{"id":39881,"date":"2026-08-17T13:55:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T17:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/?p=39881"},"modified":"2026-08-17T13:55:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T17:55:21","slug":"wnba-props-today-august-17-2026-friday-player-props-predictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wnba\/wnba-props-today-august-17-2026-friday-player-props-predictions\/","title":{"rendered":"WNBA Props Today August 17, 2026 &#8211; Friday Player Props Predictions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best WNBA Props Today Friday August 17, 2026!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check out the best <span><b>WNBA props for <\/b><strong>Frid<\/strong><strong style=\"font-weight: bold;\">ay<\/strong><\/span><strong>, August 17<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/picksandparlays.net\/profile\/steve-seagrave\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/picksandparlays.net\/profile\/steve-seagrave\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Picks &amp; Parlays handicapper Steve Seagrave<\/a> drops the best picks for <strong>WNBA <strong>p<\/strong>layer props <\/strong>with a stellar suggestions to check out for <strong>Fri<strong><strong>day<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WagerTalk, the largest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/free-sports-picks\">picks<\/a> site online, offers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/free-sports-picks\/wnba\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/free-sports-picks\/wnba\">WNBA FREE PICKS<\/a> every day, as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/picks\/nba\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/picks\/nba\">cheap premium paid NBA picks<\/a> from expert professional handicappers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>WNBA Props Today: <strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Paige Bueckers Dallas Wings UNDER 19.5 Points (-128)<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paige Bueckers has fallen short of this line in 7 of 8 games when playing against teams that rank top 4 in defensive rating and top 8 in defending at-the-break threes while averaging only 16 points per game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now Bueckers has to deal with a Golden State Valkyries defense that ranks #1 in defensive rating, #3 in above-the-break three defense while also playing at the slowest pace in the WNBA. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bueckers scores 30% of her points on ATB threes &amp; 23% of her points off the pick-&amp;-roll and the Valkyries are elite in defending both areas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bueckers has already gone under this number in both head-to-head games against Golden State while scoring only 15 and 17 points on 13 and 12 field goal attempts respectively. The total is set low at 163.5, so the books fully expect a slow defensive game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>WNBA Props Today: <strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Gabby Williams Golden State Valkyries OVER 15.5 Points + Rebounds (-118)<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gabby Williams has covered this line in 21 of 31 games (68%) on the season while averaging 14.6 points and 3.2 rebounds per game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Williams has also thrived at home where she&#8217;s cleared this line in 15 of 18 games (83%) while averaging over 20 PR per game. The Dallas Wings allow the 4th most points in the paint where Williams scores 60% of her points and she scores another 35% of her points on above-the-break threes where Dallas ranks 9th in defending during the last 7 games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Williams has already gone over this line in both head-to-head meetings against the Wings with 28 and 20 PR respectively. 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Check out the best WNBA props for Friday, August 17 Picks &amp; Parlays handicapper Steve Seagrave drops the best picks for WNBA player props with a stellar suggestions to check out for Friday! 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The total is set low at 163.5, so the books fully expect a slow defensive game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>WNBA Props Today: <strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Gabby Williams Golden State Valkyries OVER 15.5 Points + Rebounds (-118)<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Gabby Williams has covered this line in 21 of 31 games (68%) on the season while averaging 14.6 points and 3.2 rebounds per game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Williams has also thrived at home where she's cleared this line in 15 of 18 games (83%) while averaging over 20 PR per game. The Dallas Wings allow the 4th most points in the paint where Williams scores 60% of her points and she scores another 35% of her points on above-the-break threes where Dallas ranks 9th in defending during the last 7 games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Williams has already gone over this line in both head-to-head meetings against the Wings with 28 and 20 PR respectively. 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