The Lynx were a 4pt favorite against Seattle and a week later they are a 10pt dog

SportsTerminator · 06-18-09, 02:01 PM

If Dwanye Wade got hurt would you play on Miami?

sweetjones55 · 06-18-09, 09:29 PM

Seimone Augustus is one of the best scorers in the league right now. She averages about 22points. Her replacement most like will score about 8-12 points at best. 22-8= 14 point swing. Not to mention that this is a road game and home court advantage is so crucial in the WNBA. This line makes perfect sense.

BrandonLaz · 06-18-09, 10:13 PM

Not to mention the Storm have one of the best team leaders in the game in Sue Bird and possibly the best player ever in the WNBA in Lauren Jackson. I think the Storm take it all this year in my opinion and last time I called the Storm all the way they did it so I am going to stand by it as long as Jackson or Bird don't get hurt which has really hurt the Storm in a few of their seasons.

Psylence · 06-18-09, 11:04 PM

You are comparing lines from where min was on the road to a home game of course there will be a big swing, add in that their star player is gone and I don't know why you find it so surprising. Only one WNBA team had a positive record on the road last season.

Justin7 · 06-20-09, 12:36 AM

Originally posted by Psylence

You are comparing lines from where min was on the road to a home game of course there will be a big swing, add in that their star player is gone and I don't know why you find it so surprising. Only one WNBA team had a positive record on the road last season.

You pay attention. Wish more people did.

Home field in WNBA is weird. It "looks" like about 3 points, but its behavior is more subtle and insidious than that.