Wnba Betting Predictions - July 24, 2008

We got the win yesterday with our lone pick on New York. Today we feature three premium WNBA picks.

Today's WNBA Basketball Picks:

Game: Chicago at San Antonio (12:35 PM Eastern)
Pick: 2 units on Chicago +9 (-110) (risk 2 to win 1.8)

If you look at the road-loss column for the Sky, it doesn't offer much as they have been just 2-9 on the season, matching a league-low two road wins with lowly Atlanta. What it doesn't say is this team is not getting blown out as they have dropped just two of the 11 by double-digits and none in their last six games. San Antonio has been one of the best teams in the WNBA all season and has had similar results at home where they stand 11-2. After starting the home schedule with three double-digit wins in their first four games, they have not beaten anyone by 10+ since as their largest home margin has been just eight points. This looks like a considerable overlay on the part of the odds-makers and we'll scoop up the value and take the Sky and the bundle of points here.

Phoenix seems to keep raising the bar in terms of scoring and getting up and down the court, but the problem is they don't compliment it by playing any defense at all. They have allowed over 93 points a game in their last nine. The Mercury is also scoring over 100 a game in their last three, but overall this may be a fun team to watch, but the results don't match the success on the offensive end. Less than two weeks ago, these teams put up over 200 points and we see a similar result in this one, so OVER gets the call here.

The Connecticut Sun have fallen apart. They once looked like the best team in the WNBA jumping out to an 8-1 start, but have been anything but since. The Sun is just 6-9 over their last 15 games and hasn't beaten a team with a winning record since beating Detroit 10 games ago. The Spark is the only WNBA team playing .500 or better on the road and is coming off a confidence-boosting win at Detroit. The Sun is just not the team the record would indicate. The Spark has a chance to win this one, so the points look like they offer a lot of value and we'll back them here.

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