The Toronto Tempo (7-8) and Connecticut Sun (2-14) meet in the WNBA tonight. Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m. EDT at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. The game will be broadcast live on NBCS-BOS.
The Tempo are favored by -1.5 on the spread, with the over/under set at 166.5 (-105o / -115u). The Tempo are a -115 favorite to win outright, while the Sun are -105 to pull off the upset.
Let's get into our Tempo vs. Sun predictions and WNBA picks.
Tempo vs. Sun Odds, Pick
| Tempo Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
-1.5 -105 | 166.5 -105o / -115u | -115 |
| Sun Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
+1.5 -115 | 166.5 -105o / -115u | -105 |
- Tempo vs. Sun Spread: Tempo -1.5 (-105), Sun +1.5 (-115)
- Tempo vs. Sun Over/Under: 166.5 (-105o / -115u)
- Tempo vs. Sun Moneyline: Tempo -115, Sun -105
- Tempo vs. Sun Best Bet: Saniya Rivers Over 7.5 Points (-118)
Tempo vs. Sun Preview
The Connecticut Sun return to Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville on Friday night desperate to reverse a difficult stretch, putting their three-game home losing streak on the line against the visiting Toronto Tempo.
Sitting at 2-14 overall and searching for their first Eastern Conference victory of the year at 0-7, the Sun will need to lean heavily on inside positioning to turn things around.
Connecticut currently boasts a physical interior presence, ranking fifth in the Eastern Conference with 38.0 points per game coming from inside the paint, a category anchored by star center Brittney Griner's 7.0 painted-area points per night.
Generating high-percentage looks inside will be vital to keeping pace with a more efficient Toronto offense.
The Tempo arrive with a 7-8 record overall and a 3-5 mark against Eastern Conference foes.
Toronto has frequently found itself in decisive outcomes this summer, sporting a 4-5 record in games settled by double digits.
This marks the second regular-season meeting between these cross-border foes. Their initial encounter on June 10 was an absolute shootout, resulting in a 106-102 overtime victory for the Tempo.
Toronto leaned heavily on an explosive performance from Brittney Sykes, who poured in 38 points to carry her squad across the finish line.
Heading into Friday, both teams are managing significant roster gaps due to injuries. The Tempo will be short-handed in the backcourt as Kiki Rice remains sidelined with a left ankle injury and Sykes is out with a left foot issue, while frontcourt presence Nyara Sabally is considered questionable with a right hamstring strain.
The Sun will also be missing a key rotation piece, with guard Hailey Van Lith ruled out due to a left ankle contusion.
Tempo vs. Sun Prediction
The top prop value on the board for Friday's Eastern Conference clash centers on Connecticut Sun guard Saniya Rivers.
Action PRO projections have Rivers tagged for 9.06 points in tonight’s matchup against the Tempo. When weighed against her current market prop line of over/under 7.5 points, this projection uncovers a strong 14.2% betting edge, giving the Over a definitive A-grade value in our analytical system.
The current betting line appears somewhat deflated following Rivers’ quiet six-point performance against the Washington Mystics in her last outing.
However, a deeper look at the box score reveals that the floor time and structural opportunities to eclipse this line were readily available, as she logged seven field goal attempts and two looks from beyond the arc.
Prior to that minor speed bump, Rivers was on a highly consistent scoring stretch, clearing the nine-point threshold in six consecutive games, headlined by a sharp 14-point performance against the Chicago Sky earlier this month.
Facing a Toronto defense that allows opponents to shoot over 47 percent from the floor, Rivers is in an ideal bounce-back spot to easily slide past this modest 7.5-point total.
Best Bet: Saniya Rivers Over 7.5 Points (-118)
