Lynx vs. Sparks WNBA Picks & Bets (Thursday)
If you liked having WNBA games to bet on during the middle of the day yesterday, you'll enjoy the schedule the league has for us today. We aren't getting four games, but we are getting two, a 3 p.m. EST contest and another at 7:30. Oh-and we've got your best WNBA picks for both. Can the Sparks get one over on the Lynx? Does Washington become the favorite if A'ja Wilson can't play?
There are numerous betting markets associated with both games. But we aren't interested in all of them. No, just the best WNBA picks and bets for Thursday, July 10’s game Lynx vs. Sparks.
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Thursday's Best WNBA Picks & Bets: Lynx vs. Sparks
(Odds courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook)
Minnesota Lynx (-8) at Los Angeles Sparks (+250), O/U 166.5 (-110/-110) WNBA Picks
This will be the fourth game played between the Lynx and Sparks this season. Minnesota has won all three previous games: 89-75 (May 18), 101-78 (June 14), and 82-66 (June 21).
Napheesa Collier did not play in the third game but led the way in the other two, averaging 27.5 ppg, seven rebounds, and 3.5 assists. Kayla McBride led the charge in the third game with 29 points after going 5-of-7 from three-point range.
Minnesota dominated all three games on both ends of the court, pretty much as expected (they were 6.5-, 11.5-, and 8.5-point favorites). It's not that the Sparks don't have talented players. Kelsey Plum is one of the more dynamic scoring threats in the league and along with Dearica Hamby, LA has an impressive one-two punch.
However, they don't have much else they can rely on, and their defense is questionable, at best, on its good days. When you are playing a team with the No. 2 offense and No. 1 defense in the league and you don't have many options on offense and a lackluster defense...Bad things are going to happen.
LA has some promise and potential, but struggles to put together a complete game. Against arguably the most complete team in the WNBA, they don't stand a chance.
Pick: Lynx -8 (-110)