2023 WNBA Discussion and Betting

[YuginKadoya]

The small ball played by the Aces seemed too much for the Storm. They played this strategy in two consecutive games but the Storm did not find a way to counter this. A'ja Wilson has free reign in the paint and Chelsea Gray has the ability to isolate in the perimeter. This contributes to the defeat of the Storms. Both Sue Bird and Tina Charles need to contribute to help Breanna Stewart who will certainly be guarded by A'ja Wilson again. Wilson is doing a great job limiting Stewart. If Bird and Charles can have a dominant game, it can open up the opportunity for Stewart to score.

Las Vegas will likely end the series in this game and punch their ticket to the Finals.

But apparently, it is not enough Breanna Stewart is a real monster she really wants to win badly that 42 points were really something she is the only one that is lifting the team, while Sue Bird and Tina Charles are nowhere to be found, while Jewell Loyd is the one supporting Stewart in making the score surely the Las Vegas Aces have prepared a deadlock for the Storms, it was sad that Breanna Stewart really wants this win badly but it was all goes down the drain,

I was about to say prolong the game but I was watching the 4th quarter and there are too many errors in Storm's defense. They are confused or the Aces made them like that. Chelsea Gray was always left whenever a pick and roll happens.
Aces won the game in a respectable and difficult way. It was intense from games 1-4.
On the other side, Sun vs Sky is tied in the series.

Time to say goodbye to Sue Bird. Retiring at 41 years old.
Thank you, Sue.

I was truly sad by the result and 2 of my picks lost I surely have some faith for the Storm because of how good of a player Breanna Storm is, but I guess she really needs an equal companion to accommodate her for the Seattle Storm next season, for now, Congrats to the Las Vegas Aces in making it to the finals right now they will have to wait who ever win on the next game of the Connecticut Sun VS Chicago Sky that is heating up on a series tie,

Man, I never thought that Sue Bird is already 41 years old, this is something I haven't seen and her departure was really expected and right now I think Seattle Storm needs to look for her replacement, looking forward to that,

Here is the sad result for my 2 picks and bets

Connecticut Sun VS Chicago Sky SCORE 104 - 80 - LOST

Seattle Storm VS Las Vegas Aces SCORE 92 - 97 - LOST

[danherbias07]

Man, I never thought that Sue Bird is already 41 years old, this is something I haven't seen and her departure was really expected and right now I think Seattle Storm needs to look for her replacement, looking forward to that,

It will be difficult to find a good replacement for her. She was something else despite her age, the agility is intact and so does the wise playmaking skill set.
On a different level because of her experience, she is like the Jason Kidd of the WNBA. (I think I already said that before.)
Here's an appreciation clip from the WNBA page.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq-UHBEEbf0

So guys, what team do you think will go against the Aces? Sun or Sky?
I mean, there's no telling what could happen since both teams are doing great and that's why we have a Game 5. It's a perfect match.
Maybe I will just go all the way for the Sun since from the start I was mostly betting for them.

[YuginKadoya]

It will be difficult to find a good replacement for her. She was something else despite her age, the agility is intact and so does the wise playmaking skill set.
On a different level because of her experience, she is like the Jason Kidd of the WNBA. (I think I already said that before.)
Here's an appreciation clip from the WNBA page.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq-UHBEEbf0

Well Sue Bird is really irreplaceable but I think they can manage to get one until the next season starts, watching the video I really don't have any Idea about the WNBA and this is the 1st time and 1st season I am appreciating it, and Sue Bird's departure is something every fan of the Seattle Storm will be saddened but they will surely miss her, loving her this season because this is the 1st time seeing WNBA and Sue Bird along with Breanna Stewart had got me into this game, and I will surely miss it,

So guys, what team do you think will go against the Aces? Sun or Sky?
I mean, there's no telling what could happen since both teams are doing great and that's why we have a Game 5. It's a perfect match.
Maybe I will just go all the way for the Sun since from the start I was mostly betting for them.

The last match for the Semi-finals and just like you I am also torn between the two on who's going to win, but likely, and also just like you I am also going with the team that I pick since day 1, and that will be the Chicago Sky, on their recent game on game 4 the Connecticut Sun have prevented Candace Parker from making a huge score she only Scored 11 point I think the Chicago Sky needs to help Candace Parker at the same time keeping the whole team in making shots and getting as many players on the team gets double-digit points I think this will assure the win for the Chicago Sky, but pretty much Connecticut Sun is a team to know what they are doing, and even though the Chicago Sky have the home court advantage the Sun can likely still win this, but good luck to the both of us and may the best team wins,

[Pamadar]

Man, I never thought that Sue Bird is already 41 years old, this is something I haven't seen and her departure was really expected and right now I think Seattle Storm needs to look for her replacement, looking forward to that,

It will be difficult to find a good replacement for her. She was something else despite her age, the agility is intact and so does the wise playmaking skill set.
On a different level because of her experience, she is like the Jason Kidd of the WNBA. (I think I already said that before.)
Here's an appreciation clip from the WNBA page.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq-UHBEEbf0

So guys, what team do you think will go against the Aces? Sun or Sky?
I mean, there's no telling what could happen since both teams are doing great and that's why we have a Game 5. It's a perfect match.
Maybe I will just go all the way for the Sun since from the start I was mostly betting for them.

I watch the game 4 of this series and I see the confidence of the Suns playing at home. The good ball rotation might be

the key for this team to win and advance to the finals, if they can maintain that good outside shooting and also the ball
rotations. They have that kind of trust with each other, they just need to keep the defense tight and not to allow Sky to
gain the same confidence, a very close match and whoever wins deserves the spot, but personally I'm with the Suns here
good luck!

[jakelyson]

So guys, what team do you think will go against the Aces? Sun or Sky?
I mean, there's no telling what could happen since both teams are doing great and that's why we have a Game 5. It's a perfect match.
Maybe I will just go all the way for the Sun since from the start I was mostly betting for them.

I doubt that Chicago will have a back-to-back bad performance especially since it is an elimination game. With everything on the line for the season, they will have to find their game in front of their home crowd. The crowd will be the difference maker in this game. Sky will have the support of the crowd and they will play better. Chicago Sky is a better team and they have to prove it in this game.

It is hard to predict the winner in this series but in a close-out game, I will go with the one with home-court advantage. I will go with Sky to win and also to cover the spread.

[danherbias07]

Sky's defense is suffocating, it's difficult to imagine how the Connecticut Sun pulled out a win. Candace Parker defensively was superb and made 2 important 3's, everything is going in for the Chicago Sky, and the lead even went to 11 points.
It's almost like a win for them and yet, the Sun didn't give up.
Increased their energy to a level higher than the Sky, Jonquel Jones defense went to monster mode, ball distribution was spot on, and transition plays were near perfection.
The 11 points lead was 50-61 with 7 minutes remaining in the game. The Sky scored only 2 points, for the rest of the game.

[YuginKadoya]

I doubt that Chicago will have a back-to-back bad performance especially since it is an elimination game. With everything on the line for the season, they will have to find their game in front of their home crowd. The crowd will be the difference maker in this game. Sky will have the support of the crowd and they will play better. Chicago Sky is a better team and they have to prove it in this game.

It is hard to predict the winner in this series but in a close-out game, I will go with the one with home-court advantage. I will go with Sky to win and also to cover the spread.

Apparently, I lost, and the Sun has surfaced the winning they really did stop Candace Parker and they have limited her in making points and it was 7 points but Kahleah Copper has made 22 points but it wasn't enough to the gameplay the Connecticut Sun has shown Jonquel Jones and Alyssa Thomas both have a double-double performance of  10 rebounds Jones has 15 points while Thomas has 12, it was a good rotation of he score that the team have made it and win the game,

Sky's defense is suffocating, it's difficult to imagine how the Connecticut Sun pulled out a win. Candace Parker defensively was superb and made 2 important 3's, everything is going in for the Chicago Sky, and the lead even went to 11 points.
It's almost like a win for them and yet, the Sun didn't give up.
Increased their energy to a level higher than the Sky, Jonquel Jones defense went to monster mode, ball distribution was spot on, and transition plays were near perfection.
The 11 points lead was 50-61 with 7 minutes remaining in the game. The Sky scored only 2 points, for the rest of the game.

It was really an incredible game to watch and certainly, people are still going to say there is no entertaining game to watch, but this is proof that the WNBA is worthy of Attention they surely just need to not compare the two, because it is a different excitement and caliber of play, And this is what I am talking about,

Candace Parker has done her all, and focusing on defense suffers greatly for her not scoring well, but there is a proven factor that her lack of score also suggests that the Sun has immobilized her from making any crucial points, but Kahleah Copper has risen to the occasion and making 22 points leading the game, but it was not enough to the rotational scoring of the Connecticut Sun that has made a progresses lead for the game, I have lost the bet but It didn't matter because of the great game I watch, and Congrats to you for winning it,

[jakelyson]

It was really an incredible game to watch and certainly, people are still going to say there is no entertaining game to watch, but this is proof that the WNBA is worthy of Attention they surely just need to not compare the two, because it is a different excitement and caliber of play, And this is what I am talking about,

This semi-final series is undoubtedly entertaining. There are a lot of crazy endings and the entertainment value is through the roof. Obviously, the skills and talent in NBA are far ahead of WNBA but the entertainment value and competitiveness against each other are there. We are still witnessing very good basketball in this league.

I have lost the bet but It didn't matter because of the great game I watch, and Congrats to you for winning it,

I lost as well. I really thought that Chicago will be able to make a comeback at this game since it is their homecourt but the defense of Suns in the last few minutes of the game proved fatal for the Sky. As you said, Sky was not able to score and the huge lead was deleted.


We are now set for the WNBA Finals series between Las Vegas Aces and Connecticut Suns. This will be another exciting series and I am not very sure for now who has the real advantage. Las Vegas Aces are the top seed and have very good players that have good defense and killer outside shooting. While Connecticut Suns are performing very well. Do you think they can pull an upset against the #1 seed?

[danherbias07]

It was really an incredible game to watch and certainly, people are still going to say there is no entertaining game to watch, but this is proof that the WNBA is worthy of Attention they surely just need to not compare the two, because it is a different excitement and caliber of play, And this is what I am talking about,

This semi-final series is undoubtedly entertaining. There are a lot of crazy endings and the entertainment value is through the roof. Obviously, the skills and talent in NBA are far ahead of WNBA but the entertainment value and competitiveness against each other are there. We are still witnessing very good basketball in this league.

Indeed it was entertaining and they sure are worthy of more viewers. There are not many women basketball players and I guess this is the reason why they cannot stretch the possibility of making it more like an NBA type of match. A long season with long playoff games. 8 teams in the West and the same with the East. And maybe the conflict of sharing a basketball court is also a problem.

We are now set for the WNBA Finals series between Las Vegas Aces and Connecticut Suns. This will be another exciting series and I am not very sure for now who has the real advantage. Las Vegas Aces are the top seed and have very good players that have good defense and killer outside shooting. While Connecticut Suns are performing very well. Do you think they can pull an upset against the #1 seed?

I think they can. We saw how the Storm changed our perspectives while playing with the Aces. It's almost like a win for them every game and they gave the Aces a difficult time.
The Connecticut Sun has more offensive power and their options for who will shoot the ball are not limited to 2 players.
Just looking at the stats in Game 5 against the Sky will tell how the ball was shared.

[YuginKadoya]

This semi-final series is undoubtedly entertaining. There are a lot of crazy endings and the entertainment value is through the roof. Obviously, the skills and talent in NBA are far ahead of WNBA but the entertainment value and competitiveness against each other are there. We are still witnessing very good basketball in this league.

No doubt it was, and seriously I have never guessed who's really going to win until the game ends, is pretty much entertaining at that and because of that, I will then wait for the next season after this season ends, and this 2022 WNBA surely is my best WNBA experience yet, I love the Chicago Sky, but apparently, the Connecticut Sun came prepared for them so I also great with the results, and for this coming finals match I surely know who I am going to bet for the finals,

I lost as well. I really thought that Chicago will be able to make a comeback at this game since it is their homecourt but the defense of Suns in the last few minutes of the game proved fatal for the Sky. As you said, Sky was not able to score and the huge lead was deleted.


We are now set for the WNBA Finals series between Las Vegas Aces and Connecticut Suns. This will be another exciting series and I am not very sure for now who has the real advantage. Las Vegas Aces are the top seed and have very good players that have good defense and killer outside shooting. While Connecticut Suns are performing very well. Do you think they can pull an upset against the #1 seed?

Yup! the Connecticut Sun really is great in both offense and defense that is why I may root for them for the finals, but I will still be looking at the game 1 results to further ensure that it will be a profitable bet for the Connecticut Sun,

For the upcoming game, I am also excited aswell and after this finals, it is all goodbye for this season and we are now having a new NBA season this coming October, pretty much the Connecticut Sun will be fully prepared to dominate the Las Vegas Aces for the finals,

[Pamadar]

Sky's defense is suffocating, it's difficult to imagine how the Connecticut Sun pulled out a win. Candace Parker defensively was superb and made 2 important 3's, everything is going in for the Chicago Sky, and the lead even went to 11 points.
It's almost like a win for them and yet, the Sun didn't give up.
Increased their energy to a level higher than the Sky, Jonquel Jones defense went to monster mode, ball distribution was spot on, and transition plays were near perfection.
The 11 points lead was 50-61 with 7 minutes remaining in the game. The Sky scored only 2 points, for the rest of the game.

The ball distributions are so great as we seen the offensive productions are almost identical,

nothing to say, but that tight defense brings the Suns to the finals. They are playing with full of heart inside the game
and they didn't lose hope even the Sky dominated them during 2nd and 3rd quarters.

That comeback in the 4th was superb, they are playing together synchronize with both defense and offense limiting the
Sky to create a good play and make a basket.

[jakelyson]

10.81 odds on Connecticut Suns winning by 11+ in game 1 against Las Vegas Aces is tempting for me and I cannot resist it. I know it is very unlikely that it will happen, but it is game 1 of the finals. If there is a time that any team can surprise their opponents, this is the time. Having the Suns on a roll and having momentum in their Conference win over Sky, I believe they are much more motivated to win this game 1. As for 11+ points margin, if they caught the Aces off guard, they could do this. The Aces had a hard time with the Storm, and they only have a few scoring options. They will be having a harder time controlling the scoring of the Suns.

I also took over 168.5. Hopefully, my bets pan out. Good luck with your bet fellows!

[danherbias07]

10.81 odds on Connecticut Suns winning by 11+ in game 1 against Las Vegas Aces is tempting for me and I cannot resist it. I know it is very unlikely that it will happen, but it is game 1 of the finals. If there is a time that any team can surprise their opponents, this is the time. Having the Suns on a roll and having momentum in their Conference win over Sky, I believe they are much more motivated to win this game 1. As for 11+ points margin, if they caught the Aces off guard, they could do this. The Aces had a hard time with the Storm, and they only have a few scoring options. They will be having a harder time controlling the scoring of the Suns.

I also took over 168.5. Hopefully, my bets pan out. Good luck with your bet fellows!

Oh yeah, that's tempting indeed but I won't go that far.  I am too afraid to take that kind of risk.
Over 168.5 though seems attainable, I may take that one too.
The Moneyline for Connecticut Sun will be my pick at 2.90. They won Game 1 against Wings and the same against the Sky. I wish they could keep the streak at winning Game 1's especially this battle with the Aces. It will be better to start it strong shaking the confidence of their opponent.
Defensive intensity will be the key to winning the game as both teams have weapons that could change the pace of the game.

[jakelyson]

10.81 odds on Connecticut Suns winning by 11+ in game 1 against Las Vegas Aces is tempting for me and I cannot resist it. I know it is very unlikely that it will happen, but it is game 1 of the finals. If there is a time that any team can surprise their opponents, this is the time. Having the Suns on a roll and having momentum in their Conference win over Sky, I believe they are much more motivated to win this game 1. As for 11+ points margin, if they caught the Aces off guard, they could do this. The Aces had a hard time with the Storm, and they only have a few scoring options. They will be having a harder time controlling the scoring of the Suns.

I also took over 168.5. Hopefully, my bets pan out. Good luck with your bet fellows!

Oh yeah, that's tempting indeed but I won't go that far.  I am too afraid to take that kind of risk.
Over 168.5 though seems attainable, I may take that one too.
The Moneyline for Connecticut Sun will be my pick at 2.90. They won Game 1 against Wings and the same against the Sky. I wish they could keep the streak at winning Game 1's especially this battle with the Aces. It will be better to start it strong shaking the confidence of their opponent.
Defensive intensity will be the key to winning the game as both teams have weapons that could change the pace of the game.

In the end, I failed to hit anything on my bets. The final score is 67-64 in favor of the Las Vegas Aces. Chelsea Gray and A'ja Wilson contributed 21 and 24 points respectively to win the first game of the series. The suns had a run in the 3rd quarter leading to as much as 8 points, I think, but the Aces were able to rally and take the lead back. This will be a fun series to watch and the Wilson and Jones match-up is something I am looking forward to in this series.

I was not actually expecting to win on Connecticut Sun 11+ spread but it was a fun bet. Just testing if I can be so lucky as to hit that 10.81 odds.  Unfortunately, I was not that lucky even losing the over.

[danherbias07]

^Yeah, those are key players of the game A'ja and Jonquel. The defense was at a high level and that's why we didn't hit the Over 168.
I guess we should've also considered that. There will definitely be a big change in the spreads in Game 2 because of the Connecticut Sun's performance.
They might not even give them a handicap as far as +6 like in Game 1.
Also expecting a big cut to the total over score, maybe 140-150. I'd be checking that to recover back all the losses today.

[YuginKadoya]

Whoa! what just happen? I really don't want to bet for the 1st game because I want to see the result for the 1st game, and the Las Vegas Aces have dominated the game against the Connecticut Sun, it was an awful situation that the Sun just manage to keep the lead of the Ace at bay on the end of the 1st half, but pretty much A'ja Wilson and Chelsea Gray has all the given answer for their situation, with a double-double performance for A'ja Wilson and that is 11 rebounds and 24 points while Chelsea Gray got 21 points, it was like the Las Vegas Aces is a different team in the finals they are really hungry for it, because last season the Chicago Sky was the champion, so right now the Las Vegas will have their shot,

Well, this is the 1st game so it is not also possible for Connecticut Sun to still tie the game, and Las Vegas Aces surely got the home advantage, but yeah the Seattle Storm surely have fought their all but it was really not their lucky game and Las Vegas Aces are just hungry in winning this season, next game is on September 14, I really hope that on the next game the Connecticut Sun can make a comeback by winning on the Aces Home,

[danherbias07]

Whoa! what just happen? I really don't want to bet for the 1st game because I want to see the result for the 1st game, and the Las Vegas Aces have dominated the game against the Connecticut Sun, it was an awful situation that the Sun just manage to keep the lead of the Ace at bay on the end of the 1st half, but pretty much A'ja Wilson and Chelsea Gray has all the given answer for their situation, with a double-double performance for A'ja Wilson and that is 11 rebounds and 24 points while Chelsea Gray got 21 points, it was like the Las Vegas Aces is a different team in the finals they are really hungry for it, because last season the Chicago Sky was the champion, so right now the Las Vegas will have their shot,

Well, this is the 1st game so it is not also possible for Connecticut Sun to still tie the game, and Las Vegas Aces surely got the home advantage, but yeah the Seattle Storm surely have fought their all but it was really not their lucky game and Las Vegas Aces are just hungry in winning this season, next game is on September 14, I really hope that on the next game the Connecticut Sun can make a comeback by winning on the Aces Home,

It is possible and the end score can summarize that.
Both teams can be dominant in an instant and also make a comeback even from a high deficit game. After game 1, it became more uncertain who will win Game 2 because of how tight their game is.
Also remember, adjustments do happen and I bet the Connecticut Sun coaching staff has something written already to counterattack.
That makes me want to bet for them again and try my luck once more. Just steal one game in Aces home. 

[YuginKadoya]

It is possible and the end score can summarize that.
Both teams can be dominant in an instant and also make a comeback even from a high deficit game. After game 1, it became more uncertain who will win Game 2 because of how tight their game is.
Also remember, adjustments do happen and I bet the Connecticut Sun coaching staff has something written already to counterattack.
That makes me want to bet for them again and try my luck once more. Just steal one game in Aces home. 

That is a sure thing to happen I am guessing for the Connecticut Sun to make a plan for the upcoming match against the Aces, for me the Connecticut Sun has a full card of players that can score up to 20 points, so I think they will utilize that and get the tandem of Alyssa Thomas and Jonquel Jones on the work, and backing up by the other teammates will be the strategy for the Aces, while the Sun will need to take care of Chelsea Gray and A'ja Wilson those two is going to be their big problem, this is not an easy task, for them, but as you have mentioned both teams can instantly dominate the other and also make a comeback, I think they can Utilize that and go with the dominating every quarter of the game,

Here is my pick for tomorrow's game

Las Vegas Aces VS Connecticut Sun

Stake odds for this game are 1.45 for the Aces while 2.55 for the Sun, the Aces have the upper hand with the odds, maybe because of their dominant performance in game one and the Sun has caught off guard, but this time I think the Sun will take revenge and they will push this win and upset the Las Vegas Aces on their Court because they needed too, and if they do then the following games will be a motivation for them, these Final games are not ending with domination for the Aces that is why I am going with the Connecticut Sun this time,

[jakelyson]

The Sun has done everything they needed to do to defeat the Aces in Game 1. They outrebounded the Aces, 13-6 in offensive rebounds. They also limited their shooting from the deep to just 5 out of 24. The Suns slowed the game and limited the Aces to 58 field goal attempts which are the lowest of the Aces in regular and playoffs. All of these and the Aces still manage to win the game by 3 points. It is a small lead, but it means a lot. The Aces were able to nullify the efforts of the Suns. And a win in a best of 5 series matters a lot.

I am taking the Aces to win Game 2 of this series. They will continue to implement the small ball and if they are able to find their shots in the deep, the Suns will be in big trouble.

I am taking the under this time. The Aces will try to get a good shooting performance in this game, but the Suns will also try to slow down the game with their bigs and their defense. This will be a low-scoring game like the first game.

[YuginKadoya]

The Sun has done everything they needed to do to defeat the Aces in Game 1. They outrebounded the Aces, 13-6 in offensive rebounds. They also limited their shooting from the deep to just 5 out of 24. The Suns slowed the game and limited the Aces to 58 field goal attempts which are the lowest of the Aces in regular and playoffs. All of these and the Aces still manage to win the game by 3 points. It is a small lead, but it means a lot. The Aces were able to nullify the efforts of the Suns. And a win in a best of 5 series matters a lot.

I am taking the Aces to win Game 2 of this series. They will continue to implement the small ball and if they are able to find their shots in the deep, the Suns will be in big trouble.

I am taking the under this time. The Aces will try to get a good shooting performance in this game, but the Suns will also try to slow down the game with their bigs and their defense. This will be a low-scoring game like the first game.

Well you are right with your speculation and the Las Vegas Aces really did it again, but this time limiting the Connecticut Sun in the 1st quarter and the 2nd quarter, for me defensive wise the Las Vegas Aces really is pulling that trick on the Sun, while the Connecticut Sun pretty much their defense was open and penetrated so easily by the Aces, so I think they need to get into this so they can see what are they lacking, pretty much I don't want to get to another boat just because the Aces got their 2 leads, but on the 3rd game they are switching court so let's see if the Connecticut Sun will improve on their home court, which is I doubt, but we will never see,

Here is the result of the game now, for the finals of the WNBA

Las Vegas Aces VS Connecticut Sun SCORE 85 - 71 - PICK LOST

pretty much the Las Vegas Aces have easily penetrated the defense of the Connecticut Sun, pretty much even though it is a close game the Aces really did great and dominates the offense, Jonquel Jones got a double-double performance of 11 rebounds and 16 points, and Alyssa Thomas has 13 points, Brionna Jones has 12, while Courtney Williams has 18 points, for the Connecticut Sun, but it was not enough because the Las Vegas Aces, has shut down the Sun, A'ja Wilson has double-double Performance of 10 rebounds and 26 points, Kelsey Plum has 20 points while Chelsea Gray had 21 points that surely becomes an incredible win for the Aces,