WNBA Player Props & Bets: Sunday (5/18)
The Opening Weekend of the WNBA season comes to an end today with a pair of games: Washington vs. Connecticut and Minnesota vs. Los Angeles. With several of the league’s best and brightest taking the court, it will be a great day to bet on WNBA player props. If you've been following the results over the last couple of days, then you are probably already aware that it's been a good weekend for superstars.
On that note, here are a few of our favorites for today's games.
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Sunday’s Best WNBA Player Prop Picks
(Odds Courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook)
Marina Mabrey Over 2.5 Made Threes (+102)
The problem with Connecticut last season was an inability to score when they really needed to. So, did they go out and find a shooter they could add to the roster? No! Instead, they opted to implode and essentially start over (without addressing their scoring woes).
It remains to be seen if they'll still be a solid defensive unit; that's not something that can be judged during the preseason. Still, with how Washington put up points on Atlanta, I expect them to do the same against the Sun. Consequently, Connecticut will be playing from behind a lot and without an offensive weapon to turn to, Mabrey is going to let it rain from beyond the arc.
Sonia Citron Over 10.5 Points (-108)
Hopes are high for the former Notre Dame star, and if her first game is any indication, she may surpass them. Citron scored 19 in her WNBA debut Friday night in just 24 minutes. She will not need 24 minutes to score 11 points against this Connecticut team, whose defense is nothing like it was last season when it was one of the WNBA’s best.
Napheesa Collier Over 23.5 Points (-114)
Collier was one of the best scoring threats in the league in 2024 (tied for fourth; 20.4 points per game). If Friday's game against Dallas is any indication, it looks like she's picking up where she left off (12-of-21 for 34 points). Don't bank on her scoring 34 again, but Collier will certainly score in the mid to high 20s.
Kelsey Plum Over 21.5 Points (-102)
Plum averaged 17.8 last season as the secondary option in Vegas to A'ja Wilson. This year in LA, she appears to be the team's primary scoring option (it was Dearica Hamby last season). She had 37 in the season opener against the Valkyries. However, Minnesota will play better defense and not foul as much (Plum was 11-of-11 from the free throw line vs. Golden State).
She didn't score more than 20 vs. the Lynx last season, but she'll see more shots against them this year with the Sparks.
Bridget Carleton Under 10.5 Points (-125)
There are only so many shots to go around. With the Lynx, Napheesa Collier and Courtney Williams will come first; they took 36-of-66 shots in the season opener vs. Dallas. Carleton took five and only made one for three points on the night. Since she doesn't shoot much, she's not going to find her way to the free-throw line much to supplement her total. She will probably make a few more today, but will not take enough to surpass 10.5 points.