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[CNOTES]

WNBA
Long Sheet


Thursday, September 8


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ATLANTA (15 - 14) at LOS ANGELES (24 - 6) - 9/8/2016, 10:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 28-16 ATS (+10.4 Units) as an underdog over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 25-13 ATS (+10.7 Units) against Western conference opponents over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 25-13 ATS (+10.7 Units) in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 34-19 ATS (+13.1 Units) off an upset win as an underdog since 1997.
ATLANTA is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) after playing 3 consecutive home games over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 28-43 ATS (-19.3 Units) as a favorite over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 16-34 ATS (-21.4 Units) in home games over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 13-25 ATS (-14.5 Units) in a home game where where the total is greater than or equal to 150 over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 5-15 ATS (-11.5 Units) in home games against Eastern conference opponents over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 11-22 ATS (-13.2 Units) in home games after a division game over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 5-15 ATS (-11.5 Units) in home games in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 8-18 ATS (-11.8 Units) in home games revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 8-18 ATS (-11.8 Units) in home games after allowing 75 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 20-35 ATS (-18.5 Units) in home games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game after 15+ games since 1997.
LOS ANGELES is 10-20 ATS (-12.0 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 6-0 against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
ATLANTA is 4-2 straight up against LOS ANGELES 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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WNBA


Thursday, September 8


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Trend Report
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10:30 PM
ATLANTA vs. LOS ANGELES
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games
Atlanta is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Los Angeles is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 6 games

 

[CNOTES]

WNBA
Dunkel


Thursday, September 8




Atlanta @ Los Angeles


Game 601-602
September 8, 2016 @ 10:30 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Atlanta
109.242
Los Angeles
114.745
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles
by 5 1/2
156
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
by 9
163 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Atlanta
(+9); Under

 

[CNOTES]

Standings

EASTERN CONFERENCE


Team Win Loss Percent GB Home Away Conf. Last 10 Streak


New York Liberty 20 10 0.667 0 9-6 11-4 10-3 6-4 L-1


Atlanta Dream 15 14 0.517 4 10-5 5-9 8-7 5-5 W-1


Chicago Sky 15 14 0.517 4 9-6 6-8 6-7 7-3 L-1


Indiana Fever 14 15 0.483 5 6-8 8-7 6-7 6-4 W-1


Washington Mystics 12 17 0.414 7 5-9 7-8 7-5 3-7 W-2


Connecticut Sun 11 18 0.379 8 6-8 5-10 2-10 6-4 L-1



WESTERN CONFERENCE


Team Win Loss Percent GB Home Away Conf. Last 10 Streak


Minnesota Lynx 25 5 0.833 0 14-2 11-3 14-1 9-1 W-4


Los Angeles Sparks 24 6 0.800 1 12-2 12-4 9-4 5-5 L-1


Seattle Storm 13 17 0.433 12 8-7 5-10 6-8 6-4 W-2


Phoenix Mercury 13 17 0.433 12 9-6 4-11 4-9 5-5 L-3


Dallas Wings 9 21 0.300 16 5-11 4-10 7-8 0-10 L-11


San Antonio Stars 6 23 0.207 18 4-10 2-13 1-11 1-9 L-4





Updated Thu Sep 8 11:08 AM EDT

 

[CNOTES]

WNBA BEST BETS:


YESTERDAYS RESULTS 3 - 1


WLT PCT UNITS


ATS Picks 79-77-3 50.64% -2850


O/U Picks 79-80-0 49.69% -4500



THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8


GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS


ATL at LA 10:30 PM


LA -8.5


U 164.0

 

[CNOTES]

SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 9, 2016


Time (ET) Away Home Site


7:00 PM Chicago Sky Indiana Fever Bankers Life Fieldhouse


7:00 PM Seattle Storm Washington Mystics Verizon Center


7:30 PM Connecticut Sun New York Liberty Madison Square Garden


8:00 PM Dallas Wings San Antonio Stars Freeman Coliseum




SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 11, 2016


Time (ET) Away Home Site


1:00 PM Chicago Sky Connecticut Sun Mohegan Sun Arena


4:00 PM Indiana Fever Washington Mystics Verizon Center


4:30 PM Minnesota Lynx San Antonio Stars Freeman Coliseum


4:30 PM New York Liberty Dallas Wings College Park Center


6:00 PM Atlanta Dream Phoenix Mercury Talking Stick Resort Arena


7:00 PM Los Angeles Sparks Seattle Storm KeyArena



SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 13, 2016


Time (ET) Away Home Site


7:00 PM Indiana Fever Connecticut Sun Mohegan Sun Arena


7:00 PM San Antonio Stars Atlanta Dream Philips Arena


7:00 PM Washington Mystics New York Liberty Madison Square Garden


8:00 PM Minnesota Lynx Chicago Sky Allstate Arena


10:30 PM Phoenix Mercury Los Angeles Sparks Staples Center



Updated Thu Sep 8 11:04 AM EDT

 

[CNOTES]

McCoughtry leads Dream over Sparks 86-81
September 8, 2016


LOS ANGELES (AP) Angel McCoughtry had 32 points and 11 rebounds and the Atlanta Dream beat the Los Angeles Sparks 86-81 to snap a four-game road losing streak Thursday night.


The Dream (16-14) held off a late rally and never trailed in the contest. The victory moved them a half-game up on Chicago in the race for the No. 4 seed and a first-round bye in the playoffs.


McCoughtry had her third double-double of the season and Elizabeth Williams added 15 points and 12 rebounds.


The Dream had their largest lead at 67-49, but Los Angeles came within 80-78 on Kristi Toliver's 3-pointer with 59 seconds left. McCoughtry and Layshia Clarendon each hit a pair of free throws and McCoughtry had a steal and layup to secure the win.


The Sparks (24-7) have gone 4-6 since their historic 20-1 start to the season but have already clinched a top-two seed and will automatically advance to the semifinals.


Essence Carson, Chelsea Gray and Candace Parker finished with 16 points each. Nneka Ogwumike scored 15.

 

[CNOTES]

Friday’s six-pack


Submitted for your perusal, NFL trends for Week 1………..


— Ravens are 0-10-2 in last 12 games as a favorite.


— Dallas covered one of last eight home openers.


— Chargers are 3-10 in last 13 divisional games.


— Indianapolis covered one of last eight season openers.


— Falcons are 2-8 in last ten games as a home favorite.


— Green Bay is 9-4 in last 13 games as a road favorite.



Friday’s List of 13: Things I’m looking for this weekend………


13) Four QBs start this weekend (Siemian started last night) who’ve never started an NFL game before (Siemian is only one who took a snap and he took one, and took a knee). Rookie QBs generally fail right off the bat, even guys who wind up being great. We’ll see how these four make out.


12) Virginia Tech-Tennessee are playing at a NASCAR track Saturday night in front of 150,000 fans. Vols QB Dobbs is a senior; before he graduates, would be nice if he started throwing with some accuracy. Tennessee was very lucky to beat Appalachian State in OT last week.


11) No way the Giants are a better team now, after firing a Hall of Fame coach and keeping both coordinators, promoting one to head coach. And if Eli Manning ever gets hurt, good Lord they’ll be terrible; their backup QBs are putrid.


10) BYU-Utah renew their Beehive State rivalry this week; Utah led 35-7 at the half in the Las Vegas Bowl nine months ago, hung on for 35-28 win. This is a fierce rivalry and will be a fun game to watch.


9) This is the first time since 2012 that Ryan Fitzpatrick has been on the same team two years in a row; can he lead the Jets to the playoffs? While I’m here, why the hell did the Jets keep four QBs? It is nonsensical.


8) Arkansas struggled to beat Louisiana Tech 21-20 last week; TCU beat South Dakota State 59-41 (24-all at half). Neither of these results were impressive; which teams improves the most from Week 1 and wins this game?


7) Carson Wentz missed most of LY at North Dakota State with an injury, then he missed almost all of this summer with a rib injury, now all of a sudden he is the Eagles’ starting QB? Why? Cleveland is 1-16 in season openers, or else I’d be all over them in this game.


6) Penn State is 0-8 vs spread on the road under James Franklin; Nittany Lions have a new QB making his first road start, at Pitt, in renewal of an old rivalry. Franklin won at Vanderbilt; you’d think he will win in Happy Valley, too.


5) Who plays QB for the Vikings in Tennessee? Whoever it is will hand off to Adrian Peterson a lot. Dick LeBeau’s Titan defense will blitz the hell out of whichever QB plays. If Minnesota fans aren’t nervous enough, there is this: Sam Bradford gets hurt……..a lot.


4) Mississippi State lost at home to South Alabama LW, after leading 17-0 at the half. Now Bulldogs host SEC rival South Carolina, which rallied from down 10-0 in 4th quarter to win at Vandy last week.


3) Last game of the week sees the Los Angeles Rams playing in Santa Clara against their rivals, the 49ers. What happens if Case Keenum plays great this year and the Rams make the playoffs? Keenum is a free agent this winter; would they let him walk, or would they recoup some of their lost draft picks and trade Jared Goff? Stranger things have happened.


2) Washington State opened the last two years by losing to a I-AA team, but Mike Leach is 12-3 vs spread in his last 15 games as a road underdog. Should be a fun game on the blue carpet, the Coogs vs Boise State.


1– Jimmy Garoppolo will be the story of the week, for better or worse; his backup is NC State rookie Jacoby Brissett. Expect New England to run it a lot and expect the Cardinals to blitz the hell out of Garoppolo.

 

[CNOTES]

WNBA


Friday, September 9


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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
CHICAGO vs. INDIANA
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Chicago's last 12 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Indiana is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Chicago
Indiana is 3-6-1 ATS in its last 10 games at home


7:00 PM
SEATTLE vs. WASHINGTON
Seattle is 6-19 SU in its last 25 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Seattle's last 21 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games
Washington is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games


7:30 PM
CONNECTICUT vs. NEW YORK
Connecticut is 7-17 SU in its last 24 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Connecticut's last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York's last 5 games when playing at home against Connecticut
New York is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Connecticut


8:00 PM
DALLAS vs. SAN ANTONIO
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 6 games when playing on the road against San Antonio
Dallas is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of San Antonio's last 12 games
San Antonio is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games

 

[CNOTES]

WNBA
Long Sheet


Friday, September 9


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CHICAGO (15 - 14) at INDIANA (14 - 15) - 9/9/2016, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 27-44 ATS (-21.4 Units) after allowing 75 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 19-31 ATS (-15.1 Units) after scoring 75 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
INDIANA is 8-2 ATS (+5.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
INDIANA is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record after 15+ games this season.


Head-to-Head Series History
INDIANA is 8-8 against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 10-7 straight up against INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
9 of 17 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons


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SEATTLE (13 - 17) at WASHINGTON (12 - 17) - 9/9/2016, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 35-57 ATS (-27.7 Units) off an upset win as an underdog since 1997.
SEATTLE is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) on Friday this season.
SEATTLE is 110-80 ATS (+22.0 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 31-51 ATS (-25.1 Units) as a home favorite of 3 points or less since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 172-219 ATS (-68.9 Units) after a division game since 1997.


Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 3-3 against the spread versus SEATTLE over the last 3 seasons
SEATTLE is 4-2 straight up against WASHINGTON 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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CONNECTICUT (11 - 18) at NEW YORK (20 - 10) - 9/9/2016, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW YORK is 98-64 ATS (+27.6 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more since 1997.
CONNECTICUT is 18-10 ATS (+7.0 Units) in all games this season.
CONNECTICUT is 16-8 ATS (+7.2 Units) as an underdog this season.
CONNECTICUT is 7-1 ATS (+5.9 Units) in road games revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
CONNECTICUT is 15-7 ATS (+7.3 Units) after allowing 75 points or more this season.
CONNECTICUT is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more this season.
CONNECTICUT is 14-6 ATS (+7.4 Units) after scoring 75 points or more this season.
CONNECTICUT is 8-2 ATS (+5.8 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game after 15+ games this season.
CONNECTICUT is 8-2 ATS (+5.8 Units) in road games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game this season.
CONNECTICUT is 10-3 ATS (+6.7 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game after 15+ games this season.
CONNECTICUT is 15-6 ATS (+8.4 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game this season.
NEW YORK is 4-11 ATS (-8.1 Units) in home games this season.
NEW YORK is 4-11 ATS (-8.1 Units) in a home game where where the total is greater than or equal to 150 this season.
NEW YORK is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.


Head-to-Head Series History
NEW YORK is 6-5 against the spread versus CONNECTICUT over the last 3 seasons
NEW YORK is 9-2 straight up against CONNECTICUT over the last 3 seasons
8 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons


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DALLAS (9 - 21) at SAN ANTONIO (6 - 23) - 9/9/2016, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 10-20 ATS (-12.0 Units) in all games this season.
DALLAS is 1-9 ATS (-8.9 Units) as a favorite this season.
DALLAS is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) on Friday this season.
DALLAS is 9-19 ATS (-11.9 Units) after allowing 75 points or more this season.
DALLAS is 7-16 ATS (-10.6 Units) after scoring 75 points or more this season.
DALLAS is 2-10 ATS (-9.0 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game after 15+ games this season.
DALLAS is 6-14 ATS (-9.4 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game this season.


Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 7-3 against the spread versus SAN ANTONIO over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 7-4 straight up against SAN ANTONIO over the last 3 seasons
6 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

 

[CNOTES]

Preview: Sky (15-14) at Fever (14-15)
Date: September 09, 2016 7:00 PM EDT

The race to fourth place in the WNBA standings and the first-round bye in the playoffs suddenly has become a little more interesting.


That spot is currently occupied by the Chicago Sky, who are just a game up in the standings on the Indiana Fever. Those two Eastern Conference rivals square off Thursday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis in a key contest as the regular season rolls into its final stretch.


Things could be all square if Indiana (14-15) defeats Chicago (15-14) on Thursday. A Fever win would also grant them the main tiebreaker if the two teams are knotted at the end of the season because of head-to-head victories.


The Sky might have to play Thursday's game without three of their key players.


Forward Elena Delle Donne, the WNBA's leading scorer (21.5 points per game) and her team's top rebounder (seven per game), sustained a thumb injury in the Sky's 118-81 loss to Washington on Wednesday. Both Delle Donne and Tamera Young (ankle) have been ruled day-to-day by Chicago following their injuries.


The Sky's Cheyenne Parker did not dress at Washington and missed her second consecutive game due to an existing ankle injury. Her participation will be a game-time decision.


Indiana enters Thursday's crucial contest off a 71-69 win against the San Antonio Stars on Tuesday night in which the Fever won the game at the free throw line, converting 27 of 30 attempts. Among that flurry were the winning points on a pair from the charity stripe by Briann January with 2.2 seconds remaining.


Indiana's leading scorer Tamika Catchings had just one point in the win but did corral eight rebounds in 21 minutes of action.


The two teams have split their two games this season, with the road squad winning each time. Indiana has earned a spot in the playoffs for a record 11 consecutive postseasons.


WNBA HEAD TO HEAD


Jun 29, 2016 Score ATS Results
IND « 95 Cover: 18
CHI 83 Over: 178
Tools: Recaps


Jun 10, 2016 Score ATS Results
CHI « 73 Cover: 7.5
IND 64 Under: 137
Tools: Recaps

 

[CNOTES]

Preview: Storm (13-17) at Mystics (12-17)
Date: September 09, 2016 7:00 PM EDT

It would be an understatement to say the Washington Mystics raised a few eyebrows when they scored 118 points against the Chicago Sky on Wednesday night.


But the team ranked last at 81.1 points per game scored nearly 37 above its average to serve notice that it just might have enough offense for a playoff spot.


As the WNBA enters the home stretch of the regular season, a little confidence might go a long way for Washington, which has won two in a row - modest numbers for a team that had lost seven straight and had been given up for dead up until a couple of weeks ago.


After dominating the Sky, the Mystics appear ready to take the next step to a securing a playoff game.


With the win, Washington pulled within a half-game of the Seattle Storm (13-17) and the Phoenix Mercury (13-17), the two teams tied for seventh place in the league. The top eight teams qualify for the postseason.


On Friday, the Mystics play host to the Storm in a game set for a 4 p.m. tipoff at the Verizon Center in Washington.


The teams have split the first two meetings this season with the Mystics winning in overtime, 84-82, in May.


In July, the Storm's defense was stout and held the Sun to two single-digit scoring quarters in an 80-51 drubbing of Connecticut.


If the Mystics are going to extend their season, someone aside from Tayler Hill and Emma Meesseman has to step up. The pair combined to average 31 points per game; Hill has tried to single-handedly carry the offense the past five contests as she averages 21 points per game over that time.


Leilani Mitchell might be the key. Mitchell came off the bench and scored 20 points in the win over Chicago.


Seattle, the two-time WNBA champion, enters Friday's contest on a roll after beating the Liberty by 24 in New York. That victory was the Storm's second straight road win - they beat Atlanta by nine on Sunday.


Jewell Loyd scored 25 points against New York and Breanna Stewart added 23 and nine rebounds for the Storm, who scored 100 points in a game for the first time since 2012.


After Friday night's contest, the Storm play host to Los Angeles in their next-to-last home game of the season on Sunday.




WNBA HEAD TO HEAD


Jul 15, 2016 Score ATS Results
WAS 0 Under: 0
SEA « 0 Cover: 1
Tools: Recaps


May 26, 2016 Score ATS Results
WAS « 84 Cover: 7
SEA 82 Over: 166
Tools: Recaps

 

[CNOTES]

Preview: Sun (11-18) at Liberty (20-10)
Date: September 09, 2016 7:30 PM EDT

Despite losing their last game by 24 points, the New York Liberty clinched the third seed in the playoffs. You can bet New York will come out focused and coach Bill Laimbeer will have his squad ready to play the Connecticut Sun on Friday night at Madison Square Garden.


On a night when New York honored one of the WNBA's all-time greats, the Liberty laid a big, fat egg against the Seattle Storm on Wednesday and lost, 102-78.


The Liberty were still licking their wounds after the loss when they honored the career of Swin Cash, who is retiring after this season. Named one of the 20 greatest WNBA players of all-time, Cash is calling it quits after 15 seasons.


She's not the scorer she once was, but Cash has been credited with helping MVP candidate Tina Charles develop. Charles leads the Liberty with 21.2 and 9.9 rebounds per game.


Last week, Charles reached 4,000 career points, which elicited high praise from Laimbeer.


"We talk about inside that she's the best post player in the world, men or women," he told reporters. "She's that consistent and that dominant. There's more to her that we're waiting to see."


Charles has recorded 16 double-doubles, and in seven other games she has fallen one rebound shy of a double-double.


While New York has secured a playoff spot, the Sun still have hope of earning a berth. The Sun are one of four teams -- Seattle and Phoenix are 1 1/2 games ahead and Washington is one game ahead of Connecticut -- jockeying for the final two spots in the playoffs.


The Sun have had five days to rest since seeing their modest two-game win streak snapped in a loss to Maya Moore and the Minnesota Lynx.


Alex Bentley, the Sun's leading scorer at 13.9 points per game, and Chiney Ogwumike (12.1 ppg) had off games and didn't do much damage until late in that contest.


In the first meeting earlier this season, Charles scored 32 to lead the Liberty to an 80-72 win on June 16 in Connecticut.


On July 17, Charles struggled but Cash and Sugar Rodgers picked up the slack in an 83-76 win over the Sun in New York.


After Friday's game, the Sun play host to the Chicago Sky on Sunday.


The Liberty hit the road and travel to Dallas for a Sunday date with the Wings.




WNBA HEAD TO HEAD


Jul 17, 2016 Score ATS Results
CONN 76 Cover: 1
NEW « 83 Over: 159
Tools: Recaps


Jun 16, 2016 Score ATS Results
NEW « 80 Cover: 0.5
CONN 72 Under: 152
Tools: Recaps

 

[CNOTES]

Preview: Wings (9-21) at Stars (6-23)
Date: September 09, 2016 8:00 PM EDT

Pride and bragging rights.


That's what's on the line when the Dallas Wings and San Antonio Stars hook up on Friday night at San Antonio.


The Wings (9-21) have lost 11 straight and the Stars are 1-9 in their past 10 games. The Stars have the worst record in the league and have struggled (understatement) since leading scorer Kayla McBride was injured and lost for the season in early July.


The Stars almost earned their seventh win of the season on Tuesday -- almost. Indiana converted 27 of 30 free throws (the Stars made all 19 of their attempts) and hung on to win, 72-69.


Likewise, the Wings almost ended their losing skid on Sunday -- almost. In a game that saw 11 lead changes and no lead greater than seven points, Washington beat back every charge the Wings made to claim a five-point win.


Odyssey Sims had a chance to tie the score with eight seconds left, but her jumper was blocked.


Dallas has won both meetings with the Stars this season. On May 21, Sims scored 23 points in an 82-77 win.


Then on June 23, the Stars took Dallas into overtime before falling, 97-90.


The Wings' next victory will be head coach Fred Williams' 100th, but if it comes this year, Dallas will have to earn it without Glory Johnson. Johnson played only seven minutes against the Mystics before injuring her left MCL.


Aerial Powers came off the bench and scored 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. She will get the lion's share of time that Johnson would have seen.


Friday's game will be a homecoming for Moriah Jefferson, a Dallas native and the Stars' second-leading scorer at 12.6 points per game. She also averages 4.0 assists


Despite not playing since July, McBride still leads the team in scoring at 17.1 ppg.


Dallas closes out its home slate on Sunday when it plays host to the New York Liberty.


The Minnesota Lynx head to San Antonio for a Sunday game between the league's best and worst teams.



WNBA HEAD TO HEAD


Jun 23, 2016 Score ATS Results
SA 90 Cover: 3
DAL « 97 Over: 187
Tools: Recaps


May 21, 2016 Score ATS Results
SA 77 Cover: 7.5
DAL « 82 Over: 159
Tools: Recaps

 

[CNOTES]

WNBA BEST BETS:


WLT PCT UNITS


ATS Picks 79-78-3 50.32% -3400


O/U Picks 79-81-0 49.38% -5050



FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9


GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS


SEA at WAS 07:00 PM


SEA +3.0


O 163.0




CHI at IND 07:00 PM

IND -4.5


O 168.5




CONN at NY 07:30 PM


CONN +5.5


O 163.5




DAL at SA 08:00 PM


DAL -4.0


O 157.0

 

[CNOTES]

WNBA Capsules
September 9, 2016


NEW YORK (AP) Tina Charles had 23 points and 10 rebounds to help the New York Liberty beat the Connecticut Sun 89-82 on Friday night.


While the Liberty (21-10) have already clinched the No. 3 seed in the playoffs, Connecticut (11-19) is in 10th place and will need a lot of help to make the playoffs.


Courtney Williams scored a career-high 20 points and Chiney Ogwumike also had 20 to lead Connecticut.


STORM 81, MYSTICS 76


WASHINGTON (AP) - Breanna Stewart and Sue Bird scored 17 points apiece and Seattle beat Washington in a critical showdown between teams battling for the final playoff spot.


The Storm (14-17) won their third straight on the road to move into a tie for seventh place with Phoenix, a half-game in front of the Mystics (12-18) in the chase for the final playoff spot.


Emma Messeman led Washington with 15 points.


FEVER 95, SKY 88


INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Briann January scored the last six points of the game from the foul line and finished with 20 points, leading Indiana past Chicago.


Erica Wheeler added 16 points and Marissa Coleman and Lynetta Kizer 14 apiece to help the Fever (15-15) move into a tie for fourth with the Sky (15-15) and take the tiebreaker advantage.


Chicago was without Elena Delle Donne, the league scoring leader who suffered a thumb injury in a game Wednesday night. Cappie Pondexter led the Sky with 22 points.


WINGS 92, STARS 84


SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Odyssey Sims scored 20 points and Dallas beat San Antonio to end an 11-game losing streak and give coach Fred Williams his 100th victory.


Skylar Diggins added 16 points for the Wings (10-21). Moriah Jefferson scored 27 points for San Antonio (6-24).

 

[CNOTES]

Preview: Sky (15-15) at Sun (11-19)
Date: September 11, 2016 1:00 PM EDT

With four games left in the regular season, the Chicago Sky are venturing into crisis mode. They've lost two straight games and reigning MVP Elena Delle Donne has an injured thumb and missed Friday's loss to the Indiana Fever.


The Sky, with or without Delle Donne, will try to right the ship Sunday when they visit the also-desperate Connecticut Sun at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.


Delle Donne injured her right thumb last week in a loss to the Washington Mystics. The WNBA's leading scorer told the Chicago Tribune on Thursday that she's "day-to-day." Without her, the Sky are in danger of missing the playoffs.


Chicago (15-15) closes the regular season against the first-place Minnesota Lynx, the playoff-bound New York Liberty and the Seattle Storm, who are in playoff position as well. Plus, Connecticut beat the Sky 94-89 in their most recent meeting on July 22.


Delle Donne scored 20 points in the loss. Connecticut guard Alex Bentley had 21 points and forward Jonquel Jones provided a spark off the bench with her first career double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds. The win came in the middle of the Sun's late-season turnaround.


After a bad start to the season, the Sun (11-19) made a late playoff push in mid-July and August, winning five of six at one point to get in the thick of the postseason hunt. But they've dropped two straight games since and enter Sunday's game two games behind the Phoenix Mercury for the final playoff berth.


The top eight teams, regardless of conference, qualify for the postseason.


The Sun are coming off a hard-fought 89-82 loss to the Liberty on Friday. Chiney Ogwumike had 20 points and nine rebounds, continuing her impressive season. Ogwumike leads the team in rebounding (6.3 rebounds per game) and is second in scoring (12.3 points).


If Delle Donne can't go, guard Cappie Pondexter will be looked upon to take on some more of the coming load. Pondexter is averaging 12.2 points per game.


Chicago defeated Connecticut 93-70 in the season opener for both teams. It was the beginning of a 2-10 start for the Sun.


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Jul 22, 2016 Score ATS Results
CONN « 94 Cover: 11.5
CHI 89 Over: 183
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May 14, 2016 Score ATS Results
CONN 70 Under: 163
CHI « 93 Cover: 14
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Preview: Fever (15-15) at Mystics (12-18)
Date: September 11, 2016 4:00 PM EDT

It is put-up-or-shut-up time for the Washington Mystics and their push for a spot in the WNBA playoffs, with their game Sunday afternoon against the Indiana Fever at the Verizon Center in the nation's capital a crucial one.


The Mystics (12-18) find themselves on the outside of the postseason after Friday' 81-76 home loss to Seattle dropped Washington to ninth in the 12-team league, a game behind Phoenix. The top eight squads, regardless of conference, earn spots in the playoffs.


"You play the game, and when it ends you move on to the next one, same as we've been doing all season," Washington guard Natasha Cloud said after Friday's loss. "There's no time to be upset about this when we've got four games to focus on."


Indiana, conversely, is on a mini-run, winning back-to-back games to move into a tie for fifth in the league standings and just a game behind Atlanta in the quest for a first-round bye.


The Fever (15-15) jumped to even with Chicago with a 95-88 win over the Sky on Friday in Indianapolis as Briann January scored the final seven points for Indiana from the free throw line.


"The game wasn't as clean as we would like it to be -- there were too many turnovers and too many fouls -- but it's probably not going to be at this time of the year," Indianapolis coach Stephanie White said after the win over Chicago. "I'm proud of the grit of our team."


The Fever can secure a playoff berth by beating Washington on Sunday and have a shot at No. 4 because they own 2-1 tie-breakers over the other teams in contention for that seed: Atlanta (16-14), Chicago (15-4), Seattle (14-17) and Phoenix (13-17).


Indiana has earned a spot in the playoffs for a record 11 consecutive postseasons.


Washington has dominated the two games played between the teams this season, beating Indiana 76-62 at the Verizon Center on June 18 and rolling to a 92-69 win over the Fever in Indianapolis on Aug. 27.


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Aug 27, 2016 Score ATS Results
WAS « 92 Cover: 29
IND 69 Over: 161
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Jun 22, 2016 Score ATS Results
IND 62 Under: 138
WAS « 76 Cover: 9.5
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Preview: Liberty (21-10) at Wings (10-21)
Date: September 11, 2016 4:30 PM EDT

The New York Liberty's dynamic inside-out tandem of Tina Charles and Sugar Rodgers has been torching the entire WNBA this season, but they've been especially nasty to the Dallas Wings.


Charles, Rodgers and the Liberty, who have clinched a playoff berth, host the Wings on Sunday at Madison Square Garden.


Dallas snapped an 11-game losing streak with a win over the San Antonio Stars on Friday to keep their razor-slim playoff hopes alive.


With three games remaining in the regular season, the Wings (10-21) trail the eighth-place Phoenix Mercury by three games in the league standings.


The top eight teams in the league standings, regardless of conference, qualify for the postseason.


New York clinched the third overall seed in the playoff with Friday's win over the Connecticut Sun.


The Liberty won both previous meetings with the Wings this season.


Charles scored 28 points in the Liberty's 91-88 win over the Wings on June 14. She has averaged 26.0 points in two games versus Dallas this season and is coming off a 23-point, 10-rebound performance in the win over the Sun.


Charles is second in the WNBA in scoring at 21.5 points per game and first in rebounding with 9.9 per game.


Rodgers has been deadly from behind 3-point arc against the Wings this season, connecting on 9 of 13. She hit two 3-pointers against Connecticut on Friday to retake the WNBA lead with 84 this season.


How much Liberty coach Bill Laimbeer plays his two catalysts is up in the air, as rest may be in order.


The Wings have no such luxury, but can hope to build off Friday's win over San Antonio, which gave coach Frank Williams his 100th career win in the WNBA.


Odyssey Sims scored 20 points and Skylar Diggins added 16 for Dallas in the win, their first since July 5.


Sims leads six players averaging double figures in points for the Wings. Diggins, Karima Christmas, Plenette Pierson, Glory Johnson and Aerial Powers also are averaging double figures.


Johnson is averaging 11.3 points and 8.9 rebounds. She sustained a toe injury in the heart of the Wings' losing streak that stretched from July to early September.


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Jun 14, 2016 Score ATS Results
DAL 88 Cover: 5
NEW « 91 Over: 179
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May 15, 2016 Score ATS Results
DAL 71 Under: 150
NEW « 79 Cover: 1.5
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Preview: Lynx (25-5) at Stars (6-24)
Date: September 11, 2016 4:30 PM EDT

Minnesota will look to solidify its spot atop the WNBA standings when the Lynx travel to San Antonio on Sunday to take on the Stars, who can only hope to play a spoiler role as the season winds down.


The Lynx (25-4) have won four in a row and nine of 10 games. They hold a 1 1/2 game lead over the Los Angeles Sparks for the best record and home-court advantage throughout the playoffs.


San Antonio is at the other end of the WNBA spectrum. The Stars have the worst record in the league at 6-24 and have lost five in a row.


The Lynx are coming off an epic battle against the Sparks on Tuesday. Minnesota went on a 13-1 run to take control at the end of the first period and they held on for a three-point victory.


Sylvia Fowles scored 21 points and grabbed nine rebounds. Maya Moore added 20 points.


The Stars will have to figure out how to stop MVP candidate Moore, who averages 19.2 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game.


And if Moore falters, Fowles is more than capable of stepping up to wreak havoc on the Stars. Fowles scores at a 13.7 clip per game and leads the Lynx with 8.8 rebounds per game.


Moriah Jefferson paces the Stars, who have struggled since leading scorer Kayla McBride was lost for the season in July. Jefferson scored a game-high 27 points in a loss on Friday to Dallas.


The Lynx have a distinct advantage in all aspects of the game. Minnesota averages 85.4 points and 35.9 rebounds per game. The Stars put up less than 73 points per game and give up nearly 81 points per game.


In two meetings earlier this year, the Lynx defeated the Stars by 23 on July 2 and by 24 on July 12. In the first game, Natasha Howard led a balanced attack with 21 points. Moore was "held" to 14 points in that game.


In the second game, Moore scored 24.


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Jul 12, 2016 Score ATS Results
MIN « 81 Cover: 10
SA 57 Under: 138
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Jul 2, 2016 Score ATS Results
SA 68 Over: 159
MIN « 91 Cover: 5.5
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Preview: Dream (16-14) at Mercury (13-17)
Date: September 11, 2016 6:00 PM EDT

The Atlanta Dream will conclude an already impressive road trip when they visit the Phoenix Mercury on Sunday at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix.


Atlanta (16-14) is second in the WNBA's Eastern Conference, 4 1/2 games behind the first-place New York Liberty. Phoenix (13-17) is fourth in the Western Conference, a half-game behind the third-place Seattle Storm.


Atlanta has won two in a row and three of five since WNBA play resumed after a monthlong break for the Olympics.


The Dream opened their current two-game road trip with an 86-81 victory over the Los Angeles Sparks on Thursday, Atlanta's second win over Los Angeles this season. The Dream beat the Sparks 91-74 in Atlanta on July 17.


Angel McCoughtry turned in a monster performance against Los Angeles, finishing with 32 points and 11 rebounds. It was her third double-double of the season. Elizabeth Williams had 15 points and 12 rebounds.


Phoenix won its first three games after the Olympic break, including a surprising victory over Los Angeles on Aug. 28. Since then, the Mercury has lost three in a row, falling to the Connecticut Sun, New York and Atlanta.


The Dream handed the Mercury a 91-87 loss when they met last weekend in Atlanta. McCoughtry posted 27 points and eight rebounds and Tiffany Hayes converted a three-point play with 24 seconds remaining to help the Dream prevail. Diana Taurasi scored 23 points for Phoenix. Brittney Griner had 21 points, five rebounds and six blocked shots.


McCoughtry is fourth in the WNBA in scoring at 19.2 points per game and leads the team with 5.8 rebounds per game. Hayes is Atlanta's second-leading scorer at 14.6 points per game.


Phoenix is led by Taurasi, who is seventh in the WNBA in scoring at 18.3 points per game. DeWanna Bonner averages 15.2 points. Griner averages 13.9 points, 6.2 rebounds and a league-best 3.2 blocked shots per game.

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Sep 6, 2016 Score ATS Results
PHO 87 Over: 178
ATL « 91 Cover: 8
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Jul 3, 2016 Score ATS Results
PHO « 95 Cover: 6
ATL 87 Over: 182
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