Friday's Best WNBA Bets
Sacramento Monarchs at Minnesota Lynx (-2.5, 161.5)
The Monarchs’ postseason hopes were resuscitated after the club reeled of wins in four of five games. The hot streak came to an end against the Dream Tuesday night. Sacramento never led and Atlanta was able to get just about whatever it wanted offensively.
“We reverted back to where we were,” Monarchs coach John Whisenant told the Sacramento Bee. “We can’t play like that. We scored enough points. We just didn’t slow them down at all.”
Defense has been Whisenant’s sole focus since taking over the head coaching job last month. Look for Sacramento to regain its defensive swagger in Minnesota tonight.
The Lynx, who were a game above .500 at the start of the month, have dropped nine of their last 10.
Pick: Under
New York Liberty at Chicago Sky (-2, 145)
It’s been a rough few days for the Sky. The squad got run over by a hot Sparks team and lost another one at home to the disappointing Shock.
Sky center Sylvia Fowles has missed the last three games (all Chicago losses) and it’s still up in the air whether she’d be back for Friday’s tilt against New York.
The Liberty, meanwhile, have won three of their last four and are 5-2-1 against the spread in their last eight games.
Pick: Liberty
DUNKEL
New York at Chicago
The Liberty look to build on their 3-0 ATS record in their last 3 road games as an underdog of 3 points or less. New York is the pick (+2 1/2) according to Dunkel, which has Chicago favored by only 1. Dunkel Pick: New York (+2 1/2)
Sacramento at Minnesota
Dunkel Ratings: Sacramento 111.811; Minnesota 109.862
Dunkel Line & Total: Sacramento by 2; 160
Vegas Line & Total: Minnesota by 2; 163
Dunkel Pick: Sacramento (+2); Under
New York at Chicago
Dunkel Ratings: New York 110.208; Chicago 111.252
Dunkel Line & Total: Chicago by 1; 156
Vegas Line & Total: Chicago by 2 1/2; 145
Dunkel Pick: New York (+2 1/2); Over
SACRAMENTO (9 - 19) at MINNESOTA (11 - 16)
Top Trends for this game.
SACRAMENTO is 5-12 ATS (-8.2 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
SACRAMENTO is 2-10 ATS (-9.0 Units) after scoring 75 points or more this season.
SACRAMENTO is 18-5 ATS (+12.5 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
SACRAMENTO is 30-17 ATS (+11.3 Units) after allowing 75 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 2-8 ATS (-6.8 Units) in home games after allowing 75 points or more this season.
MINNESOTA is 14-28 ATS (-16.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 4-14 ATS (-11.4 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game after 15+ games over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 9-20 ATS (-13.0 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
SACRAMENTO is 7-2 against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
SACRAMENTO is 6-3 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
NEW YORK (11 - 16) at CHICAGO (13 - 15)
Top Trends for this game.
NEW YORK is 12-4 ATS (+7.6 Units) when playing with 3 or more days rest over the last 2 seasons.
NEW YORK is 120-89 ATS (+22.1 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent since 1997.
CHICAGO is 2-9 ATS (-7.9 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 5-4 against the spread versus NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
NEW YORK is 5-4 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
6 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons