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The WNBA has three intriguing matchups on Friday, August 8. The Dallas Wings will face the New York Liberty for the third time in under two weeks, with tonight's meeting in Dallas. The Washington Mystics will square off against the Minnesota Lynx in Minneapolis. Both of those games are at 7:30 p.m. and on ION. The Las Vegas Aces will host the Seattle Storm at 10 p.m. in the final game of today's slate, which will also be televised on ION.

If you're interested in WNBA betting and WNBA player props at the best betting sites for Friday, Aug. 8, then make sure to see today's WNBA best bets at FanDuel Sportsbook.

Today's WNBA picks:

  • Jewell Loyd Over 11.5 points -115 (1 unit, FD)

Jewell Loyd Over 11.5 points

Since Loyd was moved from a starter to coming off the bench five games ago, she's averaging 16.2 points and shooting 50.9% from the floor. In her previous 25 games that she was a starter for, she averaged 10.4 points and shot 36.3% from the floor. 

Loyd has clearly been rejuvenated by her new role coming off the bench, as it allows her more freedom to shoot compared to playing most of her minutes with fellow stars A'ja Wilson and Jackie Young. In those five games off the bench, Loyd is taking 7.8 3-point attempts per game, way up from her 5.2 average as a starter.

This is also a nice revenge spot against her former team, the Storm. This is the final time the Aces and Storm will play each other this regular season, and Loyd has scored 14, 10 and 15 points in the previous three meetings between these teams. Those are nice efforts, but I'm sure Loyd would love to have one scoring explosion against her former teammates—so I don't mind if you want to sprinkle a bit on Loyd 20+ points at +680.