It's only one game on the WNBA schedule for Thursday — but don't worry, Friday will be loaded — and it's going down between the New York Liberty and the Dallas Wings. With the Wings already eliminated out of the playoff picture, there's not anything particularly at stake for them in this matchup. On the other hand, the WNBA's best team looks to sharpen their game before heading into the postseason with just a week left of the regular season.
Our experts have a couple of player props on deck between Breanna Stewart and Sabrina Ionescu when it comes to their picks for Thursday's game on Prime Video at 8 p.m. ET. Let's get into what our experts have in mind for their WNBA best bets for Thursday, September 12.
WNBA Best Bets for Thursday, September 12
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Liberty vs. Wings
Sabrina Ionescu is due.
She hasn't eclipsed 18.5 points in three straight, but she just got 14 against the Wings on 5 for 9 shooting, including 4 for 6 from three, her first display of 43 percent or better from three in nearly one month.
I think this is a game where Ionescu really gets going against this Wings backcourt, who hasn't been able to stop many if any this season.
She's only cleared this twice since the break after averaging 24.4 points in five leading up to the Olympics.
It's a favorable match-up and I'll roll with her to carry the efficiency of Tuesday into more success Thursday, but on higher volume.
Pick: Sabrina Ionescu Over 18.5 Points
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Liberty vs. Wings
By Joe Dellera
Let’s run it right back in the same matchup.
Stewie has shredded the Dallas Wings throughout the past few seasons. She has averaged 27.2 points per game while exceeding this line in 8/10. She’s scored 25+ in all 8 of those overs with the two misses sitting at 19. When these two teams played on Tuesday she dropped 27 in just 27 minutes, the second fewest she had played in her last 20 games.
Dallas is clearly out of the Playoff picture while the Liberty are closing in on clinching the overall number 1 seed which would give them the ability to rest some of their star players in the season’s final games.
It’s a good matchup for Stewart as well. Dallas allows the most points in the paint and they play at the fastest Pace in the league. It’s a clear Pace up spot for the Liberty and Stewart from an opportunity perspective.
I’ll back Stewart to once again succeed against the Dallas Wings.
Pick: Breanna Stewart Over 21.5 Points (-115)
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