Tuesday's Best WNBA Bets
Seattle Storm at San Antonio Silver Stars (+5.5, 152)
The Seattle Storm have kept their winning streak rolling, despite a couple close calls in their past two games.
Seattle, which has won nine games in a row, snuck out of Phoenix with a win in triple overtime win last week and escaped Minnesota with a two-point victory over the Lynx Saturday. The road weary Storm conclude this three-game away swing in San Antonio Tuesday.
"We can't be satisfied with the way we played tonight," Seattle forward Lauren Jackson told reporters after Saturday’s win. "We need to get better. We didn't panic, and that's a great thing."
Seattle failed to cover as a 5.5-point road favorite against Minnesota, dropping to 6-3-1 against the spread on the road this season. San Antonio is coming off a 10-point win over the Los Angeles Sparks this weekend, covering as a 7-point home fave and improving to 5-4 ATS inside the AT&T Center.
Expect the Storm to long for the West Coast in this final game of their road trip before heading home for the next three contests. The Silver Stars will catch them napping.
Pick: San Antonio
New York Liberty at Connecticut Sun (-6.5, 157.5)
The Sun scored a huge win over the No. 1 team in the Eastern Conference this weekend, setting the tone for the second half of their season.
Connecticut knocked off the Atlanta Dream, 96-80, as 6-point home favorites – improving to 8-1 inside Mohegan Sun Arena (7-2 ATS). It was the first time the Sun have beaten the Dream in three meetings this season.
Connecticut got a big boost from its bench, totaling 29 points from the reserves, including 14 points from backup forward Sandrine Gruda.
"The bench gained the lead," reserve Renee Montgomery told the media. "That's not a surprise. There's very talented players coming off the bench."
The Sun have won three straight games over the Liberty at home and four of their last six meetings overall, posting a 3-2-1 ATS mark in that span.
Pick: Connecticut
SEATTLE vs. SAN ANTONIO
Seattle is 11-3-1 ATS in its last 15 games
Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
San Antonio is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Seattle
San Antonio is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Seattle
TULSA vs. LOS ANGELES
Tulsa is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Tulsa's last 9 games on the road
Los Angeles is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Tulsa
Los Angeles is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Tulsa
NEW YORK vs. CONNECTICUT
New York is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Connecticut
New York is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Connecticut
Connecticut is 3-7-1 ATS in its last 11 games when playing New York
Connecticut is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing New York