30 - 22 - 2...57.69%......+29.00

MAY'S BEST BETS:

TOTALS........................11 - 12.................-11.00.......................... ...18 - 8 - 1................+46.00


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WNBA 2018 RECORD

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

06/29/2018 6-2-0 75.00% +19.00
06/28/2018 3-1-0 75.00% +9.50
06/27/2018 2-4-0 33.33% -12.00
06/26/2018 5-3-0 62.50% +850
06/24/2018 4-6-0 40.00% -13.00
06/22/2018 10-2-0 83.33% +39.00
06/19/2018 3-6-1 33.33% -18.00
06/17/2018 3-1-0 75.00% +9.50
06/16/2018 3-3-0 50.00% -1.50
06/15/2018 3-3-0 50.00% -1.50
06/14/2018 1-1-0 50.00% -0.50
06/13/2018 1-3-0 25.00% -11.50
06/12/2018 5-3-0 62.50% +8.50
06/10/2018 5-3-0 62.50% +8.50
06/09/2018 0-2-0 0.00% -1100
06/08/2018 4-2-0 66.67% +9.00
06/07/2018 4-2-0 66.67% +9.00
06/05/2018 0-2-0 0.00% -11.00
06/01/2018 4-2-0 66.67% +9.00

TOTALS..........66 - 51........56.41%.....+60.50

WNBA BEST BET RECORD

DATE:...........................ATS............... .....UNITS.......................O/U.....................UNITS............TOTAL

06/29/2018................2 - 2....................-1.00.....................4 - 0....................+20.00...........+19.00
06/28/2018................2- 0....................+10.00...................1 - 1....................-0.50..............+9.50
06/27/2018................1 - 2....................-6.00.....................1 - 2....................-6.00..............-12.00
06/26/2018................3 - 1....................+9.50................. ...2 - 2....................-1.00..............+8.50
06/24/2018................3 - 2....................+4.00................. ...1 - 4...................-17.00.............-13.00
06/22/2018................6 - 0....................+30.00................ ..4 - 2...................+9.00............+39.00
06/19/2018................1- 3......................-11.50...................2 - 3....................-6.50..............-18.00
06/17/2018................2 - 0.....................+10.00............... ..1- 1.....................-0.50.............+9.50
06/16/2018................2- 1......................+4.50................ ...1 - 2......................-6.00............-1.50
06/15/2018................2 - 1.....................+4.50................. ..1 - 2.....................-6.00.............-1.50
06/14/2018................0 - 1.....................-5.50.....................1 - 0....................+5.00.............-0.50
06/13/2018................1 - 1.....................-0.50.....................0 - 2....................-11.00............-11.50
06/12/2018................2 - 2.....................-1.00.....................3 - 1.....................+9.50............+8.50
06/10/2018................3 - 1.....................+9.50................. ..2 - 2.....................-1.00.............+8.50
06/09/2018................0 - 1......................-5.50....................0 - 1.....................-5.50.............-11.00
06/08/2018................3 - 0.....................+15.00................. 1 - 2......................-6.00............+9.00
06/07/2018................2 - 1.....................+4.50................... 2 - 1......................+4.50...........+9.00
06/05/2018................0 - 1......................-5.50....................0 - 1......................-5.50............-11.00
06/01/2018................1 - 2......................-6.00....................3 - 0.....................+15.00..........+9.00

TOTALS....................40- 22...................+59.00................ 30 - 29...............-8.50................+60.50

 

[Cnotes53]

Armadillo: Saturday's six-pack

Six major leaguers who have had the most teammates:

? Terry Mulholland 791 teammates (11 teams)

? Edwin Jackson 763 teammates (13 teams)

? Matt Stairs 725 teammates (12 teams)

? Rickey Henderson 725 teammates (9 teams)

? Carlos Beltran 719 teammates (7 teams)

? LaTroy Hawkins 703 teammates (11 teams)


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Armadillo: Saturday's List of 13: Clearing out a cluttered mind??

13) Jimmy Garoppolo?s salary cap hit this season is $37M, highest in NFL; next-highest cap hit is Lions? QB Matthew Stafford, at $26.5M. Tom Brady?s? $22M.

12) Dak Prescott?s cap hit is the lowest among QB?s, at $725,848.

11) Back in 1985, the highest-paid baseball player was Mike Schmidt ($2,130,000); these days, the Red Sox have a utility guy named Brock Holt who makes $2,225,000.

10) Boston acquired OF/DH Steve Pearce from the Blue Jays, giving Toronto a Class A shortstop in exchange. Pearce is 5-15 with two HR?s vs Masahiro Tanaka, 8-27 vs CC Sabathia.

He batted cleanup in his Boston debut and went 2-4 with a double.

9) Nolan Arenado has homered 10 times in the first inning this year, most in MLB.

8) From 2013-15, Michigan State?s football team was +46 in turnovers; they went 36-5 in those three years.

Last two years, Spartans are -2 in turnovers, going 13-12.

7) Maryland Terrapins have an offensive line with 105 returning starts, so they?ll have a lot of experience, but the Terps are on their fourth OL coach in four years. Kids have heard a lot of different voices in their careers.

6) Marlins 8, Mets 2? Miami is 27-29 when JT Realmuto starts, 6-21 when he does not.

5) Bryce Harper is a free agent after the season; coming into Friday?s game, he is batting .188 in June, with 6 RBI in 95 PA. He is hitting .220 for the season, after hitting .319 LY. Unless he has a big second half of the season, it is going to be an interesting (and expensive??) winter for Harper and his agent.

Harper homered in the Nationals? rout of Philly Friday night, knocking in three runs.

4) Tim Tebow made it to the AA Eastern League All-Star Game; 30-year old Tebow is batting .261 with five homers, 30 RBI. Not a lot of 30-year olds in the Eastern League.

3) Las Vegas Summer League starts next Friday; Miami Heat?s team might have a small home court edge, with three former UNLV Rebels on their roster. Derrick Jones Jr, Ike Nwamu and Rashad Vaughn will all suit up for the Heat next month.

Indiana Pacers have three UCLA guys on their team; Bryce Alford, Aaron Holiday and TJ Leaf.

2) Arizona Diamondbacks went 18-7 in April, 8-19 in May and are 19-8 in June.

stats.com points out that Arizona joins the 1893 Pirates, 1956 White Sox as the only teams ever to go 10+ games over .500, 10+ games under .500 and 10+ games over .500 in three straight months.

1) All this stuff going on with Justice Kennedy, his son the banker and the current state of affairs in Washington DC, probably has people who write movie scripts relaxing in their offices, sipping cool drinks while taking notes off of CNN, with their feet up on their desks. These movies and their sequels will write themselves.

 

[Cnotes53]

WNBA
Dunkel

Saturday, June 30


Phoenix @ Washington

Game 613-614
June 30, 2018 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Phoenix
107.310
Washington
116.442
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 9
166
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
by 2 1/2
168 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-2 1/2); Under




WNBA
Long Sheet

Saturday, June 30

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PHOENIX (11 - 5) at WASHINGTON (10 - 5) - 6/30/2018, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 320-378 ATS (-95.8 Units) in all games since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 33-55 ATS (-27.5 Units) as a home favorite of 3 points or less since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 10-19 ATS (-10.9 Units) against Western conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 183-234 ATS (-74.4 Units) after a division game since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 10-19 ATS (-10.9 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHOENIX is 4-3 against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
PHOENIX is 5-2 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
6 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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WNBA

Saturday, June 30

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Trend Report
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Phoenix Mercury
Phoenix is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games
Phoenix is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games
Phoenix is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Phoenix is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Phoenix is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Washington
Phoenix is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Phoenix's last 7 games when playing Washington
Phoenix is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Washington
Phoenix is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Phoenix's last 11 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington Mystics
Washington is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games
Washington is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games at home
Washington is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games at home
Washington is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Phoenix
Washington is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games when playing Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games when playing Phoenix
Washington is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Phoenix
Washington is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Washington's last 11 games when playing at home against Phoenix

 

[Cnotes53]

SATURDAY, JUNE 30
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

PHO at WAS 07:30 PM

WAS -3.5

O 167.5

 

[Cnotes53]

Mercury alone in 1st with win over Mystics
June 30, 2018

WASHINGTON (AP) Brittney Griner scored 24, DeWanna Bonner added 23 and the Phoenix Mercury stayed alone into first place with an 84-74 win over the Washington Mystics on Saturday night.

Yvonne Turner hit a 3-pointer at the end of the shot clock that made it 80-74 for the Mercury (13-5) with 36.6 seconds left and stopped a 10-3 Washington run. The Mystics (10-6) turned it over on their next possession and Diana Taurasi and Turner each added a pair of free throws to seal the victory.

Phoenix took the lead for good with a 9-0 run in the middle of the third quarter.

Turner finished with 12 points for the Mercury, who have won three straight.

Elena Delle Donne had 27 points and 13 rebounds for the Mystics. Washington had a four-game winning streak snapped.

 

[Cnotes53]

SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY JULY 1, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
4:00 PM Minnesota Lynx Dallas Wings College Park Center
5:00 PM Atlanta Dream Indiana Fever Bankers Life Fieldhouse
5:00 PM Las Vegas Aces Los Angeles Sparks Staples Center
6:00 PM New York Liberty Chicago Sky Wintrust Arena
7:00 PM Connecticut Sun Seattle Storm KeyArena

SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY JULY 3, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:00 PM Seattle Storm New York Liberty Westchester County Center
8:00 PM Chicago Sky Dallas Wings College Park Center
8:00 PM Indiana Fever Minnesota Lynx Target Center
10:30 PM Connecticut Sun Los Angeles Sparks Staples Center

SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY JULY 5, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:00 PM New York Liberty Washington Mystics Capital One Arena
8:00 PM Indiana Fever Dallas Wings College Park Center
8:00 PM Los Angeles Sparks Minnesota Lynx Target Center
10:00 PM Chicago Sky Las Vegas Aces Mandalay Bay Event Center
10:00 PM Connecticut Sun Phoenix Mercury Talking Stick Resort Arena

SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY JULY 6, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:00 PM Seattle Storm Atlanta Dream McCamish Pavilion

SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY JULY 7, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:00 PM Washington Mystics Los Angeles Sparks Staples Center
8:30 PM Minnesota Lynx Chicago Sky Wintrust Arena
10:30 PM Connecticut Sun Las Vegas Aces Mandalay Bay Event Center


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League Standings

RANK TEAM W L PCT GB CONF HOME ROAD L-10 STREAK

#1 Phoenix Mercury 13 5 0.722 - 6-3 4-3 9-2 8-2 W 3

#2 Seattle Storm 11 5 0.688 1 6-4 7-3 4-2 6-4 W 1

#3 Los Angeles Sparks 11 5 0.688 1 4-4 7-1 4-4 7-3 L 2

#4 Washington Mystics 10 6 0.625 2 7-1 6-4 4-2 5-5 L 1

#5 Connecticut Sun 9 6 0.600 2.5 6-4 5-1 4-5 4-6 W 1

#6 Minnesota Lynx 9 6 0.600 2.5 5-3 5-2 4-4 7-3 W 6

#7 Dallas Wings 7 7 0.500 4 4-6 4-2 3-5 5-5 W 1

#8 Atlanta Dream 7 8 0.467 4.5 4-3 4-2 3-6 5-5 L 2

#9 Chicago Sky 6 9 0.400 5.5 4-4 4-4 2-5 4-6 W 3

#10 Las Vegas Aces 6 11 0.353 6.5 2-7 3-5 3-6 5-5 W 1

#11 New York Liberty 4 11 0.267 7.5 3-4 3-6 1-5 2-8 L 5

#12 Indiana Fever 1 15 0.063 11 1-9 1-8 0-7 1-9 L 5

 

[Cnotes53]

Aces, Sparks to mix it up again

Something just might be cooking in the 100-degree heat in the desert and the rest of the WNBA might want to take notice, especially after Friday night.

If the Aces were looking for a signature moment in their first year in Las Vegas, Bill Laimbeer's squad found it with Friday's 94-78 dismantling of the Los Angeles Sparks.

A telling sign of just how far the Aces (6-11) have come since moving from San Antonio, where the Stars won only 15 games in the past two seasons (and lost 53 times), will come Sunday afternoon at Staples Center in Los Angeles when the Aces and Sparks meet again.

The Sparks (11-5) were coming off a loss in Seattle to the Storm on Thursday night and the schedule played right into the Aces' hands.

"We wanted to push the pace and we did throughout the whole course of the game," Laimbeer said. "Our game is we want to push, especially when we knew they were coming from Seattle on a back-to-back with tired legs. We're going to take advantage of that."

The Sparks made no excuses.

"We don't make any excuses when playing back-to-backs," Los Angeles coach Brian Agler said. "We are who we are and (Friday night) that was not very good. Our defensive effort was substandard."

The Sparks came into the game sitting atop the WNBA standings.

Before Friday's defeat, the Sparks were allowing only 75.5 points per game and the Aces were giving up more than 85.

Not having injured Nneka Ogwumike (back) for a third straight game might have made a difference as rookie A'ja Wilson had her way -- again.

Wilson is the third leading scorer in the league at 20.7 points per game. With boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Oakland (soon-to-be Las Vegas) Raiders owner Mark Davis at courtside, Wilson produced 29 points and nine rebounds.

More pleasing to Laimbeer was the play of last year's No. 1 pick, Kelsey Plum, who compiled 14 points, nine rebounds and five assists.

"I've kept her in a box for a while now and I wanted to make sure that she ran our team the way I wanted it to," Laimbeer said. "I'm getting more comfortable with her now to give her a little more freedom to go out there and create. We know she's always going to be a good shooter, but I'm looking for a bit more offensive from her."

Friday's effort was Plum's best as a pro. And that can't be good news for Las Vegas opponents.

"This is a huge win for us," Plum said. "We've had moments where we've been close like the Dallas and Chicago games. But to be able to close out a game against the best team in the league is something that I'm really proud of."

Sustaining that kind of play against the league's elite teams on the road will be the key for a young team like the Aces.

Los Angeles is 7-1 at Staples this season. The Aces are 3-6 on the road. The Sparks are happy to leave the heat behind and get back to playing winning hoops.

"We've lost some games and I think it's just getting back to practice," said Candace Parker, who was held to seven points on Friday. "We have to figure it out watching film and figure it out of the court as we go. We're going to be happy to go home for this two-game homestand and hopefully get back on a roll."

 

[Cnotes53]

Lynx carry six-game win streak into road matchup with Wings

The defending champion Minnesota Lynx are the hottest team in the WNBA with a six-game winning streak that includes a June 19 victory over the Dallas Wings, their opponent Sunday at College Park Center.

The 91-83 win was Minnesota's second of the season over Dallas, with both games played at the Lynx's Target Center.

The Wings (7-7) get another shot the Lynx (9-6), this time at home and with confidence because of how they played against Minnesota in the last matchup.

Dallas nearly erased a 21-point deficit in the second half, cutting the lead to 87-83 on a Skylar Diggs-Smith 3-pointer, but Minnesota converted its last eight free-throw attempts to secure the win.

"We stepped it up on defense, got that look out of our eyes and stepped it up," Diggs-Smith said. "When we play like that, I think we're one of the hardest teams to play with. When we're able to get into our game, running our cuts hard and playing desperate, that's how we've got to be for 40 minutes."

In a marquee post matchup, Minnesota's Sylvia Fowles had 19 points and 17 rebounds, and Dallas' Liz Cambage finished with 16 points, nine boards and five assists.

"Same old, same old," Fowles said when asked about playing Cambage. "A lot of bodies there getting banged up, hit, very physical, but I wouldn't want it any other way."

Dallas returns home after a two-game road trip in which it lost to Los Angeles and defeated Las Vegas.

The Wings ranked third in the league in scoring at 84.7 points per game, but an abundance of turnovers has affected their overall flow. They are second in the league in turnovers, averaging 15.1 per game.

In a previous matchup with Minnesota, Dallas committed 22 turnovers.

"We just didn't take care of the ball when we needed to, especially in that first quarter (when Minnesota took a 25-10 lead)," Dallas coach Fred Williams said.

Minnesota's defense will be tested by Dallas' potent scoring, but the Lynx appear to be prepared, ranking third in the WNBA in points allowed (78.4 per game). Minnesota is also tough on the boards, ranking third in rebounds per game (36.3).

In an 85-74 win over visiting Atlanta on Friday, Minnesota was led by Maya Moore's 24 points on 9-for-15 shooting from the field, including 4 of 6 from 3-point range, and Fowles' 13 points and 15 rebounds.

 

[Cnotes53]

Starving Fever hope to be nightmare for Dream

Indiana knows it can beat the Atlanta Dream because it has done it once this season in what has become the Fever's only win through the first half of 2018.

But knowing and doing are two different things. Atlanta will get a chance to avenge Indiana's win, and clinch a tie in the season series, when the teams square off Sunday afternoon at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis for the third of four regular-season meetings.

The Fever (1-15) host the Dream after getting blown out Friday by the surging Phoenix Mercury 95-77 in a game that was not as close as that runaway score indicates.

Kelsey Mitchell led Indiana with 19 points in its fifth straigh loss. Victoria Vivians, Erica Wheeler and Kayla Alexander contributed 10 points each for the Fever.

At the end of the first half, Indiana left the court with more fouls (16) than made field goals (15). The Fever also faced a 17-point deficit after the Mercury used a decisive 14-2 run in the second quarter to run away.

Indiana went just 4 of 17 from the field in the second quarter

"It was our rhythm and the movement of the ball. It was stagnant," Vivians said. "Once we're stagnant, we'll take bad shots and they'll get easy layups off those shots."

Phoenix scored the first seven points of the third quarter and eventually built its lead to 32 points before cruising home.

Mitchell knows the Fever can't afford to lose in those key moments of the game.

"It's all about pivotal moments, as Coach Pokey (Chatman) says." Mitchell said. "It's crucial that we kind of like stick with it throughout the course of the game and not have those downward little spirals. Same song and dance. Gotta pick it up where we can."

The Dream (7-8) dropped a hard-fought battle at Minnesota on Friday, falling 85-74. Imani McGee-Stafford led the Dream with 15 points, and Damaris Dantas and Brittney Sykes finished with 14 points apiece.

Atlanta is now 3-6 on the road. The Dream-Fever season series is tied at 1-1, with both teams winning at home.

The Dream have lost four of their past five games and there is no rest for the weary. Atlanta's game at Indiana will be its eighth on the road in 10 games and the team will have traveled more than 9,200 miles during the 3 1/1-week stretch.

Atlanta guard Renee Montgomery said getting through this tough stretch of games is about "rest and recovery."

"At this point in the season, it's hard to get a lot of scouting in, and it's hard to get a lot of anything in," Montgomery said. "Basically, you just have to be focused when you come into the game about sets that everyone runs and just legs.

"Once it gets to a point in the season where we're traveling a lot, you come back and you play a high-octane offense, it's really about recovery."

The Fever are 14-8 all time against the Dream at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, having won the past four meetings in Indy.

 

[Cnotes53]

Sky, Liberty close out back- to-back in Chicago

The Chicago Sky will go for their fourth win in a row when they host the New York Liberty on Sunday evening in the back end of a home-and-home series at Wintrust Arena near downtown Chicago.

Chicago (6-9) is coming off a hard-fought 103-99 win over the Liberty on Friday in White Plains, N.Y.

The Sky return home playing their best basketball in weeks. The young, streaky team opened the season with back-to-back wins, then dropped nine of 10 games before reviving its playoff chances.

Sky guard Courtney Vandersloot is hopeful the momentum will continue at home.

"It's a good road win for us," Vandersloot told reporters after scoring 14 points in the victory over the Liberty on Friday. "Good teams win with a lot of people (stepping) up. Those are the types of wins you really enjoy on the road.

"We play this team in less than 48 hours. We've got to regroup and build off this one."

New York (4-11) knows it needs a better performance on defense in order to avoid another tough loss. The team has dropped five consecutive games to plunge toward the bottom of the WNBA standings. The five-game skid marks the longest losing streak for New York since 2014.

Forward Tina Charles scored a game-high 24 points to give the Liberty a chance at a late comeback Friday. Veteran guard Epiphanny Prince added 21 points, but the Sky held firm with two free throws in the final seconds.

Charles said she and her teammates needed to stay mentally focused.

"When you're in the midst of a season not going your way, you can't focus on the frustrating parts, just the good things that come out of it," Charles said to reporters. "At the end of the day, we need to get stops. ...

"Down the stretch, we need to focus on the defensive end. Offensively, things are starting to come together. It looks like we're getting over that hump. (Prince) is coming into her own."

New York will need to focus on stopping Sky guard Allie Quigley, who leads the team in scoring at 16.2 points per game. Rookie Diamond DeShields is averaging 13.7 points, and Cheyenne Parker (10.7) and Stefanie Dolson (10.0) also are scoring in double digits.

Charles leads New York with 19.6 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. Kia Nurse (10.3 points) and Prince (9.3 points) round out the top three in scoring.

Liberty forward Marissa Coleman has missed the past three games because of a sprained right ankle, and her status for Sunday night's game is uncertain. She is averaging 5.8 points and 3.2 rebounds.

 

[Cnotes53]

High-scoring Sun, Storm to meet again

The last time the Connecticut Sun and Seattle Storm met, it was a career night.

For more than one player.

The Storm won the first of three meetings this season 103-92 on June 15 in Seattle as Natasha Howard scored a career-high 25 points.

Not to be outdone, Connecticut's Chiney Ogwumike scored a career-best 30 points on 13-for-16 shooting and teammate Jasmine Thomas tied her career high with 29 points.

The two highest-scoring teams in the WNBA (the Sun are averaging 88.9 points per game and the Storm 87.4) will meet again Sunday at KeyArena in Seattle.

The previous meeting was the opener of a five-game trip for the Sun (9-6). They finally returned home and beat the Indiana Fever 101-89 on Wednesday as Ogwumike and Jonquel Jones each scored 21 points, but are now embarking on a four-game trip that will also take them to Los Angeles, Phoenix and Las Vegas to take on the Sparks, Mercury and Aces.

"The schedule that we have this year is really tough," Sun center Brionna Jones said. "It's really compact, but I think everybody is going through the same things. The last few games (before Wednesday) lacked focus, but I think we're ready to pick in back up and get back on track."

The Storm (11-5) are coming off an 81-72 victory Thursday at home against Los Angeles. Breanna Stewart, the league's leading scorer with 22.6 points per game, scored 20 of her 27 points in the second half and point guard Sue Bird had 10 points and 11 assists.

Bird made a pull-up jumper and a 3-pointer before assisting on back-to-back baskets during an opening 20-7 run and Seattle never trailed, though the Sparks tied the score twice in the fourth quarter.

"We can't get ahead of ourselves. We may be winning but we still have a lot of work to do," Bird said. "We had a lull in the third quarter. Basketball is a game of runs but you still want to limit them and even though we were up 10, you want to be up 14 to 18, you don't want to let a team come back. I think that there is always a lesson, win or lose."

Storm coach Dan Hughes said he thought the playoff-type atmosphere against the Sparks could help his team in the future.

"I think it imitates what we've got to become good at. As we get into the second half of the season and as you get yourselves in the playoffs, (the games) are going to be like this," he said. "And you are going to be staring at a game where you're in the fourth quarter, it's a tie score and whether it's a nine-minute game, a five-minute game or a three-minute game, you got to have the poise to finish, and I thought we showed good poise."

 

[Cnotes53]

WNBA
Dunkel

Sunday, July 1


Minnesota @ Dallas

Game 301-302
July 1, 2018 @ 4:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
117.241
Dallas
111.249
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 6
173
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
by 4 1/2
168 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(-4 1/2); Over

Atlanta @ Indiana

Game 303-304
July 1, 2018 @ 5:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Atlanta
108.546
Indiana
97.745
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Atlanta
by 11
164
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Atlanta
by 3
157
Dunkel Pick:
Atlanta
(-3); Over

Las Vegas @ Los Angeles

Game 305-306
July 1, 2018 @ 5:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Las Vegas
111.557
Los Angeles
109.646
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Las Vegas
by 2
167
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
by 12 1/2
162 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Las Vegas
(+12 1/2); Over

New York @ Chicago

Game 307-308
July 1, 2018 @ 6:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New York
103.169
Chicago
104.595
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago
by 1 1/2
171
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
by 4 1/2
166 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
New York
(+4 1/2); Over

Connecticut @ Seattle

Game 309-310
July 1, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Connecticut
109.739
Seattle
115.882
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Seattle
by 6
162
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Seattle
by 2 1/2
177
Dunkel Pick:
Seattle
(-2 1/2); Under

 

[Cnotes53]

WNBA

Sunday, July 1

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Trend Report
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Minnesota Lynx
Minnesota is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Minnesota is 5-10 ATS in its last 15 games
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Minnesota's last 13 games on the road
Minnesota is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Dallas
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing Dallas
Minnesota is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Minnesota's last 22 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Dallas Wings
Dallas is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas's last 5 games
Dallas is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Dallas is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 6 games at home
Dallas is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Dallas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Dallas is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Dallas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Dallas's last 22 games when playing at home against Minnesota


Las Vegas Aces
Las Vegas is 7-15 SU in its last 22 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Las Vegas's last 6 games
Las Vegas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Las Vegas is 5-20 SU in its last 25 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Las Vegas's last 5 games on the road
Las Vegas is 12-4 ATS in its last 16 games when playing Los Angeles
Las Vegas is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Las Vegas's last 9 games when playing Los Angeles
Las Vegas is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
Las Vegas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Las Vegas's last 5 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
Los Angeles Sparks
Los Angeles is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Los Angeles is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Los Angeles's last 13 games
Los Angeles is 14-3-1 ATS in its last 18 games at home
Los Angeles is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Los Angeles's last 10 games at home
Los Angeles is 4-12 ATS in its last 16 games when playing Las Vegas
Los Angeles is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing Las Vegas
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Los Angeles's last 9 games when playing Las Vegas
Los Angeles is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Las Vegas
Los Angeles is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Las Vegas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 5 games when playing at home against Las Vegas


Atlanta Dream
Atlanta is 2-4-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Atlanta is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Atlanta's last 18 games
Atlanta is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Atlanta is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games on the road
Atlanta is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Atlanta's last 7 games when playing Indiana
Atlanta is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Atlanta is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 7 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Indiana Fever
Indiana is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Indiana is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Indiana is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games at home
Indiana is 1-12 SU in its last 13 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Indiana's last 8 games at home
Indiana is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Indiana's last 7 games when playing Atlanta
Indiana is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Atlanta
Indiana is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana's last 7 games when playing at home against Atlanta


New York Liberty
New York is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
New York is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
New York is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
New York is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York's last 6 games on the road
New York is 7-15 ATS in its last 22 games when playing Chicago
New York is 7-15 SU in its last 22 games when playing Chicago
New York is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Chicago
New York is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 6 of New York's last 8 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Chicago Sky
Chicago is 3-5-1 ATS in its last 9 games
Chicago is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games
Chicago is 8-16-1 ATS in its last 25 games at home
Chicago is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games at home
Chicago is 15-7 ATS in its last 22 games when playing New York
Chicago is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games when playing New York
Chicago is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against New York
Chicago is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against New York
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chicago's last 8 games when playing at home against New York


Connecticut Sun
Connecticut is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Connecticut is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
Connecticut is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Connecticut is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Connecticut is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Connecticut's last 11 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Seattle Storm
Seattle is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games
Seattle is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games at home
Seattle is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games at home
Seattle is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Connecticut
Seattle is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing Connecticut
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Seattle's last 11 games when playing at home against Connecticut

 

[Cnotes53]

WNBA
Long Sheet

Sunday, July 1

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MINNESOTA (9 - 6) at DALLAS (7 - 7) - 7/1/2018, 4:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 17-8 ATS (+8.2 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 8-2 ATS (+5.8 Units) after allowing 75 points or more this season.
DALLAS is 4-13 ATS (-10.3 Units) in July games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 4-4 against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 8-0 straight up against DALLAS 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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ATLANTA (7 - 8) at INDIANA (1 - 15) - 7/1/2018, 5:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 13-25 ATS (-14.5 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
ATLANTA is 22-35 ATS (-16.5 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.
INDIANA is 9-18 ATS (-10.8 Units) after scoring 75 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
INDIANA is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
INDIANA is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record after 15+ games after 15+ games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
INDIANA is 6-2 against the spread versus ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
INDIANA is 4-4 straight up against ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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LAS VEGAS (6 - 11) at LOS ANGELES (11 - 5) - 7/1/2018, 5:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 35-22 ATS (+10.8 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 30-18 ATS (+10.2 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 20-9 ATS (+10.1 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 20-9 ATS (+10.1 Units) in a home game where where the total is greater than or equal to 150 over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 9-1 ATS (+7.9 Units) in home games on Sunday games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 20-10 ATS (+9.0 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 10-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) in home games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game after 15+ games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 11-3 ATS (+7.7 Units) in home games versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game after 15+ games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 26-16 ATS (+8.4 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
LAS VEGAS is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) as a road underdog of 12.5 to 15 points over the last 3 seasons.
LAS VEGAS is 10-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) as a road underdog of 12.5 to 18 points over the last 3 seasons.
LAS VEGAS is 12-3 ATS (+8.7 Units) as a road underdog of 12.5 or more points over the last 3 seasons.
LAS VEGAS is 17-8 ATS (+8.2 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
LAS VEGAS is 81-54 ATS (+21.6 Units) in a road game where where the total is greater than or equal to 150 since 1997.
LAS VEGAS is 38-24 ATS (+11.6 Units) after allowing 75 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
LAS VEGAS is 14-5 ATS (+8.5 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 6-18 ATS (-13.8 Units) as a home favorite of 12.5 to 15 points since 1997.
LOS ANGELES is 9-25 ATS (-18.5 Units) as a home favorite of 12.5 to 18 points since 1997.
LOS ANGELES is 10-25 ATS (-17.5 Units) as a home favorite of 12.5 or more points since 1997.
LOS ANGELES is 143-186 ATS (-61.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
LAS VEGAS is 5-3 against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 7-1 straight up against LAS VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NEW YORK (4 - 11) at CHICAGO (6 - 9) - 7/1/2018, 6:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 7-16 ATS (-10.6 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 7-16 ATS (-10.6 Units) in a home game where where the total is greater than or equal to 150 over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 8-21 ATS (-15.1 Units) in home games in May, June, or July games over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 5-13 ATS (-9.3 Units) in home games after allowing 75 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 12-26 ATS (-16.6 Units) after 3 or more consecutive wins since 1997.
CHICAGO is 10-19 ATS (-10.9 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 5-3 against the spread versus NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 4-4 straight up against NEW YORK 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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CONNECTICUT (9 - 6) at SEATTLE (11 - 5) - 7/1/2018, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CONNECTICUT is 13-4 ATS (+8.6 Units) in July games over the last 3 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 38-23 ATS (+12.7 Units) in May, June, or July games over the last 3 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 17-7 ATS (+9.3 Units) when playing with 3 or more days rest over the last 3 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 17-8 ATS (+8.2 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 139-103 ATS (+25.7 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent since 1997.
SEATTLE is 7-17 ATS (-11.7 Units) against Eastern conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 8-17 ATS (-10.7 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 7-17 ATS (-11.7 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 13-23 ATS (-12.3 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

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
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons