Best WNBA Player Props Today: Reese Racks Up Rebounds vs Liberty

Prop bet #1: Reese’s rebounds

Angel Reese drew Monday headlines when she said the WNBA discourse is “not just because of one person.” She was right.

“A lot of us have done so much for this game,” the Chicago Sky rookie said. “... There are so many good players in this league that have deserved this moment for a long time. Luckily, it’s coming now.”

The version of that quote that made the broadest rounds was more self-serving, but Reese was giving credit to her WNBA predecessors more than she was congratulating the rookie class. Many of those predecessors are on the New York Liberty, but they lack the greatest quality that Reese has been able to rely upon through seven games of her career.

Only Breanna Stewart and Jonquel Jones grab more than four rebounds per game for New York. Of players active and logging more than five minutes per game, only those two haul in more than 9% of available rebounds.

Reese thrives on the boards, averaging 8.9 per game and tracking down 17.2% of available rebounds. She may not outrebound the players she praised on Monday, but she will get her fair share.

Given she has cracked this rebounding prop in four of her seven games — with one of the exceptions being her debut with eight — Reese’s fair share should approach or reach double digits.

Angel Reese prop: Over 8.5 rebounds (-108 at FanDuel)

Prop bet #2: Copper’s comedown

One of the most underappreciated talents in the WNBA, the Phoenix Mercury's Kahleah Copper can turn any game on its head. She has cracked 30 points three times this season in just nine games, and she has hit at least three 3-pointers in six games.

But when Copper scores 30 points, it has been thanks to bursts. Making 13 free throws (38 points), making five 3-pointers (37 points), or making six and four (32). Otherwise, she has fallen short of this points prop in her six remaining games.

The Seattle Storm will cut down on those bursts. The Storm have the No. 4 defensive rating in the WNBA in large part because they do not let opposing stars get rolling. They rank No. 5 in both free throws attempted against and 3-pointers attempted against.

Copper should receive more praise, but so should Seattle’s defense, and tonight the latter should dictate the game.

Kahleah Copper prop: Under 21.5 points (+105 at DraftKings)

Prop bet #3: Bonner’s bounce

DeWanna Bonner has long been a prolific scorer. In the nine seasons from 2012 to 2021, she averaged at least 15 points in six of them. But she cleared 19 points in just two of those years. In 2022, she hit a valley of 13.5 points per game.

Enter Alyssa Thomas’ play-making stretch. The Connecticut Sun veteran has ratcheted up her assists in recent years, up to 7.9 in 2023 and 9.0 this season. The greatest beneficiary seems to be Bonner.

She has cleared this prop in four games this season — with two of the exceptions coming by just the hook — three of which were against the Indiana Fever or the Washington Mystics, two of the three worst defenses in the WNBA.

Bonner scored 22 against Washington on May 17, even though she missed all six of her 3-pointer attempts. Any reasonable shooting from Bonner tonight, against this woeful defense, should spur her past this points prop.

DeWanna Bonner prop: Over 19.5 points (-102 at FanDuel)