For those who actually read my little spill about the playoffs this is what is at stake..
1. Lynx
2. Sparks
3. Sun
4. Liberty
5. Mystics
6. Mercury
7. Wings
8. Storm
9. Sky
10. Dream
Massive games this week coming up including Sunday.
Lynx @ Sparks. The winner takes the tie-breaker. If the Sparks win, they will be 24-8 with 2 to go, the Lynx will be 24-7 with 3 to go. The Lynx do have the upper hand to take out 1st spot overall as they head home to Indy after this game and then home for Sky & Mystics.
Sky basically need to just keep winning to stay in playoff contention. The good thing for them is that they still have 4 games to go including this Sunday showdown with NY. If NY can win, they will go to 20-12 with 2 to go and tie it up with Conn but Conn will still have 1 game in hand. The Liberty do have the tie-breaker over Conn and NY plays the Stars and then away to Dallas whilst the Sun head to Washington, Phoenix and finish at LA so its not an easy schedule for Sun after dropping the crucial game the other night vs Sky. They could drop to 4th in the standings. If the Liberty wins tomorrow, it would be tough for the Sun as the Liberty would take care of the Stars you would think and they would play a very important game against Dallas to finish the season. Is it possible the Sun are wanting 4th because they have beaten the Lynx this year before and are 0-2 S/U against the Sparks?
Mercury @ Storm is another massive game for both teams. Mercury want a home court 1st round playoff game, they need a win and the Storm need a win to stay in contention. If the Storm win, they leapfrog the Wings in 7th and also the Mercury in 6th (hold both tie-breakers) and they will get a home court final if they can hold onto 6th spot, The Storm have 3 games to go and they play Mercury, Mystics and Sky so not an easy task ahead. A win for Mercury puts them a little closer to 5th spot as they would be 16-16 with 2 to go and the Mystics are 17-14 with 3 to go. It would be a big ask though to get 5th spot because the Mystics are in the driving seat but they have been bad in the last 2 games this weekend.
Somehow the Dream are still alive but face LA in LA next so thats their season goodbye..
For those who actually read my little spill about the playoffs this is what is at stake..
1. Lynx
2. Sparks
3. Sun
4. Liberty
5. Mystics
6. Mercury
7. Wings
8. Storm
9. Sky
10. Dream
Massive games this week coming up including Sunday.
Lynx @ Sparks. The winner takes the tie-breaker. If the Sparks win, they will be 24-8 with 2 to go, the Lynx will be 24-7 with 3 to go. The Lynx do have the upper hand to take out 1st spot overall as they head home to Indy after this game and then home for Sky & Mystics.
Sky basically need to just keep winning to stay in playoff contention. The good thing for them is that they still have 4 games to go including this Sunday showdown with NY. If NY can win, they will go to 20-12 with 2 to go and tie it up with Conn but Conn will still have 1 game in hand. The Liberty do have the tie-breaker over Conn and NY plays the Stars and then away to Dallas whilst the Sun head to Washington, Phoenix and finish at LA so its not an easy schedule for Sun after dropping the crucial game the other night vs Sky. They could drop to 4th in the standings. If the Liberty wins tomorrow, it would be tough for the Sun as the Liberty would take care of the Stars you would think and they would play a very important game against Dallas to finish the season. Is it possible the Sun are wanting 4th because they have beaten the Lynx this year before and are 0-2 S/U against the Sparks?
Mercury @ Storm is another massive game for both teams. Mercury want a home court 1st round playoff game, they need a win and the Storm need a win to stay in contention. If the Storm win, they leapfrog the Wings in 7th and also the Mercury in 6th (hold both tie-breakers) and they will get a home court final if they can hold onto 6th spot, The Storm have 3 games to go and they play Mercury, Mystics and Sky so not an easy task ahead. A win for Mercury puts them a little closer to 5th spot as they would be 16-16 with 2 to go and the Mystics are 17-14 with 3 to go. It would be a big ask though to get 5th spot because the Mystics are in the driving seat but they have been bad in the last 2 games this weekend.
Somehow the Dream are still alive but face LA in LA next so thats their season goodbye..
Aussie, about the tie break between Con and NY, as they are 2-2 on the regular season the tie break will be decided by the record against teams with 50% or better winning record, so right now there´s a lot yet to play, mainly because Con plays against at least 2 teams over 50% (LA and Wsh), and we still don´t know if Seattle and/or Phoenix end the regular season with 50% or better. The point average on their H2H only comes after that as 3rd criteria. At least that was what i´ve read (and it´s the same in NBA), but i may be wrong
Aussie, about the tie break between Con and NY, as they are 2-2 on the regular season the tie break will be decided by the record against teams with 50% or better winning record, so right now there´s a lot yet to play, mainly because Con plays against at least 2 teams over 50% (LA and Wsh), and we still don´t know if Seattle and/or Phoenix end the regular season with 50% or better. The point average on their H2H only comes after that as 3rd criteria. At least that was what i´ve read (and it´s the same in NBA), but i may be wrong
Aussie, about the tie break between Con and NY, as they are 2-2 on the regular season the tie break will be decided by the record against teams with 50% or better winning record, so right now there´s a lot yet to play, mainly because Con plays against at least 2 teams over 50% (LA and Wsh), and we still don´t know if Seattle and/or Phoenix end the regular season with 50% or better. The point average on their H2H only comes after that as 3rd criteria. At least that was what i´ve read (and it´s the same in NBA), but i may be wrong
oooooo, i did not know that Portugueezer. Thank you for bringing that to my attention. I thought it was purely based on Head to head and then their point average against each other.
so the Liberty are currently at 11-8 S/U against teams that are 50% of higher and the Sun are 8-7 S/U
Aussie, about the tie break between Con and NY, as they are 2-2 on the regular season the tie break will be decided by the record against teams with 50% or better winning record, so right now there´s a lot yet to play, mainly because Con plays against at least 2 teams over 50% (LA and Wsh), and we still don´t know if Seattle and/or Phoenix end the regular season with 50% or better. The point average on their H2H only comes after that as 3rd criteria. At least that was what i´ve read (and it´s the same in NBA), but i may be wrong
oooooo, i did not know that Portugueezer. Thank you for bringing that to my attention. I thought it was purely based on Head to head and then their point average against each other.
so the Liberty are currently at 11-8 S/U against teams that are 50% of higher and the Sun are 8-7 S/U
That is a very tough push Ace.. So many missed free throws in the game. They have combined for just 7-14. You never these teams shot 50% from the free throw line and only 14 attempts in an entire half is just bizarre.
That is a very tough push Ace.. So many missed free throws in the game. They have combined for just 7-14. You never these teams shot 50% from the free throw line and only 14 attempts in an entire half is just bizarre.
Tough to count but here is the same record for over 0.500 teams: Minny 8-4 and LAS 9-3 (assuming LAS wins today). So LAS will also own the tie-breaker and thus Minny gotta win the remaining three games to keep the #1 spot. Not gonna be easy the way they have been playing.
Tough to count but here is the same record for over 0.500 teams: Minny 8-4 and LAS 9-3 (assuming LAS wins today). So LAS will also own the tie-breaker and thus Minny gotta win the remaining three games to keep the #1 spot. Not gonna be easy the way they have been playing.
Brondello admitted that she was eyeing off this game rather than the last game vs the Sparks because she knew it would be a tough ask beating the Sparks. For some reason she feels as though her team matches up well with the Storm and this was the game she circled which was the game they needed to win to qualify for the post-season. DT rested last game which was a good decision looking back now (even though I was on the over). She needed rest because that was their 4th game in 8 nights I believe. The Storm are flying right now as well but I do think sometimes this Storm team looks nervous on the big occasion. Plenty at stake in this game tonight as explained above but I will take experience and the BG/DT combo in this big game.
Brondello admitted that she was eyeing off this game rather than the last game vs the Sparks because she knew it would be a tough ask beating the Sparks. For some reason she feels as though her team matches up well with the Storm and this was the game she circled which was the game they needed to win to qualify for the post-season. DT rested last game which was a good decision looking back now (even though I was on the over). She needed rest because that was their 4th game in 8 nights I believe. The Storm are flying right now as well but I do think sometimes this Storm team looks nervous on the big occasion. Plenty at stake in this game tonight as explained above but I will take experience and the BG/DT combo in this big game.
This is not what wnba.com says. They changed the rules a year ago.
https://www.wnba.com/standings/#?season=2017
The following tiebreak procedure shall be used to break ties for playoff eligibility and home court advantage. a. Two-Way Tie Between Teams. In order to break a tie, the following criteria will be utilized in the order set forth: (1) Better record in head-to-head games. (2) Better winning percentage against all teams with .500 or better record at the end of the season. (3) Better point differential in games net result of total points scored less total points allowed head-to-head. (4) Better point differential net result of total points scored less total points allowed against all opponents.
This is not what wnba.com says. They changed the rules a year ago.
https://www.wnba.com/standings/#?season=2017
The following tiebreak procedure shall be used to break ties for playoff eligibility and home court advantage. a. Two-Way Tie Between Teams. In order to break a tie, the following criteria will be utilized in the order set forth: (1) Better record in head-to-head games. (2) Better winning percentage against all teams with .500 or better record at the end of the season. (3) Better point differential in games net result of total points scored less total points allowed head-to-head. (4) Better point differential net result of total points scored less total points allowed against all opponents.
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