Rose vs. Lunar Owls: Unrivaled Picks, Predictions and Odds

The Lunar Owls, 11-1, face the 7-5 Rose for the third and final time in the regular season on Friday night at 8:15 PM ET.

The Lunar Owls are 11-1 and comfortably ahead of the pack going into the final weekend of the inaugural season of the Unrivaled 3v3 league.

Napheesa Collier and Co. take on the Rose, who currently sit at 7-5, good for second place. The two teams have secured playoff berths.

Both the Lunar Owls and Rose have gone 3-1 over the past two weeks. The Rose gave the Lunar Owls their only loss to date, a 72-63 victory headlined by Angel Reese’s dominant 22-point, 21-rebound performance. Chelsea Gray added 26 points and six rebounds and Brittney Sykes had 16 points.

Skylar Diggins-Smith had 22 points and five assists to pace the Lunar Owls in defeat. Allisha Gray had 19 points and Collier had a tame night for her with 16 points and 10 rebounds.

The Lunar Owls responded with three straight wins. Gray had 26 points and six rebounds and Diggins-Smith had 25 points in an 88-60 victory over the Laces. Diggins-Smith had 27 points and five assists and Gray had 17 points and six assists in a 78-72 victory over Vinyl. Collier had 33 points and 12 rebounds while Diggins-Smith contributed 25 points, 11 assists, and seven rebounds in a 92-79 victory over the Phantom.

Despite losing starters Kahleah Copper and Azura Stevens to leg injuries, the Rose have emerged in the league. After defeating the Lunar Owls, they knocked off the phantom, 71-59, behind Gray’s 26 points, nine rebounds, and seven assists. Reese added 23 points and 14 rebounds.

The team split its two games last week, defeating the Laces, 58-53, and falling to the Mist, 71-62. Gray had 26 points and seven assists and Reese added 16 points and 17 rebounds in the win over the Laces. Gray had a game-high 38 points and grabbed eight rebounds in the loss to the Mist.

Rose vs. Lunar Owls betting picks and predictions

Lunar Owls -4.5 (-110)

Both teams have wins by nine points in this matchup. Collier continues to lead the league in scoring (26.3 ppg) and is second in rebounding with 11 boards per contest.

The four-time All-Star and two-time Olympic Gold Medalist is averaging 23.5 points and eight rebounds against the Rose this season. Allisha Gray, who’s sixth in the league in scoring at 20.1 points per game, is averaging 20 points against the Rose. Diggins-Smith, a six-time WNBA All-Star, is eighth in the league at 18.5 points per game.

Chelsea Gray is leading the Rose and is fourth in the league with 21.3 points per game. Her 5.6 assists per game lead the league. Reese is averaging 13 points and a league best 12.3 rebounds per game.

The Rose have won six of their last seven games overall, a stretch that is only equaled by the Lunar Owls. However, without Copper and Stevens, that stretch is expected to come to an end tonight. Look for the Lunar Owls to extend their lead at the top of the standings and cover the 4.5-point spread as favorites.

Total over 137.5 points (-110)

The Lunar Owls lead the league in scoring at 81 points per game. They are also averaging the most assists and steals, and are turning the ball over the least. The Rose counter with the league’s best work on the glass. They lead the league in offensive rebounds (10.3) and total rebounds (37.2) per game.

The teams have each won once this year by taking advantage of those strengths. The Rose won the last time around as the teams totaled 135 points, while the Lunar Owls won when the teams combined to score 149 points.

Look for the Lunar Owls to stick with what works and push the tempo as much as possible, with the Rose responding in kind. Expect these teams to total more than 137.5 points this evening.

Rose vs Lunar Owls odds

Rose	+180
Lunar Owls	-220
Spread	Lunar Owls -4.5
Total Points	O/U 137.5

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