WNBA bets and fantasy picks: Sun look to shine vs. Sparks - ESPN

Tuesday night's WNBA slate features two games, with the New York Liberty traveling to Phoenix to face the Mercury and the Los Angeles Sparks playing on the east coast against the Connecticut Sun.

The Liberty are 6-1 on the road this season, while the Mercury boast a 5-2 record at home. New York ranks in the top four in both offensive and defensive rating this season, while the Mercury have steadily improved, especially on defense, with the return of Brittney Griner, who looks like her All-Star self again.

Here are two fantasy streamers and three bets for consideration.

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Tyasha Harris, G, Connecticut Sun (rostered in 29.1% of ESPN leagues)

Harris logs a high number of minutes (30.8 MPG), contributes to multiple statistical categories and plays for a Sun team that ranks in the top four in both offensive and defensive rating. She has scored 19 or more fantasy points in three of her last five games, including one with 30 fantasy points. She should be productive against a Sparks team that ranks ninth in defensive rating.

Aari McDonald, G, Los Angeles Sparks (12.8%)

McDonald has played 24 or more minutes and scored 24 or more fantasy points in four consecutive games. She has been excellent off the bench for the Sparks lately but faces a difficult matchup which could limit her fantasy ceiling.

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Los Angeles Sparks at Connecticut Sun
7 p.m. ET, Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn.

Line: Sun -13.5
Money line: Sparks (+630), Sun (-1050)
Total: 153.5 points

BPI prediction:
Sun: 77.2% chance to win.
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