Hello basketball fans! Welcome to an all-new episode of the "WNBA Buckets" podcast.
On today's episode, our basketball betting experts provided bets for all three matchups on today's WNBA slate — including a player prop trend in Dream vs. Wings, a second quarter prop for Aces vs. Sparks, and a pick against the spread in Sky vs. Storm.
Listen to the latest episode down below, or read along for their WNBA predictions for Friday, July 5.
WNBA Picks & Predictions: Friday, July 5
| Game | Time (ET) | Pick |
|---|---|---|
  | 7:30 p.m. | Player Prop Unders |
  | 10:00 p.m. | Aces 2Q ML (-250) |
  | 10:00 p.m. | Storm -10 (-110) |
Player Prop Unders
Dream vs. Wings | 7:30 p.m. ET ⋅ ION
By Jim Turvey
These two teams that are somewhat infuriating to bet on, which means this game is also filled with players who are infuriating to bet on. I think this is going to be a slow-paced game between the Atlanta Dream and Dallas Wings, especially since these are two pretty slow teams.
You probably wouldn't think of the Wings, but they're actually a pretty slow-paced team. If anything, I would lean towards some player under's potentially. I went through where lines had been, and nothing really popped.
Aces Second Quarter Moneyline (-250)
Aces vs. Sparks | 10:00 p.m. ET ⋅ ION
By Jim Turvey
My look for this game is the second quarter. These quarter bets are a bit tricky, so you wanna make sure that you're far enough in this season that it's not noisy.
But part of this comes from last year, Las Vegas Aces first-half bets was the wagon we rode all season. They get off to quick starts, but it's really the second quarter where they've been outstanding. They have a 16.9 net rating in the second quarter.
The flip side is, the Sparks have been truly terrible in the second quarter this season, with a minus 24.2 net rating on the year.
So, I'm gonna target the second quarter for the Aces. It'll probably be heavy, but the nice thing about these second quarter bets is the oddsmakers tend to overweigh the first quarter.
Storm -10 (-110)
Sky vs. Storm | 10:00 p.m. ET ⋅ ION
By Jim Turvey
In terms of leaning towards the Seattle Storm as a whole, they're 8-1 at home and they actually have won eight straight at home. It was their first home game against the Minnesota Lynx where they lost, but have been undefeated since.
The Storm don't play close games, so that makes the point spread a little bit less scary. You can almost treat it like the Matt Mitchell rule:"If they are going to win the game, they are going to cover the spread," especially at home where they have been so strong.
The Chicago Sky are a good road team. They're actually one of the better pound-for-pound road teams in the WNBA, which is why it's more of a lean for me.
