The Washington Mystics travel to Indiana to play the Fever at 7:05 PM on Saturday, July 9, 2011. Indiana is the favorite in this matchup, laying -9.0 points here at home. The Total has been posted at Over/Under 147.0.
Before getting to specific team details, let's have a look at the recent games in this series to see if we can identify any WNBA sports betting trends to assist in making the right pick in this game.
| Date | AwayTeam | Score | HomeTeam | Score | HomeLine | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 7, 2011 | Washington | 69 | Indiana | 87 | ||
| August 21, 2011 | Washington | 51 | Indiana | 83 | -11.5 | 144.5 |
| July 29, 2011 | Indiana | 61 | Washington | 59 | 7.0 | 144.5 |
| July 9, 2011 | Washington | 57 | Indiana | 68 | -9.0 | 147.0 |
| June 21, 2011 | Indiana | 89 | Washington | 80 | 1.0 | 145.0 |
| July 30, 2010 | Washington | 77 | Indiana | 73 | -7.5 | 145.0 |
| July 24, 2010 | Indiana | 78 | Washington | 73 | 1.5 | 140.0 |
| June 29, 2010 | Indiana | 65 | Washington | 68 | -2.5 | 145.0 |
| May 15, 2010 | Washington | 72 | Indiana | 65 | -6.5 | 146.0 |
| September 19, 2009 | Washington | 74 | Indiana | 81 |
When looking at the last 45 games in this series, we can see the home team has won 25 games compared to 20 wins for the road team. Average points scored per game for the home team in the Washington/Indiana series is 70.9 ppg while the vistor has put up 68.4 ppg, creating an average margin of victory of 2.5 favoring the home team.
As stated, the exact advantage spanning the last 45 games represents a median average advantage for the home team in this series of 2.5 ppg. That represents a value number of -6.5 when meassured against the offered line of -9.0, suggesting a wager on Washington makes the most sense - at least, when looking at betting against the number according to the historical series trends.
The average Total points scored spanning the last 45 games between the Mystics and the Fever is 139.3 per game. That creates a differential of 7.7 against the line, suggesting a bet of Under 147.0 may hold the greatest value. At least in relation to the series history.
Now let's take a look at the series history in this exact situation, with Washington as the road team and with Indiana as the home team.
| Date | AwayTeam | Score | HomeTeam | Score | HomeLine | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 7, 2011 | Washington | 69 | Indiana | 87 | ||
| August 21, 2011 | Washington | 51 | Indiana | 83 | -11.5 | 144.5 |
| July 9, 2011 | Washington | 57 | Indiana | 68 | -9.0 | 147.0 |
| July 30, 2010 | Washington | 77 | Indiana | 73 | -7.5 | 145.0 |
| May 15, 2010 | Washington | 72 | Indiana | 65 | -6.5 | 146.0 |
| September 19, 2009 | Washington | 74 | Indiana | 81 | ||
| September 6, 2009 | Washington | 61 | Indiana | 72 | -6.0 | 150.5 |
When looking at the last 23 games in this series while Indiana has been the home team, we can see the Fever have won 17 games compared to 6 wins for the Mystics. Average points scored per game by Indiana in this situation is is 71.5 ppg while Washington has put up 64.3 ppg, creating an average margin of victory of 7.2 favoring the Mystics.
As stated, the exact advantage spanning the last games represents a median average advantage for the home team in this series of 7.2 ppg. That represents a value number of -1.8 when meassured against the offered line of -9.0, suggesting a wager on the Mystics makes the most sense. At least, that's the way it looks when you ponder a bet against the line, looking at this wager in the vacuum of this series situation.
The average Total points scored spanning the last 23 games between the Mystics and the Fever is 135.8 per game. That creates a differential of 11.2 against the line, suggesting a bet of Under 147.0 may hold the greatest value. At least in relation to the series history.
This season the Washington Mystics have played 0 games, averaging 0.0 points per game, while allowing 0.0 points per game. This has led to a season record of 0-0. Let's have a closer look at recent Washington Mystics results.
| Date | AwayTeam | Score | HomeTeam | Score | HomeLine | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 10, 2011 | Washington | 74 | San Antonio | 82 | ||
| September 7, 2011 | Washington | 69 | Indiana | 87 | ||
| September 4, 2011 | Connecticut | 79 | Washington | 48 | 6.0 | 150.0 |
| August 30, 2011 | Washington | 56 | Minnesota | 73 | -12.5 | 148.5 |
| August 28, 2011 | Phoenix | 86 | Washington | 79 | 6.0 | 173.0 |
| August 26, 2011 | Washington | 67 | Chicago | 80 | -7.5 | 144.5 |
| August 23, 2011 | Los Angeles | 86 | Washington | 82 | 3.0 | 149.0 |
This season the Washington Mystics have played 0 games on the road, averaging 0.0 points per game, while allowing 0.0 points per game. This has led to a season record of 0-0. Let's have a closer look at recent Washington Mystics results on the road.
| Date | AwayTeam | Score | HomeTeam | Score | HomeLine | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 10, 2011 | Washington | 74 | San Antonio | 82 | ||
| September 7, 2011 | Washington | 69 | Indiana | 87 | ||
| August 30, 2011 | Washington | 56 | Minnesota | 73 | -12.5 | 148.5 |
| August 26, 2011 | Washington | 67 | Chicago | 80 | -7.5 | 144.5 |
| August 21, 2011 | Washington | 51 | Indiana | 83 | -11.5 | 144.5 |
This season the Indiana Fever have played 0 games, averaging 0.0 points per game, while allowing 0.0 points per game. This has led to a season record of 0-0. Let's have a closer look at recent Indiana Fever results.
| Date | AwayTeam | Score | HomeTeam | Score | HomeLine | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 19, 2011 | New York | 62 | Indiana | 72 | ||
| September 17, 2011 | Indiana | 72 | New York | 87 | ||
| September 15, 2011 | New York | 72 | Indiana | 74 | ||
| September 9, 2011 | Indiana | 75 | New York | 83 | ||
| September 7, 2011 | Washington | 69 | Indiana | 87 | ||
| September 4, 2011 | Indiana | 88 | Chicago | 80 | 2.5 | 144.0 |
| September 2, 2011 | Indiana | 55 | Connecticut | 83 | -3.0 | 151.0 |
| August 21, 2011 | Washington | 51 | Indiana | 83 | -11.5 | 144.5 |
| August 18, 2011 | Indiana | 70 | Los Angeles | 75 | -2.0 | 152.0 |
| August 16, 2011 | Indiana | 65 | San Antonio | 63 | 2.5 | 146.5 |
This season the Indiana Fever have played 0 games here at home, averaging 0.0 points per game, while allowing 0.0 points per game. This has led to a season record of 0-0. Let's have a closer look at recent Indiana Fever results when playing at home.
| Date | AwayTeam | Score | HomeTeam | Score | HomeLine | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 19, 2011 | New York | 62 | Indiana | 72 | ||
| September 15, 2011 | New York | 72 | Indiana | 74 | ||
| September 7, 2011 | Washington | 69 | Indiana | 87 | ||
| August 21, 2011 | Washington | 51 | Indiana | 83 | -11.5 | 144.5 |
| August 13, 2011 | New York | 71 | Indiana | 82 | -7.0 | 145.0 |
| August 9, 2011 | San Antonio | 68 | Indiana | 81 | -6.5 | 146.5 |
| July 31, 2011 | Los Angeles | 63 | Indiana | 98 | -9.0 | 151.0 |
| July 21, 2011 | Chicago | 63 | Indiana | 77 | -7.0 | 146.5 |
| July 15, 2011 | Minnesota | 80 | Indiana | 70 | -4.5 | 152.0 |
| July 13, 2011 | Connecticut | 78 | Indiana | 90 | -6.0 | 151.5 |