WNBA Player Props & Bets: Wednesday (6/10)
There are two WNBA Commissioner's Cup games tonight. Below, I highlight why I believe Brittney Sykes and Aaliyah Edwards are set for huge games when the Tempo hosts the Sun. I then explain why I'm not ready to trust Dominique Malonga yet, even against the league’s worst defensive team. Here are the best WNBA player props for Wednesday, June 10th.
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Wednesday’s Best WNBA Player Props
(Odds courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook)
Brittney Sykes Over 19.5 Points (-114)
Brittney Sykes is averaging 20.1 points per game to lead all Tempo scorers. With this in mind, I'm a bit surprised that her total is set below her season average against a team allowing 88.2 points per game.
Sykes has been a bit of a boom-or-bust player this season, but she's coming off a 25-point performance against the Sky on Sunday. It marked her fourth consecutive game with at least 15 points, and her second 20-point performance in four contests.
As I said, she has had some busts as well, scoring 10 or fewer points twice this season. But she has a season-high of 38 points, and she's scored at least 20 in five of her 11 games this season. With the Sun allowing the second-most points per game, there's no reason not to take a shot on Sykes at least reaching her average.
Aaliyah Edwards 15+ Points (+245)
Aaliyah Edwards just scored 15 points in Monday's loss to the Liberty, and I'm taking her to hit that number again. Brittney Griner is questionable for this game, and Aneesah Morrow has already been ruled out. The struggling Sun offense will have, at most, one double-digit scorer on the court. I expect Edwards to pick up the slack in Morrow’s absence.
While the Sun are terrible defensively, the Tempo aren't much better. They're allowing 87.8 points per game, which is the third-most in the league, and they're allowing opponents to make 47.3% of their field goals.
But what's even more interesting is that despite allowing 31.6 field goals per game, which is second-most in the league, the Tempo are only giving up 7.9 three-pointers per game, which ranks in the top half of the league.
This style of defense is perfect for Edwards. She's yet to make a three-pointer this season, and she's only attempted three all season. Yet, she's averaging 8.1 field-goal attempts per game and is shooting 47.4% from the floor. All of this adds up to this being a great low-risk, high-reward play.
Dominique Malonga Under 13.5 Points (-120)
It's been a weird season for Dominique Malonga, as she's alternated good and bad games in her five outings. She's scored at least 19 points three times, but scored seven or fewer in the other two. Malonga’s lowest-scoring game of the season came against the Sun, who I've already mentioned have a very weak defense.
Tonight, Malonga faces the worst scoring defense in the league, but I'm backing her to go under her points total. The main reason is playing time.
Malonga missed more than three weeks because of a concussion, and since she's returned, she's yet to play more than 17 minutes in a game. While 17 minutes was enough to score 19 against the Aces on Monday, I don't want to bank on another great performance with limited minutes.
Once the Storm prove they're willing to let Malonga play, her over will become enticing, especially since the Storm desperately need a scorer. But until then, I'm backing the under.
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