WNBA Betting Picks: Predictions for Thursday, August 20

Indiana Fever vs. Dallas Wings: Fever -3 (-115)

Indiana (24-12) rolls into Dallas (20-16) riding a five-game winning streak and winners in eight of their last ten, including a 98-87 home win over the Wings on August 14. The Fever’s offense has been on a record-setting pace, meaning they’re not just winning, they’re winning by putting up big numbers consistently. That kind of sustained offensive firepower makes covering a three-point spread a realistic expectation, not a stretch.

first game in Canada, second game of the road trip, fifth win in a row 🍁🛣️

a look back at our 101-95 win over the Tempo 🎥 pic.twitter.com/xdOZoOnUvj

— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) August 19, 2026

The Wings are dealing with a brutal blow. Azzi Fudd is done for the season with a knee injury, and that loss hits Dallas hard heading into this one. The Wings have now dropped two straight and seven of their last ten, so the momentum is firmly pointed in the wrong direction. Their ATS record at home as an underdog (4-3) shows they can hang around, but losing a key piece like Fudd changes the calculus significantly.

Indiana is 9-8 against the spread on the road this season and sits at 5-5 ATS as a road favorite. Those numbers are respectable, but the bigger story is the hot streak combined with a Dallas team that just took a major roster hit. The Fever are the sharper play here at WNBA betting sites.

Connecticut Sun vs. Las Vegas Aces: Aces -14 (-110)

The Sun (9-25) are in rough shape heading into this one. Connecticut is 6-10 ATS on the road, and have lost seven of their last ten games overall. That’s a team trending in the wrong direction at the worst possible time. Add in the injuries to Aaliyah Edwards and Brittney Griner, two significant pieces of their rotation, and the Sun are walking into Las Vegas (24-13) severely undermanned.

There’s also a motivation angle that matters here. Connecticut has been eliminated from playoff contention, which raises real questions about how hard this team competes with nothing left to play for. A short-handed roster with no postseason stakes is not a recipe for keeping a game close, especially against a team that’s desperate for a statement win.

The Aces enter this game having dropped back-to-back home contests against Minnesota and Atlanta. Las Vegas is 9-9 ATS at home, so they’re not a lock to cover, but a motivated, talented team bouncing back against a depleted, playoff-eliminated opponent is exactly the kind of spot sharp bettors look for. Fourteen points is a big number, but the circumstances line up firmly in Vegas’s favor.