The Portland Fire and Washington Mystics do battle in today's lone WNBA affair, and after earning the second All-Star honors of her career, Sonia Citron is the focus of my WNBA player props today.
My WNBA picks for Thursday, July 16, also feature a slumping shooter for one of the W's newest teams.
Top WNBA player prop bets for today
| Player | Pick | Odds |
|---|---|---|
 Sonia Citron |
Over 20.5 points + assists | -102 |
 Bridget Carleton |
Under 12.5 points | +100 |
| Kiki Iriafen |
Over 10.5 rebounds | -101 |
Sonia Citron Over 20.5 points + assists (-102)
Sonia Citron has quickly become one of the WNBA's most underrated players. The former No. 3 pick just earned her second All-Star nod, but against one of the league's worst defenses, her combined points and assists line is a head-scratcher.
Getting the Over on her points and assists at -102 is a steal, and I'd play it at anything better than -130 because of this matchup.
The Portland Fire's defense is among the worst in the WNBA. The Fire have the league's second-worst defensive rating (112.6), allow the third-most PPG (91.2), and give up more APG than any team (23.5).
Citron is in the Top 20 in the W in offensive win shares (1.8), and has topped 20.5 points and assists in five of her last eight, including combining for 36 the last time she played the Fire.
- Time: 7 p.m. ET
- Where to watch: NBA TV
Bridget Carleton Under 12.5 points (+100)
The Fire's top pick in the WNBA expansion draft has been a disappointment in the Rose City.
Bridget Carleton is among the least efficient offensive players in the league this season, as one of just five players in the W averaging double-digit field-goal attempts per game and shooting below 40%.
She's failed to score 13+ points in three straight games, and it won't be any easier against a Washington Mystics defense that's No. 3 in the WNBA in defensive rating (102.1) and allows the second-lowest true shooting percentage in the league (52.9%).
The last time Carleton played Washington, she scored just 16 points in a quadruple-overtime game in which she played 51 minutes, so I'd play this Under at a price as short as -110.
- Time: 7 p.m. ET
- Where to watch: NBA TV
Kiki Iriafen Over 10.5 rebounds (-101)
Kiki Iriafen has become one of the WNBA’s best rebounders in her second season. The former No. 4 pick is Top 5 in the league in RPG (9.7), rebound rate (20.8%), and offensive rebound rate (12.3%).
That spells trouble for a Fire team that’s one of the worst in the league at cleaning the glass. Portland averages a league-low 29.5 RPG and gives up the third-most offensive rebounds per game (9.9).
Just one player on Portland averages more than five boards per game — Emily Engstler (5.5) —so Iriafen should have every opportunity to pull down 11+ boards for the sixth time in her last eight games.
With Portland’s rebounding woes, the Over on Iriafen is worth considering with odds as short as -120.
- Time: 7 p.m. ET
- Where to watch: NBA TV
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