Expert Basketball Picks and Previews

The Portland Fire visit the Minnesota Lynx on Monday, June 15, at Target Center in Minneapolis, with tipoff set for 8:00 p.m. ET. This is a Commissioner’s Cup matchup, and the gap in the standings is clear. Portland enters 7-8 and 2-3 on the road, while Minnesota comes in 10-3 and 5-2 at home. Portland snapped a four-game losing streak

The Las Vegas Aces visit the Dallas Wings on Monday, June 15, at College Park Center in Arlington, Texas, with tipoff set for 8 p.m. ET. The game is scheduled for USA, KFAA, The Spot-Vegas 34, and WNBA League Pass. Las Vegas enters at 10-3 and riding a six-game winning streak, while Dallas sits at 8-5 and is trying to

The Atlanta Dream visit the Toronto Tempo on Sunday, June 14, at Coca-Cola Coliseum in Toronto, with tipoff set for 3:00 p.m. ET. This is a Commissioner’s Cup matchup, and the standings angle matters. Atlanta enters at 8-4 and 3-2 in Cup play, while Toronto is 7-6 and coming off a brutal one-point road loss in Washington. The Dream are

The Washington Mystics visit the New York Liberty on Sunday, June 14, 2026, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Tipoff is set for 3:00 p.m. ET, with Washington trying to build off a dramatic 86-85 win over Toronto and New York looking to extend a six-game winning streak. The records tell the betting story pretty quickly. Washington enters 5-6

The Indiana Fever visit the Connecticut Sun on Saturday, June 13, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, with tipoff set for 6:00 p.m. ET. This is a WNBA Commissioner’s Cup matchup, and the records create a pretty clear market gap. Indiana enters 7-5 and third in the Eastern Conference, while Connecticut is 2-12 and sitting at the bottom of the

The New York Knicks visit the San Antonio Spurs for Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Saturday, June 13, at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio. Tipoff is set for 8:30 p.m. ET on ABC, and New York has a chance to close the series after taking a 3-1 lead with a 107-106 Game 4 win. The Knicks finished

After epic comeback, Knicks head to San Antonio on brink of NBA title SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs now own the worst collapse in NBA Finals history, but they refuse to be counted out yet. While the New York Knicks look to clinch their first NBA title since 1973, the Spurs aim to stay alive in the best-of-seven

The Golden State Valkyries visit the Seattle Storm on Friday, June 12th, 2026, at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. This is a WNBA Commissioner’s Cup matchup, and the market has Golden State priced as the stronger side after a better start to the season. Seattle enters in a more difficult form pocket and needs a cleaner offensive performance to protect

Toronto heads to CareFirst Arena on Friday night for a 7:30 p.m. ET tip against Washington, and this one matters a bit more than a normal mid-June game. The Tempo are 7-5 and have started to look like a real offensive problem, while the Mystics are 4-6 and trying to stop the season from drifting after losing five of their