Sports Illustrated's Peter Dewey breaks down his favorite bets for the WNBA action on Sunday, Aug. 31.
A few potential playoff teams are in action on Sunday, as the Los Angeles Sparks take on the Washington Mystics and the Indiana Fever face off with the Golden State Valkyries . Golden State and Washington played each other on Saturday night, with the Valkyries dominating that game to move 2.
5 games ahead of the Sparks in the standings. As of Sunday, Los Angeles is the only team not currently in the playoff picture that can still earn a spot in the 2025 playoffs. In the Fever-Valkyries matchup, Caitlin Clark remains out, although she has resumed some basketball activities with the team. Indiana is looking to win a third game in a row to put some pressure on New York for the No. 5 seed.Kelsey Plum OVER 19.5 Points Sparks guard Kelsey Plum has had a terrific 2025 season, as she’s averaging 20.1 points per game while shooting 43.3 percent from the field and 35.6 percent from beyond the arc. The star guard had a stretch of six straight 20-point games snapped in her last matchup against the Indiana Fever, but she’s still been red hot in the month of August, shooting 49.7 percent from the field and averaging 20.0 points per game across 11 contests. I love this prop for Plum against a Mystics team that allowed 99 points to Golden State on Saturday and has slipped to No. 9 in the WNBA in defensive rating.Golden State Valkyries +2 vs. Indiana Fever The Fever have picked up two huge wins in a row to get themselves back in the mix for the No. 6 seed – or better – but I’m not sold on them as road favorites on Sunday. Indiana is just one game over .500 on the road this season, and it’s been very average against the spread through its first 39 games. Meanwhile, the Valkyries are one of the better home teams in the WNBA and they’ve covered the spread in 23 of their 38 games to date. With Clark still out of the lineup and the Fever down multiple rotation players, I wouldn’t be shocked if they struggled on Sunday night to win this game. Golden State has a massive incentive to win both ends of its back-to-back as well, as it could jump up to the No. 6 seed on Sunday. I’ll roll with the Valkyries, who have a +8.4 net rating at home this season, to keep this game close.Regardless of the outcome of your wager,DraftKings will add eight $25 bonus bet tokens to your new account and award one promo code for a discounted NFL Sunday ticket subscription.Peter is a senior editor for Sports Illustrated Betting. He has worked as a writer and editor for BetSided, NBC Sports, the Connecticut Sun and the Meriden Record-Journal covering the NBA, WNBA, NFL, MLB, and more. A New York City resident, he is a hoops fanatic with a soft spot for his New York Knicks.
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