The Washington Mystics (2-0) and Golden State Valkyries (0-1) meet in the WNBA tonight. Tipoff is set for 10 p.m. ET at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif. The game will be broadcast live on MNMT.
The Mystics are favored by -5 on the spread, with the over/under set at 163 (-110o / -110u). The Mystics are a -205 favorite to win outright, while the Valkyries are +170 to pull off the upset.
Let’s get into my Mystics vs. Valkyries predictions and WNBA picks for Wednesday, May 21.
Mystics vs Valkyries Odds, Line, Spread
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Stefanie Dolson has played a limited offensive role through two games. She has taken just seven shots, and six of them have been 3-pointers. That all came after she took a career-high 4.0 3-pointers per game last season.
Spacing the floor seems to be her primary function in the offense.
Golden State struggled defensively in its inaugural game, but the majority of the damage came in the interior. The Valkyries ceded only 17 3-point attempts, so Dolson might not get enough looks from beyond the arc to reach eight points.
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On top of the on-court dynamics at play, backup center Shakira Austin should be more of a factor tonight after getting off to a bit of a rocky start.
She missed Washington’s first game with an injury and was ejected after just seven minutes in their second game. Austin has been quite productive when healthy and could cut into Dolson’s minutes tonight.
With Golden State not allowing many 3s and Austin looking to get back into the mix, I’ll take the under on Dolson’s points prop.
Best Bet: Stefanie Dolson Under 7.5 Points (-130)
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