Cnotes 2019 WNBA News - Notes - Picks Thru The Playoffs !

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Friday?s 6-pack

College football spreads for games on Nov 29-30:

? Texas Tech @ Texas (-10)

? Washington State @ Washington (-9)

? Notre Dame (-5.5) @ Stanford

? Ohio State @ Michigan (-3.5)

? Florida State @ Florida (-14)

? Texas A&M @ LSU (-7.5)

Quotes of the Day
?You were not born a winner, and you were not born a loser. You are what you make yourself be.?
Lou Holtz

Friday?s quiz
In this century, how many horses have won the Triple Crown?

Thursday?s quiz
Klay Thompson played his college basketball at Washington State.

Wednesday?s quiz
Last time the NBA Finals ended in a 4-0 sweep was last year, when the Warriors swept Cleveland; last time before that was 2007, when San Antonio swept the Cavaliers.

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Friday?s List of 13: Random stuff with the weekend here??

13) The person who shoved Toronto Raptors? G Kyle Lowry, then cursed at him at Wednesday?s NBA Finals game in Oakland wasn?t just any fan; it was Mark Stevens, who is a minority owner of the Warriors. Stevens was tossed from the game Wednesday, and won?t be at any of the games the rest of the series.

Not only that, but Stevens got fined $500K and was banned from the NBA for a year.

12) Atlanta Braves signed P Dallas Keuchel to a one-year deal worth $13M, which probably leaves Bronx and the Phillies as main trade partners with the Giants for Madison Bumgarner.

11) Eagles signed QB Carson Wentz to a 4-year, $128M contract that could escalate to $144M; $107M of it is guaranteed. Funny thing is that Eagles won Super Bowl two years ago, without Wentz, but Nick Foles is in Jacksonville now, so Wentz has to stay healthy now.

10) 1,200 kids just got taken in the baseball draft; 172 from California, 129 from Florida, 113 from Texas, so 34.5% of players taken were from those three states.

9) Kenyon Martin Jr., son of the former NBA player, is skipping playing basketball at Vanderbilt to try professional ball overseas. Martin is a 6-6 forward; he is the second prospect in two weeks to pass up college ball to play overseas for money.

8) College basketball is moving the 3-point line distance from 20 feet, 9 inches to the international basketball distance of 22-1 3/4; they did this in the NIT the last two years- under went 64-60 in those games.

Last year, 38.7% of shots taken were 3?s; will this result in less 3?s being tried?

This season, they will also reset the shot clock to 20 seconds (instead of a full 30) after an offensive rebound, which will result in more possessions, which helps the over.

7) Blues 2, Bruins 1? Back in January, a guy named Scott Berry bet $400 on the Blues to win the Stanley Cup, when they were 250-1 to win the championship. Now St Louis is one win away from winning its first Stanley Cup title. Berry would bank $100,000 if that happens.

6) Former Steelers? backup QB Landry Jones may surface next in XFL tryouts; one thing the AAF didn?t have was high-quality QB?s.

5) For what it is worth, ESPN?s new gambling show Daily Wager is not allowed to use NFL team names or logos, but they use names/logos for all the other sports.

4) Brooklyn Nets traded Allen Crabbe, the #17 pick and a protected first in 2020 to the Atlanta Hawks for Taurean Prince and a 2021 second-round pick.

Nets clear $18M in additional salary cap space for July, which gives Brooklyn $46M in salary cap space to sign a max free agent.

Hawks now have three picks (#?s 8, 10 and 17) in this month?s draft.

3) Rockies, Dodgers, Pirates are tied for major league lead, with 13 home-grown players each on their 25-man rosters. Houston leads MLB with 22 players on their 40-man roster.

2) News item: Two female acquaintances vanished with more than half a million dollars in jewelry from Jets? RB Le?Veon Bell?s Florida home.

Lot of ways to go with this one; not every day someone has two ?girlfriends? over to the house. Fact that Bell left to go to the gym and left the ladies in the house seem to indicate that they aren?t escorts; if they are escorts, then Bell is a nominee for immediate induction into the Imbecile Hall of Fame.

1) When MLB puts in the 3-batter minimum rule for relief pitchers in the near future, I?ll be glad that I?ll never have to watch some of these cruddy lefty relievers who are in the majors for one reason only? supposedly they can get lefties out.

 

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WNBA

Friday, June 7

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Trend Report
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Dallas Wings
Dallas is 3-11 ATS in its last 14 games
Dallas is 1-13 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 7 games
Dallas is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Dallas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games on the road
Dallas is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Indiana
Dallas is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Indiana
Dallas is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games when playing Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 7 games when playing Indiana
Dallas is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Dallas is 3-12 SU in its last 15 games when playing on the road against Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Dallas's last 8 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Indiana Fever
Indiana is 7-17 ATS in its last 24 games
Indiana is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana's last 5 games
Indiana is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Dallas
Indiana is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games when playing Dallas
Indiana is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Indiana's last 7 games when playing Dallas
Indiana is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Dallas
Indiana is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Indiana's last 8 games when playing at home against Dallas

Washington Mystics
Washington is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Washington is 2-4-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Washington is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games on the road
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing New York
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Washington's last 8 games when playing New York
Washington is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against New York
Washington is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against New York
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing on the road against New York
New York Liberty
New York is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
New York is 1-5-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
New York is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York's last 5 games at home
New York is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of New York's last 8 games when playing Washington
New York is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against Washington
New York is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York's last 5 games when playing at home against Washington


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WNBA
Dunkel

Friday, June 7


Dallas @ Indiana

Game 645-646
June 7, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
105.563
Indiana
104.385
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Dallas
by 1
151
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Indiana
by 5
157
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas
(+5); Under

Washington @ New York

Game 647-648
June 7, 2019 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
109.874
New York
103.673
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 6 1/2
170
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
by 9 1/2
164 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
New York
(+9 1/2); Over




WNBA
Long Sheet

Friday, June 7

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DALLAS (0 - 2) at INDIANA (2 - 1) - 6/7/2019, 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
DALLAS is 4-2 straight up against INDIANA 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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WASHINGTON (2 - 1) at NEW YORK (0 - 3) - 6/7/2019, 7:30 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

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

 

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Dallas Wings at Indiana Fever (-4.5, 155.5)

The Fever have been the best Over plays in the WNBA to start the season, topping the total in all three of their games so far in 2019. Granted, playing the New York Liberty and their dismal defense twice has helped that cause.

Indiana runs into another league bottom feeder when it hosts the winless Dallas Wings Friday. The Wings are 0-2 out of the gate and while their offense ranks among the worst in the WNBA, they?ve hung their hat on defense, allowing just 73 points against in those contests ? on par with their defensive efforts in the preseason.

The Fever, which are scoring 83.3 points per game to start the schedule (second in the league), are more focused on defense to start the season. Indiana allowed only 63 points against per contest through three exhibition games and have held opponents to just 40 percent shooting in their first three regular season outings.

"Top of mind is to continue on the defensive end of the floor," head coach Pokey Chatman told the IndyStar.com. "Early in the season, everyone is trying to figure things out offensively. ... It's really about us and sticking to that defensive message of being a dirt-work, blue collar team."

On top of that defensive focus for both teams, neither squad is much of a threat from beyond the arc. The Fever and Wings rank 11th and 12th (the WNBA only has a dozen teams) in 3-pointers made and are also at the bottom of the league in 3-pointers attempted.

PREDICTION: Under 155.5


Washington Mystics at New York Liberty (+9.5, 164.5)

The Mystics have enjoyed the friendly confines of the brand-new Entertainment and Sports Arena, putting up scores of 96 and 103 points in their last two home stands, but take that high-scoring show on the road to White Plains, New York Friday.

Washington is the WNBA?s top offense, even after a shaky season opener in Connecticut in which the team shot just 37 percent from the field and went 3 for 21 from 3-point range. However, the Mystics were missing All-Star Elena Delle Donne, Aerial Powers and rookie Kiara Leslie in that debut.

Delle Donne and Powers are both back in the lineup and fueling Washington?s scoring attack, which had five players in double figures in an 18-point win over Chicago. The Mystics will be without reserves Emma Meesseman and Kim Mestdagh for Friday?s game (playing in Women?s EuroBasket 2019) but that depth and New York?s poor defense will keep the scorekeepers busy.

The Liberty are 10th in points allowed in the WNBA to start the season and are coming off a bad loss to the L.A. Sparks Tuesday ? a game in which everything was lining up for a N.Y. victory. The Sparks were on the road, down to 10 active players, missing key scorers, and playing an 11 a.m. ET tipoff (8 a.m. PT back in California). However, the Liberty leaked 42 points in the second half and lost by five, dropping them to 0-3 and 0-2-1 ATS. They?ll struggle against the deep offensive attack of Washington tonight.

PREDICTION: Washington -9.5

Thursday?s picks: 2-0
Season to date: 9-4

 

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FRIDAY, JUNE 7
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

DAL at IND 07:00 PM

IND -5.0

O 155.5


WAS at NY 07:30 PM

WAS -9.0

U 166.0

 

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Cloud has career night in Mystics' 94-85 win over Liberty
June 7, 2019
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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) After losing in the WNBA Finals last year, Washington coach Mike Thibault tried to get a more balanced offense to complement Elena Delle Donne.

It's worked so far.

Natasha Cloud scored a career-high 26 points and the Mystics had five players in double figures to beat the New York Liberty 94-85 on Friday night.

''That's the biggest thing we've tried to accomplish this offseason,'' Thibault said of developing other scorers. ''Not allow teams to help off people. I felt some times last year we were playing four against five offensively because we didn't have consistency on the floor.''

Washington (3-1) held a 74-70 lead before scoring five straight points - the first three coming on a 3-point play by Tianna Hawkins. Shatori Walker-Kimbrough followed with a basket to make it a nine-point game. She finished with 15 points. Delle Donne had a relatively quiet night with 13.

''For our two top shooters, me and Kristi (Toliver), not to hit that many shots and have everyone else step up shows how dangerous we are,'' Delle Donne said. ''If we can get stops we know we can score no matter who's having an off night.''

The Liberty (0-4) have now lost 17 straight games dating to last season. The longest losing streak in WNBA history is 20 in a row by Tulsa in 2011.

''We're not focused on last year, we're looking at this year,'' said Rebecca Allen, who had all 13 of her points for New York in the second quarter.

New York could only get within five the rest of the way.

Tina Charles scored 27 points to lead New York.

The teams traded the lead five times in a high-scoring first half that saw Washington lead 50-49 at the break.

TIP-INS: Las Vegas coach Bill Laimbeer had his staff at the game Friday night scouting his former club. The Aces play at New York on Sunday. ... The Mystics have won four straight in the series. ... Cloud's previous best was 18 against Phoenix in 2016. ... Rookie Asia Durr had 11 points for New York.

UP NEXT:

Mystics: Host Dallas on Sunday.

Liberty: Host Las Vegas on Sunday.

 

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Achonwa leads Fever to 79-64 win over Wings
June 7, 2019
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Natalie Achonwa had 17 points, 11 rebounds and five assists to help the Indiana Fever beat the Dallas Wings 79-64 on Friday night.

Kelsey Mitchell, Tiffany Mitchell and Candice Dupree each scored 14 points for the Fever. Dupree added 11 rebounds, giving Indiana two players with a double-double in the same game for the first time since an 82-75 loss to the Mystics on May 20, 2018.

The Fever (3-1) are off to their best start since 2012, when they started 4-0 and went on to win the WNBA title.

Dallas (0-3) made just three of its first 14 field-goal attempts and finished the first quarter shooting 31.6% (6 of 19).

The Fever opened a 56-34 lead when Tiffany Mitchell made two free throws with 3:43 left in the third quarter. The Wings scored 16 of the next 17 points, including seven by Isabelle Harrison, but Indiana answered with a 9-2 spurt, capped by Kelsey Mitchell's 3-pointer that made it 66-52 with 6:32 left.

Harrison finished with 18 points. She came into the game with five points on 2-of-10 shooting this season.

 

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SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY JUNE 8, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
3:30 PM Los Angeles Sparks Minnesota Lynx Target Center

SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY JUNE 9, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
3:00 PM Connecticut Sun Atlanta Dream McCamish Pavilion
3:00 PM Dallas Wings Washington Mystics The Entertainment and Sports Arena
3:00 PM Las Vegas Aces New York Liberty Westchester County Center
4:00 PM Phoenix Mercury Indiana Fever Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6:00 PM Seattle Storm Chicago Sky Wintrust Arena


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WNBA JUNE'S OPINIONS AND BEST BETS:

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

06/07/2019 1-2-1 33.33% -6.00
06/06/2019 5-0-1 100.00% +25.00
06/05/2019 0-2-0 0.00% -11.00
06/04/2019 2-0-0 100.00% +10.00
06/02/2019 1-1-0 50.00% -0.50
06/01/2019 3-4-1 42.86% -700

Totals..............12-9-3 57.14% +10.50


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BEST BETS:

DATE........................ATS................... ..UNITS..................O/U..................UNITS.............TOTALS

06/07/2019.............1-0-1....................+5.00.................0- 2..................-11.00..............-6.00
06/06/2019.............3 - 0.....................+15.00...............2 - 0.................+10.00.............+25.00
06/05/2019.............0 - 1......................-5.50.................0 - 1..................-5.50...............-11.00
06/04/2019.............1 - 0.....................+5.00.................1 - 0.................+5.00..............+10.00
06/02/2019.............1 - 0.....................+5.00.................0 - 1..................-5.50...............-0.50
06/01/2019.............1 - 1......................-0.50.................2 - 2..................-1.00...............-1.50

Totals.....................7 - 2......................+24.50..............5 - 6..................-8.50...............+16.00

 

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Saturday?s 6-pack

College football spreads for games on Nov 2:

? Miami @ Florida State (-1.5)

? Houston @ Central Florida (-14)

? Georgia (-3.5) vs Florida (@ Jacksonville)

? Virginia Tech @ Notre Dame (-16)

? Oregon (-1) @ USC

? Utah @ Washington (-8)

Quotes of the Day
?When you get used to coming up in the minor leagues, sometimes you don?t know who?s playing until an hour before the game, or sometimes 10 minutes.?
Toronto Raptors? coach Nick Nurse

Saturday?s quiz
How many current NBA head coaches have a won a championship as a head coach?

Friday?s quiz
In this century, two horses have won the Triple Crown:
American Pharoah (2015)
Justify (2018)

Thursday?s quiz
Klay Thompson played his college basketball at Washington State.

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

13) Raptors 105, Warriors 92? Golden State led this game 46-42 at the half, lowest scoring first half in a finals game in four years, but Toronto outscored them 63-46 in second half, and is now one win away from its first NBA title.

From sound of things, Kevin Durant won?t be playing in this series. Game 5 is Monday night in Toronto, where there could be a very big celebration.

12) McDonald?s locations in Eastern Canada give away free medium orders of french fries whenever the Toronto Raptors hit at least 12 3-pointers in a game.

According to The Financial Post, McDonald?s estimated 700,000 orders, but with the team playing so well, that number has ballooned to nearly three times the original estimate, resulting in approximately $5.4M (just over $4M US$) worth of fries.

11) Must admit, I don?t get the whole ?opener? trend in baseball, unless you have one guy who could be a closer who you prefer to start a game with (Ryan Stanek in Tampa Bay).

Putting a minor leaguer in to pitch the first inning of a game just seems bleeping stupid, like you want to start off at a disadvantage. First inning is the only inning where you?re guaranteed to face the top of the other team?s order- you need a good pitcher there, not some stiff.

10) Batting the pitcher 8th is kind of the same thing, though at least I can see some logic there, but fewer teams are doing that now. Pretty soon this will be a moot point, because everyone will have the DH in the next couple years.

9) Houston Texans fired GM Brian Gaine, only 18 months after hiring him, meaning that coach Bill O?Brien is 42-38 in regular season games, 1-3 in playoffs, but has already seen two Texans GM?s fired.

From Ian Rappaport:
?My understanding is there was no one incident that created the opening. Houston did an evaluation of its football operations and believes ? right or wrong ? GM Brian Gaine was not good enough. Good, but not good enough.?

In other NFL GM news, the Jets hired Joe Douglas as their GM; he interviewed for the GM job in Houston when they hired Gaine.

8) ESPN?s Doug Kezirian pointed out that there is a gambler in Las Vegas who is having a very bad week; he lost $49,500 on Golden State?s money line in Game 3, then lost $75,000 on the Boston Bruins Thursday.

This person is chasing losses??..Friday he bet $182,000 on the Warriors $-190 to win $95,789 in Game 4.

Another tough night for that gambler. Minus $306,000 in three nights; hope he got free drink tickets, at least.

7) Baseball stuff:
? Mariners put OF Mitch Haniger (ruptured testicle) on the IL. Ouch
? In 2012 there were 2,020 pitchouts in major leagues; last year, there were 350.
? Relief pitchers have thrown 40.5% of innings this year, with a 4.42 ERA; five years ago, relief pitchers threw 33.5% of IP. with a 3.57 ERA.

Next analytics wave in baseball will find starting pitchers being stretched out longer in starts.

6) Boston Celtics are in favor of having free agency happen before the draft, which would be interesting. Right now, there are only roughly 10-14 days between the end of the Finals and the draft, so the draft would get pushed back, which would push back the summer league.

5) Kentucky and UCLA have assistant coaches in Brazil at the FIBA u16 Americas tourney. The quarter-finals of the event started Friday.

4) Alex, I?d like bad baseball for $400 please:
? Top of 6th inning, Cardinals down 3-0 at Wrigley, man on first with one out, and Dexter Fowler gets picked off. Why? How? He wasn?t going to steal. Terrible.

3) Jurors in the Kellen Winslow Jr rape trial sent this message to the judge:

?The jurors could benefit from an explanation as to what being under oath means.

Additionally, how we should follow the law and not what we think the law should mean.?

Sounds like those 12 people aren?t getting along too well.

2) RB Frank Gore Jr signed with Florida Atlantic and Lane Kiffin.

RB Frank Gore Sr is still playing in the NFL, with Buffalo.

1) Phillies 4, Reds 2? Jay Bruce is the first player ever to homer in each of his first three starts with the Phillies.

 

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WNBA
Long Sheet

Saturday, June 8

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LOS ANGELES (2 - 2) at MINNESOTA (4 - 1) - 6/8/2019, 3:30 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 9-4 against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 8-5 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
10 of 13 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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WNBA

Saturday, June 8

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Trend Report
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Los Angeles Sparks
Los Angeles is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 6 games
Los Angeles is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Los Angeles is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Los Angeles is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Los Angeles is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Los Angeles is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Los Angeles is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Los Angeles's last 10 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota Lynx
Minnesota is 3-6-1 ATS in its last 10 games
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games
Minnesota is 8-15-1 ATS in its last 24 games at home
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Minnesota's last 11 games at home
Minnesota is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Los Angeles
Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Los Angeles
Minnesota is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Los Angeles
Minnesota is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Minnesota's last 10 games when playing at home against Los Angeles

 

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SATURDAY, JUNE 8
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

LA at MIN 03:30 PM

MIN -4.5

U 148.0

 

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Sparks spoil Lynx ceremony for Whalen
June 8, 2019
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Riquna Williams scored 25 points, Chelsea Gray added 21 and the Los Angeles Sparks edged the Lynx 89-85 on Saturday, spoiling a special day for their rivals who retired the jersey of Minnesota native and star Lindsay Whalen.

Gray capped her string of eight-straight points in the fourth quarter with a shot-clock beating 5-footer off an inbounds play with 8.5 seconds remaining to give the Sparks an 87-83 lead. Gray put up a tough 10-foot shot with clock winding down and missed the rim but the ball went off a Minnesota player. On the inbounds, Gray set a screen on the wing then rolled toward inbounder Tierra Ruffin-Pratt. Gray took the pass, dribbled once to get inside the lane then stepped back and knocked down the short shot.

Sylvia Fowles, who had 20 points to surpass 5,000 for her career, scored with 2.1 seconds left and the Lynx fouled Gray in the backcourt with 1.2 to play. After Gray made a free throw, officials were told it was only a fourth team foul for Minnesota, so Los Angeles inbounded the ball again.

Williams, who is being investigated for domestic assault and burglary, had her first double-figure game of the season and clinched the win with two free throws with .1 second to go.

It was a typical intense game between the teams that split when facing off for WNBA titles in 2016 and 2017.

Los Angeles led most of the way but every time the Lynx surged back. It was tied at 17 after one quarter and the Sparks led 44-39 at the half. Minnesota cut it to one entering the fourth quarter. Ruffin-Pratt opened the fourth quarter with a 3-pointer and Marina Mabrey had a layup for a 72-66 lead. Gray pushed the lead to 81-71 just past the midway point of the fourth quarter but rookie Napheesa Collier scored five quick points and Danielle Robinson followed with a layup to cut the deficit to three.

Lexie Brown's 3-pointer at 1:11 made it 83-82 but Gray answered with a step-back jumper. Collier made a free throw with 33.4 to go to cut LA's lead to 85-83.

Ruffin-Pratt had 17 points and Chiney Ogwumike had 14 and split 18 rebounds with her sister Nneka.

Brown led Minnesota with 21 points and Collier had 18. Fowles also had 13 rebounds and is the fifth WNBA player with 5,000 points and 3,000 rebounds.

THEY CALL HER WEEZY

Whalen, who took the University of Minnesota to the NCAA Final Four, was named the Gophers' coach for the 2018-19 seasons and retired after the 2018 WNBA season. In her 15-year career, the first six with the Connecticut Sun, Whalen set a record for career games and is third in career assists while making the All-Star team six times. The Hutchinson, Minnesota, native helped the Lynx win four WNBA championships.

The only player with 5,000 points, 2,000 assists and 1,500 rebounds, Whalen's No. 13 jersey is the first retired by the Lynx.

''Getting to know people on and off the court is just special,'' Whalen said in a television interview during the game. ''It's relationships and the people along the way.''

She said winning never got old.

''Up until I decided to retire we just kept saying, `Let's do it again ... it's fun,''' she said. ''We were having a lot of fun on the court and everybody had something to prove at different times.''

Whalen said the key ingredient was a toughness instill by coach Cheryl Reeves.

UP NEXT

Sparks: Play their fourth-straight road game at Phoenix on Friday.

Lynx: Travel to face the New York Liberty on Wednesday.

 

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SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY JUNE 9, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
3:00 PM Connecticut Sun Atlanta Dream McCamish Pavilion
3:00 PM Dallas Wings Washington Mystics The Entertainment and Sports Arena
3:00 PM Las Vegas Aces New York Liberty Westchester County Center
4:00 PM Phoenix Mercury Indiana Fever Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6:00 PM Seattle Storm Chicago Sky Wintrust Arena


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WNBA JUNE'S OPINIONS AND BEST BETS:

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

06/08/2019 0-2-0 0.00% -11.00
06/07/2019 1-2-1 33.33% -6.00
06/06/2019 5-0-1 100.00% +25.00
06/05/2019 0-2-0 0.00% -11.00
06/04/2019 2-0-0 100.00% +10.00
06/02/2019 1-1-0 50.00% -0.50
06/01/2019 3-4-1 42.86% -7.00

Totals..............12-11-3 52.17% -0.50


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BEST BETS:

DATE........................ATS................... ..UNITS..................O/U..................UNITS.............TOTALS

06/08/2019.............0 - 1.....................-5.50..................0 - 1.................-5.50................-11.00
06/07/2019.............1-0-1....................+5.00.................0- 2..................-11.00..............-6.00
06/06/2019.............3 - 0.....................+15.00...............2 - 0.................+10.00.............+25.00
06/05/2019.............0 - 1......................-5.50.................0 - 1..................-5.50...............-11.00
06/04/2019.............1 - 0.....................+5.00.................1 - 0.................+5.00..............+10.00
06/02/2019.............1 - 0.....................+5.00.................0 - 1..................-5.50...............-0.50
06/01/2019.............1 - 1......................-0.50.................2 - 2..................-1.00...............-1.50

Totals.....................7 - 3......................+19.00..............5 - 7..................-14.00...............+5.00

 

[Cnotes53]

Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

College football spreads for games on Nov 2:

? Miami @ Florida State (-1.5)

? Houston @ Central Florida (-14)

? Georgia (-3.5) vs Florida (@ Jacksonville)

? Virginia Tech @ Notre Dame (-16)

? Oregon (-1) @ USC

? Utah @ Washington (-8)


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

13) I?m probably a little late with this, but if you like music, A Star Is Born is an outstanding movie and I highly recommend it. Saw it this weekend; I?ve never seen the Kris Kristofferson version from 1976 or the much older version, but Bradley Cooper/Lady Gaga had great chemistry. Not that pleasant a movie, but really well done and great acting.

12) Indiana-Kentucky high school All-Stars have a game every year; Indiana won this year?s game 120-74- a kid named Jake LaRavia of Lawrence Central apparently dominated the game.

Writer Gregg Doyle did nothing but rave about the 6-8 LaRavia, who will attend Indiana State in the fall. He made 42% of his 3?s last year in high school, but Doyle says his game is well-rounded and that the Sycamores should be very excited to have him on their side next year.

11) Texas Rangers retired Adrian Beltre?s number 29 Saturday night; little unusual for a team to retire a guy?s number so soon after he retires. Quite an honor.

10) Angels 12, Mariners 3?Seattle?s Yusei Kikuchi had a 3.43 ERA through his first 11 starts; in his last 9.2 IP, he?s allowed 29 hits and 17 runs. No bueno.

9) Raptors? G Fred VanVleet needed seven stitches and lost part of a tooth in Friday night?s win in Oakland; he collided with Golden State?s Shaun Livingston.

8) Baseball can be weird; Minnesota?s Max Kepler was in an 0-21 slump, but then Thursday, he went 4-4 wth three homers against Trevor Bauer. Go figure.

7) Baseball stuff:
? Red Sox put 1B Mitch Moreland (quad) on IL.
? Pirates activated OF Corey Dickerson from the 60-day IL.
? Cardinals placed 3B Jedd Gyorko on the 10-day (back)
? Padres placed RHP Adam Warren on the 10-day IL (forearm)
? Angels put Trevor Cahill (elbow) on the IL.

6) Not only is the Giants? Brandon Crawford the oldest starting shortstop in the majors, he is the one of only two starting SS?s (Elvis Andrus) who is 30+ years of age.

5) NBA will have two regular season games in Mexico next season; Mavericks-Pistons will play on December 12, with Suns-Spurs meeting two days later.

4) Brothers CJ and Kevin Cron both hit their first major league homer in Toronto; their father Chris Cron his two major league hits, both in Toronto.

3) Vanderbilt 3, Duke 0? Kid named Kumar Rocker threw a no-hitter, struck out 19 for Vandy; it is funny how Vanderbilt is lousy at football, mediocre at basketball but great at baseball. Young Mr Rocker is a freshman, has quite a future ahead of him.

2) Oregon State C Adley Rutschman is said to be the best draft prospect since Bryce Harper in 2010 and he is the best catching prospect since Buster Posey in 2008. He?s a switch-hitter with power, and he?s a very advanced receiver, but here?s the thing:

When you?re a really good hitter and a team invests a ton of money in you, they might want you to change positions, to maximize your career? catchers tend to fade out earlier, but to wear and tear. Rutschman may be learning other positions as he climbs the Orioles? minor league ladder.

1) Quote of the Day, part 2:
?He?s not the biggest guy, but he definitely walks with a presence, walks with a purpose. He?s taken on a good role in knowing all the plays and being able to call some plays for us. He?s quicker than snot. He?s been flying around and making a lot of good plays.?

Steelers?LB TJ Watt, talking about first round pick, LB Devin Bush

 

[Cnotes53]

WNBA

Sunday, June 9

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Trend Report
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Connecticut Sun
Connecticut is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Connecticut is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games
Connecticut is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Connecticut is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Connecticut's last 10 games on the road
Connecticut is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Atlanta
Connecticut is 2-11 SU in its last 13 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Connecticut's last 8 games when playing Atlanta
Connecticut is 3-7-1 ATS in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Connecticut is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Connecticut's last 16 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Atlanta Dream
Atlanta is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Atlanta is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games
Atlanta is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Atlanta's last 23 games
Atlanta is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Connecticut
Atlanta is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games when playing Connecticut
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Atlanta's last 8 games when playing Connecticut
Atlanta is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Connecticut
Atlanta is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Connecticut
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Atlanta's last 16 games when playing at home against Connecticut

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

Dallas Wings
Dallas is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games
Dallas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games
Dallas is 1-9 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Dallas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 6 games on the road
Dallas is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Washington
Dallas is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games when playing Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing Washington
Dallas is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Washington
Dallas is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Dallas's last 11 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington Mystics
Washington is 14-7 SU in its last 21 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games
Washington is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Dallas
Washington is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games when playing Dallas
Washington is 2-4-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Dallas
Washington is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Washington's last 11 games when playing at home against Dallas

Phoenix Mercury
Phoenix is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Phoenix's last 6 games
Phoenix is 15-5-1 ATS in its last 21 games on the road
Phoenix is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Phoenix is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Indiana
Phoenix is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games when playing Indiana
Phoenix is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Phoenix is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Phoenix's last 7 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Indiana Fever
Indiana is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Indiana is 8-17 ATS in its last 25 games
Indiana is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Indiana is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana's last 6 games
Indiana is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games at home
Indiana is 4-19 SU in its last 23 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Indiana's last 18 games at home
Indiana is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Phoenix
Indiana is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games when playing Phoenix
Indiana is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Phoenix
Indiana is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Indiana's last 7 games when playing at home against Phoenix

Seattle Storm
Seattle is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games
Seattle is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games
Seattle is 12-5 ATS in its last 17 games on the road
Seattle is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games on the road
Seattle is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Seattle's last 7 games on the road
Seattle is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Chicago
Seattle is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Seattle's last 15 games when playing Chicago
Seattle is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Chicago Sky
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 7 games at home
Chicago is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Seattle
Chicago is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Chicago's last 15 games when playing Seattle
Chicago is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle


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WNBA
Long Sheet

Sunday, June 9

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DALLAS (0 - 3) at WASHINGTON (3 - 1) - 6/9/2019, 3:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

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

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CONNECTICUT (4 - 1) at ATLANTA (1 - 3) - 6/9/2019, 3:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 4-2 against the spread versus CONNECTICUT over the last 3 seasons
ATLANTA is 4-2 straight up against CONNECTICUT 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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LAS VEGAS (2 - 2) at NEW YORK (0 - 4) - 6/9/2019, 3:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
LAS VEGAS is 5-1 against the spread versus NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
LAS VEGAS is 4-2 straight up against NEW YORK 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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PHOENIX (1 - 2) at INDIANA (3 - 1) - 6/9/2019, 4:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

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

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SEATTLE (3 - 2) at CHICAGO (1 - 2) - 6/9/2019, 6:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

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

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WNBA
Dunkel

Sunday, June 9


Dallas @ Washington

Game 601-602
June 9, 2019 @ 3:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
103.406
Washington
114.626
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 11
173
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
N/A

Las Vegas @ New York

Game 605-606
June 9, 2019 @ 3:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Las Vegas
110.952
New York
101.444
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Las Vegas
by 8 1/2
155
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Las Vegas
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Las Vegas
N/A

Connecticut @ Atlanta

Game 603-604
June 9, 2019 @ 3:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Connecticut
114.299
Atlanta
106.354
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Connecticut
by 8
151
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Connecticut
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Connecticut

 

[Cnotes53]

SUNDAY, JUNE 9
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

LV at NY 03:00 PM
LV -10.0
O 162.0

CONN at ATL 03:00 PM
CONN -5.5
U 160.5

DAL at WAS 03:00 PM
DAL +14.5
U 157.5

PHO at IND 04:00 PM
IND +1.0
O 158.0

SEA at CHI 06:00 PM
CHI -1.5
U 162.5

 

[Cnotes53]

Hawkins, Powers help Mystics beat winless Wings 86-62
June 9, 2019
By The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) Tianna Hawkins and Aerial Powers combined for 39 points off the bench and the Washington Mystics cruised to an 86-62 win over the winless Dallas Wings on Sunday.

Hawkins hit 7 of 9 shots with three 3-pointers for a career-high 21 points and Powers was 6 of 10 with two 3s for 18. Elena Delle Donne and Kristi Toliver added 14 points apiece for the Mystics (4-1) and Natasha Cloud had 13. Delle Donne had nine rebounds, four assists, two blocks and a steal.

Dallas (0-4) had an 11-0 run in the first quarter and led 20-15. Washington, which has won four straight, went on a 12-2 run in the second quarter, taking a 25-24 lead on a Hawkins 3. A 7-2 surge in the last 70 seconds put the Mystics on top 40-34 at the break. The margin was 10 after three quarters and Washington dominated the fourth.

Glory Johnson led Dallas with 15 points but only had 11 in the second half. Imani McGee-Stafford added 11 points.

LIBERTY 88, ACES 78

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) - Tina Charles scored 21 points and Bria Hartley added 17 to help New York end a franchise-long 17-game losing streak.

The Liberty (1-4) last had a win on July 15, 2018, when they beat Chicago by 23 points. New York lost the final 13 games of the season and the first four this year before the win over the Aces.

They were tied for the third longest losing streak in WNBA history, trailing only Indiana's 18-game skid and Tulsa's record 20-game run.

Kayla McBride led Las Vegas with 25 points and Liz Cambage added 17 points and 10 rebounds. Rookie of the Year A'ja Wilson saw her streak of scoring in double figures end at 37 when she was held to just five.

SUN 65, DREAM 59

ATLANTA (AP) - Jonquel Jones had 17 points and 13 rebounds, Alyssa Thomas also had a double-double as Connecticut won for the fifth time in six games.

Thomas had 12 points and 12 rebounds and Courtney Williams added 13 points for Connecticut (5-1).

Tiffany Hayes and Brittney Sykes had 14 points each for the Dream (1-4).

SKY 78, STORM 71

CHICAGO (AP) - Cheyenne Parker had 18 points and 11 rebounds off the bench for Chicago.

Stephanie Dolson added 15 points and Courtney Vandersloot 11 with seven assists for the Sky (2-2).

The defending champion and short-handed Storm (3-3) got 20 points apiece from Natasha Howard and Jewell Loyd.

MERCURY 94, FEVER 87

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Brittney Griner scored 26 points, DeWanna Bonner added 25 and Phoenix used a dominant first half to beat Indiana.

Reserve Leilani Mitchell had two of her four 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and scored 17 for the Mercury (2-2) and Briann January added 16.

Kelsey Mitchell hit four 3-pointers and had 26 points for the Fever (3-2). Kennedy Burke added 18 points and Tiffany Mitchell scored 17.

 

[Cnotes53]

SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY JUNE 11, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:00 PM Seattle Storm Indiana Fever Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7:00 PM Washington Mystics Connecticut Sun Mohegan Sun Arena
8:00 PM Phoenix Mercury Chicago Sky Wintrust Arena

SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY JUNE 12, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:00 PM Minnesota Lynx New York Liberty Westchester County Center

SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY JUNE 13, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
8:00 PM Indiana Fever Dallas Wings College Park Center

SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY JUNE 14, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:00 PM Seattle Storm Washington Mystics The Entertainment and Sports Arena
8:00 PM Connecticut Sun Minnesota Lynx Target Center
10:00 PM Los Angeles Sparks Phoenix Mercury Talking Stick Resort Arena
10:30 PM New York Liberty Las Vegas Aces Mandalay Bay Events Center

SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY JUNE 15, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:00 PM Chicago Sky Indiana Fever Bankers Life Fieldhouse
8:00 PM Atlanta Dream Dallas Wings College Park Center
10:00 PM New York Liberty Los Angeles Sparks Staples Center


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WNBA JUNE'S OPINIONS AND BEST BETS:

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

06/09/2019 7-3-0 70.00% +18.50
06/08/2019 0-2-0 0.00% -11.00
06/07/2019 1-2-1 33.33% -6.00
06/06/2019 5-0-1 100.00% +25.00
06/05/2019 0-2-0 0.00% -11.00
06/04/2019 2-0-0 100.00% +10.00
06/02/2019 1-1-0 50.00% -0.50
06/01/2019 3-4-1 42.86% -7.00

Totals..............19-14-3 57.57% +18.00


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BEST BETS:

DATE........................ATS................... ..UNITS..................O/U..................UNITS.............TOTALS


06/09/2019.............1 - 3....................-11.50.................3 - 0.................+15.00.............+3.50
06/08/2019.............0 - 1.....................-5.50..................0 - 1.................-5.50................-11.00
06/07/2019.............1-0-1....................+5.00.................0- 2..................-11.00..............-6.00
06/06/2019.............3 - 0.....................+15.00...............2 - 0.................+10.00.............+25.00
06/05/2019.............0 - 1......................-5.50.................0 - 1..................-5.50...............-11.00
06/04/2019.............1 - 0.....................+5.00.................1 - 0.................+5.00..............+10.00
06/02/2019.............1 - 0.....................+5.00.................0 - 1..................-5.50...............-0.50
06/01/2019.............1 - 1......................-0.50.................2 - 2..................-1.00...............-1.50

Totals.....................8 - 6......................+7.00................8 - 7..................+1.50..............+8.50

 

[Cnotes53]

Lynx F Shepard tears ACL, out for season
June 9, 2019
By The Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Minnesota Lynx say rookie forward Jessica Shepard will be out for the rest of the season after suffering a torn ACL in her right knee.

The team said Sunday that Shepard's injury was confirmed by an MRI taken at Mayo Clinic in Minneapolis.

Shepard injured her knee during Saturday's 89-85 loss to the Los Angeles Sparks. The Lynx say she will have surgery at a date to be determined.

In her first WNBA season, the 6-foot-3 Shepard averaged 4.8 points, 5.7 rebounds and 3.5 assists in six games with the Lynx.

 

[Cnotes53]

Armadillo: Monday's six-pack

? Prayers to David Ortiz, who was wounded in a shooting in the Dominican Republic Sunday.

? Happy 80th birthday to Dick Vitale, who has more energy than most people half his age.

? Bruins 5, Blues 1? Winner-take-all Game 7 is Wednesday in Boston.

? Mariners 9, Angels 3? Edwin Encarnacion hit his 400th home run.

? Nationals 5, Padres 2? San Diego is 8-12 in its last 20 games.

? If the baseball playoffs started today:
NL: Phils-Cubs-Dodgers. Wild Card: Braves @ Brewers
AL: Bronx-Twins-Astros. Wild Card: Rangers @ Rays


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Armadillo: Monday's List of 13: Wrapping up a sports weekend??.

13) Big question for NBA commish Adam Silver this summer: Could Kawhi Leonard?s success this postseason lead to more regular season resting for NBA stars?

People pay a lot of money to go to games and obviously, they want to see the stars play; Leonard sat out 22 games this season. Same goes for TV ratings; people like to watch great players play.

12) Michigan G Charles Matthews tore his ACL as he prepared for the NBA Draft, is now out until at least January, and thats the risk of bolting school early. He still intends to leave Michigan; his agent still thinks he?ll be taken in the second round of the draft. We?ll see about that; the agent doesn?t get paid if Matthews goes back to Michigan.

11) Nationals 5, Padres 1? Game was tied in 8th inning, then Kendrick, Turner, Eaton, Rendon hit four consecutive bombs off of reliever Craig Stammen to settle things.

10) El Paso Chihuahuas? pitcher Kyle McGrath threw seven perfect innings Sunday before giving up a hit in the 8th inning; it was only his 4th professional start, in his 184th minor league game. El Paso is the AAA farm club of the San Diego Padres.

9) Brewers 5, Pirates 2? Closer Josh Hader pitched on back/back days for only third time this year; by way of comparison, San Diego?s Kirby Yates has pitched on back/back days seven times this season.

8) Twins 13, Tigers 2? Jake Odorizzi (9-2) is the first Twins? pitcher to win nine straight decisions since Johan Santana during his 2006 Cy Young season.

7) Baseball stuff:
? Mets put 2B Robinson Cano back on the IL.
? White Sox put P Dylan Covey (shoulder) on the IL.
? Bronx put P Domingo German (hip flexor) on 10-Day IL.

6) Rockies-Mets pitching matchup Sunday was Hoffman-Syndergaard, both of whom were 1st round draft picks of the Toronto Blue Jays, Hoffman in ?14, Syndergaard in ?10.

5) Bronx OF Brett Gardner threw a batting helmet in the dugout the other night; it bounced back, hit him in the lip and cut him? he needed six stitches.

4) Kevin Durant practiced with the Warriors Sunday, who haven?t announced yet if he will play Monday night in Toronto- they officially listed him as questionable.

3) Rory McIlroy shot a 61 Sunday and won the Canadian Open by seven shots.

McIlroy is the last golfer to win a major the week after he won another tournament; he won the Bridgestone and then the PGA in 2014.

2) Graeme McDowell drained a 30-foot putt on the last hole Sunday to qualify for the British Open, which is being played in McDowell?s hometown this summer.

1) University of Alabama is returning a $21.5M gift from its largest donor and taking his name off the law school after he called for Alabama to be boycotted over the state?s new abortion law.

 

[Cnotes53]

Armadillo: Tuesday's six-pack

Odds for the US Open this weekend:

15-2: Brooks Koepka

8-1: Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy

9-1: Eldrick Woods

16-1: Patrick Cantlay, Jordan Spieth

22-1: Justin Rose

25-1: Jon Rahm, Rickie Fowler, Xander Schauffele


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Armadillo: Tuesday's List of 13: Nobody asked me, but??

13) Warriors 106, Raptors 105? Toronto had a 6-point lead and the ball with 3:00 left, but couldn?t finish the job; Game 6 is in Oakland Thursday. Warriors were +6 in 12:00 with Kevin Durant on the floor; seriously doubt he plays again in this series.

Late night update: Warriors think Durant tore his achilles.

12) Dallas Keuchel made his ?19 debut Monday, pitching for Rome in the Class A South Atlantic League; he allowed a single, a walk with nine strikeouts in seven scoreless innings.

11) Braves 13, Pirates 7? Josh Donaldson got drilled by a pitch in the first inning, the ump threw the pitcher out, and a high-scoring game broke out. Marte and Albies both homered twice in this game.

10) Former Auburn, Akron coach Terry Bowden is heading to the Clemson football staff as a 63-year-old graduate assistant; his brother Tommy was Clemson?s head coach for 10 years.

Bowden is going for a Master?s Degree in athletic leadership at Clemson, and his position on the staff is an unpaid graduate internship.

9) Auburn 14, North Carolina 7? Tigers advance to the College World Series; they scored 13 runs in the top of the first inning. Rough way for the season to end for UNC.

8) Wednesday?s Rangers-Red Sox game in Boston moves up from 7:00 to 4:00 because Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final is Wednesday night in Boston.

7) Baseball stuff:
? Pirates put P Jordan Lyles (hamstring) on IL.
? Cardinals put P Adam Wainwright (hamsring) on IL
? Angels? P Matt Harvey aggravated his back injury on a rehab start.

6) Rained in New York City Monday night, so Subway Series will have a day/night twinbill on Tuesday, with games at 1:05, 7:05.

5) Tony Parker retired after 18 seasons in the NBA; he won four NBA titles with the Spurs.

4) Read online yesterday that El Cortez and Four Queens are last places in Las Vegas that deal low-limit single deck blackjack that still pays 3-2 on naturals. Most single deck games pay 6-5 now.

3) College basketball transfer portal:
? Grad transfer Isaiah Moss bolts from Iowa to Kansas.
? Grad transfer Tevin Mack bolts from Alabama to Clemson.
? F Eugene Omoruyi bolts from Rutgers to Oregon.

2) Arizona 13, Phillies 8? This was seventh time since 1914 that a team led off a game with three straight home runs; last time was in 2017, also the Diamondbacks.

Phillies? Jerad Eickhoff didn?t allow a HR in any of his first five starts (30 IP); he?s allowed at least one homer in six straight starts (13 HR in last 24 1/3 IP).

1) Field for the College World Series is set:
Bracket One: Arkansas, Florida State, Michigan, Texas Tech.
Bracket Two: Auburn, Louisville, Mississippi State, Vanderbilt