Beating the WNBA for the sixth time in seven seasons, Stephen Nover looks to go 20-10 on his last 30 WNBA premium/free plays finding a strong sides play on today's menu. Hold an edge by riding Stephen's WNBA expertise, elite analysis and 66 percent hot hand to cash this nationally televised Wednesday basketball winner.
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Today’s Free Picks
| Sport | Game Selection | Game Time |
|---|---|---|
| WNBA | (633) Indiana Fever at (634) Los Angeles Sparks | 10:00pm EDT - Jul 8/2026 |
The PLAY: Over +182.5 (-110)
The Los Angeles Sparks are the worst defensive team in the WNBA giving up an average of 93.6 points per game. That number goes up to 102.8 points if you count just their last five games. The Sparks also rank last in defensive field goal percentage.
So no surprise the Sparks are a big Over team. They have gone above the total in 12 of their last 17 games. I see that trend continuing here against Indiana.
Not only are the Fever leading the league in scoring at 93.5 points a game, but they play at the fastest pace. And, oh yes, All-Star guard Caitlin Clark is expected to play today after missing the past two games with a back injury.
LA plays at the third fastest tempo. The Sparks remain without their All-Star guard Kelsey Plum, but can exploit Indiana's 12th-ranked defense with their frontcourt scoring led by Dearica Hamby and Nneka Ogwumike.
(Editor's note: Stephen Nover is 19-10 on his last 29 WNBA premium/free plays, beating the league for the sixth time in seven seasons. Stephen has a premium WNBA play today and two MLB plays in addition to this free selection.)
Consultant Bio
Stephen Nover is unique among professional handicappers. A multiple award-winning sportswriter for numerous newspapers, including the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Nover has one the best combinations of gambling and media sources in the world.
The author of two sports gambling books, "Las Vegas Sports Beat" and "Sports Gaming Beat", along with a book on fantasy football titled, "Winning Fantasy Football", Nover is a former professor at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas having taught a football handicapping class there. He also was the co-host of the Sunday night sports betting radio show "The Stardust Line" during the 1990's.
Parlaying nearly 50 years worth of professional gambling experience with tremendous knowledge of the players through elite deep-roster Rotisserie leagues and building on copious gaming and media sources - having worked for newspapers in the Midwest, South and West and also for legendary Hall of Fame oddsmaker Roxy Roxborough - Nover is a true Las Vegas wise guy. He helped learn his craft from such masters as Roxborough, Dave Malinsky, Lem Banker and Russ Culver.
Part of what makes Nover so special is the pride he takes in writing his deep-dive analysis, which always is unique, well-researched and sometimes entails out-of-the-box thinking.