The 2025 Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) has three total games on Friday night’s slate.
In the early window, we have a pair of games, as the Minnesota Lynx and Indiana Fever meet at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis at 7:30 p.m. ET. Also at 7:30 p.m. ET, the Seattle Storm and Dallas Wings go head-to-head. In the late window, the Phoenix Mercury hosts the Golden State Valkyries at 10:00 p.m. ET. All three games are available for viewing or streaming on ION.
We’ll take a deep dive into Friday’s three contests. Let’s build our bankroll with our best WNBA picks and bets for Friday, August 22nd’s game Storm vs. Wings.
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Friday’s Best WNBA Picks & Bets: Storm vs. Wings
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Seattle Storm (-280) at Dallas Wings (+220) | O/U 169 (-110/-110)
The Storm (18-18) and Wings (9-27) square off at College Park Center in Arlington, Texas, as these teams meet for the fourth time this season.
Seattle has won two of the first three meetings this season, including its only previous trip to the Metroplex on May 19th, a 79-71 win as 3.5-point favorites. The under (167.5) cashed in that game and is 3-0 this season. It’s 5-0 in the past five meetings in the series. The road team is also 3-0 against the spread (ATS) this season in the three previous matchups.
The Storm heads into this game relatively healthy, which is always a good thing, especially at this juncture of the season. Seattle has won two of the past three games, including back-to-back road victories. However, Seattle is just 2-7 straight up (SU) in the past nine games, while going 1-8 ATS in that span. The over is 5-2 in the past seven games and 7-3 in the previous 10 games, with defense betraying Seattle. The Storm have allowed 78+ points in 10 straight contests, and at least 85 points in eight of those 10 outings.
Dallas is coming off a disappointing 81-80 loss on the road against the Los Angeles Sparks, although it was able to easily cover as an 8-point underdog as the under (182) came through. Rookie Paige Bueckers, the No. 1 pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft, exploded for a career-high 44 points against the Sparks. Only Maddy Siegrist was also able to reach double digits in points, scoring 13, while adding three blocked shots.
The Wings catching seven points on their home court is very attractive. We’ll take Dallas with the points, and let’s lean towards the under based on the series trends. The Wings didn’t come close to threatening the over against L.A. on Wednesday, and sportsbooks have been pumping up the line for Dallas lately. The over/under has split 2-2 in the past four games at home.
Picks: Wings +7 (-112) & Under 169 Points (-110)
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