WNBA Preview | August 11, 2026

A three-game Tuesday features a Liberty team riding a seven-of-eight stretch and a Las Vegas team looking to snap a two-game skid. Liberty at Fever tips at 7:30, followed by Mystics at Aces and Mercury at Sparks, both at 10:00.

Liberty Visit the Team That Started Their Turnaround

New York Liberty @ Indiana Fever | 7:30 PM ET | ESPN

There's a strange irony to tonight's rematch. New York has won seven of its last eight games, but that hot stretch only began after Indiana handed the Liberty a 20-point beatdown. Now the Liberty return to Gainbridge Fieldhouse facing the exact opponent that triggered the turnaround.

Indiana, fifth at 20-12, has statistically the best offense in the league, with Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell forming a case for the league's best backcourt. New York counters with Breanna Stewart, Jonquel Jones, and Sabrina Ionescu.

DraftKings has Indiana -4.5, with the total at 191.5, one of the highest of the week. Lean Indiana -4.5, and lean the over.

New York wins if Stewart, Jones, and Ionescu continue the form that has powered a seven-of-eight stretch, even against the team that started it.

Indiana wins if Clark and Mitchell's offensive rhythm and the Fever's history of playing New York well combine for a statement home win.

PICK

IND -4.5

O/U 191.5

Over ↑

Fever win at home; two elite offenses should push this total.

Mystics Visit an Aces Team Looking to Snap a Two-Game Skid

Washington Mystics @ Las Vegas Aces | 10:00 PM ET | WNBA League Pass

KEY STAT

8-2

Washington's record over its last ten games, the best stretch of any team on tonight's slate.

Las Vegas enters on a two-game skid, a road loss at Minnesota followed by a loss at New York in which A'ja Wilson, Chelsea Gray, and Jackie Young all rested for the second game of a back-to-back. But a loss today would make it three straight, which would push them closer to the pack than to the top. Washington, sixth at 19-12, arrives as underdogs but with real momentum of its own, winners of eight of their last ten.

DraftKings has Las Vegas -7.5, with the total at 167.5, one of the lower numbers of the week. With Wilson, Gray, and Young expected back at full strength, this line likely reflects Las Vegas reverting to form rather than continuing a slide. Washington's own hot stretch keeps this from being a lock, however. Lean Washington +7.5.

Washington wins if Sonia Citron and Kiki Iriafen continue the form that has defined an 8-2 stretch, and Las Vegas shows any rust after resting its stars.

Las Vegas wins if Wilson, Gray, and Young return to full strength and the Aces treat Tuesday as the reset a rested roster should deliver at home.

PICK

WAS +7.5

O/U 167.5

Under ↓

Mystics keep it close behind their own hot stretch.

Mercury Visit a Sparks Team Off a Signature Road Win

Phoenix Mercury @ Los Angeles Sparks | 10:00 PM ET | WNBA League Pass

Los Angeles enters with real momentum after snapping Minnesota's ten-game winning streak on the road, using a 23-11 fourth quarter to stun the league's best team in its own building. The Sparks sit tenth at 12-19, outside the playoff picture, but a signature win like that changes a locker room's belief regardless of overall record. Phoenix, twelfth at 12-22, remains in a similar spot on the outside looking in.

DraftKings has this close to a pick'em, Los Angeles -1.5, with the total at 179.5. Lean Los Angeles -1.5 — the confidence from the Minnesota upset is real, and home court in a genuine coin-flip game tips the scale.

Phoenix wins if Kahleah Copper's scoring floor travels well on the road and Los Angeles shows any letdown after an emotionally significant win.

Los Angeles wins if the Sparks carry the belief from Saturday's upset directly into another close game at home.

PICK

LA -1.5

O/U 179.5

Under ↓

Sparks win at home off real momentum.

What to Watch For Tonight.

Las Vegas gets its stars back after a scheduled rest cost them a game at New York, and how quickly Wilson, Gray, and Young shake off the layoff against a hot Washington team is the question of the night. New York's rematch with the Fever team that started their turnaround carries real intrigue on ESPN. And Los Angeles, fresh off snapping Minnesota's ten-game winning streak, looks to build on that signature win against Phoenix.