WNBA betting trends, odds and predictions for Sunday, June 11th, 2017 from various handicappers and websites
WNBA Prediction: Indiana Fever at Washington Mystics
By Nick Lagouretos
Bangthebook.com
An Eastern Conference battle takes places tonight at the Verizon Center of the Nation’s capital, when the best team in the East, the Washington Mystics (6-3), who want to go back to the winning ways, are hosting the Indiana Fever (4-5), who are looking to find their rhythm and turn their latest victory into a streak.
Washington Mystics have a 6-3 record so far this season (4-5 ATS) and they are sitting on the first place of the East and second in the whole league. In their last game on Friday they saw a five-game winning streak getting snapped when they lost at home against the Minnesota Lynx with a 98-73 score. Elena Delle Donne leads the team in scoring with 20.6 ppg, adding team highs both in rebounds, with 7.3 per game and in blocks, with 1.6 per game. She is followed by Tayler Hill with 15.8 ppg and a team high 3.3 assists per game, while Kristi Toliver adds 10.2 ppg and 2.8 apg.
Indiana Fever have a 4-5 record so far this season (3-5-1 ATS) and they have won two of their last three matches. In their last game on Friday they won at home against the Seattle Storm with a 83-80 score. Candice Dupree leads the team in scoring with 15 ppg, adding a team high 6.3 rebounds per game. She is followed by Tiffany Mitchell with 12 ppg, while Shenise Johnson adds 10.6 ppg and 3.7 rpg.
Last season Washington led Indiana 2-1 wins. Washington are 4-1 at home so far this season, while Indiana are still winless on the road with a 0-4 record. Washington are better both offensively, scoring 83.2 ppg to Indiana’s 79.3, and defensively, allowing 81.7 ppg to Indiana’s league-low of 87.4. Indiana have a better field goal percentage, shooting with 44.1% to Washington’s 41.4% (third-worse), while Washington have a better 3-point percentage, shooting with 32.7% to Indiana’s 29.7% (third-worse). Mystics grab a league third-best 37.1 rebounds per game, to Fever’s 28.6 (second-worse). Mystics are very good at home while Fever haven’t won yet on the road, so go with Washington in this one.
Prediction: Washington Mystics -6
WNBA Prediction: Seattle Storm at New York Liberty
By Nick Lagouretos
Bangthebook.com
Two teams with identical records so far in the 2017 WNBA season but from opposing conferences are clashing tonight, when the New York Liberty (5-3), who want to extend their current winning streak, are hosting the Seattle Storm (5-3), who want to get back to the winning ways.
New York Liberty have a 5-3 record so far this season (4-4 ATS) and they are sitting in the second place of the Eastern Conference. They are coming off three consecutive wins and in their last game on Wednesday they won at home against the Atlanta Dream with a 76-61 score. Tina Charles leads the team in scoring with 20.4 ppg, adding a team high 8.8 rebounds per game. She is followed by Brittany Boyd with 13 ppg and 4 rpg, while Sugar Rodgers adds 11.9 ppg and 4.1 rpg.
Seattle Storm also have a 5-3 record so far this season (4-3-1 ATS) and they are currently tied with Los Angeles Sparks in the second place of the West. They have lost two of their last three matches and in their last game on Friday, they lost on the road against the Indiana Fever with an 83-80 score. Jewell Loyd leads the team in scoring with 19 ppg, followed by Breanna Stewart with 16 ppg and a team high 8 rebounds per game. Crystal Langhorne adds 12.9 ppg and 5.8 rpg.
In their previous matchup earlier this season, Seattle won at home with an 87-81 score. Last season New York led Seattle 2-1 wins. Liberty are 4-2 at home so far this season, while Storm are 1-2 on the road. Seattle are better offensively, scoring 82.4 ppg to New York’s 78.2, while the Liberty are better defensively, allowing a third-best 77.5 ppg to Storm’s 80.1. Seattle have better percentages both in field goals, shooting with a league-best 48.8% to New York’s 42.3%, and in 3-pointers, shooting with a third-best 38.4% to New York’s 31.1%. Liberty lead the league in rebounding, grabbing 38.2 per game to Storm’s 28.9 (third-worse). It is going to be a close and exciting game, but expect Liberty to take advantage of the home court and get away with the win.
Prediction: New York Liberty -2
WNBA Prediction: Minnesota Lynx at Dallas Wings
By Nick Lagouretos
Bangthebook.com
A battle between two teams on opposite sides of the Western Conference table takes place this evening, when the Dallas Wings (4-5), looking to turn their latest victory into a streak, are hosting the only undefeated team in the league so far, the Minnesota Lynx (8-0).
Dallas Wings have a 4-5 record so far this season (5-4 ATS) and currently sit on the second to last place of the extremely competitive West. In their last game on Friday they snapped a three-game losing streak by winning at home against the defending champions of Los Angeles Sparks with a 96-90 score. Skylar Diggins-Smith leads the team in scoring with 15.4 ppg, adding a team high 5.8 assists per game. She is followed by Glory Johnson with 13.1 ppg and a team high 91 rebounds per game, while Karima Christmas-Kelly adds 12.1 ppg and 4.4 rpg.
Minnesota Lynx have a perfect 8-0 record so far this season (4-3-1 ATS) and of course sit on the top of the league, with the second team being 2.5 game behind them. In their last game on Friday they won the best team of the East, the Washington Mystics on the road with a 98-73 score. Sylvia Fowles leads the team in scoring with 20.9 ppg, adding team highs in rebounds with 10.3 per game, steals with 2.1 per game and blocks, with 2 per game. She is followed by Maya Moore with 12.9 ppg, 6.1 rpg and 4.1 apg, while Seimone Augustus adds 12.5 ppg.
In their previous matchup earlier this season, Minnesota won on the road with an 89-87 score. Last season Minnesota won all three games against Dallas. Dallas have a 2-2 home record so far this season, while Minnesota are 5-0 on the road. Minnesota have both the best offense in the league, scoring 86.1 ppg to Dallas’ third-best of 84.7, and the best defense, allowing 72.6 ppg to Dallas’ second-worse of 85.9. Lynx also have better percentages both in field goals, shooting a third-best 46.5% to Dallas’ 42.4% and in 3-pointers, shooting with 35.7% to Dallas’ second-worse of 28.1%. Minnesota are also better in rebounding (35.6 to 34.6). Lynx are the favorite for the win, but expect a smaller deficit than 9 points, so I’m going with Dallas in this one.
Prediction: Dallas Wings +9
INDIANA (4 - 5) at WASHINGTON (6 - 3) - 6/11/2017, 3:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 5-3 against the spread versus INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 5-3 straight up against INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
SEATTLE (5 - 3) at NEW YORK (5 - 3) - 6/11/2017, 3:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
SEATTLE is 4-2 against the spread versus NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
NEW YORK is 4-2 straight up against SEATTLE over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA (8 - 0) at DALLAS (4 - 5) - 6/11/2017, 4:30 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 4-4 against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 7-1 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
INDIANA vs. WASHINGTON
Indiana is 16-8 SU in its last 24 games when playing Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Indiana's last 24 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Washington's last 11 games when playing at home against Indiana
Washington is 6-16 SU in its last 22 games when playing at home against Indiana
SEATTLE vs. NEW YORK
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Seattle's last 7 games when playing on the road against New York
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 7 games when playing New York
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York's last 5 games
New York is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing Seattle
MINNESOTA vs. DALLAS
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 8 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Dallas is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games at home
Dallas is 8-15 ATS in its last 23 games at home
StatFox Super Situations
INDIANA at WASHINGTON
Play On - Home favorites of 3.5 to 9.5 points (WASHINGTON) after allowing 70 points or more in 2 straight games against opponent after a win by 6 points or less 84-43 since 1997. ( 66.1% | 36.7 units ) 2-0 this year. ( 100.0% | 2.0 units )
INDIANA at WASHINGTON
Play Against - Road teams vs. the 1rst half line (INDIANA) off a close home win by 3 points or less, tired team - playing their 3rd game in 5 days 34-11 since 1997. ( 75.6% | 21.9 units )