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MLB NEWS AND NOTES
Rays And Red Sox Play Two in Boston
By: Evan Abrams

Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox (-155, 8)

The Tampa Bay Rays and the Boston Red Sox begin a two-day, three-game, pivotal series Tuesday afternoon at Fenway Park in Boston. With their team’s respective aces on the mound in an afternoon matinee at Fenway Park, this will be a game to pay attention to early Tuesday.

The first game of the series gets underway at 10:05 a.m. (PT) with James Shields (11-9, 2.80) on the hill for Tampa Bay and left-hander Jon Lester (11-6, 3.32) for Boston.

Game 2 of the Tuesday doubleheader is scheduled to start at 4:05 p.m. (PT) with Jeff Niemann opposing Erik Bedard.

The Rays begin this road series nine games back of Boston in the AL East standings, and 8.5-games behind the New York Yankees who sit only a half-game back from the first-place Red Sox. For Tampa Bay to catch either Boston or New York for a playoff spot, the Rays have to win the head-to-head meetings left with those two clubs.

When looking inside the numbers, it is interesting to note Lester has only two wins in his last eight starts and the Red Sox are 3-5 as a team during that stretch. Lester has a career record of 6-4 when pitching at home versus the Rays, and that record should come into play when Lester faces one of the two Rays aces in James Shields.

Shields has put up 2.80 ERA and only allowed two earned runs in his last three winning starts against the Kansas City Royals, Toronto Blue Jays and Yankees, all of those starts at home. The key to Shields though, has been his recent struggles on the road where he has lost his last three starts.

Shields has a career 6-10 record against the Red Sox with an ERA just below 5.00, but those numbers do not do the Red Sox dominance justice. Shields is an awful 1-7 in his eight career starts at Fenway Park.

After losing two out their three weekend games in Seattle, Boston will be looking to bounce back at home against the third place team in their division.

The Red Sox are 4-0 in their last four meetings when Lester faces Shields and the Rays are 3-8 in their last 11 opening games of a doubleheader.

Boston has not lost a home series since the middle of June against the San Diego Padres and they are in the top five teams in baseball with a 37-22 home record this season.

Tampa Bay is averaging 3.7 runs scored per game in their last eight games overall and that type of run support may not be enough to salvage a game or two in this very key three-game series against the Red Sox.

The scheduled forecast for this opening game of Tuesdays twinbill includes a 40 percent chance of showers.that could linger all afternoon.

[Mr. IWS]

MLB NEWS AND NOTES
Rays And Red Sox Play Two in Boston
By: Evan Abrams

Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox (-155, 8)

The Tampa Bay Rays and the Boston Red Sox begin a two-day, three-game, pivotal series Tuesday afternoon at Fenway Park in Boston. With their team’s respective aces on the mound in an afternoon matinee at Fenway Park, this will be a game to pay attention to early Tuesday.

The first game of the series gets underway at 10:05 a.m. (PT) with James Shields (11-9, 2.80) on the hill for Tampa Bay and left-hander Jon Lester (11-6, 3.32) for Boston.

Game 2 of the Tuesday doubleheader is scheduled to start at 4:05 p.m. (PT) with Jeff Niemann opposing Erik Bedard.

The Rays begin this road series nine games back of Boston in the AL East standings, and 8.5-games behind the New York Yankees who sit only a half-game back from the first-place Red Sox. For Tampa Bay to catch either Boston or New York for a playoff spot, the Rays have to win the head-to-head meetings left with those two clubs.

When looking inside the numbers, it is interesting to note Lester has only two wins in his last eight starts and the Red Sox are 3-5 as a team during that stretch. Lester has a career record of 6-4 when pitching at home versus the Rays, and that record should come into play when Lester faces one of the two Rays aces in James Shields.

Shields has put up 2.80 ERA and only allowed two earned runs in his last three winning starts against the Kansas City Royals, Toronto Blue Jays and Yankees, all of those starts at home. The key to Shields though, has been his recent struggles on the road where he has lost his last three starts.

Shields has a career 6-10 record against the Red Sox with an ERA just below 5.00, but those numbers do not do the Red Sox dominance justice. Shields is an awful 1-7 in his eight career starts at Fenway Park.

After losing two out their three weekend games in Seattle, Boston will be looking to bounce back at home against the third place team in their division.

The Red Sox are 4-0 in their last four meetings when Lester faces Shields and the Rays are 3-8 in their last 11 opening games of a doubleheader.

Boston has not lost a home series since the middle of June against the San Diego Padres and they are in the top five teams in baseball with a 37-22 home record this season.

Tampa Bay is averaging 3.7 runs scored per game in their last eight games overall and that type of run support may not be enough to salvage a game or two in this very key three-game series against the Red Sox.

The scheduled forecast for this opening game of Tuesdays twinbill includes a 40 percent chance of showers.that could linger all afternoon.

[Mr. IWS]

Tuesday's Streaking and Slumping Starting Pitchers

STREAKING

Ryan Dempster, Chicago Cubs (10-8, 4.70 ERA)

We realize Doc and Verlander are on the hill Tuesday, but it’s getting a little old talking about those two every five days. Ryan Dempster, on the other hand, is one of the lone bright spots for the Cubs this year.

He has won each of his last three trips to the hill, compiling a 2.84 ERA with 17 strikeouts over that stretch. Dempster and the Cubs are set as early -145 road favorites against Houston.

Ivan Nova, New York Yankees (11-4, 3.85 ERA)

The Yanks have won each of Nova’s last eight starts as he’s cemented his spot in the rotation. After a dominating performance that saw the young righty fan 10 White Sox in 7 2/3 innings during a 7-2 win, Nova struggled a bit in his next start.

He walked three and didn’t strike out a batter while grinding through six innings of a 9-3 win over the Angels.

"When you don't have your good stuff and you can do that, that's a sign of maturity," manger Joe Girardi told reporters.


SLUMPING

Jonathan Sanchez, San Francisco Giants (4-7, 4.29 ERA)

Sanchez hasn’t won a start since June 2 and hasn’t made it through five innings in any of his last four trips to the bump.

He gave up four earned runs while walking four and also serving up a homer over 4 1/3 innings in a 9-2 loss to Pittsburgh in his last turn in the rotation.

"It's not going my way," Sanchez told reporters after that outing ”I've just got to step up and start doing my job. I'm not making that pitch right now. It's tough to get people out when you're behind in the count."

Anibal Sanchez, Florida Marlins (6-6, 4.00 ERA)

Sanchez was rocked for five earns on seven hits during just 1 2/3 innings of work before he got the hook in a 6-2 loss to Atlanta last week. It was only the second time in 105 career starts that he didn’t get out of the second inning.

He has now gone 11 starts without a win and his ERA has jumped from 2.82 on July 1 to 4.00 now.

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HOT LINES

Tuesday's Best MLB Bets

Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox (-155, 8)

James Shields wasn’t very pleased that Sunday’s rainout cost him a chance to go up against the Yankees.

"I was ready to go," Shields told reporters. "I feel really good right now, and I wanted to face these guys."

Instead, his start was bumped back so that he’ll open Tuesday’s doubleheader against the Red Sox and considering his history against the BoSox, he probably isn’t overly pleased about that either.

Shields, who is coming off a complete-game shutout of the Royals, is 1-7 with a 7.71 ERA in Camden Yards over his career and gave up six runs in a home loss to Boston the last time he faced the Red Sox.

We’re expecting some crooked numbers on the board to get this doubleheader started.

PICK: Over


Minnesota Twins at Detroit Tigers (-255, 8)

In need of some pop and a bit of protection for Miguel Cabrera in the batting order, the Detroit Tigers looked no further than the opposing dugout in swinging a deal for Minnesota’s Delmon Young on Monday.

"We like Delmon's bat," Tigers president/general manager Dave Dombrowski told reporters. "He's been swinging a lot better the second half of the year, had some injury factors early in the year. As you know, he drove in 112 runs last year. He's a guy that we fear[ed] a great deal, from an offensive perspective. We think that he can give us a little lift here from an offensive part of the game as we go forward the rest of the season and help us win this thing."

Young was hitting just .266 with four homers and 32 RBIs in 84 games with the Twins, but has been better since the All-Star break. Even though he homered in his first swing as a Tiger, he won’t be the center of attention on Tuesday as Justin Verlander takes the hill.

The Twins had just one win in 13 meetings with the Tigers heading into Monday’s action and we can’t see them getting much done against Verlander. Looks like the under is where the value is.

PICK: Under

[Mr. IWS]

WNBA NEWS AND NOTES
WNBA: Mystics - Liberty Preview
By Associated Press

Washington Mystics at New York Liberty (-8.5, 147.5)

The Washington Mystics have won five games, but two of them came in a recent seven-day span against the New York Liberty.

These teams meet for the third time in 11 days Tuesday night, when the Mystics visit Newark in search of a third straight victory over the Liberty.

Washington (5-16) owns the WNBA's second-worst record while New York (13-11) is in third place in the Eastern Conference as it tries to gain a postseason berth. All three meetings between these clubs have been competitive, however, with the Mystics winning twice at home, 91-81 on Aug. 6 and 64-63 on Friday.

The Liberty trailed in the fourth quarter of their 75-71 home win over the Mystics on July 28.

Mystics forward Crystal Langhorne has excelled in the season series, averaging 18.7 points on 65.7 percent shooting, and guard Matee Ajavon is averaging 17.3 points.

Washington will be on the road again after falling 82-75 to Connecticut on Saturday. Langhorne scored 17 points, and Ajavon and Marissa Coleman each had 14.

"We have played with tremendous heart and determination all year. There have been games that we have come up short, but we have been in every single game right up until the end," coach Trudi Lacey said. "We played a tight game, we weren't as aggressive as I would have liked us to be."

Coleman made four 3-pointers after making 3 of 19 attempts over her four previous games. She is averaging 8.3 points against New York.

"Just wanted to make a more conscious effort to shoot when I was open," Coleman said. "The past few games I have been a little hesitant and passing up some open shots. So I just made it a point to come into this game and shoot when I was open."

The Liberty have dropped three of four, falling twice to the Mystics and 82-71 at Indiana on Saturday. Cappie Pondexter led the way with 30 points, but she had a team-high eight turnovers as New York committed 23 that led to 25 points for the Fever.

New York point guard Leilani Mitchell failed to score in 34 minutes, and reserve Essence Carson made 6 of 9 shots for 16 points. Carson, though, is averaging 7.0 points on 33.3 percent shooting against Washington this year.

The Liberty are shooting 44.7 percent to lead the East while the Mystics are last at 41.2 percent. Washington is last in the conference in allowing opponents to shoot 46.4 percent.

[Mr. IWS]

LADY LUCK

Tuesday's Best WNBA Bets

Atlanta Dream at Los Angeles Sparks (-1, 163)

The Los Angeles Sparks have had a pretty interesting season so far. They fired their coach and brought Jellybean Bryant in to man the bench, lost their best player to injury, and have still managed to hang around in the West’s playoff race.

They may get a huge boost with Candace Parker currently listed as probable to come back from a knee injury that put the team’s season in jeopardy seven weeks ago. Parker was the league’s 2008 Rookie of the Year and MVP, but has only played 35 games over the last two years due to injury and pregnancy.

"It will definitely be big,'' rookie center Jantel Lavender said of Parker’s possible return. "Candace is a major part of this team. With her inside presence, her rebounding and what she contributes to this team, it will definitely help us a little bit more toward getting into playoff position.”

They’re still in the race, but need to start moving up the board now. The Sparks have won two straight and have been a lot better at home this season. Parker’s return could make L.A. a nice play.

PICK: Los Angeles


Washington Mystics at New York Liberty (-8.5, 147.5)

If familiarity breeds contempt in the WNBA, look out for Tuesday’s Mystics-Liberty matchup at MSG. This will be the third time the two teams have hooked up in 11 days and while Washington has struggled all season, the Mystics do give the Liberty some problems.

Washington has upset New York in the last two games the two clubs have played, dropping the Liberty 64-63 at home as a 3.5-point underdog last week for the team’s fifth win of the season.

“We have played with tremendous heart and determination all year. There have been games that we have come up short, but we have been in every single game right up until the end," coach Trudi Lacey told reporters after losing at Connecticut over the weekend. "We played a tight game, we weren't as aggressive as I would have liked us to be."

It’s that kind of effort that has made the Mystics a decent wager this year. They head into Tuesday’s game at 10-11 against the spread.

PICK: Washington

[Mr. IWS]

Tuesday’s Betting Tips: Doc Tops MLB Money List

Who’s Hot

MLB: Philadelphia has won 41 of its last 56 games overall and has taken 11 of its last 16 meetings with Arizona.

MLB: The over is 7-2 in Tampa Bay’s last nine road games.

WNBA: Phoenix has covered the spread in seven of its last 10 home games.

Who’s Not

MLB: The New York Mets had won eight of its last 28 games in San Diego heading into Monday’s action.

MLB: Cincinnati has won just three of its last 10 road games.

WNBA: The over is 3-12-1 in San Antonio’s last 16 contests.

Key Stat

3 – The Cleveland Indians have been held to three runs in five or their last six games, but have still managed to go 4-2 over during that span. The under is also 5-1 during the club’s run.

Injury That Shouldn’t Be Overlooked

Pablo Sandoval, San Francisco Giants – Sandoval was forced to leave Monday’s game against Atlanta with a foot injury in the first inning after fouling a ball off his foot. Sandoval, who already missed a bunch of time earlier this season with a wrist injury, is hitting .309 with 14 dingers in 80 games this season.

Game Of The Day

Texas Rangers at Los Angeles Angels (+115, 8.5)

Notable Quotable

"We can build on this. Everybody knows we had a rough start. If we can get into the playoffs again, I really think we have a really good chance of getting back and winning the whole thing." – Atlanta Dream’s Angel McCoughtry ahead of Tuesday’s game against Los Angeles. The Dream have won eight of their last 11 straight up, covering six times over that stretch.

Tips And Notes

It’s guaranteed win day again with Philadelphia’s Roy Halladay climbing the hill against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Halladay has been as close to a sure thing as you’re going to get in MLB betting this season with Philadelphia winning 20 of his 24 starts, earning his supporters a league-leading 13.9 units. You’ll have to ante up for a Doc bet again Tuesday with he and the Phils set around -225 against Josh Collmenter and the Diamondbacks.

Just after the San Francisco 49ers admitted Alex Smith isn’t their clear-cut No. 1 starter, they added to the drama by bringing in Daunte Culpepper for a workout. Now reports from CSNBayArea.com indicate that the club will sign the veteran quarterback to a one-year deal. Smith was just 2-of-7 for 10 yards with two sacks in San Francisco’s 24-3 loss to New Orleans in Week 1 of preseason play.

The Minnesota Lynx lead the WNBA with a 18-5 straight up record and have covered 13 times this season. However, the Lynx have lost each of their last six visits to Connecticut heading into Tuesday’s date. "We're a team that's striving for perfection," coach Cheryl Reeve said. "We're carrying the label of the best team in the league. With that goes a lot of responsibility every time you step on the court to play great and be the great players that they are." The Lynx hammered the Sun 90-67 at home the last time the two teams hooked up and are set as 1.5-point road favorites Tuesday.

Jim Thome hit his 599th and 600th home runs in Monday’s win over Detroit, becoming the first player to ever get his last two dingers on the way to 600 on consecutive at-bats. He is the second-fastest player to reach 600 behind only Babe Ruth. Thome’s 64 homers against Detroit are the most against any MLB team and he and the Twins are back at it Tuesday as big +225 underdogs to the Tigers.

[Mr. IWS]

Tuesday’s Betting Tips: Doc Tops MLB Money List

Who’s Hot

MLB: Philadelphia has won 41 of its last 56 games overall and has taken 11 of its last 16 meetings with Arizona.

MLB: The over is 7-2 in Tampa Bay’s last nine road games.

WNBA: Phoenix has covered the spread in seven of its last 10 home games.

Who’s Not

MLB: The New York Mets had won eight of its last 28 games in San Diego heading into Monday’s action.

MLB: Cincinnati has won just three of its last 10 road games.

WNBA: The over is 3-12-1 in San Antonio’s last 16 contests.

Key Stat

3 – The Cleveland Indians have been held to three runs in five or their last six games, but have still managed to go 4-2 over during that span. The under is also 5-1 during the club’s run.

Injury That Shouldn’t Be Overlooked

Pablo Sandoval, San Francisco Giants – Sandoval was forced to leave Monday’s game against Atlanta with a foot injury in the first inning after fouling a ball off his foot. Sandoval, who already missed a bunch of time earlier this season with a wrist injury, is hitting .309 with 14 dingers in 80 games this season.

Game Of The Day

Texas Rangers at Los Angeles Angels (+115, 8.5)

Notable Quotable

"We can build on this. Everybody knows we had a rough start. If we can get into the playoffs again, I really think we have a really good chance of getting back and winning the whole thing." – Atlanta Dream’s Angel McCoughtry ahead of Tuesday’s game against Los Angeles. The Dream have won eight of their last 11 straight up, covering six times over that stretch.

Tips And Notes

It’s guaranteed win day again with Philadelphia’s Roy Halladay climbing the hill against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Halladay has been as close to a sure thing as you’re going to get in MLB betting this season with Philadelphia winning 20 of his 24 starts, earning his supporters a league-leading 13.9 units. You’ll have to ante up for a Doc bet again Tuesday with he and the Phils set around -225 against Josh Collmenter and the Diamondbacks.

Just after the San Francisco 49ers admitted Alex Smith isn’t their clear-cut No. 1 starter, they added to the drama by bringing in Daunte Culpepper for a workout. Now reports from CSNBayArea.com indicate that the club will sign the veteran quarterback to a one-year deal. Smith was just 2-of-7 for 10 yards with two sacks in San Francisco’s 24-3 loss to New Orleans in Week 1 of preseason play.

The Minnesota Lynx lead the WNBA with a 18-5 straight up record and have covered 13 times this season. However, the Lynx have lost each of their last six visits to Connecticut heading into Tuesday’s date. "We're a team that's striving for perfection," coach Cheryl Reeve said. "We're carrying the label of the best team in the league. With that goes a lot of responsibility every time you step on the court to play great and be the great players that they are." The Lynx hammered the Sun 90-67 at home the last time the two teams hooked up and are set as 1.5-point road favorites Tuesday.

Jim Thome hit his 599th and 600th home runs in Monday’s win over Detroit, becoming the first player to ever get his last two dingers on the way to 600 on consecutive at-bats. He is the second-fastest player to reach 600 behind only Babe Ruth. Thome’s 64 homers against Detroit are the most against any MLB team and he and the Twins are back at it Tuesday as big +225 underdogs to the Tigers.

[Mr. IWS]

Hondo

Fear the Beard, especially if you are backing the Giants. Wilson deprived Hondo of some serious dead presidents last night, imploding in Atlanta to send the deficit soaring to 2,195 freehans.

Tonight, Mr. Aitch will try to make a Twin-killing with Blackburn over the Tigers -- 20 units.

[Mr. IWS]

Gamblers Data

Free Play Tuesday

Toronto/Seattle over 7.5

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Free Selection from Arthur Ralph Sports

697- 521 57 % Run over 3 YEARS

Free one Tues: Red Sox w/Lester

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Mighty Quinn

Mighty missed with the Tigers Monday night.

Tuesday it's the Pirates. The deficit is 2891 sirignan

[Mr. IWS]

Today's MLB Picks

LA Dodgers at Milwaukee

The Brewers look to build on their 7-1 record in Yovanni Gallardo's last 8 starts as a favorite from -150 to -200. Milwaukee is the pick (-170) according to Dunkel, which has the Brewers favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: Milwaukee (-170). Here are all of today's picks.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 16
Time Posted: 7:30 a.m. EST Game 951-952: St. Louis at Pittsburgh (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: St. Louis (Carpenter) 15.278; Pittsburgh (Karstens) 14.873
Dunkel Line: St. Louis by 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: St. Louis (-145); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (-145); Over Game 953-954: Cincinnati at Washington (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cincinnati (Leake) 14.161; Washington (Wang) 15.864
Dunkel Line: Washington by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Cincinnati (-135); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Washington (+115); Under Game 955-956: Arizona at Philadelphia (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Arizona (Collmenter) 15.281; Philadelphia (Halladay) 16.229
Dunkel Line: Philadelphia by 1; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: Philadelphia (-220); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (-220); Over Game 957-958: San Francisco at Atlanta (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Francisco (Sanchez) 14.338; Atlanta (Delgado) 15.089
Dunkel Line: San Francisco by 1; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: Atlanta (-135); 8
Dunkel Pick: San Francisco (+115); Under Game 959-960: Chicago Cubs at Houston (8:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cubs (Dempster) 15.452; Houston (Myers) 13.593
Dunkel Line: Chicago Cubs by 2; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: Chicago Cubs (-130); 8
Dunkel Pick: Chicago Cubs (-130); Under Game 961-962: LA Dodgers at Milwaukee (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: LA Dodgers (Billingsley) 15.754; Milwaukee (Gallardo) 16.523
Dunkel Line: Milwaukee by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Milwaukee (-170); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Milwaukee (-170); Over Game 963-964: Florida at Colorado (8:40 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Florida (Sanchez) 12.864; Colorado (Chacin) 15.000
Dunkel Line: Colorado by 2; 10
Vegas Line: Colorado (-150); 9
Dunkel Pick: Colorado (-150); Over Game 965-966: NY Mets at San Diego (10:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Mets (Niese) 15.768; San Diego (Luebke) 14.256
Dunkel Line: NY Mets by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line: San Diego (-125); 6 1/2
Dunkel Pick: NY Mets (+105); Under Game 967-968: Tampa Bay at Boston (1:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Tampa Bay (Shields) 15.190; Boston (Lester) 16.221
Dunkel Line: Boston by 1; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: Boston (-155); 8
Dunkel Pick: Boston (-155); Under Game 969-970: Tampa Bay at Boston (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Tampa Bay (Niemann) 16.032; Boston (Bedard) 15.196
Dunkel Line: Tampa Bay by 1; 10
Vegas Line: Boston (-165); 9
Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (+145); Over Game 971-972: Minnesota at Detroit (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota (Blackburn) 13.727; Detroit (Verlander) 15.011
Dunkel Line: Detroit by 1 1/2; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: Detroit (-250); 8
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (-250); Over Game 973-974: NY Yankees at Kansas City (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Yankees (Nova) 16.530; Kansas City (Duffy) 14.479
Dunkel Line: NY Yankees by 2; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-160); 9
Dunkel Pick: NY Yankees (-160); Under Game 975-976: Cleveland at Chicago White Sox (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cleveland (Jimenez) 14.713; White Sox (Floyd) 16.392
Dunkel Line: Chicago White Sox by 1 1/2; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: Chicago White Sox (-120); 8
Dunkel Pick: Chicago White Sox (-120); Under Game 977-978: Baltimore at Oakland (10:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Baltimore (Matusz) 15.408; Oakland (Moscoso) 14.293
Dunkel Line: Baltimore by 1; 9
Vegas Line: Oakland (-150); 8
Dunkel Pick: Baltimore (+130); Over Game 979-980: Texas at LA Angels (10:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Texas (Holland) 17.307; LA Angels (Chatwood) 14.662
Dunkel Line: Texas by 2 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Texas (-130); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Texas (-130); Under Game 981-982: Toronto at Seattle (10:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Toronto (Mills) 15.144; Seattle (Vargas) 15.725
Dunkel Line: Seattle by 1/2; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: Seattle (-110); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Seattle (-110); Over

[Mr. IWS]

WNBA Basketball Picks

Minnesota at Connecticut

The Lynx look to build on their 10-2 ATS record in their last 12 games against the Eastern Conference. Minnesota is the pick (-1 1/2) according to Dunkel, which has the Lynx favored by 2 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (-1 1/2). Here are all of today's picks.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 16
Time Posted: 6:00 a.m. EST Game 601-602: Washington at New York (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Washington 108.561; New York 113.809
Dunkel Line & Total: New York by 5; 140
Vegas Line & Total: New York by 8 1/2; 147 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Washington (+8 1/2); Under Game 603-604: Minnesota at Connecticut (7:35 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota 117.716; Connecticut 115.363
Dunkel Line & Total: Minnesota by 2 1/2; 159
Vegas Line & Total: Minnesota by 1 1/2; 156 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (-1 1/2); Over Game 605-606: Indiana at San Antonio (8:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Indiana 114.977; San Antonio 113.927
Dunkel Line & Total: Indiana by 1; 155
Vegas Line & Total: San Antonio by 1; 147 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Indiana (+1); Over Game 607-608: Seattle at Phoenix (10:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Seattle 106.506; Phoenix 117.169
Dunkel Line & Total: Phoenix by 10 1/2; 160
Vegas Line & Total: Phoenix by 7; 165 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Phoenix (-7); Under Game 609-610: Atlanta at Los Angeles (10:35 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Atlanta 114.702; Los Angeles 110.388
Dunkel Line & Total: Atlanta by 4 1/2; 157
Vegas Line & Total: Los Angeles by 1; 163
Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (+1); Under