WNBA betting trends, odds and predictions for Saturday, July 8th, 2017 from various handicappers and websites
WNBA Picks and Analysis
By Allen Moody
Bangthebook.com
Three games in the WNBA today, with all of them being played at night. Both Los Angeles and Minnesota return to action after Thursday’s showdown and it will be interesting to see how much, if anything, that game took out of them.
Washington at Connecticut: The first game on the schedule is probably the best of the bunch, as the Washington Mystics return to the East coast to play the Sun. Connecticut is favored by 3.5 points and the total on this one is 164.5. My numbers make this one 85-85 and my additional totals numbers are calling for a minimum of 166 points.
This one is for first place in the East and Washington has played well against fellow Eastern teams, but is just 1-5 against teams with winning records. The Sun have been a great spread team so far this season, going 12-4 ATS and are in a bit of a revenge situation, having lost at Washington 78-76 earlier in the season.
Minnesota at Chicago: The Lynx are the biggest road favorite dating back to 2011 in this one, as they are now favored by 15.5 with a total of 166.5. My numbers have Minnesota winning 96-77 and the minimum score on the additional methods is 168. Cappie Poindexter will miss the game for Chicago.
It’s hard to see Minnesota getting up for this game, which comes on the heels of a big revenge win over Los Angeles, and the Lynx went through the motions at home against Chicago in May, winning 70-61. Minnesota has a pair of games on deck against Phoenix, but with six days before the first match-up, they shouldn’t be looking ahead.
Los Angeles at Seattle: The Sparks are now favored by 6.5 and the total on this one is 163. My numbers made it 80-79 in favor of Los Angeles and my totals numbers are calling for a minimum of 164 points. The line opened Los Angeles -4 and has climbed, but I’m going to go against the grain and take a shot on Seattle +6.5 for today’s play.
Obviously, this is a bit of a letdown spot for Los Angeles, who also defeated Seattle 78-68 earlier this season, as the Storm made 23 turnovers. Seattle is usually a bit stronger at home, but is coming off a 100-77 thumping at the hands of Minnesota and should be ready to play this game. Seattle defeated Los Angeles in both home games last season, a fact that probably isn’t lost on the Sparks, but still, it’s not the greatest of situations for L.A. to be in.
WASHINGTON (10 - 7) at CONNECTICUT (9 - 7) - 7/8/2017, 7:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
CONNECTICUT is 4-3 against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 6-2 straight up against CONNECTICUT over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA (13 - 1) at CHICAGO (3 - 12) - 7/8/2017, 8:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 4-2 against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 4-2 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES (12 - 4) at SEATTLE (7 - 9) - 7/8/2017, 9:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
SEATTLE is 6-2 against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
SEATTLE is 6-2 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON vs. CONNECTICUT
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Connecticut
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games when playing on the road against Connecticut
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Connecticut's last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Connecticut's last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
MINNESOTA vs. CHICAGO
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Minnesota's last 9 games on the road
Chicago is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Chicago is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
LOS ANGELES vs. SEATTLE
Los Angeles is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games when playing Seattle
Los Angeles is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Seattle
Seattle is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Los Angeles
Seattle is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Los Angeles
StatFox Super Situations
WASHINGTON at CONNECTICUT
Play Against - Underdogs vs the money line (WASHINGTON) after going under the total by 36 or more points total in their last five games, on Saturday games 70-17 since 1997. ( 80.5% | 0.0 units ) 1-0 this year. ( 100.0% | 0.0 units )
WASHINGTON at CONNECTICUT
Play Against - Home teams vs. the 1rst half line (CONNECTICUT) after going over the total by 54 or more points total in their last ten games against opponent after going under the total by 42 or more points total in their last seven games 29-8 since 1997. ( 78.4% | 20.2 units ) 0-1 this year. ( 0.0% | -1.1 units )
MINNESOTA at CHICAGO
Play Under - Road teams where the total is greater than or equal to 140 very good team - outscoring their opponents by 6+ points/game, after a game where both teams scored 75 points or more 81-40 since 1997. ( 66.9% | 37.0 units ) 1-4 this year. ( 20.0% | -3.4 units )