WNBA fantasy and betting tips for Tuesday

Each day of the WNBA season, our team of fantasy and betting experts breaks down every game on the slate, making note of everything from injuries and lineup changes to recent trends and more.

All odds are provided by Caesars Sportsbook.

Here's what to look for during Tuesday's slate:

Minnesota Lynx at New York Liberty

Line: Liberty (-2.5)
Money line: Lynx (+125), Liberty (-145)
Total: 159 points

Doubtful: Moriah Jefferson (quad)

Ruled out: Betnijah Laney (knee), DiDi Richards (hamstring), Natalie Achonwa (hamstring), Damiris Dantas (foot)

Fantasy need to know: Rachel Banham (available in 97.1% of leagues) has started the past two games for the Lynx in place of Moriah Jefferson, who's out indefinitely with a quad injury. Banham has been solid in both games, but was especially effective on Sunday in the first half of this back-to-back with the Liberty, scoring 11 points with six rebounds, four assists, one steal and one 3-pointer in 32 minutes.

Han Xu (available in 83.2% of leagues) has been a strong contributor off the bench this season. In her past six games, she has averaged 9.3 PPG, 6.3 RPG, 1.2 BPT and 0.7 SPG in 20.0 MPG. She has at least two combined steals and blocks in four straight games.

Best Bet: Lynx +2.5 points. While these teams have the same record, the Lynx have performed better overall. The Lynx have the better scoring margin for the season (-5.5 PPG for the Lynx, WNBA-worst -9.9 for the Liberty). Of late, the gap is larger, with the Lynx having won three of their past seven games with a -2.3 scoring margin vs. the Liberty going 2-5 with a -9.2 PPG margin over the same stretch. Importantly two of those seven games were against each other, and this season the Lynx have won both matchups with the Liberty by six points (in Minnesota) and seven points (on Sunday, in New York). -- André Snellings

Atlanta Dream at Seattle Storm

Line: Storm (-7)
Money line: Dream (+240), Storm (-300)
Total: 152 points

Ruled out: Tiffany Hayes (knee)

Fantasy need to know: Aari McDonald (available in 81.3% of leagues) has been making the most of her sixth woman role off the bench. She has scored in double digits in four of her past five games and six of her past nine, and during that stretch she has averaged 10.4 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 2.2 SPG, 2.1 APG and 1.7 3PG in 25.3 MPG.

Ezi Magbegor should be universally rostered, but she's still available in 17.8% of leagues. Magbegor returned from a three-game absence due to COVID-19, and in her first game back dropped 19 points, 7 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals, 3 blocks and a 3-pointer in 29 minutes against the strong frontline of the Sun.

Best Bet: Dream +7. The Dream have outplayed the Storm this season, with a better record and scoring margin. The Storm come in having won four of their past five games with a +6.2 PPG scoring margin during that stretch, but the Dream have won three of four with a +9.0 PPG scoring margin. The Storm are at home, which could give them some advantage, but seven points is too many to give the team that has been playing better overall. I'll take the Dream and the points. -- Snellings