WNBA Best Bets & Odds (June 20): Fever vs. Dream, Storm vs. Mercury, Sky vs. Wings

The 2026 WNBA season rolls on today with a triple-header of action-packed games, starting with a rematch from Thursday night, Indiana Fever vs. Atlanta Dream, followed by Seattle Storm vs. Phoenix Mercury, and wrapping up with the Dallas Wings hosting Chicago Sky. We, of course, have the WNBA best bets for all three right here, along with the odds for each game for Saturday, June 20.

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Let’s take a look at the odds for each game and examine my WNBA best bet choice for each.

Odds and bets courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook

Indiana Fever vs. Atlanta Dream Best Bets

• Spread: Indiana Fever +5.5 (-110) | Atlanta -5.5 (-110)
• Moneyline: Indiana +172 | Atlanta -215
• Total: O/U 177.5 (-110/-110)

This game has so many interesting underlying stories. There’s the whole Caitlin Clark vs. Angel Reese rivalry. It was dominated by Reese in college, with her team going 4-1 vs. Clark’s. But it has been a different story in the WNBA as Clark’s teams have come out on top in five of seven meetings.

Reese and the Dream won the most recent matchup in Indianapolis last Thursday, 108-101. Reese led Atlanta with 21 points and 11 rebounds, while Clark and Kelsey Mitchell led Indiana with 26 each. But this game wasn’t the first time these teams have met. The Fever hosted Atlanta on June 4 and won 83-71.

So, one game was a defensive battle, while the other featured almost no defense. Then there’s the playoff matchup between these two in the first round last year, which Indiana won 2-1 with a win in Atlanta in Game 3.

Finally, this is a unique situation: both teams just played Thursday night. Can we or should we expect a different outcome? Clark is listed on the injury report but is considered “probable.”

Fever vs. Dream Pick UNDER 177.5 (-110, FanDuel)

I expected Thursday night’s battle to be more defensive. Indiana has improved in recent games, and Atlanta has one of the best defenses in the WNBA. Yes, Indiana has been a scoring machine at home, but the Dream’s defense should have played better than it did. But it didn’t, and Indiana went off for 101 points.

• However, the lackluster Fever defense couldn’t mount much resistance, and Atlanta put up 108 points. So, what will we see tonight?

As good as Indiana’s offense is at home, on the road, it is nothing special (No. 10, 82.8 points per game). Atlanta’s defense didn’t show up Thursday, but it has held opponents to 81.7 points per game at home. But the Fever haven’t been doing a bad job of playing defense on the road (83.7 points allowed per game).

• This game will be more defense-oriented than Thursday’s; take the Under.

Seattle Storm vs. Phoenix Mercury Best Bets

• Spread: Seattle Storm +7.5 (-110) | Phoenix -7.5 (-110)
• Moneyline: Seattle +220 | Phoenix -280
• Total: O/U 162.5 (-106/-114)

While this game is between two of the worst teams in the WNBA, it will be interesting to see how it plays out. Why? Because when bad teams play each other, one of two things happens: (1) they continue to be who they are, and both play poorly, or (2) they find a way to take advantage of the other and win comfortably.

Phoenix has the worst home defense in the league. Teams are scoring a league-high 96 points per game, and they have the lowest-rated defense (117.8). Advantage Seattle, right? Not necessarily. The Storm have the second-worst road scoring offense in the league, averaging 77 points per game.

• Seattle’s offense is the lowest rated in road games (95.2).

However, where this could get interesting is on the other side of the court for each team. Phoenix has the fifth-highest scoring offense at home at 86.9 points per game. The Storm’s defense has allowed 89 points per game on the road.

Mercury vs. Storm Pick: Mercury -7.5 (-114, FanDuel)

I thought about going with the Under since the first time these two played this season, the score was just 72-68. Seattle will be in position for a strong offensive night against a bad Phoenix defense, but they may not have the personnel to take advantage.

However, the Mercury offense has the talent to take over this game, with players like Alyssa Thomas, Kahleah Copper, and Natasha Mack leading the charge. Not that Seattle is short on talent with players like Dominique Malonga, Natisha Hiedeman, Awa Fam, etc. But they have yet to figure out how to make the most of that talent.

• Until they do, the Storm will continue to struggle on offense and lose games outright (3-13) and against the spread (6-10, 3-5 Away). Phoenix isn’t great, either, but they’ll beat Seattle by 8+.

Chicago Sky vs. Dallas Wings Best Bets

• Spread: Chicago +9.5 (-118) | Dallas -9.5 (-104)
• Moneyline: Chicago Sky +300 | Dallas -400
• Total: O/U 171.5 (-118/-104)

It has been a challenging season for the 4-10 Chicago Sky. Scoring points has been difficult at times, as they average 82.3 points per game this season, the tenth-best mark in the league. But they have managed to be a tad better on the road (83.1 points per game, ninth-best).

Of course, if they keep their opponents from scoring as much, they can still win games. But they’ve allowed 88.4 points per game (No. 12 in the WNBA).

• Again, they’ve been a little better on the road, where they’ve allowed 86.4 points per game.

From this information, we can draw one conclusion—this team doesn’t win much, but they are competitive. Chicago got the season off to a nice start, winning three of its first four. Since then, they’ve gone 1-9 SU. However, in their last three games, they’ve been competitive. While they lost all three, which were against three of the league's better teams (Atlanta, Indiana, and New York), they've kept each one close.

They were 9.5-, 9.5-, and 10.5-point underdogs in all three, but lost by 7, 8, and 1, respectively. Defensively, they still struggled during that stretch, allowing 97.3 points per game (second-to-last in those games). But they had the fourth-best offense, averaging 92 points per game.

• However, with Sydney Taylor playing 21 and 28 minutes in the last two games and scoring 30 and 24 points, they averaged over 100 points.

Can the Sky hang with one of the WNBA's best teams, led by Paige Bueckers, Arike Ogunbowale, and the rest of the Dallas Wings tonight?

Sky vs. Wings Pick: Chicago +9.5 (-118, FanDuel)

• The short answer to that question is yes and no. Yes, they will be competitive in this game and make it interesting. But Dallas is the better team and will win this game at home, where they are 5-2 outright and against the spread. Now the Wings did beat the Sky by 10 points in Chicago, but while the defense has been solid over the last three games (82.2 points per game allowed), the offense hasn’t done its part (84 points per game, 11th best), and they’ve lost two of their last three.

Dallas will win this one at home, but don’t bank on the offense playing well enough to cover the spread.