On the menu for Tuesday is a four-game WNBA slate. Below, I have featured three of my favorite WNBA player prop bets for this slate on DraftKings Sportsbook.
Top WNBA Prop Bets on DraftKings Sportsbook
Shakira Austin O 24.5 Points + Rebounds (-121)
Austin is in great form. In her last two starts, she has posted 18 points and 13 rebounds vs. the Storm and 25 points and 10 rebounds vs. the Sparks. Austin did this damage playing alongside Sonia Citron (foot) and now, the guard will be out tonight vs. the Sky, resulting in an even bigger workload for Austin.
With Citron off the floor this season, Austin’s usage rate skyrockets 17.0 percentage points to a mammoth 41.9%. Plus, this is a friendly matchup vs. Chicago. This season, the Sky rank second in pace, seventh in defensive rating and they are allowing the most rebounds in the WNBA. Austin should feast in this optimal situation and have no issues clearing 24.5 PR.
Dearica Hamby U 17.5 Points (-130)
Even with Kelsey Plum (ankle) out tonight, this scoring line is too high for Hamby vs. the Aces. With Plum sidelined for the last two, Hamby has only finished with 14 points vs. the Mystics and 11 points vs. the Sun, both of which are bottom-five defenses this season. The Aces haven’t been perfect on that end of the floor, either, ranking ninth in defensive rating, but the defending champions are still a tougher matchup than either the Mystics or Sun. Hamby has faced Las Vegas twice already this season and she scored 12 and 16 points in those matchups.
Also, while one would expect Hamby to take on a much bigger role with Plum sidelined, that hasn’t been the case. With the guard off the floor this season, Hamby’s usage has barely moved, increasing just 0.4 percentage points to 23.4%. Topping 17.5 points is going to be a challenge for Hamby tonight and she is a smart bet for this under.
Angel Reese O 13.5 Points (-129)
Reese has been strong as a scorer recently. In her last four starts, she has finished with 15, 17, 10 and 18 points while ranking second for the Dream with a 25.8% usage rate during this stretch. That 10-point performance was very excusable, too, as Reese was facing the Lynx that night, who easily lead the league in defensive rating this season.
Reese gets a terrific matchup tonight vs. the Sun, who rank 12th in defensive rating. The Dream present the second-highest implied team total on the slate at 87.5 points on DraftKings Sportsbook and Reese has a great chance to surpass 13.5 points in this spot.
