Favorites were 4-0 in the series openers of the WNBA playoffs on Sunday, but only one of those teams earned a road win.<\/p>\n
The New York Liberty picked up a win over the Phoenix Mercury in overtime, covering as two-point favorites in the process.<\/p>\n
Now, the defending champs have a chance to close things out at home in Game 2, where they were 17-5 straight up in the regular season.<\/p>\n
Phoenix is hoping to bounce back with its veteran core of Kahleah Copper, Alyssa Thomas and Satou Sabally, but oddsmakers have the Mercury set as dogs in Game 2.<\/p>\n
The second matchup in the WNBA on Wednesday is between the top-seeded Minnesota Lynx and the Golden State Valkyries. Minnesota dominated Game 1 with a 29-point win, and it\u2019s favored once again in Game 2.<\/p>\n
Can both WNBA Finals participants from last season (New York and Minnesota) advance to the semifinals with wins?<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s a look at my best bets for Wednesday night\u2019s playoff action.<\/p>\n
Find Peter Dewey’s\u00a0WNBA betting record here<\/a>\u00a0(futures included). You can also follow my daily plays on \u00a0BetStamp here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Odds via DraftKings Sportsbook<\/a><\/p>\n New York Liberty Moneyline (-155) vs. Phoenix Mercury<\/p>\n This bet could end up being a risky one after Breanna Stewart went down with a knee injury in overtime in Game 1 (listed as a game-time decision for Game 2), but I\u2019m trusting the Liberty and their infrastructure at home.\u00a0<\/p>\n New York was 17-5 at home in the regular season, posting a net rating of +12.1 \u2013 the second-best mark in the WNBA.<\/p>\n If Stewart sits, this line will move in favor of the Mercury, which is why I\u2019m only taking the moneyline in this matchup.<\/p>\n The Mercury were just 12-10 on the road in the 2025 regular season, and they struggled offensively in Game 1 \u2013 which was my biggest concern for them in this series.<\/p>\n The defending champs did exactly what they needed to set up a clinching chance at home, and I think they take advantage on Wednesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n Napheesa Collier OVER 21.5 Points (+100)<\/p>\n Napheesa Collier played just over 26 minutes in the Game 1 win over the Valkyries on Sunday, scoring 20 points on 7-of-11 shooting.<\/p>\n While Minnesota is set as a double-digit favorite once again on Wednesday, I do think there is an argument for an expanded role for Collier in what should be a closer game. The Valkyries were 14-8 at home in the regular season, and they have been one of the best teams in the W against the number in 2025.<\/p>\n The Lynx winning at home was a guarantee \u2013 they went 20-2 at home in the regular season \u2013 but I could see them having to fight a little more on the road on Wednesday.<\/p>\n That likely would mean more minutes for Collier, who has shot 15-for-21 in her last two games against Golden State. At this price, I think Collier\u2019s a great bet to push her regular season average of 22.9 points per game.\u00a0 <\/p>\n Odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.<\/p>\n If you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help, call 1-800-GAMBLER.<\/p>\n Claim the latest\u00a0<\/a>DraftKings promo code<\/a>\u00a0offer today. Sign up and place a $5 bet to earn a guaranteed\u00a0$200 in bonus bets plus over $200 off NFL Sunday Ticket<\/a>.\u00a0Regardless of the outcome of your wager,DraftKings will add eight $25 bonus bet tokens to your new account and award one promo code for a discounted NFL Sunday ticket subscription.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Favorites were 4-0 in the series openers of the WNBA playoffs on Sunday, but only one of those…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":150214,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[629],"tags":[49,48,82,630],"class_list":{"0":"post-150213","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wnba","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-sports","11":"tag-wnba"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150213","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=150213"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150213\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/150214"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=150213"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=150213"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=150213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}