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San Antonio at Los Angeles
The Sparks look to build on their 5-2 ATS record in their last 7 games against the Silver Stars in LA. Los Angeles is the pick (-1) according to Dunkel, which has the Sparks favored by 3 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Los Angeles (-1). Here are all of today's picks.
MONDAY, JULY 18
Game 601-602: San Antonio at Los Angeles (10:35 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Antonio 108.731; Los Angeles 112.410
Dunkel Line & Total: Los Angeles by 3 1/2; 155
Vegas Line & Total: Los Angeles by 1; 158 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Los Angeles (-1); Under
WNBA
Monday, July 18
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10:30 PM
SAN ANTONIO vs. LOS ANGELES
San Antonio is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
San Antonio is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 6 games
Los Angeles is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
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WNBA
Monday, July 18
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Lady luck: Monday's best WNBA bet
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San Antonio Silver Stars at Los Angeles Sparks (-2, 158)
The San Antonio Silver Stars were all smiles after snapping a three-game losing streak on Thursday evening by slipping past Seattle 69-66.
Danielle Adams led the way with 23 points off the bench and the club’s reserves combined for 47 points on the evening, while playing the kind of inspired defense that helped the team get off to a 7-1 straight up start to the season.
“That's a huge part of who we are,” Silver Stars coach Dan Hughes said of his bench following the big win. “That was a really good game. I'm not sure either team deserved to lose that one.”
As happy as everyone was about breaking the slump, it didn’t do the club’s supporters much good. The Silver Stars were set as 5-point favorite against Seattle, dropping the cash for the fourth straight game.
San Antonio backers may have a tough time finding their way back to the pay window in this one too. Los Angeles has showed some life since Joe “Jellybean” Bryant took over coaching duties and just pulled off a comeback win over Tulsa, crawling back from 18 points down to book the win. However, the Sparks failed to cover as 8-point favorites.
"I thought that when we went zone, that slowed them up a bit, and probably most importantly for us, we executed offensively," Bryant said of the turnaround. "Earlier, we came down and took some quick shots, but we cut to it 10, and then, we started executing our plays ... Defensively, it is hard to guard them man-to-man, because they attack so well off the dribble. So we switched to zone, and that made a difference in the end."
We think San Antonio finally covers a spread in this one.
Pick: Silver Stars
Dunkel
San Antonio at Los Angeles
The Sparks look to build on their 5-2 ATS record in their last 7 games against the Silver Stars in LA. Los Angeles is the pick (-1) according to Dunkel, which has the Sparks favored by 3 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Los Angeles (-1). Here are all of today's picks.
MONDAY, JULY 18
Game 601-602: San Antonio at Los Angeles (10:35 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Antonio 108.731; Los Angeles 112.410
Dunkel Line & Total: Los Angeles by 3 1/2; 155
Vegas Line & Total: Los Angeles by 1; 158 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Los Angeles (-1); Under
WNBA
Monday, July 18
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Trend Report
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10:30 PM
SAN ANTONIO vs. LOS ANGELES
San Antonio is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
San Antonio is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 6 games
Los Angeles is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
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WNBA
Monday, July 18
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Lady luck: Monday's best WNBA bet
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San Antonio Silver Stars at Los Angeles Sparks (-2, 158)
The San Antonio Silver Stars were all smiles after snapping a three-game losing streak on Thursday evening by slipping past Seattle 69-66.
Danielle Adams led the way with 23 points off the bench and the club’s reserves combined for 47 points on the evening, while playing the kind of inspired defense that helped the team get off to a 7-1 straight up start to the season.
“That's a huge part of who we are,” Silver Stars coach Dan Hughes said of his bench following the big win. “That was a really good game. I'm not sure either team deserved to lose that one.”
As happy as everyone was about breaking the slump, it didn’t do the club’s supporters much good. The Silver Stars were set as 5-point favorite against Seattle, dropping the cash for the fourth straight game.
San Antonio backers may have a tough time finding their way back to the pay window in this one too. Los Angeles has showed some life since Joe “Jellybean” Bryant took over coaching duties and just pulled off a comeback win over Tulsa, crawling back from 18 points down to book the win. However, the Sparks failed to cover as 8-point favorites.
"I thought that when we went zone, that slowed them up a bit, and probably most importantly for us, we executed offensively," Bryant said of the turnaround. "Earlier, we came down and took some quick shots, but we cut to it 10, and then, we started executing our plays ... Defensively, it is hard to guard them man-to-man, because they attack so well off the dribble. So we switched to zone, and that made a difference in the end."
We think San Antonio finally covers a spread in this one.
Pick: Silver Stars
