WNBA Expert Picks for 8/21: Friday Night in the W
Written by: Varun Sharma
Last Update: Fri Aug 21, 2026, 3:38 pm ET
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Happy Friday. We've got three games on the docket tonight in the WNBA and I've already got three plays I've committed to. The ladies are locked in on the hardwood, so let's jump right into my favorite props tonight in The W.
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Today's Best Bets
Aneesah Morrow o21.5 P/R (-108) | Lucky Rebel
Let's start with the last game of the night and the highest total on the board. The Toronto Tempo will host the Portland Fire tonight at the Coca-Cola Coliseum; with the total sitting at 182.
Both teams will be missing bodies, but the Tempo will be without their leading scorer in Marina Mabrey and their third leading scorer in Nyara Sabally.
That's why I'm looking to target one of Toronto's newest additions, Aneesah Morrow.
Morrow was traded to the Tempo on July 31st and she's played just six games for her new squad. She's averaging 10.8 points and 7.3 rebounds per game in these six games and she's started just one the six.
Morrow's averaging just 21.3 minutes per game with the Tempo and she's been coming off the bench. She got her first start in their most recent game against the Mystics, she scored 13 points, grabbed 8 rebounds and shot just 4/13 from the field.
Tonight she faces off with a Portland defense that ranks 13th in points allowed, 10th in rebounds allowed, 14th in opponent offensive rebound rate and 14th in opponent free throw rate.
Morrow's averaging 2.7 offensive rebounds per game this year and that number hasn't changed. She's been one of the best offensive rebounders in the WNBA this year and it's why she's hit this line in two of her last three against the Fire.
Morrow's played the Fire twice this year with her former team, the Connecticut Sun. She recorded double-doubles in both games, putting up games of 12/12 and 13/13.
In the three total matchups this year, she's averaging 4.7 offensive rebounds per game and had 8 total rebounds off the bench in the most recent matchup.
Sonia Citron o20.5 P/A (-110) | Lucky Rebel
This one's going to be a defensive battle. The Minnesota Lynx are in the nation's capital today, ready to face to the Washington Mystics and their #1 ranked defense.
The Mystics are 1st in opponent effective field goal percentage, 2nd in points allowed, 4th in opponent 3-point percentage and they refuse to be out-rebounded. The team ranks 1st in rebounds allowed, 1st in opponent offensive rebound rate and 1st in total rebounds.
The team has been elite defensively and tonight they go up against top-3 defensive unit. The Lynx have won five games in a row, they've won three of the five by double digits and held their opponents to under 90 points in three of the five.
Minnesota does not give up a lot of points, unless your name is Sonia Citron.
Citron has played the Lynx twice this year, she's averaging 24.5 points per game in the two games, shooting 56% from the field and 50% from beyond the arc. On the season, Citron's averaging 17.1 points per game and she leads the Mystics with 4.1 assists per contest.
Kiah Stokes o5.5 Rebounds (-111) | Lucky Rebel
If Kiah Stokes is playing basketball, I'm likely on her rebounding prop. She's been great for the Golden State Valkyries this year and possibly better for my bankroll.
Stokes leads the Valkyries with 5.4 rebounds per game. She has cleared this line in five of her last six games, with the only miss being her first game back from injury.
She's averaging 1.7 offensive rebounds per game over her last 10 games and that jumps to 2.4 in her last five. The Chicago Sky rank 15th in rebounds allowed this year, 13th in offensive rebounding rate, 11th in opponent offensive rebounding rate and 11th in effective field goal percentage.
Chicago doesn't rebound well and they've been one of the league's least effective offenses. The Valkyries rank 2nd in opponent effective field goal percentage and their defense continues to win them games. The team's won 25 of their first 35 games and now go on a five game road trip before the World Cup break.
This Chicago matchup is one of the easier matchups on the schedule and I'm expecting a ton of missed shots for the Sky.
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