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WNBA bets and fantasy picks: Look to Maddy Siegrist

Maddy Siegrist has hit her stride as a starter in season two. Ronald Martinez/Getty Images

Each day of the WNBA season, our team of fantasy and betting experts breaks down every game on the slate, making note of everything from injuries and lineup changes to recent trends and more.

All odds are provided by ESPN BET.

Four games are on the Sunday slate in what figures to be another entertaining day around the WNBA. Let's get right into the action.

Sunday's Fantasy Stream Team

Stefanie Dolson, Washington Mystics (available in 70.8% of ESPN leagues): Dolson is the starting center for the Mystics and with Shakira Austin out for today's game, Dolson will have to pick up the slack. And in the last game without Austin she had 35 fantasy points, her highest in a game this season.

Maddy Siegrist, Dallas Wings (55.1%): Siegrist has moved into the Wings' starting lineup consistently over the last six games in the absence of Natasha Howard. Since joining the starting lineup, she is averaging 16.8 PPG, 5.3 RPG and 1.7 APG. She has also scored 20+ fantasy points in five of the last six games.

Jordan Horston, Seattle Storm (86.6%): Horston is a consistent role player off the bench for a stacked Seattle team. She has scored double-digit fantasy points in four of the last six games. In addition her two highest scoring fantasy games this season came against the Lynx in the first two games of the season (25 and 26 points).

Tiffany Hayes, Las Vegas Aces (90.7%): The former All-Star came out of retirement and signed with the Aces and has proved to be a productive player for the Aces in her first two games with them. With the absence of Chelsea Gray for the foreseeable future, Hayes will get more playing time. Also for today she's a great addition since the Aces will also be missing Jackie Young who is out due to illness. We can expect Tiffany to get the start in Jackson's absence. In her two games this season she has averaged 8.0 PPG, 4.5 RPG and 4.0 APG.

Best bets

Breanna Stewart over 20.5 points. Stewart is facing a team that is missing two of their best defenders with Brittney Sykes and Austin out. Her matchup will most likely be against rookie Aaliyah Edwards, a matchup she can definitely take advantage of. She also has found her stride in the last three games averaging 23.7 PPG and shooting 51% from the field.

Wings +105 moneyline. The Wings are due for a win after losing four straight games and they haven't lost five straight since 2019. If that isn't enough, they are going against a squad that is also trending in the wrong direction; Phoenix has lost five of their last seven games. And the Mercury are bad on the road, going just 1-5 away from home. That is the second-worst road record in the league.

Jewell Loyd over 19.5 points. Loyd has found her stride over the Storm's six-game win streak averaging 21.8 PPG over that span. And in four games last season, she averaged 25.3 PPG against the Lynx.

Sparks +10.5. The Aces aren't only missing Gray, but Young has been ruled out for this game due to illness. Las Vegas has also been struggling over its last three games going 1-2. In the last matchup between these two teams, the Sparks only lost by seven points.


Washington Mystics at New York Liberty
3 p.m. ET, Barclays Center, Brooklyn


Line: Liberty -14.5
Money line: Mystics (+800), Liberty (-1400)
Total: 157.5 points

BPI prediction:
Liberty: 84.7% chance to win.
Projected margin of victory: 11.8 points

Injury report
Mystics: Shakira Austin (Out), Brittney Sykes (Out)
Liberty: Courtney Vandersloot (Day-To-Day), Nyara Sabally (Out)


Phoenix Mercury at Dallas Wings
4 p.m. ET, College Park Center, Arlington, Texas


Line: Mercury -1.5
Money line: Mercury (-125), Wings (+105)
Total: 163.5 points

BPI prediction:
Wings: 63.6% chance to win.
Projected margin of victory: 3.8 points

Injury report
Mercury: No injuries reported
Wings: Natasha Howard (Out), Satou Sabally (Out), Jaelyn Brown (Out)


Seattle Storm at Minnesota Lynx
7 p.m. ET, Target Center, Minneapolis


Line: Lynx -1.5
Money line: Storm (+Even), Lynx (-120)
Total: 158.5 points

BPI prediction:
Lynx: 60.3% chance to win.
Projected margin of victory: 2.9 points

Injury report
Storm: No injuries reported
Lynx: Diamond Miller (Out)


Las Vegas Aces at Los Angeles Sparks
9 p.m. ET, Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles


Line: Aces -10.5
Money line: Aces (-650), Sparks (+450)
Total: 160.5 points

BPI prediction:
Aces: 76.2% chance to win.
Projected margin of victory: 8 points

Injury report
Aces: Kierstan Bell (Out), Chelsea Gray (Out), Jackie Young (Out)
Sparks: Azura Stevens (Out)