Sunday's Best WNBA Bets
By Covers.com
Indiana Fever at Connecticut Sun (-2, 139.5)
The Fever is starting to spread. The hottest team in the WNBA ran its franchise-record win streak to 11 games following an 84-79 win over Atlanta.
But now the Fever must face the Sun, who are picking the right time to shine. Connecticut, the only other team in the Eastern Conference to have a winning record, is flying high after posting a 72-64 win at San Antonio. The Sun are paced by star guard Asjha Jones, who has led the team in scoring eight of the past 10 games.
"They can trap me in the post, but they can't really trap me in the perimeter, so I tried to get out more where I had a little more room to work," Jones told the Associated Press. "From there it was more one-on-one, and I got a couple of open looks."
Indiana took the team’s only other meeting in Indianapolis, but the Sun are 4-3 at home and appear to have the right remedy to cure the Fever.
Pick: Sun -2
Minnesota Lynx at Seattle Storm (-4.5, 147.5)
The Storm has had no trouble caging the Lynx this season.
Twice last month Seattle handled Minnesota, posting wins by a combined 45 points. And it wasn’t even that close. In fact, the Lynx haven’t beaten the Storm since August of 2007 and have never won in the state of Washington.
Seattle likely will be missing stud center Lauren Jackson who is nursing a strained Achilles tendon, but in each victory the Storm showed their depth by putting multiple players in double figures.
"They've proven they can score and they do a good job in transition," Seattle guard Sue Bird told the Associated Press. "Early on, we sent three, four players back at time. We didn't want them to get off to a good start."
Pick: Storm -4.5
INDIANA (11 - 2) at CONNECTICUT (7 - 6)
Top Trends for this game.
INDIANA is 64-92 ATS (-37.2 Units) as an underdog since 1997.
INDIANA is 67-94 ATS (-36.4 Units) in road games since 1997.
INDIANA is 18-33 ATS (-18.3 Units) in road games in July games since 1997.
INDIANA is 36-60 ATS (-30.0 Units) in road games after a division game since 1997.
INDIANA is 7-16 ATS (-10.6 Units) after scoring 75 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
INDIANA is 3-12 ATS (-10.2 Units) in road games after 3 or more consecutive wins since 1997.
CONNECTICUT is 54-35 ATS (+15.5 Units) after a non-conference game since 1997.
CONNECTICUT is 11-21 ATS (-12.1 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 16-28 ATS (-14.8 Units) in home games over the last 3 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 11-21 ATS (-12.1 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
CONNECTICUT is 6-5 against the spread versus INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
CONNECTICUT is 6-5 straight up against INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
ATLANTA (7 - 9) at NEW YORK (4 - 7)
Top Trends for this game.
NEW YORK is 16-6 ATS (+9.4 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game after 15+ games over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) in July games this season.
ATLANTA is 12-4 ATS (+7.6 Units) in road games revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 3-2 against the spread versus NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
NEW YORK is 5-0 straight up against ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
SAN ANTONIO (6 - 7) at CHICAGO (7 - 8)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN ANTONIO is 13-4 ATS (+8.6 Units) in road games against Eastern conference opponents over the last 3 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 13-4 ATS (+8.6 Units) in road games in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 4-11 ATS (-8.1 Units) in all games this season.
CHICAGO is 4-11 ATS (-8.1 Units) in May, June, or July games this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
SAN ANTONIO is 3-2 against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
SAN ANTONIO is 3-2 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA (9 - 6) at SEATTLE (9 - 6)
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 9-19 ATS (-11.9 Units) in July games over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 43-68 ATS (-31.8 Units) in road games vs. division opponents since 1997.
SEATTLE is 7-0 ATS (+7.0 Units) as a home favorite of 3.5 to 6 points over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 18-8 ATS (+9.2 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 15-6 ATS (+8.4 Units) in home games in May, June, or July games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 22-12 ATS (+8.8 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 11-2 ATS (+8.8 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) in home games versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 16-31 ATS (-18.1 Units) off an upset win as an underdog since 1997.
Head-to-Head Series History
SEATTLE is 7-2 against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
SEATTLE is 7-2 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
7 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT (4 - 7) at SACRAMENTO (3 - 12)
Top Trends for this game.
SACRAMENTO is 135-88 ATS (+38.2 Units) as a favorite since 1997.
SACRAMENTO is 22-7 ATS (+14.3 Units) in home games on Sunday games since 1997.
SACRAMENTO is 46-26 ATS (+17.4 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.
SACRAMENTO is 4-11 ATS (-8.1 Units) in all games this season.
SACRAMENTO is 4-11 ATS (-8.1 Units) in May, June, or July games this season.
SACRAMENTO is 2-9 ATS (-7.9 Units) after a division game this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 3-2 against the spread versus SACRAMENTO over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 3-2 straight up against SACRAMENTO over the last 3 seasons
5 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons