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The lone WNBA contest on Monday, Aug. 11, tips off in the Bay Area at 10 p.m. ET, as the Golden State Valkyries host the Connecticut Sun. The Valkyries are clinging onto the eighth and final WNBA playoff spot by half a game and need a win tonight to keep sole possession of that eighth seed. 

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Today's WNBA pick:

  • Valkyries -8 -112 (1 unit, FD)

Valkyries -8

This line opened as high as Valkyries -11 at other sportsbooks before crashing down to -8, and I understand the early move. As bad as the Sun are, a double-digit spread with a total below 160 can be a tricky cover, especially for a team that can have offensive issues at times like the Valkyries. But I think this line has gotten a bit too low because this is not a great spot for the Sun.

This is the final battle of a four-game West Coast road trip for the Sun, concluding with the second leg of a road back-to-back after facing the Aces on Sunday night. The game before that was last Thursday in Los Angeles. After looking at the Sun's social media channels, they had images of the team practicing at the Michelob ULTRA Arena (home of the Aces) on Saturday. So not only is this a longer road trip, but the Sun also spent the weekend in Vegas.

The Sun played tight games against both the Sparks and the Aces over the past four days, and these were also two fast-paced contests. This seems like a spot where the Sun could be exhausted for after a good amount of travel and spending the weekend in Vegas. The Valkyries have one of the best homecourt advantages in the WNBA, and if opponents aren't mentally ready for it, the Golden State defense can eat them alive.