Last Sunday, the Minnesota Lynx made a profound statement. Minnesota beat the defending champion New York Liberty handily, 83-71, as 4-point road dogs. With the win, the Lynx demonstrated that they are the best team on the WNBA betting board. The game in New York was a rematch of the 2024 WNBA Finals, which was won by New York. Now the question is if there is a legitimate threat to the supremacy of the Knicks. Also, can New York get off the mat and make a serious defense of its title? Meanwhile, Caitlin Clark is still sidelined.
2025 WNBA Update – Week of August 11-17, 2025
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Indiana Remains in Race Without Caitlin Clark
Since July 23, the Indiana Fever has been without the services of its superstar gate attraction, Caitlin Clark. Clark is fighting a groin issue and has not been able to answer the bell. Although there was news that she would return last week, she did not. Still, the Indiana Fever is in the thick of the playoff race.
Indiana has an offshore betting record of 18-14 straight up, 17-15 against the spread, and 15-17 under the total. Late on, the Fever covered the spread in six of its most recent eight games. Four of its last five games went under the total. The Fever is coming off a 92-70 win over the Chicago Sky, which was supposed to be a national TV rematch of Clark against Angel Reese.
Despite their loss to the Lynx, the New York Liberty leads the Eastern Conference. Overall, New York is 20-11 straight up, 11-18-2 against the spread, and 15-16 under the total. Of great concern is that New York is drowning in red ink. The Liberty failed to bring home the bacon in eight consecutive games. Equally important, New York lost five of its most recent eight games straight up.
Second place in the Eastern Conference quietly belongs to the Atlanta Dream. Atlanta is 19-11 straight up, 17-13 against the spread, and 16-12-2 over total. Late on, Atlanta won six of its most recent seven games straight up. The Dream has covered five of its most recent seven games. Only two of its last seven games went under the WNBA betting total.
Meanwhile, the toast of the town for gamblers is the Minnesota Lynx. Minnesota is running away with the WNBA Western Conference lead with a record of 27-5 straight up, 19-12-1 against the spread, and 17-15 over the total. Minnesota is printing money with seven payouts in its last nine decisions. Also, the Lynx won nine of their last ten games straight up. Minnesota has the best metrics in the WNBA. To show, the Lynx rank 1st for scoring offense and 1st for fewest points allowed.
First among Minnesota scorers is Napheesa Collier with 23.5 points and 7.5 rebounds per contest. Collier is a 5-time WNBA All-Star and is favored to win the MVP award. Collier is a complete player who won the 2025 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year award.
Second place in the Western Conference belongs to the Phoenix Mercury. The Mercury stand at 19-11 straight up, 17-13 against the spread, and 13-15 under the total. Correlate that Minnesota has won and covered its last three games. Satou Sabally leads Phoenix with 17.4 points and 6.7 rebounds per contest.