{"id":39936,"date":"2026-08-21T14:24:35","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T18:24:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/?p=39936"},"modified":"2026-08-21T14:24:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T18:24:37","slug":"wnba-props-today-august-21-2026-friday-player-props-predictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wnba\/wnba-props-today-august-21-2026-friday-player-props-predictions\/","title":{"rendered":"WNBA Props Today August 21, 2026 &#8211; Friday Player Props Predictions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best WNBA Props Today Friday August 21, 2026!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check out the best <span><b>WNBA props for <\/b>Friday<\/span><strong>, August 21<\/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>Friday<\/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><strong><strong><strong><strong>Courtney Vandersloot Chicago Sky UNDER 12.5 Points + Assists (-110)<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Courtney Vandersloot has fallen short of this line in 5\/6 games against teams who rank above average in assists allowed without Skylar Diggins on the court while averaging only 12.2 PAs per game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now Vandersloot has to deal with a Golden State Valkyries defense that ranks #1 in defensive rating, PAs allowed to opposing guards and assists allowed overall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vandersloot scored 48% of her points in the paint &amp; another 42% of her points on the pick-&amp;-roll and the Valkyries also rank #1 in both of those areas. Golden State also ranks #1 at defending the rim and Vandersloot recorded 66% of her dimes in that area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vandersloot finished with only 10 PA in her lone head-to-head meeting with Golden State while shooting 3-7 from the field. She only played 15 minutes in that game due to a 20-point blowout but that could be on the table tonight with the Valkyries being favored by -5.5 points on the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>WNBA Props Today: <strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Carla Leite Portland Fire OVER 24.5 Points + Assists (-117)<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carla Leite has worked her way back to form after an injury and she&#8217;s covered this line in 4 of her last 6 games including a 28 PA effort in her most recent game against the Phoenix Mercury. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sarah Ashlee Barker is on the shelf for the remainder of the season and Leite has averaged 27.5 PA per 28 minutes without her on the court in 2026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Toronto Tempo have allowed the MOST PA over their last 10 games, and they have allowed the MOST points and 3rd most assists on the season.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now Leite gets another opportunity to feast on a Tempo team that she just put up 38 PA against two weeks ago. 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Check out the best WNBA props for Friday, August 21 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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Golden State also ranks #1 at defending the rim and Vandersloot recorded 66% of her dimes in that area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Vandersloot finished with only 10 PA in her lone head-to-head meeting with Golden State while shooting 3-7 from the field. She only played 15 minutes in that game due to a 20-point blowout but that could be on the table tonight with the Valkyries being favored by -5.5 points on the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>WNBA Props Today: <strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Carla Leite Portland Fire OVER 24.5 Points + Assists (-117)<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Carla Leite has worked her way back to form after an injury and she's covered this line in 4 of her last 6 games including a 28 PA effort in her most recent game against the Phoenix Mercury. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Sarah Ashlee Barker is on the shelf for the remainder of the season and Leite has averaged 27.5 PA per 28 minutes without her on the court in 2026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>The Toronto Tempo have allowed the MOST PA over their last 10 games, and they have allowed the MOST points and 3rd most assists on the season.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Now Leite gets another opportunity to feast on a Tempo team that she just put up 38 PA against two weeks ago. 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