Basketball Free Picks - July 19, 2008
Two WNBA plays today with a 4-unit pick.
Today's WNBA Basketball Picks:
Game: Minnesota at San Antonio (8:05 PM Eastern)
Pick: 3 units on San Antonio -6.5 (-110) (risk 3 to win 2.7)
San Antonio has the best record in the WNBA for one reason - they know and understand the value of their home court. San Antonio has produced a stellar 11-1 record at home, with the lone loss was by a single point to Houston. Minnesota looked like the surprise team in the WNBA at the beginning of the season as they rolled out to an impressive 5-0 start. They have faded since going just 5-10 over their last 15. They have been lethargic on the road during this stretch, having gone just 1-6 in their last seven road tilts. San Antonio gets our call and comes away with a convincing win here.
Game: Atlanta at Phoenix (10:05 PM Eastern)Pick: 4 units on Atlanta +11.5 (-105) (risk 4 to win 3.8)
If there was ever a team that could have quit, look no further than the Atlanta Dream who opened the season at 0-17. Ever since losing in OT on the road at Connecticut, this team has begun to believe. The Dream has dropped just two of their last 10 games by double-digits and has been 3-3 in their last six. Phoenix gets the flash points with its high-octane offense, but it hasn't helped them recently, as they have struggled to a 2-5 mark over their last seven games. Their problem is giving up 94.7 points per game in this stretch, and the potent offense hasn't been able to outscore their lackluster defense. The Dream has shown a vast improvement from a team that dropped eight of their first 13 by 10+, and we like them to hang tough here.
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Check out the last five WNBA Basketball Picks Newsletters:
WNBA-Basketball-Picks-July-18-2008
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WNBA-Basketball-Picks-July-17-2008
Houston has been one of the worst in the WNBA taking to the road at 3-10, but a completely different club at home where they own a 6-2 mark. So the overall record doesn't look pretty, but they pla...
WNBA-Basketball-Picks-July-14-2008
The Sparks have come up big against the big teams at home with wins over Connecticut and Detroit. After seven straight at home, they got a road shock dropping both games. Now the Sparks come back home...
WNBA-Basketball-Picks-July-13-2008
Connecticut is one of our top three teams while Washington is a bottom-three team. The Sun can score with anyone and their hot offense has gotten even hotter of late as they are averaging nearly 85 pe...
WNBA-Basketball-Picks-July-12-2008
Chicago has not been able to slow anyone down on the road at all. In their last seven road games they have averaged yielding a 83.1 points per game! The fact that they have also scored well has led to...
