WNBA Same Game Parlays & Picks: Sunday (8/23)
We are treated to a four-game slate in the WNBA today. We will be focusing on what could be one of the more exciting games this evening - Las Vegas vs. Toronto. The expectations are high in this contest, which means the opportunity to hit on some props is wide open. Without any further delay, let's jump right into our favorite WNBA same game parlays (SGPs) and picks.
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Sunday’s Best WNBA Same Game Parlays
(Odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook)
Las Vegas Aces @ Toronto Tempo
Nothing too complicated here as we start out our parlay with an alt points line for the odds-on WNBA MVP favorite. The Aces go as A'ja Wilson goes, and she is absolutely rolling right now.
Wilson is averaging 25.4 points on 50% from the field, while adding five three-pointers in her last six games. If the South Carolina alum is going to start knocking down a three-pointer per game, then the juice at even 20 points is going to be over -500.
While we don't expect a close game, Wilson appears to be locked in to the point where even playing 25 minutes should result in 20+ points. Wilson dropped 26 points on Toronto last month in only 28 minutes. That's likely what will be in store for her today.
Jackie Young 15+ Points (-413)
Jackie Young is in a similar situation to A'ja Wilson. Young is averaging over 23 points through the previous 10 games and won't have much in the way of resistance against a seriously depleted Toronto squad.
Young is also averaging 23 points on 50% shooting from the field through the last five road contests. The Aces guard finished with 24 points in 33 minutes when these teams last met in July.
Young is scoring efficiently whether at home or on the road since the All-Star break. The veteran guard knocked down four three-pointers in the first contest against the Tempo. Due to the lack of availability from their star players, Toronto will more than likely not have an answer for Young's three-point prowess.
Three baskets from deep and six points made up of free throws and field goals seem highly attainable.
Kiki Rice 15+ Points + Assists (-426)
Kiki Rice has been nothing short of brilliant over the last five games. Despite this being a horrific matchup for the Tempo, Rice is going to see playing time regardless of the score due to a litany of injuries Toronto is currently dealing with.
The rookie out of UCLA has a real opportunity to smash projected scoring lines, and we plan to attack these very low thresholds for the rest of the season.
Rice is averaging 15.8 points on 53.8% from the field and over 41% from beyond the arc through the last five games. The young guard is dishing out an average of 4.8 assists per game over that span and has produced 15+ combined points + assists in all five games.
Toronto's offense will more than likely be led by Rice going forward. The usage should result in Rice accumulating 15+ combined points + assists in this contest.
H2H Points: Chelsea Gray vs. Laura Juskaite - Gray +3.5 (-115)
Laura Juskaite has scored double-digit points in back-to-back games, and has highly benefited from the rash of injuries that have befallen the Tempo as of late.
While it may make sense to take alt Juskaite point props based on recent performances, the line comes across as somewhat aggressive given the fact that Chelsea Gray can light up the scoreboard once the first couple of shots drop.
Chelsea Gray is averaging over 12 points per game and has scored 11+ points in five out of the last nine games. There are two strange edges that we plan to exploit on this prop.
The first is that over the last 24 games, whenever Gray scores in single digits in the previous contest, she follows it up with 12+ points. The Aces guard scored 14 points when Toronto last matched up against Las Vegas.
Juskaite played 29 minutes in that game. Trying to stop A'ja Wilson is not the easiest job by any means. That could result in a poor offensive performance, given the energy required to even attempt to limit Wilson’s scoring.
The sportsbooks have set the points line for Juskaite at 15. There's a better chance for the Tempo center to fall short of that threshold than to go over. In that scenario, it would take a complete offensive meltdown for Gray to not come within four points of the scoring total for Juskaite.
Aces Team Total Under 97.5 Points (-115)
Toronto is on a 12-game losing streak. Brittney Sykes, Marina Mabrey and Maria Conde are out today. It's gone from bad to absolutely terrible in Toronto. What was once a season full of promise has now turned into 15-point spreads against and barely enough bodies to compete. This game could be over by the first quarter, and with the playoffs looking, Aces head coach Becky Hammon could opt to pull her starters early.
Nearly 25 points every quarter sounds like a stretch given the massive point spread in this contest. Las Vegas has met the 98-point requirement in only two out of the last 10 games. The Aces ran up the score to 109 points when they last faced the Tempo in July. We just don't see that being the case today given the extremely one-sided nature of this contest.
Parlay Odds: +345
Enjoy the games today. Good luck with your parlays.