Saturday’s Best WNBA Bets
Atlanta Dream at Indiana Fever (-5, 154.5)
The anti-Mercury continue to impress with their stout defensive play. The Fever have been and are one of the WNBA’s premier teams because of their ability to disrupt opposing teams’ offenses.
That was the case again Thursday night when Indiana held Seattle, the second best scoring team in the league, to just 37 percent shooting.
“The emphasis for us is to always establish and identify ourselves on the defensive end,” Fever forward Katie Douglas told the Associated Press after the 72-65 win over the Storm. “I don’t think that really changes in any game.”
The Dream are playing great basketball right now but they shot just 33 percent from the field in their last encounter with the Fever. Fever lost by four by the game finished below the total.
Pick: Under
Chicago Sky at Washington Mystics (-5.5, 151)
The Sky missed a beautiful opportunity to notch a win over a quality opponent and end their losing streak Tuesday night against the Dream. Chicago led by as many as 10 points but failed to put away Atlanta late.
"I'm frustrated, but then again, you just have to let it go," Sylvia Fowles said after the setback. "I try not to hold things in as much this year, go back at it tomorrow at practice, learn from our mistakes and get ready for our next opponent."
That type of defeat isn’t easily forgotten, especially since the Sky held Angel McCoughtry, one of the league’s leading scorers, in check.
Expect the Mystics to extend Chicago’s losing streak to four games.
Pick: Washington
ATLANTA vs. INDIANA
Atlanta is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Atlanta is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Indiana is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Indiana is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Atlanta
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CHICAGO vs. WASHINGTON
Chicago is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Washington
Chicago is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games at home
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MINNESOTA vs. TULSA
Minnesota is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games
Minnesota is 5-10 ATS in its last 15 games on the road
Tulsa is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Tulsa's last 7 games when playing at home against Minnesota
ATLANTA (9 - 3) at INDIANA (7 - 4)
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Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 29-15 ATS (+12.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 18-8 ATS (+9.2 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 26-14 ATS (+10.6 Units) in road games over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 20-8 ATS (+11.2 Units) in May, June, or July games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 14-5 ATS (+8.5 Units) when playing with 3 or more days rest over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 14-3 ATS (+10.7 Units) off an upset win as an underdog over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 15-6 ATS (+8.4 Units) in road games after scoring 75 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 13-4 ATS (+8.6 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
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Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 6-2 against the spread versus INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
INDIANA is 5-3 straight up against ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
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CHICAGO (4 - 7) at WASHINGTON (6 - 4) - 6/19/2010, 7:05 PM
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Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 1-11 ATS (-11.1 Units) off a upset loss as a favorite since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 18-8 ATS (+9.2 Units) in May, June, or July games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 184-228 ATS (-66.8 Units) in all games since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 31-51 ATS (-25.1 Units) when playing with 3 or more days rest since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 115-148 ATS (-47.8 Units) vs. division opponents since 1997.
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Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 5-3 against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 4-4 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
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MINNESOTA (3 - 9) at TULSA (3 - 7)
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Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 49-73 ATS (-31.3 Units) in road games vs. division opponents since 1997.
MINNESOTA is 10-20 ATS (-12.0 Units) after scoring 75 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 61-91 ATS (-39.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.
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Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 5-3 against the spread versus TULSA over the last 3 seasons
TULSA is 4-4 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