Top WNBA Playoffs Betting Odds & Pick for Wednesday: Mercury vs. Aces (8/17)
Let’s check out our top odds and pick for Wednesday’s WNBA playoff game between the Mercury vs. Aces.
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Top WNBA Betting Odds & Pick: Mercury vs. Aces
Phoenix Mercury vs. Las Vegas Aces, 10:00 PM EST
Speaking of those Mercury, the real test starts tonight vs. an Aces team who has won four straight to close out the regular season. Finishing the regular season with a 15-3 conference record, the Aces are also one of the best home teams in the league at 13-5.
The Mercury, on the other hand, who barely made the eight-team postseason, are just 4-14 on the road. I like for the Aces to take this one with relative ease on Wednesday night as they coast into the second round.
Bet: Las Vegas Aces -14 (-110 at DraftKings)
What is a betting spread?
A spread is an oddsmaker’s way of “evening the playing field†so that the favorite and underdog have an equal chance of attracting bettors. In many sporting events, one team is much more likely to defeat its opponent. However, with a spread, the underdog is given an artificial number of points with which it can overcome its point differential and theoretically beat the favorite.
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