{"id":680336,"date":"2026-06-02T18:52:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T18:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/680336\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T18:52:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T18:52:12","slug":"wnba-first-baskets-scorers-picks-tuesday-6-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/680336\/","title":{"rendered":"WNBA First Baskets Scorers &#038; Picks: Tuesday (6\/2)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"article-content__paragraph\">It&#8217;s Sunday in the W with the 2026 WNBA Regular Season getting underway this weekend. I&#8217;m back after a successful 2025 season, cashing nearly 54% of our picks. As always, I&#8217;m breaking down the top WNBA First Basket Scorer picks..<\/p>\n<p id=\"article-content__paragraph\">Let\u2019s get into the WNBA action for Tuesday, June 2, with a couple of First Basket Scorer props! Be sure to check with our <a id=\"article-content__anchor \" href=\"https:\/\/www.bettingpros.com\/wnba\/picks\/prop-bets\/?tag=bp-articles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">WNBA Prop Bet Cheat Sheet<\/a> when building your tickets.<\/p>\n<p id=\"article-content__paragraph\"><a id=\"article-content__anchor \" href=\"https:\/\/www.bettingpros.com\/appDownload\/?tag=bp-articles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Go premium to view top prop bets based on Cover Probability, Expected Value &amp; Star Rating &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"article-content__paragraph\"><a id=\"article-content__anchor \" href=\"https:\/\/www.bettingpros.com\/nba\/playoffs\/premium\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><img id=\"article-content__img\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0x0.webp\" alt=\"NBA Premium Discount\" width=\"1470\" height=\"650\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-320933 size-full\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tuesday&#8217;s Best WNBA First Basket Scorer Bets<br \/><a id=\"article-content__anchor \" href=\"https:\/\/www.bettingpros.com\/wnba\/picks\/prop-bets\/?tag=bp-articles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"article-content__paragraph\">\u00a0(Odds courtesy of <a id=\"article-content__anchor \" href=\"https:\/\/btng.pro\/P67yny\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">DraftKings Sportsbook<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Portland Fire vs. Golden State Valkyries<\/p>\n<p id=\"article-content__paragraph\" class=\"p1\">Veronica Burton has scored first for the Valkyries in four of the past six games, but has yet to score a First Basket this season. She also scored immediately following Gabby Williams First Baskets in the other two games in that stretch, so she is due.<\/p>\n<p id=\"article-content__paragraph\" class=\"p1\">You could also tail Gabby Williams at a nice value, as well.<\/p>\n<p id=\"article-content__paragraph\">Pick: <a id=\"article-content__anchor \" href=\"https:\/\/www.bettingpros.com\/wnba\/props\/veronica-burton\/points\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Veronica Burton<\/a> (<a id=\"article-content__anchor \" href=\"https:\/\/dksb.sng.link\/As9kz\/zdg8?_dl=https%3A%2F%2Fsportsbook.draftkings.com%2Fgateway%3Fs%3D801206430%26wpcid%3D255224%26wpsrc%3D1756%26wpcn%3DNFLPlayoffs2023%26wpscn%3DBet5Get200%26wpcrn%3DFP1%26wpscid%3Dxx%26wpcrid%3Dxx&amp;pcid=255224\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">+543<\/a>) &amp; <a id=\"article-content__anchor \" href=\"https:\/\/www.bettingpros.com\/wnba\/props\/gabby-williams\/points\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Gabby Williams<\/a> (<a id=\"article-content__anchor \" href=\"https:\/\/dksb.sng.link\/As9kz\/zdg8?_dl=https%3A%2F%2Fsportsbook.draftkings.com%2Fgateway%3Fs%3D801206430%26wpcid%3D255224%26wpsrc%3D1756%26wpcn%3DNFLPlayoffs2023%26wpscn%3DBet5Get200%26wpcrn%3DFP1%26wpscid%3Dxx%26wpcrid%3Dxx&amp;pcid=255224\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">+640<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p id=\"article-content__paragraph\"><a id=\"article-content__anchor \" href=\"https:\/\/www.bettingpros.com\/wnba\/picks\/prop-bets\/?tag=bp-articles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><img id=\"article-content__img\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/818x460.webp\" alt=\"WNBA prop bet cheat sheet\" width=\"818\" height=\"460\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-286898 size-large\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chicago Sky vs. Washington Mystics<\/p>\n<p id=\"article-content__paragraph\">Shakira Austin has scored the First Basket in back-to-back (Shakira, Shakira) Mystics games and looks poised to make a three in a row against a beat up Chicago Sky.<\/p>\n<p id=\"article-content__paragraph\">Additionally, Shakira Austin has scored three First Baskets in her last six games. A 50% strike rate in the past six games on a team that has scored first in four of those six games and five of their seven team games overall.<\/p>\n<p id=\"article-content__paragraph\">The fact she isn\u2019t juiced below +400 yet is crazy. Take advantage of the value.<\/p>\n<p id=\"article-content__paragraph\">Pick: <a id=\"article-content__anchor \" href=\"https:\/\/www.bettingpros.com\/wnba\/props\/shakira-austin\/points\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Shakira Austin<\/a>\u00a0(<a id=\"article-content__anchor \" href=\"https:\/\/dksb.sng.link\/As9kz\/zdg8?_dl=https%3A%2F%2Fsportsbook.draftkings.com%2Fgateway%3Fs%3D801206430%26wpcid%3D255224%26wpsrc%3D1756%26wpcn%3DNFLPlayoffs2023%26wpscn%3DBet5Get200%26wpcrn%3DFP1%26wpscid%3Dxx%26wpcrid%3Dxx&amp;pcid=255224\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">+431<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p id=\"article-content__paragraph\"><a id=\"article-content__anchor \" href=\"https:\/\/www.bettingpros.com\/appDownload\/?tag=bp-articles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><img id=\"article-content__img\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778755631_717_0x0.webp\" alt=\"BettingPros App 3.0\" width=\"1470\" height=\"650\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-300808 size-full\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"article-content__paragraph\">Luke Monaldo is a featured writer at BettingPros. Follow him on Twitter <a id=\"article-content__anchor \" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MoKnowsSports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">@MoKnowsSports<\/a>, <a id=\"article-content__anchor \" href=\"https:\/\/discord.com\/invite\/YaVeB7J9hK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Discord<\/a> @alydar1227 AKA The GIFTing Crooner, and on TikTok @The GreatLoudini. For more from Luke, check out his <a id=\"article-content__anchor \" href=\"https:\/\/www.bettingpros.com\/articles\/author\/luke-monaldo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">archive<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>    <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s Sunday in the W with the 2026 WNBA Regular Season getting underway this weekend. 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