MINNESOTA (10 - 10) at HOUSTON (9 - 12) - 7/17/2008, 12:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 8-20 ATS (-14.0 Units) in July games over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 40-61 ATS (-27.1 Units) in road games vs. division opponents since 1997.
MINNESOTA is 6-17 ATS (-12.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 224-170 ATS (+37.0 Units) in all games since 1997.
HOUSTON is 149-98 ATS (+41.2 Units) as a favorite since 1997.
HOUSTON is 115-80 ATS (+27.0 Units) in home games since 1997.
HOUSTON is 74-49 ATS (+20.1 Units) in July games since 1997.
HOUSTON is 161-112 ATS (+37.8 Units) in May, June, or July games since 1997.
HOUSTON is 35-18 ATS (+15.2 Units) on Thursday since 1997.
HOUSTON is 142-110 ATS (+21.0 Units) vs. division opponents since 1997.
HOUSTON is 140-107 ATS (+22.3 Units) after a division game since 1997.
HOUSTON is 24-11 ATS (+11.9 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games since 1997.
Head-to-Head Series History
HOUSTON is 7-3 against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
HOUSTON is 7-3 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
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WASHINGTON (8 - 12) at NEW YORK (11 - 9) - 7/17/2008, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 155-199 ATS (-63.9 Units) in all games since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 93-125 ATS (-44.5 Units) as an underdog since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 75-104 ATS (-39.4 Units) in road games since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 23-43 ATS (-24.3 Units) when playing with 3 or more days rest since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 36-60 ATS (-30.0 Units) in road games revenging a loss versus opponent since 1997.
Head-to-Head Series History
NEW YORK is 6-3 against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
NEW YORK is 6-3 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
7 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
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LOS ANGELES (13 - 8) at PHOENIX (9 - 12) - 7/17/2008, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 3-12 ATS (-10.2 Units) in road games vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 0-7 ATS (-7.7 Units) in road games after a win by 10 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 6-15 ATS (-10.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 5-15 ATS (-11.5 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 6-15 ATS (-10.5 Units) in all games this season.
PHOENIX is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) in home games this season.
PHOENIX is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) in a home game where where the total is greater than or equal to 150 this season.
PHOENIX is 5-13 ATS (-9.3 Units) in July games over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 6-15 ATS (-10.5 Units) in May, June, or July games this season.
PHOENIX is 1-10 ATS (-10.0 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
PHOENIX is 0-10 ATS (-11.0 Units) after a division game this season.
PHOENIX is 6-14 ATS (-9.4 Units) after allowing 75 points or more this season.
PHOENIX is 5-14 ATS (-10.4 Units) after scoring 75 points or more this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 6-4 against the spread versus PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 6-4 straight up against PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
12:00 PM MINNESOTA vs. HOUSTON
Minnesota is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Houston
Minnesota is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Houston
Houston is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Houston is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
7:30 PM WASHINGTON vs. NEW YORK
Washington is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games on the road
New York is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
New York is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
10:00 PM LOS ANGELES vs. PHOENIX
Los Angeles is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 5 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
Phoenix is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Los Angeles
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games when playing at home against Los Angeles
Thursday WNBA Research
By IndianCowboy
Minny vs. Houston (EARLY game)
First Minny beat this team on the road in overtime when Houston didn't know how to finish games, then Houston went on the road to beat Minny outright as a 7 point dog with revenge, then Minny came back home to beat this team by 14 with revenge themselves, now Houston gets to get some revenge as it is their turn to even the series here as it is 2-1 in favor of Minny, of course 1 was an OT win, although Houston comes off a terrible road trip where they lost 3 in a row straight up, they did beat Sacramento, San Antonio and Indiana while covering all those ballgames as well. Public favorite or not, I lean on Houston here.
Washington vs. New York
New York beat this team by 19 at home in their last contest back in late May so Washington has a great deal of revenge coming into this game, Washington also comes off a nice win over Connecticut at home and New York has covered their last 4 ballgames, if anything I think Washington is likely to be an active dog here, but I hate wagering money on Washington and going against a New York team, it would not surprise me to see Washington show up and look for a backdoor cover here.
Los Angeles vs. Phoenix
LA first beat this team by 5 back in May earlier this year, then, Mercury went on the road to win outright as 9 point dogs, and then the Sparks beat them by 11 at home, the Mercury of course come off a tough loss to the Silver Stars at home and the Sparks come off a nice win over the Silver Stars at home, ironically that loss feuled San Antonio to then go into Phoenix and win. Lean on the Mercury here given their revenge, coming off a loss and the Sparks have also been drilled in their last 2 road games by 36 total points. I just don't trust Phoenix though, probably just staying away.
Thursday's comp play:
(1 of the 4 selections on paid purchase chard, never the pod, just one of the selections on the card)
Will do comp plays when there is more than 2 plays on the card, just adds another feature to the thread every week:
Pirates/Rockies Under 9.5
The under is 5-0 when Maholm starts on the road with the current total set at 9.5 to 10.5, the under is 5-1 for the Rockies following a loss and 4-1-1 in the last 6 games between these 2 teams.
Maholm has pitched well in his last 6 of 7 starts which has all been quality, as he has made a big come back the second half of this season, while Jiminez, had a 4.50 era against the Mets in his last start as he nearly outdueled Pedro and lost 0-3 on the road at New York. Neither pitcher has faced the other this year and both ironically had a 1.29 ERA against the other in last years' starts against the opposing teams, Maholm has pitched in 3 straight unders and Jiminez has pitched in 7 straight unders as well, if anything a lean on the under here as the side is a tossup and remember, Jiminez is on a bounce-back and is 3-2 on the year with a 2.67 era at home.