2023 WNBA Discussion and Betting

[danherbias07]

Are you guys not betting?

The game will be on in 3 hours so I am sharing my bet right now.
I don't really like that New York Liberty is still the favorite but they showed their real strength in Game 3 even though it's the homecourt of the Connecticut Sun. It doesn't matter to them even if the enemy's turf and it actually boosts their confidence that they are a strong team.

So I am going to take the risk.
Connecticut Sun - New York Liberty - New York Liberty (-5.5)

I don't know what happened to DeWanna Bonner of the Sun in Game 3 but she went out running to the locker after she was hit with something. (iirc, it was the elbow of Stewy.) I hope she is okay as this won't be an entertaining game without her. Bonner is one of their key players that contributes a lot so it will be a handicap without her. AT will have a rough time handling both offense and defense without another big woman who can do the same as her.

Good luck guys.
I may not be able to watch this, I am a bit sleepy.

[owengtam09]

For sure it was still easy to bet on the Money line the only problem is if the odds are high it can become less profitable, so if you are on a money line you will need to bet on a large amount of money in order to profit, for sure we got 1 more game right now and surely The Las Vegas Aces have already won against the Dallas Wings so it the New York Liberty won this one they will advance to the finals but if the Connecticut Sun won there will be another game between the two,


Now Here is the match pick and Prediction

Connecticut Sun (2.70) VS New York Liberty (1.45)

The game will commence at Mohegan Sun Arena home of the Connecticut Sun right now the Connecticut Sun's injuries are Bernadett Hatar has a knee injury and can not play for the Connecticut Sun and Brionna Jones has an Achilles injury and was out for this season While the New York Liberty doesn't have any injuries at all, so going into the game for sure the New York Liberty only needed 1 game win to advance and they surely got the momentum going into a win while the Connecticut Sun is having difficulty in winning against the Liberty, but this could be another close game for sure but for me, this is going to be a New York Liberty win

[YuginKadoya]

Are you guys not betting?

The game will be on in 3 hours so I am sharing my bet right now.
I don't really like that New York Liberty is still the favorite but they showed their real strength in Game 3 even though it's the homecourt of the Connecticut Sun. It doesn't matter to them even if the enemy's turf and it actually boosts their confidence that they are a strong team.

So I am going to take the risk.
Connecticut Sun - New York Liberty - New York Liberty (-5.5)

I don't know what happened to DeWanna Bonner of the Sun in Game 3 but she went out running to the locker after she was hit with something. (iirc, it was the elbow of Stewy.) I hope she is okay as this won't be an entertaining game without her. Bonner is one of their key players that contributes a lot so it will be a handicap without her. AT will have a rough time handling both offense and defense without another big woman who can do the same as her.

Good luck guys.
I may not be able to watch this, I am a bit sleepy.

I surely got my bet up earlier but I fell asleep while posting this one, but for this game, I think this is going to be the last game for the Semi-finals for the WNBA as I think that the New York Liberty is winning this as they got the Momentum and they don't have any injuries aswell, so they might get this win for sure, but yeah I was really hoping that they got this,


And so here is my bet and prediction for the Semi-Finals for the WNBA game today

Connecticut Sun VS New York Liberty

The stake odds for this game are 2.70 for the Connecticut Sun and 1.45 for the New York Liberty, for sure for this game Bernadett Hatar has a knee injury and can not play for the Connecticut Sun and Brionna Jones has an Achilles injury and was out for this season While the New York Liberty doesn't have any injuries for me this is going to be the last game for the Semi-finals for the WNBA as for me the New York Liberty is winning this for sure there is a lot of factor why I think that the Liberty could win this 1st is the Momentum they have last game as the Connecticut Sun will surely get pressured knowing that the Liberty will be needing only 1 win, and 2nd is the New York Liberty doesn't have any injuries going with this game so for sure my pick is the New York Liberty,

[danherbias07]

Congratulations to you again guys. Sticking with the money line does magic for you. 
I lost my bet with 3 points needed to cover the spread. I really hate it when I lose at this kind of margin only, I should've just taken the ML too.

Anyway, the semi-final is done and now we move to the Finals. It finished early and the expected teams to be in the Finals were the ones who would be present. Las Vegas Aces and the New York Liberty.

I am all-in with the New York Liberty here although this will be a battle that will be so entertaining because both teams have their own weapons to change the pace of the game both offensively and defensively.
But, I am a big fan of Breanna Stewart so my bets here might become an emotional bet and not recommended. 

6 days rest because of the early end. Do you guys think this will go until Game 5? I think it might.

[AHOYBRAUSE]

Congratulations to you again guys. Sticking with the money line does magic for you. 
I lost my bet with 3 points needed to cover the spread. I really hate it when I lose at this kind of margin only, I should've just taken the ML too.

Anyway, the semi-final is done and now we move to the Finals. It finished early and the expected teams to be in the Finals were the ones who would be present. Las Vegas Aces and the New York Liberty.

I am all-in with the New York Liberty here although this will be a battle that will be so entertaining because both teams have their own weapons to change the pace of the game both offensively and defensively.
But, I am a big fan of Breanna Stewart so my bets here might become an emotional bet and not recommended. 

6 days rest because of the early end. Do you guys think this will go until Game 5? I think it might.

NY's last game's handicap was a little bit too high with -5.5, and it showed. Still they managed to win this close game after blowing a double digit lead.
Against Vegas this will be whole different story. It's always nice to see a number 1 facing a number 2.
The teams split their meeting this season so hopefully fans can expect the same for the finals series. I watched one or 2 of the games and you can tell, these are the best teams this season. If you imagine, the past years NY has been the laughing stock every season but this ended with their heavy roster enforcement last offseason. For such a "big market" it was always a shame to have such a bad team.

Let's see if they can go all the way though, Vegas will be the slight favourite to win this series I suppose, not only because of the home court advantage.

[owengtam09]

Congratulations to you again guys. Sticking with the money line does magic for you.  
I lost my bet with 3 points needed to cover the spread. I really hate it when I lose at this kind of margin only, I should've just taken the ML too.

Anyway, the semi-final is done and now we move to the Finals. It finished early and the expected teams to be in the Finals were the ones who would be present. Las Vegas Aces and the New York Liberty.

I am all-in with the New York Liberty here although this will be a battle that will be so entertaining because both teams have their own weapons to change the pace of the game both offensively and defensively.
But, I am a big fan of Breanna Stewart so my bets here might become an emotional bet and not recommended.  

6 days rest because of the early end. Do you guys think this will go until Game 5? I think it might.

For sure it was a close game for this Semi-Finals but the New York Liberty doesn't let the Connecticut Sun make a lead because they surely know that the Connecticut Sun will surely make progress and right now they are not underestimating the Connecticut Sun while the Sun is likely a new team right now


Results for the pick and prediction for Yesterday's game,

Connecticut Sun (2.70) VS New York Liberty (1.45)

It was a tight game for sure it was very close and the New York Liberty was winning Alyssa Thomas did a great job in getting a double for this game but it wasn't enough as the New York Liberty had likely win the Semi-finals for sure there is also a chance that the Connecticut Sun could also win this game for sure but hey have manage to get this to their advantage, now the New York Liberty will face the Las Vegas Aces next,

[danherbias07]

Congratulations to you again guys. Sticking with the money line does magic for you. 
I lost my bet with 3 points needed to cover the spread. I really hate it when I lose at this kind of margin only, I should've just taken the ML too.

Anyway, the semi-final is done and now we move to the Finals. It finished early and the expected teams to be in the Finals were the ones who would be present. Las Vegas Aces and the New York Liberty.

I am all-in with the New York Liberty here although this will be a battle that will be so entertaining because both teams have their own weapons to change the pace of the game both offensively and defensively.
But, I am a big fan of Breanna Stewart so my bets here might become an emotional bet and not recommended. 

6 days rest because of the early end. Do you guys think this will go until Game 5? I think it might.

NY's last game's handicap was a little bit too high with -5.5, and it showed. Still they managed to win this close game after blowing a double digit lead.
Against Vegas this will be whole different story. It's always nice to see a number 1 facing a number 2.
The teams split their meeting this season so hopefully fans can expect the same for the finals series. I watched one or 2 of the games and you can tell, these are the best teams this season. If you imagine, the past years NY has been the laughing stock every season but this ended with their heavy roster enforcement last offseason. For such a "big market" it was always a shame to have such a bad team.

Let's see if they can go all the way though, Vegas will be the slight favourite to win this series I suppose, not only because of the home court advantage.

Yeah, it's too high. But, I do like to trim it down to -3 or less because I won't feel that I won at that amount only.
Rank 1 and 2, the prediction came true in most WNBA analyses because of how New York Liberty created a monster roster. The Las Vegas Aces were a given, they were too strong last year and this year.
If New York wins this one I bet there will be a big celebration that will happen. They had been in the Finals but never in the franchise history that they won a championship. Also, they are one of the oldest teams in the league so it will be a sweet moment for them.

Throwback:
"KIA NURSE HITS AT THE BUZZER AND PHOENIX WINS"

Throwin' it back to when @KayNurse11 shot from the logo with 1.2 sec left on the clock to hit the game-winning buzzer-beater in 2021 vs. the Chicago Sky!
https://x.com/WNBA/status/1708935336087187656?s=20


Win the game in a prayer. How fun was that?! Kia Nurse!

[danherbias07]

Finally, here we go for the WNBA Finals.
It will be tomorrow at 3 AM here in our timeline so I guess I will not be able to watch it again and would just watch the highlights of the game when I wake up.
Here are the odds for the game.

Las Vegas Aces will take the homecourt advantage so I think that's the only thing that changed that handicap but I want to make sure though when the homecourt switches to New York if they will be the favorite on that side.
My bet is a biased one so it's not recommended. I am a big fan of Breanna Stewart so I will be taking her side in this game. Steal Game 1 and try to finish it at home. That would be lovely although it will be a rough road before it happens.

New York Liberty ML @2.50 will be my bet for this one. I am also thinking of an over-total bet but a bit doubting. What if they play defense? In their last 4 meetings, they only went up 170+ once. 1/4. So I am guessing this could go under the total score of 171.

No injury reports except for Han Xu who is on the other side of the world.

This is going to be a fun game, let's enjoy it. Good luck with your bets.

[YuginKadoya]

I completely missed the start of the finals for the WNBA It was a close game for sure and surely I never thought that the game was early but maybe I was busy with the other bets for the UFC, and Bundesliga, and it is the start of the Preseason for the NBA but for sure you don't really need to take the preseason into consideration as long as no major injuries have happened, then Preseason is doing OK,

Right now I think you have bet for the New York Liberty as both the Las Vegas Aces and New York Liberty are the ones that are on top of the Bracket for the WNBA and now they are facing each other but for sure the New York Liberty is on the lead in the 1st half but eventually the Las Vegas Aces have manage to take the lead from the New York Liberty, for now, I might miss the 1st game completely but this is going to be my guide for the next confident,

[AHOYBRAUSE]

I completely missed the start of the finals for the WNBA It was a close game for sure and surely I never thought that the game was early but maybe I was busy with the other bets for the UFC, and Bundesliga, and it is the start of the Preseason for the NBA but for sure you don't really need to take the preseason into consideration as long as no major injuries have happened, then Preseason is doing OK,

Right now I think you have bet for the New York Liberty as both the Las Vegas Aces and New York Liberty are the ones that are on top of the Bracket for the WNBA and now they are facing each other but for sure the New York Liberty is on the lead in the 1st half but eventually the Las Vegas Aces have manage to take the lead from the New York Liberty, for now, I might miss the 1st game completely but this is going to be my guide for the next confident,

I watched a bit of it, out of boredom, hahaha.
After the first halt I thought NY might have a chance here, but then came the 2nd half.  They totally fell apart and the game was basically over after the 3rd. You saw it in the players faces.

The next game is in 3 days, again in Vegas. If they want to keep the series open they have to find a way to play a solid 40 minutes, not just 20 like today. If they go down 2:0 you can say it's pretty much over.
The way Vegas is playing they won't give away a 2:0 lead I think.

[danherbias07]

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I hope not. That takes out the fun of the game.
Jackie Young and Kelsey Plum exploded, this is what New York Liberty lacks, shooters. Yes, they have Sabrina Ionescu the best three-point shooter in the league but when she is locked down and being defended well it takes out her opportunity to shoot. The Liberty needs to spread the ball more.
Stewart and Jones did their thing, I wish Laney and Vandersloot would step up their game in Game 2. Those two are the key players that could make them win this game.
Laney can contribute and I saw that during the Semi-Finals where she had been the best player for consecutive times. She needs to score more while being good at defense too or else this will be over quick. Time for adjustments.

My bet lost but it's cool.

[YuginKadoya]

I watched a bit of it, out of boredom, hahaha.
After the first halt I thought NY might have a chance here, but then came the 2nd half.  They totally fell apart and the game was basically over after the 3rd. You saw it in the players faces.

The next game is in 3 days, again in Vegas. If they want to keep the series open they have to find a way to play a solid 40 minutes, not just 20 like today. If they go down 2:0 you can say it's pretty much over.
The way Vegas is playing they won't give away a 2:0 lead I think.

Atleast you have watched it, well we haven't got a game in the NBA and even though I am watching the Preseason for the NBA it's likely not enough because they will not show to us the juicy part on every game there, but we can surely watch the new roster for a team,

Well in the WNBA in the other hand is in there finals so this is going to be an intense game for sure even though there is no alley hoop action and dunks in the WNBA but still a worth watch once the NBA doesn't have a decent game, well in this game it was a close game both of these teams was in the 1st and 2nd seed going into the play-offs so it is a great game to watch,

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I hope not. That takes out the fun of the game.
Jackie Young and Kelsey Plum exploded, this is what New York Liberty lacks, shooters. Yes, they have Sabrina Ionescu the best three-point shooter in the league but when she is locked down and being defended well it takes out her opportunity to shoot. The Liberty needs to spread the ball more.
Stewart and Jones did their thing, I wish Laney and Vandersloot would step up their game in Game 2. Those two are the key players that could make them win this game.
Laney can contribute and I saw that during the Semi-Finals where she had been the best player for consecutive times. She needs to score more while being good at defense too or else this will be over quick. Time for adjustments.

My bet lost but it's cool.

That is why the Las Vegas Aces is defending the New York Liberty with the 3 pointers because they know who they will defended, but for sure in the WNBA has great shooting players but the New York Liberty only rely on Sabrina Ionescu, and because of that their 3 pointer shooting was shut-off, while the Las Vegas Aces, got many players that are shooting beyond the arc, well in the 2nd half the Las Vegas Aces has found a way in takling the Liberty with the pressure with 3 pointers,

[danherbias07]

That is why the Las Vegas Aces is defending the New York Liberty with the 3 pointers because they know who they will defended, but for sure in the WNBA has great shooting players but the New York Liberty only rely on Sabrina Ionescu, and because of that their 3 pointer shooting was shut-off, while the Las Vegas Aces, got many players that are shooting beyond the arc, well in the 2nd half the Las Vegas Aces has found a way in takling the Liberty with the pressure with 3 pointers,

I like to see Courtney Vandersloot shooting more. She is too shy to make a field goal whenever he gets the ball and I think that is because of the superstars in their roster. Somehow she already found a way to lessen her turnovers but the shooting thing will help a lot as she can spread the floor with her speed.
Then there's Marine Johannes. This French lady has some hot hands too. 4/7 in distance shots. That's 57 percent which is high and yet they only used her for 20 minutes. Once she gets her rhythm it will be difficult to stop her unless the defense will focus on her and that will give Sab and Stewy a chance to score more as the floor becomes spacious. There's even one time in the fast break where Johannes just threw the ball and it went in, she has the hands, and all those 4 shots that she made were unbelievable. All in a bad position and yet it is going in.
Just look at how ridiculous these shots are.

In that fourth image, one-legged Dirk Nowitzki moves in the three-point line. That's absurd.
After that, she became a threat and the Aces had their eyes on her. This is where Sab and Stewy should come in, or maybe Laney.
I cannot wait for Game 2.

[YuginKadoya]

That is why the Las Vegas Aces is defending the New York Liberty with the 3 pointers because they know who they will defended, but for sure in the WNBA has great shooting players but the New York Liberty only rely on Sabrina Ionescu, and because of that their 3 pointer shooting was shut-off, while the Las Vegas Aces, got many players that are shooting beyond the arc, well in the 2nd half the Las Vegas Aces has found a way in takling the Liberty with the pressure with 3 pointers,

I like to see Courtney Vandersloot shooting more. She is too shy to make a field goal whenever he gets the ball and I think that is because of the superstars in their roster. Somehow she already found a way to lessen her turnovers but the shooting thing will help a lot as she can spread the floor with her speed.
Then there's Marine Johannes. This French lady has some hot hands too. 4/7 in distance shots. That's 57 percent which is high and yet they only used her for 20 minutes. Once she gets her rhythm it will be difficult to stop her unless the defense will focus on her and that will give Sab and Stewy a chance to score more as the floor becomes spacious. There's even one time in the fast break where Johannes just threw the ball and it went in, she has the hands, and all those 4 shots that she made were unbelievable. All in a bad position and yet it is going in.
Just look at how ridiculous these shots are.

In that fourth image, one-legged Dirk Nowitzki moves in the three-point line. That's absurd.
After that, she became a threat and the Aces had their eyes on her. This is where Sab and Stewy should come in, or maybe Laney.
I cannot wait for Game 2.

I think Vandersloot will need to up her confidence a bit it is likely that she is making plays and for sure it will surely help with the game against the Las Vegas Aces for sure and they can also may take 1 win for this final games and for sure because of that speed alone she might make a difference if she does that,

While the team work of A'ja Wilson, Jackie Young and Kelsey Plum and the Las Vegas Aces also got Chelsea Gray the Las Vegas Ace, surely have a great team for the team to spread the game, for sure the defense on Sabrina Ionescu was working properly if Ionescu can find a way around her defense then she can deffinitely make a difference with the 2nd game but let's see if the 3rd game will be different,


Here is the result of my bet on today's game both my bet won, now that the Las Vegas Aces gotten 2 wins now it is not looking good for the Las Vegas Aces, in my money line bet I have put a large amount to it so it could profit if it won, while with the Over bet it was a win for sure and I was happy about it,

[danherbias07]

Good one @YuginKadoya.
I took the other direction on team picks but we are the same with the overs.

That's why my bet is not recommended because it's too emotion. I badly want the New York Liberty to win that game 2 but it didn't happen.
Chelsea Gray is a point god. Damn, she is a monster at making plays, it's either she has eyes on the back of her head or the chemistry on their team is too strong that she could see them all even with her eyes closed.
Jackie Young also exploded, then there's Kelsey Plum who went back to being a sharpshooter from scoring many deuce in Game 1 instead of threes, and of course, I won't forget the name that is being chanted the whole game, A'ja Wilson, she can shoot everywhere and using the paint is also not a problem for her.

Now, we will be in New York. Will they win one or will it be a sweep? I am looking forward to prolong this series.

[owengtam09]

Dang! I also made the same mistake as you did danherbias07 actually I really want the New York Liberty to win so badly as well and I would like to just make it a draw for sure but the match ended up in a dominating fashion with Las Vegas Aces winning it, the Las Vegas Aces surely has shown what they can really do with the 1st match it was a close game but this one isn't you can not say that the Liberty did their best but this could also end with a sweeping win for the Las Vegas Aces,

Here is the result of my pick and bet for this game it was a loss but still got a win with an Over 171.5 for me actually I really want the Las Vegas Aces to win this and because they a good Odds if they win I can get a great profit for sure, but still the Las Vegas Aces have won the game with a dominating fashion,

[danherbias07]

Lol! @owengtam09! You also?

True. I also want them to split the win even though they are playing in Las Vegas Aces homecourt. It's not like they are not capable, they just lack some weapons that would strengthen both their offense and defense.
What I really don't like is the defense of Liberty, it's like the Aces are playing with them using ball rotation and with that, the defense of Liberty will break down and that's where they can easily find their offense.
Also, Sabrina Ionescu's shooting is not there, actually in both games 1 and 2. You cannot even feel that she is a threat outside. I'd really like to see a play that is better. Maybe copy that Golden State Warriors style with Steph Curry. Keep on moving without the ball until she finds her space and is back on her rhythm.

I am not giving up yet. I am 0-2 now but I believe they can absorb some confidence from the fans at their home in Game 3.

[owengtam09]

Lol! @owengtam09! You also?

True. I also want them to split the win even though they are playing in Las Vegas Aces homecourt. It's not like they are not capable, they just lack some weapons that would strengthen both their offense and defense.
What I really don't like is the defense of Liberty, it's like the Aces are playing with them using ball rotation and with that, the defense of Liberty will break down and that's where they can easily find their offense.
Also, Sabrina Ionescu's shooting is not there, actually in both games 1 and 2. You cannot even feel that she is a threat outside. I'd really like to see a play that is better. Maybe copy that Golden State Warriors style with Steph Curry. Keep on moving without the ball until she finds her space and is back on her rhythm.

I am not giving up yet. I am 0-2 now but I believe they can absorb some confidence from the fans at their home in Game 3.

Yup! We got the same bet for sure I really want the New York Liberty to win this one for sure as for sure they will now do anything for this game but they still lose the 2nd game, but maybe the 3rd game can be a good one, for them, but for sure I feel like they can make a win right now, but if they can not make a win for this right now then it is OK and yeah Sabrina Ionescu is not a threat outside for sure, I think he can not Copy Stephen Curry's style for me she is not aggressive enough to be running around inside but she can be accurate and have a defensive capabilities like Klay Thompson for sure,


Now here are my picks and predictions for the game tomorrow,

New York Liberty (2.08) VS Las Vegas Aces (1.67)

This game will commence at Barclays Center home of the New York Liberty, Right now the New York Liberty doesn't have any injuries, while the Las Vegas Aces Candace Parker, has an Ankle injury, and Riquna Williams is Suspended, and both can not play for the Las Vegas Aces right now but this injury has proven that their performance is not affected by those injuries, so for this game, I really think that the New York Liberty can make an upset for this game I can surely feel like it, the Las Vegas Aces right now in on a great advantage right now because of their 2 wins but I feel like the possibility of getting 1 win for the Liberty is still possible so I feel like this is it,



And I will also bet for Over 172.5 for this game

[danherbias07]

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I love your picks @owengtam09. I will definitely have the same bet as yours and I am locking it now.

How I wish there was a handicap of (-) for the New York Liberty but there's none yet. I would've picked up to -4.5 so I could enhance my profits and take back all the losses from the last two games if ever I win this one. 
Anyway, the odds are kind of intriguing because the Las Vegas Aces are still the favorites. IMO, they are underestimating the Liberty way too much, especially their fans who will support them in their homecourt advantage.
I think this will boost the team's confidence and will win their games. They just need that bit of a push because their team is a strong one. I mean, they made this roster to match the Aces in the Finals so they better show it now.

3:00 AM will be the tipoff so I might not be able to watch the game again. I hope it will be good news when I wake up.

[YuginKadoya]

Good one @YuginKadoya.
I took the other direction on team picks but we are the same with the overs.

That's why my bet is not recommended because it's too emotion. I badly want the New York Liberty to win that game 2 but it didn't happen.
Chelsea Gray is a point god. Damn, she is a monster at making plays, it's either she has eyes on the back of her head or the chemistry on their team is too strong that she could see them all even with her eyes closed.
Jackie Young also exploded, then there's Kelsey Plum who went back to being a sharpshooter from scoring many deuce in Game 1 instead of threes, and of course, I won't forget the name that is being chanted the whole game, A'ja Wilson, she can shoot everywhere and using the paint is also not a problem for her.

Now, we will be in New York. Will they win one or will it be a sweep? I am looking forward to prolong this series.

Thanks, dude for me the possibility for an upset is pretty much imminent as the Las Vegas Aces are showing more capability for the play-offs maybe the New York Liberty can get 1 upset but for me, they can still be champion for this season, you can surely bounce back in the next game or maybe in the starting of the NBA season as the Preseason is now starting


Now here is my bet and prediction for the game tomorrow

New York Liberty VS Las Vegas Aces

The stake odds for this game are 2.08 for the New York Liberty and 1.67 for the Las Vegas Aces, for this game the New York Liberty don't have any injuries right now but fight now Candace Parker has an ankle injury and Riquna Williams is suspended so both players can not play for the Las Vegas Aces, for me I really think that the Las Vegas Aces will again or they can win this with a sweep the possibility is there if the New York Liberty can not win 1 game for sure, so my pick is the Las Vegas Aces, and also betting for the Over 172.5