Tuesday's best WNBA bets
By Covers.com
Washington Mystics at Indiana Fever (-7.5)
Although the Fever have been one of the league’s hottest teams, they likely are in for a tough home game against the surging and motivated Mystics.
Washington is coming off impressive back-to-back wins in which it got balanced efforts on both ends of the court.
Crystal Langhorne had 19 points to lead four players in double figures in their 87-73 win over Sacramento Monarchs. Three Mystic players also scored in double figures in their 75-64 win over Chicago.
The Mystics will be looking to avenge last week’s 82-70 loss to Indiana, the Fever’s lone win in a recent three-game road swing.
Washington is 7-2 against the spread in its last nine road games; the points appear to have some value here.
Pick: Washington.
Phoenix Mercury at Connecticut Sun (-3)
This appears to be the Something Has to Give game of the season thus far in the NBA. Diana Taurasi and the league’s top-ranked offense face the league’s top-ranked defense in Connecticut.
Both teams have momentum working in their favor; the Mercury have won and covered in their past three road games, while the Sun have won and covered in five of their past six home tilts.
The Mercury’s offense has lit up the scoreboard at a whopping 93.1 points per game but faces a Sun defense that holds opponents to just 70.1. Connecticut also leads the league in field-goal and 3-point percentage defense.
What’s more, the Sun have enough offense of their own (74.2 ppg, eighth in the league) to hang in a fast-paced game.
Pick: Connecticut.