WNBA Best Bets + Historic WNBA Game at TD Garden in Boston

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00:00Tuesday headlines around the WNBA.

00:06It was a historic night in Boston.

00:08The first ever WNBA game played inside TD Garden.

00:12It was a sellout crowd more than 19,000 on hand for the Connecticut

00:16Sun hosting the Los Angeles Sparks.

00:18I was trying to find the actual number to see if it did make history

00:23in terms of attendance marks in the WNBA.

00:26I was unable to find that maybe we can hear but there's

00:29only been five games since 2008 that have had more than 19,100

00:36fans in attendance in the W.

00:38So maybe history last night regardless of what we can say as

00:42you see that packed arena TD Garden was the spot to be last

00:46night in the Sun Victoria 69-61.

00:5019,156 third most attended game in the WNBA this season

00:56courtesy of our producer Joe Friso good with the numbers.

01:00They're not so much with this.

01:02We're not going to get into that again, but Connecticut a victory

01:05inside TD Garden Donnie.

01:07We told you yesterday keep an eye on that total in the mid 150s

01:11stayed well under the Sun the best offensive team in the W.

01:15It's always an interesting Outlook too because we knew the Sun were

01:18a much much better team than the Sparks and the Sparks really

01:21look to probably just getting beaten around like a pinata the

01:23rest of the season.

01:24But you see that final score 69-61.

01:26They kept it close and covered that number but you say to yourself

01:29was that more of we're playing in a different atmosphere as opposed

01:33to what we're used to we're not in our home arena.

01:35We're going on the road.

01:35It's a big environment and maybe they don't play just as well as

01:38they should have because you see that third quarter been 12 to 11.

01:41That is a really low scoring quarter by any means here in the WNBA,

01:45but still if you're looking for the Sun 20th win on the season,

01:48they got the victor.

01:49That's what's expected.

01:50He played in front of a big crowd and the WNBA continues to draw

01:53eyeballs.

01:54That's a good thing for the league.

01:56Yeah, there was a little bit of promise the RS for the Sparks.

01:59Of course, Cam Brink was the second overall pick Rekia Jackson

02:02out of Tennessee also drafted early by the Sparks.

02:05I believe fourth overall, of course, Cam Brink out for the year

02:09with a torn ACL.

02:10They started off four and seven a young team earning their lumps.

02:14They have lost 15 of their last 17 D.

02:17Janae Carrington leading scorer for Connecticut 19 points.

02:20She was critical and rightfully.

02:22So of the WNBA's lack of promotion for a historic night inside

02:27TD Garden.

02:28She showed out for the crowd in Beantown the New York Liberty

02:32continue to stack up the wins 24 and for now the record for New

02:36York best mark in the WNBA.

02:39They've won seven straight games all three since returning from

02:42the Olympic break hammering last night.

02:45The Dallas Wings at home by 2094 74 covering even as a 13 and a

02:50half point favorite.

02:52Yeah, we thought we might get some blowouts yesterday because

02:53we had some high lines and the Liberty certainly were in line

02:56for one of those also thought the Sun were probably in line

02:58for a blowout victory.

02:59But again Liberty playing on their home court the Sun not maybe

03:01that made a difference 94 to 74.

03:04Are they the best team now in the WNBA the oddsmakers starting

03:07to turn that corner from looking at her aces now over to the

03:10Liberty 24 and 4 on the season.

03:12It's pretty good ball club there.

03:14Two teams in the W have won at least 20 games Connecticut with

03:17the win last night, New York.

03:19The most they have 24 and the Seattle Storm who got a win

03:23yesterday on the road in DC against the Mystics add Gabby

03:27Williams.

03:28If you remember Gabby Williams, even from recently in the

03:31Olympic Games.

03:32She was the star for France.

03:33She made the long jumper with her foot on the line in the

03:37gold medal game against the Americans as time expired last

03:41played in the W for Seattle last year.

03:44She has been resigned by the storm the storm 18 and 10 5th

03:49best record 4th best record the two-time reigning WNBA title

03:53winners the Las Vegas Aces.

03:55They are 17 and 9 and the Minnesota Lynx have the third

03:59best record in the WNBA 19 wins for Minnesota a matchup tonight

04:04in Sin City.

04:05The ace is a six-point home favorite the over under 167 and

04:09a half Las Vegas has been home for its first three games since

04:13the Olympic break.

04:14They lost to New York on Saturday turned around on Sunday

04:18for a win over the Sparks.

04:19What do we expect tonight in a difficult place to get a win

04:22Michelob Ultra Arena?

04:24Yeah, it seems to take a look at the FanDuel New Jersey opening

04:27number somewhere around two and a half.

04:29Maybe one of those blank ones that just gets recorded there.

04:31But as high as six now as we're showing you at the FanDuel

04:33Sports, we've got a total of 167 and a half.

04:36I think the Aces are better than what they showed obviously

04:38against New York.

04:39So if we're looking at the Lynx home court or excuse me looking

04:42at the home court advantage versus the Lynx, I think they get

04:44the job done tonight.

04:45I think they can win this game by close to double digits.

04:48Asia Wilson to record a double-double.

04:50It's minus 330.

04:51Nafisa Collier for Minnesota is minus 130.

04:55She is back now for the Lynx, of course, was a member of the

04:58gold-winning team for the United States over in Paris.

05:02The Aces 17-9.

05:04The defense has not been great this year.

05:06Second best price to win the WNBA championship at plus 190.

05:11The gap is starting to widen.

05:12New York in front.

05:14They are the favorites.

05:15Vegas second best number.

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