Late-Breaking Blowout WNBA 10*
(WNBA) Dallas vs. Minnesota,
Point Spread: 8.00 | -115.00 Dallas (Away)
Result: Loss
ASA WNBA play on Dallas Wings +8 at Minnesota Lynx, 7 PM ET - This line immediately grabbed our attention as our model suggests this number is higher than it should be in the Lynx favor. A great comparison can be made with a recent Lynx game in which they faced a struggling Phoenix team and were favored at home by this same margin. Dallas is significantly better than the Mercury right now as the Wings have a Net Rating of +1.4 compared to the Mercury’s -9.5. Dallas has covered 5 of six games this season and has a Net point differential of +1.3PPG. The Wings have wins versus Chicago, Phoenix and the Sparks and have closes losses to the Sun by 2-poitns and the Dream by 5-points. Their biggest loss of the season was by nine points, so they’ve been highly competitive in every game this season. Minnesota is coming off a blowout win over Mercury and are 5-2 SU to start the season. The Lynx has the 2nd best point differential in the WNBA at +8.7PPG and rely on their defense which is the best in the league in Defensive Net Rating. Dallas is more than capable offensively with the 4th best Offensive Net Rating and will be competitive in this game from start to finish.