Tuesday's Best WNBA Bets
New York Liberty at Seattle Storm (-10, 151.5)
Just because the WNBA is an all-women’s league, don’t expect the behavior to be ladylike.
Liberty forward Cappie Pondexter was tossed from New York’s 97-82 loss to the Phoenix Mercury after being dealt two flagrant fouls following a tussle underneath the hoop with former teammate Penny Taylor Saturday night.
"I'm sayin this to all my fans I would never do anything on the court to hurt anyone! Imma competitor 1st,” Pondexter posted on her Twitter account.
The Liberty’s loss snapped a three-game winning streak and dropped the team to 7-8 straight up and against the spread on the season. Now, New York must clear its head for a tough trip to the West Coast to face the WNBA’s top team.
Seattle has won six games in a row, covering the spread in five of those outings. The Storm are 11-5-1 ATS this year, including a 92-84 win over the Liberty as 2-point home favorites.
Pick: Seattle
Connecticut Sun at San Antonio Silver Stars (PK, 154.5)
The Sun have had a hard time rising on the road this season, posting a 3-5 record in opposing arenas.
Those troubles have been extrapolated by Connecticut’s 2-5-1 ATS mark over those eight games. The Sun lost their most recent outing, falling 92-80 to the Chicago Sky as 1-point road underdogs. Connecticut has been a solid play at home, going 6-2 ATS inside Mohegan Sun Arena, but can’t find consistency on the road.
“Everybody was all over the boards with predictions for us (entering the season),” head coach Mike Thibault told the Norwich Bulletin. “But when we started out, we were winning home games in front of our fans, all of a sudden the expectations changed. And mine probably did, too. And now I’m trying to temper my frustration with a sense of reality, too.”
Connecticut scored just 29 points in the first half of Thursday’s loss to Chicago, shooting a dismal 35 percent in the first two quarters. The Sun have struggled to get off to good starts and with the next three games on the road, may have to wait until they return home – on July 17 – to figure it out.
Pick: San Antonio
NEW YORK (7 - 7) at SEATTLE (14 - 2)
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 22-10 ATS (+11.0 Units) in home games in May, June, or July games over the last 3 seasons.
SEATTLE is 7-0 ATS (+7.0 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game this season.
SEATTLE is 15-5 ATS (+9.5 Units) in home games versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.
NEW YORK is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) in road games in July games over the last 3 seasons.
NEW YORK is 57-35 ATS (+18.5 Units) in road games against Western conference opponents since 1997.
NEW YORK is 57-35 ATS (+18.5 Units) in road games in non-conference games since 1997.
NEW YORK is 7-0 ATS (+7.0 Units) in road games after a loss by 10 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
NEW YORK is 64-43 ATS (+16.7 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
NEW YORK is 17-6 ATS (+10.4 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game after 15+ games since 1997.
Head-to-Head Series History
SEATTLE is 3-2 against the spread versus NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
SEATTLE is 4-1 straight up against NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
CONNECTICUT (10 - 6) at SAN ANTONIO (5 - 9)
Top Trends for this game.
CONNECTICUT is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) in road games when playing with 3 or more days rest over the last 3 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 9-18 ATS (-10.8 Units) after allowing 75 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 2-12 ATS (-11.2 Units) in road games after scoring 75 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 11-2 ATS (+8.8 Units) as a home favorite of 3 points or less over the last 3 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 27-13 ATS (+12.7 Units) in home games after a loss by 10 points or more since 1997.
SAN ANTONIO is 4-14 ATS (-11.4 Units) against Eastern conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 4-14 ATS (-11.4 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
CONNECTICUT is 4-1 against the spread versus SAN ANTONIO over the last 3 seasons
CONNECTICUT is 3-2 straight up against SAN ANTONIO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
INDIANA (9 - 6) at CHICAGO (7 - 9)
Top Trends for this game.
INDIANA is 79-108 ATS (-39.8 Units) in road games since 1997.
INDIANA is 19-35 ATS (-19.5 Units) in road games in July games since 1997.
INDIANA is 45-69 ATS (-30.9 Units) in road games after a division game since 1997.
CHICAGO is 18-6 ATS (+11.4 Units) off an upset win as an underdog since 1997.
Head-to-Head Series History
INDIANA is 7-3 against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
INDIANA is 8-2 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
7 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
PHOENIX (5 - 11) at LOS ANGELES (4 - 11)
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 35-20 ATS (+13.0 Units) after a division game over the last 3 seasons.
PHOENIX is 10-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) in road games when playing with 2 days rest over the last 3 seasons.
PHOENIX is 16-6 ATS (+9.4 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
PHOENIX is 8-6 against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
PHOENIX is 9-5 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
7 of 14 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
NEW YORK vs. SEATTLE
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York's last 5 games
New York is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Seattle is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against New York
Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against New York
CONNECTICUT vs. SAN ANTONIO
Connecticut is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Connecticut's last 6 games
San Antonio is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Connecticut
San Antonio is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games when playing Connecticut
INDIANA vs. CHICAGO
Indiana is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Indiana is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
Chicago is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Indiana
Chicago is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Indiana
PHOENIX vs. LOS ANGELES
Phoenix is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing Los Angeles
Phoenix is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 1-9 ATS in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 5 games at home