One of the things I like about these contests on Sparket is that it asks me to look at a slate of games differently than I would otherwise. I’m used to picking teams to win or against the spread, but trying to predict which team will score the most points between two games stretches a different muscle. 

With the round robin portion of the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup ending Tuesday, we are entering the heart of both the WNBA and NWSL schedules. With the Cup on hold and the All-Star game a month away, this is the perfect time to enhance your summer sports viewing with LFG’s fantasy contests powered by Sparket.

While there are plenty of great reasons to play fantasy contests, two of my favorite reasons are to be part of a community and to win, which is why I am sharing my picks for the week with you. Feel free to fade my picks or come along for the ride. Either way, I hope to hear from you in the LFG Discord.

06/18/25 Phoenix Mercury Winner (1.7x) vs. Connecticut Sun

Phoenix is 8-4 on the season with Alyssa Thomas missing five games and Kahleah Copper missing 11 games. They both played in Sunday’s win over the shorthanded Aces, and they should only improve with more time together. Phoenix comes into this game with two days' rest while Connecticut plays at Indiana the night before. Sparket lists Phoenix's win percentage at 58.6 percent, but I think that is too low.

Top Points Scorer Satou Sabally (3.1x)

Lexi Held was great with Alyssa Thomas and Kahleah Copper out, but she managed just three points Sunday with both Mercury stars back. With her eliminated, we just have to choose between Marina Mabrey, Satou Sabally, and Tina Charles. Sabally’s usage will inevitably decrease with her costars back in the fold, but she is averaging 20.6 ppg this season, compared to 17.6 for Mabrey and 16.8 for Charles. Sabally scored a team-high 22 points Sunday in Copper's first game back, so it is not like we can expect her to turn into a pumpkin. Connecticut has allowed the second-most ppg this season, while Phoenix has allowed the fourth-fewest. When you add in the rest advantage, I’m rolling with Sabally even though we’re getting the worst odds of the four options.

06/19/25 Highest Scoring Team Phoenix Mercury (4.5X)

Now its time to exercise those muscles I mentioned above. The Liberty have allowed the fewest points per game this season, but I just think the odds are way too good for a top-four team with all its stars back. Phoenix makes me nervous on the second night of a back-to-back but I also think New York’s defense is overrated. I’ve seen them allow 88 and 102 points to the Fever and now that they’re facing another good team, I think we could see another high-scoring game.

6/20/25 Orlando Pride Winner (2.1X)

The top two teams in the league, Kansas City and Orlando, both play on the road Friday. I think their opponents, Louisville and Angel City, are pretty even, and Orlando has been nearly as good as Kansas City on the road. At the end of the day, this mostly comes down to Orlando getting better odds. Though I may just wind up playing both favorites.

6/21/25Washington Spirit Winner (4.1X)

I think these two teams are much more even than these odds indicate. I know the Wave have a better goal differential, but the Spirit have the better expected goal differential. Washington is also at home. I understand why San Diego would outperform its expected goal differential with Kailen Sheridan in goal, but in my mind, that’s not enough to explain why these odds are so high.