CNOTES 2018 WNBA PICKS,TRENDS,NOTES,NEWS !

[Cnotes53]

WNBA
Long Sheet

Friday, June 8

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DALLAS (3 - 3) at INDIANA (0 - 6) - 6/8/2018, 7:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

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

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CHICAGO (3 - 3) at PHOENIX (5 - 3) - 6/8/2018, 10:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

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

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ATLANTA (3 - 3) at LAS VEGAS (1 - 5) - 6/8/2018, 10:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 4-14 ATS (-11.4 Units) as a road favorite of 3.5 to 6 points since 1997.
ATLANTA is 6-16 ATS (-11.6 Units) in road games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.
LAS VEGAS is 44-69 ATS (-31.9 Units) in home games after scoring 75 points or more since 1997.

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

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WNBA

Friday, June 8

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Trend Report
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Atlanta Dream
Atlanta is 5-14 ATS in its last 19 games
Atlanta is 5-14 SU in its last 19 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games
Atlanta is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Atlanta is 1-12 SU in its last 13 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games on the road
Atlanta is 4-12-1 ATS in its last 17 games when playing Las Vegas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing Las Vegas
Atlanta is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Las Vegas
Atlanta is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Las Vegas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing on the road against Las Vegas
Las Vegas Aces
Las Vegas is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Las Vegas is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Las Vegas's last 6 games
Las Vegas is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Las Vegas is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
Las Vegas is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Las Vegas's last 9 games at home
Las Vegas is 12-4 ATS in its last 16 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Las Vegas's last 6 games when playing Atlanta
Las Vegas is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Atlanta
Las Vegas is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Las Vegas's last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta


Dallas Wings
Dallas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 6 games
Dallas is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Dallas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Dallas's last 21 games on the road
Dallas is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Indiana
Dallas is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games when playing Indiana
Dallas is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Dallas is 2-11 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas's last 6 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Indiana Fever
Indiana is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Indiana is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games
Indiana is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Indiana is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
Indiana is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Dallas
Indiana is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games when playing Dallas
Indiana is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Dallas
Indiana is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana's last 6 games when playing at home against Dallas


Chicago Sky
Chicago is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Chicago is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games
Chicago is 11-5 ATS in its last 16 games on the road
Chicago is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Phoenix
Chicago is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games when playing Phoenix
Chicago is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
Phoenix Mercury
Phoenix is 11-5 ATS in its last 16 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Phoenix's last 10 games
Phoenix is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games at home
Phoenix is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Chicago
Phoenix is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing Chicago
Phoenix is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Chicago


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WNBA
Dunkel

Friday, June 8


Dallas @ Indiana

Game 301-302
June 8, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
110.633
Indiana
100.699
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Dallas
by 10
159
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Dallas
by 4 1/2
163 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas
(-4 1/2); Under

Chicago @ Phoenix

Game 303-304
June 8, 2018 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
102.306
Phoenix
112.266
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Phoenix
by 10
163
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Phoenix
by 8 1/2
166
Dunkel Pick:
Phoenix
(-8 1/2); Under

Atlanta @ Las Vegas

Game 305-306
June 8, 2018 @ 3:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Atlanta
109.784
Las Vegas
101.936
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Atlanta
by 8
169
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Atlanta
by 4 1/2
161
Dunkel Pick:
Atlanta
(-4 1/2); Over

 

[Cnotes53]

Struggling Aces host improved Dream

Atlanta was expected to be one of the most improved teams this season in the WNBA.

Las Vegas was expected to be one of the more vulnerable teams this season.

And that's exactly how the young season has played out after its first three weeks.

The Dream are 3-3 and coming off an impressive win after handing the Connecticut Sun their first loss of the season. The Aces are 1-5 in their first season playing in Las Vegas. The two meet Friday at Mandalay Bay Events Center.

The Aces are led by this year's top pick in the draft, A'ja Wilson, who is averaging 21.0 points, tied for fourth-best in the league.

Las Vegas last played Sunday and lost to the Chicago Sky 95-90 in what coach Bill Laimbeer thought was a very winnable game. The Aces might have notched their second win if not for Wilson being plagued by fouls and Nia Coffey going down with an ankle injury that could sideline her a few weeks.

"I thought we had control of the game early on and we just kind of relaxed too much," Laimbeer lamented. "They picked up the pace and we weren't able to recover our intensity. They just kept attacking the rim and we kept fouling.

"Too many fouls and offensive rebounds for them and that's a recipe for disaster."

The Dream cooked up the perfect mix of offense and defense to ground the Sun on Tuesday. Tiffany Hayes knocked down 22 points and Atlanta held the league's highest scoring team to 77 points, 17 points below the Sun's average after six games. The Sun had scored at least 100 points in three straight games.

"We just talked as a team and said, 'nobody is scoring 100 points on us.' So, that was that," Hayes told highposthoops.com. "Like I said before, I think our defense is one of the best in the league. We can't just have people coming to our home court and scoring 100 points. We definitely had a talk as a team that we're not going to let that happen."

Playing key roles this season for the Dream have been two newcomers and one familiar face. After sitting out a year, Angel McCoughtry is back. She's averaging 15.3 points after scoring 11 against the Sun.

Free-agent signings brought Jessica Breland and Renee Montgomery into the fold. Montgomery is third on the team in scoring, averaging 10.7 points and a team-leading 3.2 assists. Breland is tops on the Dream in rebounds at 8.7 per contest.

They'll have their hands full with Wilson, though, who is still adjusting to the pro game and learning to be a team leader despite having all of six games under her belt.

"I think (my leadership skills) are slowly coming around. It's kind of tough, I still have a rookie mind," Wilson said. "This is my first year going at this, so I'm trying to be a sponge instead of a rock."

The Aces are still waiting for last year's top pick in the draft, Kelsey Plum, to get going. Since returning from overseas, Plum has played four games and is averaging only 5.0 points per game.

Plum being able to score is crucial to the Aces' success. But Laimbeer said he's not sure what to expect from Plum yet.

"She's too new to our team. I know she can shoot (3-pointers). She needs to learn our offense and how to run a team. Overall, she had a good game today," he said after the loss to the Sky.

 

[Cnotes53]

Fever looking for first win as they host Wings

There's no quit in the Indiana Fever.

Even though the team is winless through its first six games, the players are still working together and have the big picture in focus as they host the Dallas Wings on Friday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

Friday's game is the first of three meetings this season. Dallas took two of the three regular-season matchups from the Fever last season with both victories coming in Arlington, Texas.

The Fever came back from a 20-point deficit on Saturday to force overtime against the New York Liberty before falling 87-80 at home. The 20-point come-from-behind effort would have set a record for the largest comeback in Indiana franchise history if the Fever could have finished with a win.

Indiana's 0-6 start is the longest losing streak to begin a season in team history.

"We have to maintain high levels of play on both ends of the floor for longer than 32 minutes," Indiana coach Pokey Chatman said after the loss. "We played 45 today. It's those lapses where you get a good shot but it doesn't go in so you get a little frustrated and commit a foul that have killed us. We have to get through those pivotal moments."

Indiana had four players score in double figures in the loss. Rookie guard Kelsey Mitchell paved the way with a season-high 26 points while forward Candice Dupree added 16 points and eight rebounds. Guard Erica Wheeler had 14 points and seven assists and Tiffany Mitchell hit for 10 points.

The Wings (3-3) head to Indiana on the heels of a 94-90 home victory over Seattle on Saturday as Skylar Diggins-Smith and Liz Cambage combined for 52 points for Dallas.

Diggins-Smith led the Wings with 27 points and Cambage saved her best for last, hitting on 17 of her 25 points in the fourth quarter to help stave off the Storm. Dallas put the game away on a pair of free throws by Diggins-Smith with 1.2 seconds remaining.

Dallas coach Fred Williams said his team is still learning to play together after the offseason addition of Cambage, who allows a lot of the Wings' offense to funnel through the post.

"It takes about five or six games for that to happen," Williams said of the learning curve. " The more reps we get with her, the better the feel we have for offensive cuts and patterns."

Three of the Wings' key players, Aerial Powers, Glory Johnson and Theresa Plaisance, did not play against Seattle because of injuries and will be game-time decisions against Indiana.

Williams said his shorthanded team is doing its best to keep up while waiting to get back his injured players

"They're trying to hold up," Williams told the Dallas Morning News. "They get a little tired. I think if we can just watch Sky's minutes and Liz's minutes, that's important for us right now."

Dallas signed Australian center Cayla George on Sunday to bolster its front line and to help Cambage, George's teammate on the national Olympic team.

 

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Mercury look to extend winning streak vs. Sky

Phoenix Mercury veteran guard Diana Taurasi became the first WNBA player to pass 8,000 career points in a win over the host New York Liberty on Tuesday, but she and her team are more focused on a different impressive number.

That's three wins without a loss on a recent road swing for Phoenix (5-3) after losing three consecutive games. The Mercury return home Friday to play the Chicago Sky, who are 3-3 after erasing a 15-point deficit against visiting Las Vegas in a 95-90 win on Sunday.

"Somebody will come along and break it eventually," Taurasi said of her career scoring mark after achieving 21 points in Phoenix's 80-74 win over the Liberty, giving her 8,018 points.

Brittney Griner dominated the post with 26 points, but what stood out the most was the Mercury holding the Liberty without a point in the last 3:23 to pull away in front of a large school-day crowd at Madison Square Garden.

"People always talk defense and I have a different philosophy on defense. I'd rather be a timely defensive team than an average defensive team," Taurasi said. "You have to get timely stops (and) try to make a play on both ends."

Chicago enters the game with injury concerns after center Stefanie Dolson (strained tendon) and guard Allie Quigley (hip) missed the Sky's win over Las Vegas on Sunday night. They are both questionable for the game against the Mercury.

Despite the absence of Dolson and Quigley against the Aces, Chicago managed the win behind rookie guard Diamond DeShields' season-high 25 points and guard Courtney Vandersloot's 15 points and 11 rebounds. The Sky snapped a three-game losing streak with the win.

Jamierra Faulkner, a guard, finished with a season-best 17 points, including a career-high-tying three 3-pointers, all in the pivotal fourth quarter.

"We really dug down and played together," said Sky coach Amber Stocks, whose team was coming off a 38-point loss to Connecticut. "The way this team played together, they were passionate for each other.

"I would say what really manifested itself today, what you saw on the court, was a byproduct of what the players have been doing in practice. ... It's not the moment, it's the preparation you put in before the moment that allows you to seize the opportunity of the moment."

DeShields was injured during the game when she was inadvertently hit in the mouth by teammate Gabby Williams. She shook it off to lead the Sky to the win and is expected to play against the Mercury.

 

[Cnotes53]

FRIDAY, JUNE 8
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

ATL at LV 03:00 PM
LV +4.5
U 162.5

DAL at IND 07:00 PM
IND +6.5
U 164.0

CHI at PHO 10:00 PM
PHO -8.5
O 165.5

 

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Diggins-Smith has career-high 35 points, Wings win
June 8, 2018

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Skylar Diggins-Smith scored 10 of her career-high 35 points in the fourth quarter and the Dallas Wings overcame a 13-point deficit to beat the Indiana Fever 89-83 on Friday night.

Diggins-Smith scored six points in the final 45 seconds, made 14 of 16 free throws, grabbed a career-best 12 rebounds and had six assists. Liz Cambage added 21 points, seven rebounds and three blocks, and Allisha Gray had 15 points for the Wings (4-3).

Rookie Victoria Vivians hit a pair of free throws - the first foul shots of her career - to give the Fever (0-7) an 81-79 lead with 48.4 seconds to play. Diggins-Smith was fouled as she answered with a runner in the lane and missed the free throw, but Glory Johnson grabbed the offensive rebound and her putback gave Dallas a two-point lead with 42 seconds remaining. After Vivians missed a layup on the other end, Diggins-Smith and Cambage combined to make 6 of 6 free throws to seal it.

Indiana's Kelsey Mitchell, the second overall pick this year, tied her season high with 26 points. The Fever, who shot 6 of 21 in the fourth quarter, have lost seven in a row to start a season for the first time in franchise history.

MERCURY 96, SKY 79

PHOENIX (AP) - Brittney Griner scored 24 points and Diana Taurasi had 18 points and seven assists to help Phoenix beat Chicago.

DeWanna Bonner added 13 points, Sancho Lyttle had 12, and Briann January 11 for Phoenix. The Mercury (6-4) have won four in a row following a three-game skid.

Gabby Williams, the fourth overall pick this year, had a season-high 26 points for Chicago (3-4).

DREAM 87, ACES 83

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Tiffany Hayes scored 24 points, Angel McCoughtry had 23 points, nine rebounds and six assists and Atlanta beat Las Vegas.

Renee Montgomery added 11 points for Atlanta (4-3). Rookie A'ja Wilson had 20 points, nine rebounds and three assists for Las Vegas (1-6).

 

[Cnotes53]

SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY JUNE 9, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
2:00 PM Minnesota Lynx Connecticut Sun Mohegan Sun Arena

SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY JUNE 10, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
3:00 PM Indiana Fever New York Liberty Westchester County Center
5:00 PM Chicago Sky Los Angeles Sparks Staples Center
6:00 PM Las Vegas Aces Phoenix Mercury Talking Stick Resort Arena
7:00 PM Atlanta Dream 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

06/08/2018 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..........12 - 8..........60.00%.....+16.00

WNBA BEST BET RECORD

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

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......................4 - 3......................+3.50......................4 - 4......................+3.50............+7.00

 

[Cnotes53]

Snubbed Lynx move on to face Sun

The WNBA champion Minnesota Lynx were not invited to the White House to honor their fourth league championship.

So, the champions, mired in a four-game losing streak, took to the streets of Washington D.C., handing out sneakers to 300 underprivileged kids and shooting hoops at a local elementary school.

"I'm so ridiculously blessed to have so (many) memories at the White House, so many great ones," said Maya Moore, who had made the previous three visits. "This will probably be more unique. We made some great memories with these kids. ... We'll definitely remember this."

Perhaps bathing in a bit of karma, Moore and her team then went out and ended the losing streak with an 88-80 victory over the Washington Mystics Thursday night, raising their disappointing early record to 3-5 with another difficult road test coming up.

On Saturday, the Lynx visit the sizzling Connecticut Sun at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., with the Sun improving to 6-1 with a dramatic Thursday night road win over the New York Liberty.

The Sun won their first five games, the first three at home, before losing at Atlanta in Game 6. But Shekinna Stricklen converted a four-point play at the buzzer to produce an 88-86 win in the finale of a four-game trip.

"I've never hit a game-winner, that was my first time," Stricklen said after her heroics.

"I know I'm a good shooter, my mindset was mentally always stay ready. That last play, Jas (Thomas) is a great driver. I kind of saw the look in her face. I read her face. She found me and I knocked it down."

Sylvia Fowles delivered 21 points and 12 rebounds -- her sixth double-double of the young season -- while Moore scored 19 points and Simeone Augustus added 16 in Minnesota's win Thursday night.

"Obviously we were pretty desperate," head coach Cheryl Reeve said. "We had dropped four in a row. The most in this team's time together, the four or five who have been together. ... I thought we were pretty gritty, we held them to 11 in the fourth quarter. That was obviously the key to the game."

The win avenged a May 25 loss on the same floor, when the Lynch failed to hold an 18-point lead and fell to the Mystics.

Jasmine Thomas had 19 points and eight assists, and Chiney Ogwumike 16 points and eight boards for the Sun on Thursday night. Alyssa Thomas, who scored 19 points and tied her career high with 17 rebounds in the loss at Atlanta, had 11 points, nine boards and four assists.

Stricklen was told earlier in the week she would not be starting and would be coming off the bench.

"I totally understand everything; I'm a team player," she said. "If this team stays together, we can go a long way."

The Sun play two straight at home after the four-game trip -- then leave again for a five-game trip.

Both teams come into this matinee healthy.

 

[Cnotes53]

WNBA
Dunkel

Saturday, June 9


Minnesota @ Connecticut

Game 307-308
June 9, 2018 @ 2:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
111.385
Connecticut
116.914
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Connecticut
by 5 1/2
167
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Connecticut
by 3 1/2
163
Dunkel Pick:
Connecticut
(-3 1/2); Over




WNBA

Saturday, June 9

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Trend Report
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Minnesota Lynx
Minnesota is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games
Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Minnesota's last 12 games
Minnesota is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Minnesota's last 10 games on the road
Minnesota is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Connecticut
Minnesota is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games when playing Connecticut
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 8 games when playing Connecticut
Minnesota is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Connecticut
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Minnesota's last 10 games when playing on the road against Connecticut
Connecticut Sun
Connecticut is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Connecticut is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Minnesota
Connecticut is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Connecticut's last 8 games when playing Minnesota
Connecticut is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Connecticut's last 10 games when playing at home against Minnesota


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WNBA
Long Sheet

Saturday, June 9

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MINNESOTA (3 - 5) at CONNECTICUT (6 - 1) - 6/9/2018, 2:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 1-7 ATS (-6.7 Units) in all games this season.
MINNESOTA is 1-7 ATS (-6.7 Units) in May, June, or July games this season.
CONNECTICUT is 45-30 ATS (+12.0 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 90-62 ATS (+21.8 Units) in June games since 1997.
CONNECTICUT is 20-10 ATS (+9.0 Units) in May, June, or July games over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 24-10 ATS (+13.0 Units) after a division game over the last 3 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 35-22 ATS (+10.8 Units) after allowing 75 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 37-23 ATS (+11.7 Units) after scoring 75 points or more over the last 3 seasons.

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

 

[Cnotes53]

SATURDAY, JUNE 9
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

MIN at CONN 02:00 PM

MIN +4.0

O 166.0

 

[Cnotes53]

Sun stay hot, beat Lynx 89-75
June 9, 2018

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) Courtney Williams had 22 points, Jasmine Thomas added 18 and the Connecticut Sun beat the defending champion Minnesota Lynx 89-75 on Saturday.

The Sun (7-1), who won their first five games of the season and are off to their best start in more than a decade, led by double digits early in the fourth quarter before Minnesota (3-6) cut the margin to 74-67 with 6 1/2 minutes to go. Connecticut scored nine straight points to pull away for good.

Chiney Ogwumike had 11 points and 11 rebounds, and Shekinna Stricklen also scored 11 for Connecticut.

Sylvia Fowles led the Lynx with 20 points and 14 rebounds. Maya Moore added 17 points and Cecilia Zandalasini scored 11.

Minnesota trailed 44-38 at halftime but briefly took control with a 14-4 run to start the second half. The Sun quickly regained the lead with a 13-0 run and never trailed again.

 

[Cnotes53]

SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY JUNE 10, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
3:00 PM Indiana Fever New York Liberty Westchester County Center
5:00 PM Chicago Sky Los Angeles Sparks Staples Center
6:00 PM Las Vegas Aces Phoenix Mercury Talking Stick Resort Arena
7:00 PM Atlanta Dream Seattle Storm KeyArena

SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY JUNE 12, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:00 PM Las Vegas Aces Indiana Fever Bankers Life Fieldhouse
8:00 PM Phoenix Mercury Dallas Wings College Park Center
10:00 PM Chicago Sky Seattle Storm KeyArena
10:30 PM Atlanta Dream Los Angeles Sparks Staples Center

SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY JUNE 13, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:00 PM Las Vegas Aces New York Liberty Westchester County Center
7:00 PM Washington Mystics Connecticut Sun Mohegan Sun Arena

SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY JUNE 14, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
11:30 AM Indiana Fever Atlanta Dream McCamish Pavilion

SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY JUNE 15, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:00 PM Los Angeles Sparks Washington Mystics Capital One Arena
8:00 PM Las Vegas Aces Dallas Wings College Park Center
10:00 PM Connecticut Sun Seattle Storm KeyArena

SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY JUNE 16, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:00 PM Atlanta Dream Indiana Fever Bankers Life Fieldhouse
8:00 PM New York Liberty Minnesota Lynx Target Center
10:00 PM Connecticut Sun Phoenix Mercury Talking Stick Resort Arena

Updated Sun Jun 10 2:04 AM EDT


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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
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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..........12 - 10..........54.54%.....+5.00

WNBA BEST BET RECORD

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

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......................6 - 5......................+2.50...................... 6 - 5......................+ 2.50............+5.00

 

[Cnotes53]

WNBA
Dunkel

Sunday, June 10


New York @ Indiana

Game 309-310
June 10, 2018 @ 3:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New York
106.236
Indiana
106.092
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Indiana
Even
162
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Indiana
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Indiana
N/A

Chicago @ Los Angeles

Game 311-312
June 10, 2018 @ 5:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
102.602
Los Angeles
111.095
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles
by 8 1/2
156
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
by 13 1/2
164
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
(+13 1/2); Under

Las Vegas @ Phoenix

Game 313-314
June 10, 2018 @ 6:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Las Vegas
98.121
Phoenix
117.970
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Phoenix
by 20
176
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Phoenix
by 14 1/2
168 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Phoenix
(-14 1/2); Over

Atlanta @ Seattle

Game 315-316
June 10, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Atlanta
107.599
Seattle
118.044
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Seattle
by 10 1/2
171
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Seattle
by 6 1/2
166 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Seattle
(-6 1/2); Over




WNBA
Long Sheet

Sunday, June 10

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INDIANA (0 - 7) at NEW YORK (2 - 4) - 6/10/2018, 3:00 PM
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 NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
NEW YORK is 6-2 straight up against INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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CHICAGO (3 - 4) at LOS ANGELES (4 - 2) - 6/10/2018, 5:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 31-17 ATS (+12.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 26-14 ATS (+10.6 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 17-7 ATS (+9.3 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 17-7 ATS (+9.3 Units) in a home game where where the total is greater than or equal to 150 over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 18-8 ATS (+9.2 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 11-3 ATS (+7.7 Units) after 3 or more consecutive unders over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 22-12 ATS (+8.8 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 5-18 ATS (-14.8 Units) as a home favorite of 12.5 to 15 points since 1997.
LOS ANGELES is 8-25 ATS (-19.5 Units) as a home favorite of 12.5 to 18 points since 1997.
LOS ANGELES is 9-25 ATS (-18.5 Units) as a home favorite of 12.5 or more points since 1997.
LOS ANGELES is 140-185 ATS (-63.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 7-3 against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 8-2 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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LAS VEGAS (1 - 6) at PHOENIX (6 - 3) - 6/10/2018, 6:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHOENIX is 17-7 ATS (+9.3 Units) on Sunday games over the last 3 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 77-53 ATS (+18.7 Units) in a road game where where the total is greater than or equal to 150 since 1997.
LAS VEGAS is 14-4 ATS (+9.6 Units) in road games after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHOENIX is 5-1 against the spread versus LAS VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
PHOENIX is 6-0 straight up against LAS VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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ATLANTA (4 - 3) at SEATTLE (6 - 2) - 6/10/2018, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 5-14 ATS (-10.4 Units) in June games over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 6-17 ATS (-12.7 Units) in road games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 8-18 ATS (-11.8 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.
SEATTLE is 6-16 ATS (-11.6 Units) in June games over the last 3 seasons.
SEATTLE is 5-15 ATS (-11.5 Units) against Eastern conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 5-15 ATS (-11.5 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 38-64 ATS (-32.4 Units) off an upset win as an underdog since 1997.
SEATTLE is 5-14 ATS (-10.4 Units) after a win by 10 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
SEATTLE is 10-19 ATS (-10.9 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 6-1 against the spread versus SEATTLE over the last 3 seasons
ATLANTA is 4-3 straight up against SEATTLE over the last 3 seasons
5 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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WNBA

Sunday, June 10

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Trend Report
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Indiana Fever
Indiana is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana's last 6 games
Indiana is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Indiana is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Indiana is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing New York
Indiana is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing New York
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Indiana's last 10 games when playing New York
Indiana is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against New York
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Indiana's last 6 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 12-5 SU in its last 17 games
New York is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of New York's last 15 games
New York is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games at home
New York is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games at home
New York is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of New York's last 11 games at home
New York is 2-4-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Indiana
New York is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of New York's last 10 games when playing Indiana
New York is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New York's last 6 games when playing at home against Indiana


Chicago Sky
Chicago is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games
Chicago is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games on the road
Chicago is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Los Angeles
Chicago is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Chicago's last 18 games when playing Los Angeles
Chicago is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
Chicago is 2-11 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
Los Angeles Sparks
Los Angeles is 16-5 ATS in its last 21 games
Los Angeles is 16-5 SU in its last 21 games
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Los Angeles's last 24 games
Los Angeles is 11-2 ATS in its last 13 games at home
Los Angeles is 21-3 SU in its last 24 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 5 games at home
Los Angeles is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Chicago
Los Angeles is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Los Angeles's last 18 games when playing Chicago
Los Angeles is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Chicago
Los Angeles is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Chicago


Las Vegas Aces
Las Vegas is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Las Vegas's last 5 games
Las Vegas is 1-11 SU in its last 12 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Las Vegas's last 6 games on the road
Las Vegas is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Phoenix
Las Vegas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Las Vegas's last 5 games when playing Phoenix
Las Vegas is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
Las Vegas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Las Vegas's last 8 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
Phoenix Mercury
Phoenix is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Phoenix is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Phoenix's last 11 games
Phoenix is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Phoenix's last 5 games at home
Phoenix is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Las Vegas
Phoenix is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Las Vegas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games when playing Las Vegas
Phoenix is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Las Vegas
Phoenix is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Las Vegas
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Phoenix's last 8 games when playing at home against Las Vegas


Atlanta Dream
Atlanta is 5-15 ATS in its last 20 games
Atlanta is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Atlanta is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games
Atlanta is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Atlanta is 2-12 SU in its last 14 games on the road
Atlanta is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Seattle
Atlanta is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing Seattle
Atlanta is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Atlanta is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Seattle Storm
Seattle is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Seattle's last 8 games
Seattle is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Seattle is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Seattle's last 10 games at home
Seattle is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Atlanta
Seattle is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing Atlanta
Seattle is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games when playing at home against Atlanta
Seattle is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta

 

[Cnotes53]

Fever, Liberty meet in battle of frustrated teams

The Indiana Fever and the New York Liberty are experiencing frustration for different reasons in the early weeks of the regular season.

Indiana remains the league's only winless team and New York is encountering difficulties with close games.

Only one of these struggling teams will get a chance to experience elation from winning on Sunday at the Westchester County Civic Center in White Plains, N.Y.

Indiana (0-7) has lost its last 15 regular-season games since an 84-82 home win over the Minnesota Lynx on Aug. 6. The Fever also have dropped their last nine regular-season road games since beating the Phoenix Mercury on July 19.

The Fever are off to the worst start in team history and their 76.3 points per game are the lowest in the league. Indiana is allowing 86.6 per game.

Indiana is coming off its best chance to win when it dropped an 89-83 home decision to the Dallas Wings. After trailing by double digits in their first six games, the Fever blew a 13-point lead, getting outscored 56-37 in the final 22:54.

"It (stinks) because we're fighting hard," said rookie guard Kelsey Mitchell, who tied a career high with 26 points and is the first Indiana rookie to score at least 20 points in consecutive games since 2003. "People may have their criticisms of us, but we are working. When you fall short like that, it hurts."

"This is going to sting; it's going to hurt," Indiana coach Pokey Chatman told reporters. "I hear sniffles and crying in there. I'm like, 'Good.' When you work so hard and it means that much to you, you're going to correct that. We'll get to that point."

New York knows about falling short. Each of its first six games has been decided by six points or less, but the Liberty have lost four times.

The Liberty have dropped the last two since rookie Kia Nurse scored 34 points on June 2 in an 87-81 overtime win at Indiana. After taking an 80-74 loss to the Mercury on Tuesday at Madison Square Garden, the Liberty were handed an 88-86 loss by the Connecticut Suns on Thursday.

Thursday's game might have been the toughest of any loss to take for the Liberty when it ended on a four-point play after they blew a 15-point lead.

New York sustained its latest loss when Connecticut's Shekinna Stricklen hit the go-ahead 3-pointer at the buzzer and sank the ensuing foul shot.

"It's heartbreaking," New York's Marissa Coleman said. "We did some good things toward the end to put us in a position to win that game."

"We're right there if we keep holding each other accountable and encouraging each other and motivating each other," New York's Tina Charles said. "We're right there. We just have to put it together."

Charles led the Liberty with 24 points Thursday, and her 23.8 points per game lead the league. She has not scored fewer than 18 points in a game so far and has three double-doubles.

She scored 23 in the last meeting when the Liberty were outscored 42-25 in the second half before escaping in overtime.

"We just played (Indiana) and that was somewhat of a trap game in a sense," New York coach Katie Smith said. "You look at their record and assume it's going to be easy and we almost got our tails beat.

"Hopefully, our mentality of understanding is that they are a scary team. They can put up points pretty easily and quickly if you let them get rolling."

New York has won the last four meetings.

 

[Cnotes53]

Sky, Sparks look to get back on winning track

Having a short memory is pretty good advice every now and then.

That should be the mindset of the Los Angeles Sparks and the Chicago Sky, who face off Sunday at Staples Center in Los Angeles.

The Sky lost by 17 points to the Phoenix Mercury on Friday. The Sparks had an extra day to stew about a 25-point loss to the Seattle Storm.

It's probably better they both move on from those debacles. The Sky certainly have reason to be excited despite dropping to 3-4.

Rookie Gabby Williams scored a career-high 26 points on 10-of-13 shooting in the 96-79 loss. That's no easy feat, going up against the likes of Brittany Griner and DeWanna Bonner.

"I was just trying to stay out of the paint with Brittney Griner in there," Williams said after the game. "Just hit those mid-range jumpers and shots were falling. Attacking at full speed and getting to the rim."

The Sky could use Williams' scoring punch. Chicago is mired in the middle of the pack in scoring at 80.3 points per game. Allie Quigley leads the team at 17.3 points per game. Diamond DeShields and Courtney Vandersloot follow at 13.9 and 13.3, respectively.

"She's a gamer. We knew from her UConn days that we can rely on her to put up numbers," Vandersloot said of Williams. "She does so much more than that for us, and it's not always going to show up in that stat sheet, but she can have nights like this. We just need to put some more people around her. Other people need to step up and she shouldn't have to do it all by herself."

Balance is also the key for the 4-2 Sparks, who lost to the Storm in Los Angeles for the first time since 2015 -- and it was over almost before it started. Los Angeles trailed 15-4 and scored only nine first-quarter points.

Seattle opened a 20-point lead in the third quarter and sailed to the victory.

Nneka Ogwumike led the Sparks with 19 points. Los Angeles' other starters were held to single digits. Candace Parker, playing in only her third game, was held to six points.

An important reinforcement is on the way for the Sparks. On Saturday, they activated first-round pick Maria Vadeeva. The 19-year-old was expected to arrive in Los Angeles on Saturday from Russia and be in uniform on Sunday.

The 6-foot-4 rookie center was the 11th overall pick in the 2018 WNBA Draft.

"We couldn't be more excited to have Maria start her Sparks career," general manager Penny Toler said. "Maria has experience going up against some of the best WNBA players in Europe, and at age 19 the sky's the limit when thinking about her development and potential."

While playing professionally in Europe, Vadeeva averaged 9.6 points, 6.2 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.1 blocks in 19.1 minutes per game last season.

 

[Cnotes53]

Mercury host Aces with four-game win streak in tow

The Phoenix Mercury enter Sunday's game against the Las Vegas Aces on a four-game winning streak with their execution and scoring at maximum potential.

The struggling Aces (1-6) travel to play the Mercury (6-3) suffering from a lack of consistency on the offensive end.

Las Vegas rookie forward A'ja Wilson had a team-high 20 points and nine rebounds in Friday's 87-83 home loss to Atlanta, but she made only 6 of 18 shots from the field and was 1 of 8 in the second half.

In an attempt to improve his offensive execution, Las Vegas coach Bill Laimbeer inserted guard Kelsey Plum into the starting lineup for the first time Friday. Plum, a rookie who starred at Washington, is the NCAA career scoring record holder.

She struggled to get in the flow and went scoreless in 15 minutes.

The game at Phoenix begins a four-game, six-day road trip, which Laimbeer hopes will create a better bond between his players away from home.

"We're trying to find a cohesive situation," he said. "I'm pushing any button I can to get five players (to play together). ... I keep saying we're learning, but I don't know how fast we're learning."

Phoenix coach Sandy Brondello has relaxed her defensive-minded tendencies by allowing her team more freedom on the offensive end.

That approach is paying dividends in the Mercury's four-game winning streak. In a 96-79 home win over the Chicago Sky on Friday night, the Mercury led from start to finish. They are averaging 87.3 points over the last four games.

"We've got some pretty awesome players here," Brondello said. "Let's play to them. Put a little more focus on the offense and hope we can build the defense in that way."

All five Mercury starters scored in double figures against Chicago, led by center Brittney Griner with 24 points. Griner also had a team-high eight rebounds.

"Lately we've just been having the big three (Griner, Diana Taurasi and DeWanna Bonner) score, but Bri (January) is a fantastic 3-point shooter," Brondello said. "It was great for her to see that ball go down. Sancho (Lyttle) is always solid. She had a lot of wide-open looks and made them.

"This is an experienced team, and when we needed to buckle down (defensively), we did. We fought over screens much harder than we did in that third quarter. Our rotations off the ball were where they needed to be. And they made a lot of shots. But when we need to play defense, we can."

 

[Cnotes53]

Defensive-minded Dream visit high-scoring Storm

The Atlanta Dream will get another chance to prove their defense is among the best in the WNBA.

The Dream (4-3), which limited the previously undefeated Connecticut Sun in an 82-70 victory Tuesday, travel Sunday to Seattle to face a Storm team that leads the league with 91.1 points per game.

Connecticut had scored 100 or more points in three of its first four games this year.

"We just talked as a team and said, 'Nobody is scoring 100 points on us.' So, that was that," said Dream guard Tiffany Hayes, who had 22 points, seven rebounds, four assists and three steals in the victory. "I think our defense is one of the best in the league. We can't just have people coming to our home court and scoring 100 points. We definitely had a talk as a team that we're not going to let that happen."

Teammate Renee Montgomery credited rookie coach Nicki Collen, a former Connecticut assistant, for her preparation.

"We always have the upper hand because of (Collen). Seriously. OK, this is her old team, but her (scouting reports) are out of this world. She'll watch every game of the team we're about to play twice. It's crazy."

The Dream opened their three-game trip with an 87-83 victory Friday night in Las Vegas against the Aces, with Hayes scoring 24 points and Angel McCoughtry adding 23 points, nine rebounds and six assists.

The Storm (6-2) lead the Western Conference and are one game behind Connecticut for the league's best record.

Seattle is led by forward Breanna Stewart (21.5 points per game) and guard Jewell Loyd (20.1). The Storm set a league record with 17 3-pointers in their last home game, a 101-74 victory against the Aces on May 31.

The Storm are coming off an 88-63 victory at Los Angeles. Alysha Clark led Seattle with a season-high 17 points, with Stewart and Natasha Howard each scoring 16.

The Storm limited the Sparks to 37.3 percent shooting from the field and a season low in points.

"I would say defensively, it was our best game," first-year Storm coach Dan Hughes said. "It was a good example of how one end of the court impacts the other end of the court. But defensively we just seemed really focused, really active and locked in."

Hughes has gotten a reputation as a defensive guru in his 17 years as a coach in the WNBA. But he said he realizes with players such as Stewart, Loyd and veteran point guard Sue Bird, the Storm are an offensive threat.

"I like the game going up and down," Hughes told the Seattle Times. "We're not going to set defensive records as far as numbers, but if we're efficient that's key."

 

[Cnotes53]

SUNDAY, JUNE 10
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

IND at NY 03:00 PM
IND +8.5
U 161.0

CHI at LA 05:00 PM
LA -12.0
O 165.5

LV at PHO 06:00 PM
PHO -12.0
U 169.0

ATL at SEA 07:00 PM
ATL +7.5
O 165.5

 

[Cnotes53]

Diana Taurasi scores 25 points, Mercury beat Aces 72-66
June 10, 2018

PHOENIX (AP) Diana Taurasi scored 25 points, Brittney Griner had 19 points, 15 rebounds and seven blocked shots and the Phoenix Mercury held off the Las Vegas Aces 72-66 on Sunday.

The Aces had a 10-1 run to close to 68-64 with about three minutes to go, but Griner had two blocked shots to give the Mercury (7-3) back-to-back defensive stops, and Taurasi hit a baseline 3-pointer to push the lead back to seven with 1:05 left.

DeWanna Bonner added 14 points and seven rebounds to help the Mercury win their fifth straight.

Phoenix had an 11-2 run to close the first half with 13-point lead and scored the opening basket of the third quarter to reach their largest lead at 52-37.

A'ja Wilson had 17 points for the Aces (1-7). Kayla McBride added 16, and Kelsey Plum had 12.

SPARKS 77, SKY 59

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Candace Parker scored 24 points on 10-of-14 shooting and blocked three shots in Los Angeles' victory over Chicago.

The Sparks (5-2) never trailed and went on a 17-3 run starting late in the third quarter and extending into the fourth to build to their largest lead at 69-45.

Nneka Ogwumike added 16 points and eight rebounds, and Chelsea Gray scored 10 of her 15 points after the break for Los Angeles.

The Sky (3-5) made 21 of 74 (28.4 percent) shots from the field and hit only one of their first 21 3-point attempts before making the last two when the game was out of reach.

Cheyenne Parker had 17 points and 12 rebounds to lead Chicago. The Sky have lost five of six.

LIBERTY 78, FEVER 75

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) - Marissa Coleman hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 16.1 seconds left to help New York beat winless Indiana.

With the game tied at 75, Coleman caught the ball on the wing and made the 3 against her former team. Coleman came to New York as a free agent in the offseason.

Indiana (0-8) had one last chance to tie it, but Kelsey Mitchell couldn't get a good look from behind the arc and her shot fell short. Mitchell finished with 19 points.

Sugar Rodgers led New York (3-4) with 16 points.

At 0-8, Indiana is off to the worst start in franchise history.

DREAM 67, STORM 64

SEATTLE (AP) - Tiffany Hayes scored eight of her 23 points in the fourth quarter and Angel McCoughtry had 15 points and 10 rebounds in Atlanta's victory over Seattle.

Damiris Dantas added 12 points, and Jessica Breland had six points, three steals and a season-high 14 rebounds, one shy of her career best. The Dream (4-3) have won three in a row.

Natasha Howard led the Storm (5-3) with 15 points and a career-high 15 rebounds.

 

[Cnotes53]

SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY JUNE 12, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:00 PM Las Vegas Aces Indiana Fever Bankers Life Fieldhouse
8:00 PM Phoenix Mercury Dallas Wings College Park Center
10:00 PM Chicago Sky Seattle Storm KeyArena
10:30 PM Atlanta Dream Los Angeles Sparks Staples Center

SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY JUNE 13, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:00 PM Las Vegas Aces New York Liberty Westchester County Center
7:00 PM Washington Mystics Connecticut Sun Mohegan Sun Arena

SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY JUNE 14, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
11:30 AM Indiana Fever Atlanta Dream McCamish Pavilion

SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY JUNE 15, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:00 PM Los Angeles Sparks Washington Mystics Capital One Arena
8:00 PM Las Vegas Aces Dallas Wings College Park Center
10:00 PM Connecticut Sun Seattle Storm KeyArena

SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY JUNE 16, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:00 PM Atlanta Dream Indiana Fever Bankers Life Fieldhouse
8:00 PM New York Liberty Minnesota Lynx Target Center
10:00 PM Connecticut Sun Phoenix Mercury Talking Stick Resort Arena

SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY JUNE 17, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
6:00 PM Los Angeles Sparks Chicago Sky Wintrust Arena
8:00 PM Phoenix Mercury Las Vegas Aces Mandalay Bay Event Center



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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

06/10/2018 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..........17 - 13........56.66%.....+13.50

WNBA BEST BET RECORD

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

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......................9 - 6......................+12.00.................... 8 - 7......................+ 1.50..........+13.50