{"id":363506,"date":"2025-08-17T12:35:32","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T16:35:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=363506"},"modified":"2025-08-17T12:35:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T16:35:33","slug":"wnba-prop-bets-august-17-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/wnba-prop-bets-august-17-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Best WNBA props Aug. 17: Bet on Alyssa Thomas, Rhyne Howard on Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There are two late games on the WNBA schedule today, and I&#8217;ve got a prop pick from each.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The latest<\/strong>: Alyssa Thomas is in the hunt for her first-ever MVP award and can build on her amazing season against the Seattle Storm on Sunday. After that, look for Rhyne Howard to stay hot from behind the 3-point line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-8f1effd0-db18-40a8-916e-091372420d9e\">Check out the best WNBA prop bets for Aug. 17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-0a4ee124-09d4-4260-81c9-fd6fe232dbb3\">WNBA prop bets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-479767b6-5872-497b-ac44-239c07c7e3d5\"><strong>Best bet:<\/strong> <strong><strong>Thomas over 23.5 points\/rebounds<\/strong> (-122)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-479767b6-5872-497b-ac44-239c07c7e3d5\">Thomas now holds the second-shortest odds to win MVP behind favourite Napheesa Collier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And that&#8217;s because Phoenix&#8217;s forward is flirting with averaging a triple-double for the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>16.1 points<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>8.6 rebounds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>9.0 assists<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Plus, she&#8217;s been balling over the last nine games, upping two of those averages to 18.7 points and 10.7 rebounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During that time, she&#8217;s shooting 55.8% from the field and is 6-3 against this wager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If we go back to earlier in the year, Thomas was very productive against the Storm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-479767b6-5872-497b-ac44-239c07c7e3d5\"><strong>Key stat<\/strong>: In two games vs. Seattle this season, Thomas is averaging 27.0 points\/rebounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/sports-hub\/basketball\/wnba\">Full WNBA betting markets<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Best WNBA pick<\/strong>s<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Howard over 2.5 threes (+114)<\/strong>: Howard is chucking up shots at such a high volume right now that this line is almost a must bet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Over her last 15 games, Howard is attempting 10.5 threes per game and making 3.2 (30.6%).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>She&#8217;s 10-5 against this line, giving this wager a solid floor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The efficiency hasn&#8217;t been good, but it clearly doesn&#8217;t matter much when Howard is taking so many shots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In terms of volume allowed, this is also the best matchup in the WNBA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Golden State Valkyries allow the most 3-point shots against per game (27.8). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Considering Howard takes more threes per game than anyone else (9.4), I expect the high volume to continue, making this a very achievable number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-84329f2b-7888-4034-9979-03e8608897e5\"><em>WNBA prop picks made at 11:47 a.m. ET on 08\/17\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are two late games on the WNBA schedule today, and I&#8217;ve got a prop pick from each. The latest: Alyssa Thomas is in the hunt for her first-ever MVP award and can build on her amazing season against the Seattle Storm on Sunday. After that, look for Rhyne Howard to stay hot from behind [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":363524,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sidebar_plugin_meta_block_field":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[223],"tags":[88],"class_list":["post-363506","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wnba","tag-wnba-betting"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>WNBA prop bets Aug. 17: Picks, predictions &amp; odds | NSB<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out our best WNBA prop bets for Aug. 17, 2025. 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