Top 5 WNBA Betting Observations Heading Into Week 6

by Vegas Writer

Tuesday, Jun 24, 2025
Time for my monthly update from the WNBA, as things are getting interesting league-wide.

I would think everyone knew the top teams in each conference would be New York in the East and Minnesota in the West. From there, it's been a crapshoot, and that includes the betting numbers.

Now that we're about six weeks in, it's time for an update with how certain teams are doing against the spread and with their totals, and which teams to look for value with, especially as underdogs.

TOP 5 WNBA SIDES, FADES, TOTALS:

VALKYRIES (7-6 SU, 9-4 ATS) - Did anyone have Golden State on their bingo card for No. 1 ATS team in the WNBA at any point in the season? Here we are just past the quarter-pole, and sure enough the defensive-minded Valks who head into the week having won five of their last six games with the best ATS mark.

ACES (6-7 SU and 4-9 ATS) - Equally surprising but in an opposite manner, Las Vegas is the worst team to bet on this season. The Aces scored a huge, momentum-building win over Indiana on Sunday, but it was just their fourth cover of the season. Las Vegas has two very winnable home games before leaving for five, but be very wary of inflated numbers.

DREAM (10-4 SU, 9-5 ATS) - Karl Smesko's group has been getting things done a bit under the radar, with WNBA fans far too intoxicated with what the Fever and Caitlin Clark are doing. The Dream enter the week one-half game behind the defending champion New York Liberty in the Eastern Conference, and had covered eight of nine before losing their last two at the window. Still a team to watch with reasonable numbers.

STORM (9-5 SU and ATS) - With its 89-79 win over the Liberty this weekend, Seattle became the first WNBA team this season to have wins over the league's top two teams (Minnesota and New York). Coach Noelle Quinn has her team playing exceptional defense, so it's advisable to keep an eye on lower point spreads with the Storm.

LIBERTY (10-3 SU, 8-5 O/U) - Speaking of New York, which comes into the week having lost three of four, including its last  two, it's still playing higher-scoring games. New York, which has failed to cover its last four games, saw all four of those contests go over the posted number. Without Jonquel Jones in the lineup, a weakened defense could lead to a few more overs during this four-game road trip.

LYNX (12-1 SU, 5-8 O/U) - Minnesota opened the season by staying under in three of its first four games, and has done the same in its last two games. But here is something to keep an eye on this week, 12 of the Lynx's first 13 games have been against Western Conference teams. Their next four games will be against Eastern Conference foes Washington, Atlanta, Connecticut and Washington a second time. Atlanta has gone over in three straight, Connecticut has ended up high in two of its last three, and Washington has landed north of the number in its last two.

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