Friday's Best WNBA Bets
San Antonio Silver Stars at Phoenix Mercury (-5.5, 177)
So far, so good for the San Antonio Silver Stars, who head into this one as the league’s only unbeaten team both straight up and against the spread.
They hammered the Tulsa Shock in their first two games of the season and then upset Atlanta 86-74 on the road as a 2.5-point underdog last weekend. Rookie Danielle Adams had a lot to do with the club’s latest victory.
Adams put up 32 points off the bench and hit five 3-pointers to help San Antonio erase a seven-point deficit in the third quarter.
"Coach told me I had the green light so I'm going to take every open shot I get," Adams told reporters. “I was just feeling it tonight. I had the veterans there to back me up, so it was a pretty good feeling.”
The quick start has all of the Silver Stars feeling pretty good, but this will be a stiff test with Phoenix playing its home opener.
Still looks like too many points to us though.
Pick: Silver Stars
Atlanta Dream at Minnesota Lynx (-4.5, 164)
As long as Rebekkah Brunson keeps doing her thing, the Lynx are going to be tempting bet on most nights.
Brunson is putting up 14.8 points and 14 rebounds per game in the early going this season and is coming off a dominant night in the team’s win at Seattle, notching 22 points and 14 boards.
"We use the word relentless with Brunson, and she takes great pride in that," Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve told the team’s official website. "She brings it every night she plays and hangs her hat on that. Her approach brings her a great deal of success and I'll tell you...players around the league...they don't want to matchup against her."
Atlanta will have its hands full on Friday. The Dream are giving up 84 points a night so far and are getting hammered on the glass so even though this line is up a bit from the open, we’ll still side with the Lynx.
Pick: Lynx
ATLANTA vs. MINNESOTA
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games on the road
Atlanta is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games at home
NEW YORK vs. CHICAGO
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York's last 5 games
New York is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing at home against New York
Chicago is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against New York
SAN ANTONIO vs. PHOENIX
San Antonio is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Antonio's last 5 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Phoenix's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Phoenix's last 10 games when playing San Antonio
INDIANA vs. SEATTLE
Indiana is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Seattle
Indiana is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Seattle is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Indiana
Seattle is 22-1 SU in its last 23 games at home
WASHINGTON vs. TULSA
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games when playing on the road against Tulsa
Washington is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Tulsa
Tulsa is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
Tulsa is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
ATLANTA (1 - 3) at MINNESOTA (3 - 1)
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 25-12 ATS (+11.8 Units) as an underdog over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 16-7 ATS (+8.3 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 16-7 ATS (+8.3 Units) in a road game where where the total is greater than or equal to 150 over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 7-0 ATS (+7.0 Units) in road games when playing with 2 days rest over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 16-6 ATS (+9.4 Units) in road games against Western conference opponents since 1997.
ATLANTA is 16-6 ATS (+9.4 Units) in road games in non-conference games since 1997.
ATLANTA is 24-10 ATS (+13.0 Units) in road games after scoring 75 points or more since 1997.
ATLANTA is 21-8 ATS (+12.2 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
MINNESOTA is 67-99 ATS (-41.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.
Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 2-2 against the spread versus ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 2-2 straight up against ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
NEW YORK (2 - 2) at CHICAGO (2 - 1)
Top Trends for this game.
NEW YORK is 65-43 ATS (+17.7 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more since 1997.
NEW YORK is 69-46 ATS (+18.4 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 4-4 against the spread versus NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
NEW YORK is 6-2 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
INDIANA (3 - 1) at SEATTLE (1 - 1)
Top Trends for this game.
INDIANA is 72-106 ATS (-44.6 Units) as an underdog since 1997.
INDIANA is 58-83 ATS (-33.3 Units) against Western conference opponents since 1997.
INDIANA is 58-83 ATS (-33.3 Units) in non-conference games since 1997.
Head-to-Head Series History
INDIANA is 3-1 against the spread versus SEATTLE over the last 3 seasons
SEATTLE is 2-2 straight up against INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
SAN ANTONIO (3 - 0) at PHOENIX (0 - 2)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN ANTONIO is 17-34 ATS (-20.4 Units) as a road underdog of 6.5 to 9 points since 1997.
SAN ANTONIO is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) after a win by 10 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
PHOENIX is 3-13 ATS (-11.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
PHOENIX is 8-5 against the spread versus SAN ANTONIO over the last 3 seasons
PHOENIX is 8-5 straight up against SAN ANTONIO over the last 3 seasons
9 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons