
Four games on the WNBA card for Sunday, bookmarked by a pair of playoff-impact games. The first of the day is a Western Conference showdown between the Minnesota Lynx and Dallas Wings (2 p.m. eastern), with three games separating the first and sixth-place teams, respectively. The nightcap is a nonconference clash between New York and the Golden State Valkyries (7 p.m.) in San Francisco, as the Liberty close out a four-game trip.
Between those two games will be the Portland Fire and Washington Mystics (3 p.m.) and the Las Vegas Aces and Chicago Sky (4 p.m.). Washington returns home with a two-game skid and opens a four-game homestand, while the Aces will play their last one before facing the Liberty in the Commissioners' Cup in Brooklyn.

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Here are the odds for Sunday games (odds via FanDuel):
Minnesota Lynx at Dallas Wings
Portland Fire at Washington Mystics
Las Vegas Aces at Chicago Sky
New York Liberty at Golden State Valkyries
The first-place Lynx (14-4) opened the season 10-2, and have won three of four since their hard-fought loss in Las Vegas. They just got revenge on the Mystics in D.C., after they went into Minneapolis and beat the Lynx outright, 84-79. This is Minnesota's fourth road game of its last five contests spanning 12 days. The Lynx boast a league-best 13-4 ATS mark this season.
The Wings, meanwhile, are hot on the trail of a victory after taking a 15-point thumping in Las Vegas on Thursday. That followed two difficult victories over Chicago and Storm, the latter in overtime. Since getting to 7-3 in early June, the Wings are just 4-4, but 3-0 at home. The Wings are just 9-8 ATS this season, but have failed to cover their last four.
(Odds via FanDuel)
The Rookie of the Year frontrunner ranks ninth in the league with 5.6 assists per game this season, but I'd venture to say she's overdue for what we were seeing from her early in the campaign. Olivia Miles was averaging 6.25 assists per contest over the first 12 games. But over her last six games, she's given out 4.16 helpers.
While Miles' assist production has dipped by more than two per game, her point production has grown from 17.8 points per game through those first 12 games to 20.3 in the last six. With a lot of travel the past week and a half, and plenty of weapons to convert her dimes, I like Olivia Miles to get at least six assists.
Paige Bueckers shrugged off a scoring slump, if that's what we're calling it, when she scored 14.6 points in three games, to pop off for 27 and 25 in the last two. I don't know if a third-straight game means she's getting 20, especially coming off the road to face the league-leading Lynx.
In her four return games after a road trip, even if that means one game, she is averaging 19.25 points. But for me, it's her five career games against the Lynx, as the 2025 Rookie of the Year is averaging 17.8 points per game against them. Buckers will contribute, sure, but it'll be tough to hit the 20-point plateau.
The Lynx are the highest-scoring first-half team in the WNBA. Yet I don't believe that'll make one bit of difference today. Not with the schedule makers putting them through the gauntlets this month. Since June, they've traveled to Vegas, returned home for Portland, and then went back to the West Coast for Los Angeles and Golden State — all in a seven-day span. Then, after returning home for a one-off home game, they're back on the road in the second of a two-game trip before getting the week off. Their first-half defense ranks fourth in allowing 40.4 ppg, and will be key here.
The Wings, meanwhile, have had their hands full over their last four games, splitting them with a loss in San Francisco, a win at home, and then an overtime win in Seattle before losing in Vegas. They, too, will be looking forward to the week off, as weary legs could slow their pace in the first half of this one. Dallas has the eighth-best first-half scoring defense (42.8) and ranks No. 1 in allowing 2.9 offensive rebounds in the first 20 minutes. Slowing the pace on the offensive end and limiting the Lynx's second-chance opportunities will help keep the score tight.
W.G. Ramirez is a veteran sports writer from Las Vegas and a Senior Staff Analyst at Ballislife Bets. Follow him on X at @WillieGRamirez
