{"id":745232,"date":"2026-07-05T21:06:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T21:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/745232\/"},"modified":"2026-07-05T21:06:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T21:06:18","slug":"wnba-first-basket-scorers-picks-wings-vs-tempo-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/745232\/","title":{"rendered":"WNBA First Basket Scorers &#038; Picks: Wings vs. Tempo (Sunday)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article-content__paragraph\">It&#8217;s Sunday in the W as WNBA Commisioner\u2019s Cup action rolls along. 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 class=\"article-content__paragraph\">Let\u2019s get into the WNBA action for Sunday, July 5, with the best First Basket Scorer prop! Be sure to check with our <a class=\"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 class=\"article-content__paragraph\"><a class=\"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><a class=\"article-content__anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bettingpros.com\/wnba\/picks\/prop-bets\/?tag=bp-articles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0x0.webp\" alt=\"WNBA prop bet cheat sheet\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" class=\"article-content__img aligncenter wp-image-286898 size-full\"  \/><\/a><br \/>\nSunday&#8217;s Best WNBA First Basket Scorer Bets<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-content__paragraph\">\u00a0(Odds courtesy of <a class=\"article-content__anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/btng.pro\/tI80wM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">FanDuel Sportsbook<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Dallas Wings vs. Toronto Tempo<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-content__paragraph p1\">Paige Bueckers has four First Baskets in 19 games this season, which is good for a 21.1% cash rate. She has also scored first in two of her last seven games and three in her last 12.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-content__paragraph p1\">Despite winning the tip and earning the first possession just 20% of the time, they have scored the first points in 65% of games (13-of-20).<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-content__paragraph p1\">Bueckers has as many First Baskets this season as bigs A&#8217;ja Wilson and Kamilla Cardoso and more than everyone else but Kelsey Mitchell (5) and Nneka Ogwumike (5). Somehow, she is still returning <a class=\"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\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">+500<\/a>. Wild value, but like I always say: Vegas&#8217; problem, not ours. Bet accordingly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-content__paragraph\">Pick: <a class=\"article-content__anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bettingpros.com\/wnba\/props\/paige-bueckers\/points\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Paige Bueckers<\/a>\u00a0(<a class=\"article-content__anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/btng.pro\/tI80wM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">+500<\/a>)<a class=\"article-content__anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bettingpros.com\/appDownload\/?tag=bp-articles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"article-content__paragraph\"><a class=\"article-content__anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bettingpros.com\/appDownload\/?tag=bp-articles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><br \/><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=\"article-content__img aligncenter wp-image-300808 size-full\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"article-content__paragraph\">Luke Monaldo is a featured writer at BettingPros. Follow him on Twitter <a class=\"article-content__anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MoKnowsSports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">@MoKnowsSports<\/a>, <a class=\"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 class=\"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 as WNBA Commisioner\u2019s Cup action rolls along. 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