WNBA Player Props & Bets: Sunday (9/21)
If you haven't been watching the WNBA playoffs, you've been missing out - but it's not too late. The semi-finals get underway on Sunday, with the Fever taking on the Aces and the Lynx and Mercury squaring off. If the opening round is any indication, it will be a great day for betting on WNBA player props.
Indiana and Vegas kick things off at 3:00 p.m. ET in Sin City, with Minnesota and Phoenix to follow in Minneapolis at 5:00 p.m. ET. Let's go over a few options for each game.
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Sunday’s Best WNBA Player Prop Bets
(Odds Courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook)
Kelsey Mitchell Over 20.5 Points (+100)
I like Kelsey Mitchell to go over this total. Her scoring dropped off a little toward the end of the regular season, but she's been doing fine in the playoffs, averaging 23.3 points per game versus the Dream and not scoring fewer than 19 points in any game. She averaged 22 points per game against the Aces in the regular season. She'll match that or perform better in Game 1.
A'ja Wilson Over 25.5 Points (-110) & Under 35.5 Points + Rebounds (-125)
Indiana has clamped down on the defensive end in the playoffs, holding the Dream to 75 points per game. A’ja Wilson, however, is a scoring threat like no other. She went over this mark in two out of three games versus the Storm, but in just one out of three games against the Fever in the regular season. If you are on the fence about her points total, consider her combined points + rebounds prop. She went over it in seven out of her last nine games, including two of three against Seattle.
But she went under it in all three regular-season games versus the Fever.
Alyssa Thomas Under 32.5 Points + Rebounds + Assists (-114)
Alyssa Thomas is coming off a 20/11/11 performance in Game 3 versus the Liberty. It was her first game going over that total since September 2nd versus Indiana (six straight unders). When she played Minnesota in the regular season, the over was 1-1.
As electric as her game was against New York on Friday night, the Lynx had one of the best defenses in the league during the regular season. Thomas will have a solid game, but I think she falls short here.
Napheesa Collier Under 31.5 Points + Rebounds + Assists (-102)
Napheesa Collier had gone under this total in seven consecutive games before recording 35 combined points + rebounds + assists versus Golden State in Game 2. In three regular-season games against Phoenix, the under was 2-1. Phoenix played phenomenal defense versus New York in the first round (69.7 points per game allowed).
They didn't have to face someone on the Liberty like Collier, though, but they have managed her well in the past. I think they'll keep her in check again in Game 1.