Monday's Best WNBA Bet
By Covers.com
Indiana Fever at Los Angeles Sparks (-2, 138)
The league-leading Fever have not been underdogs very often this season. But when they are, they have been a smart play.
Indiana has gotten points just five times this season, most recently Saturday at Phoenix, when it was a four-point underdog and raced to a 17-2 lead en route to a 90-83 win.
The Fever are 4-1 as underdogs, with the only loss a 67-61 setback at Connecticut on July 21 when they were getting 1.5 points. They also notched a 73-61 home win over the Sparks on June 12 with a line of pick 'em.
Overall, the Fever have won five in a row and covered four straight games, two as an underdog. The recent run has been sparked by Katie Douglas, who is averaging 26 points since the All-Star break.
Pick: Indiana
INDIANA (17 - 4) at LOS ANGELES (7 - 11)
Top Trends for this game.
INDIANA is 66-93 ATS (-36.3 Units) as an underdog since 1997.
INDIANA is 70-96 ATS (-35.6 Units) in road games since 1997.
INDIANA is 45-71 ATS (-33.1 Units) against Western conference opponents since 1997.
INDIANA is 45-71 ATS (-33.1 Units) in non-conference games since 1997.
INDIANA is 4-13 ATS (-10.3 Units) in road games after 3 or more consecutive wins since 1997.
LOS ANGELES is 17-8 ATS (+8.2 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 22-12 ATS (+8.8 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 20-9 ATS (+10.1 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 12-2 ATS (+9.8 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 13-4 ATS (+8.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record after 15+ games over the last 2 seasons.
INDIANA is 14-7 ATS (+6.3 Units) in all games this season.
LOS ANGELES is 15-27 ATS (-14.7 Units) after scoring 75 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
INDIANA is 3-2 against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
INDIANA is 4-1 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
DUNKEL
Indiana at Los Angeles
The Sparks are coming off an overtime win over Seattle and look to build on their 4-2 SU mark at home. Los Angeles is the pick (-1) according to Dunkel, which has the Sparks favored by 2 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Los Angeles (-1).
Game 657-658: Indiana at Los Angeles
Dunkel Ratings: Indiana 111.919; Los Angeles 114.408
Dunkel Line & Total: Los Angeles by 2 1/2; 142 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Los Angeles by 1; 138 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Los Angeles (-1); Over