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

History will be made on Friday night as the inaugural matchup of the Unrivaled three-on-three basketball league will be contested.

Six teams, featuring six players each, will face off over the next eight weeks. All games are being played in Miami. Even though this is a three-on-three league, the teams will compete on a full court.

WNBA greats Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier are co-founders of the league. The two UConn alums just faced off in the WNBA finals, with Stewart’s New York Liberty besting Collier’s Minnesota Lynx in five games.

The two meet up again tonight as Stewart’s Mist Basketball Club takes on Lunar Owls BC at 7 PM ET on TNT. See below for our experts’ predictions on tonight’s contest.

Mist vs. Lunar Owls betting picks and predictions

Mist -1.0 (-115)

Tonight’s matchup is full of intrigue. Stewart, a six-time WNBA All Star, three-time Olympic Gold Medalist and three-time WNBA champion, leads Mist BC. The two-time MVP averaged 20.4 points and 8.5 rebounds to lead the Liberty to their first WNBA title in six finals appearances. 

Stewart is joined on the Mist by DiJonai Carrington, who was named the WNBA’s Most Improved Player in 2024 while playing for the Connecticut Sun. She had 12.7 points, five rebounds, and 1.6 steals per game while being named first-team All-Defense.

Courtney Vandersloot, a 14-year WNBA veteran who’s teamed up with Stewart on the Liberty the past two seasons, is a five-time All Star and two-time champion who will be a key distributor for the Mist. She'll be joined in the backcourt by two-time WNBA champ Jewell Lloyd of the Seattle Storm.

Impressive 2024 WNBA rookies Aaliyah Edwards (Washington Mystics) and Rickea Jackson (Los Angeles Sparks) round out the Mist squad.

The Lunar Owls are paced by Collier - a four-time All Star and two-time Olympic Gold Medalist who tied for fourth in the WNBA in scoring with Stewart this year at 20.4 points per game - and Skylar Diggins-Smith, a six-time All-Star, and four-time 1st-team All-WNBA selection, averaged 15.1 points and 6.4 assists in her first season with the Storm. 

They will be joined by Courtney Williams, Allisha Gray and Shakira Austin, who each averaged double-digit points in the 2024 WNBA campaign. Their sixth player is Cameron Brink, who will miss the inaugural Unrivaled season to continue rehab from an ACL tear she suffered early in the WNBA season.

With this being the opening game in league history, our experts are expecting a foundational matchup between Stewart and Collier. Look for an extremely fast-paced game and for the Mist to cover the spread as one-point favorites.

Over 145.5 Total Points (-120)

This three-on-three league will play on a 'compressed full court' of 70 feet by 50 feet, which is smaller than a WNBA court (94 feet by 50 feet) but much bigger than Olympic three-on-three courts.

Look for fast breaks galore, along with an abundance of odd-player situations as WNBA veterans adapt to the new setting. Additionally, the shot clock is just 18 seconds, six less than a typical WNBA shot clock.

Now, here is where it gets interesting. The first three quarters are only seven minutes each, three minutes shorter than the WNBA. The fourth quarter will be referred to as the “winning quarter.” The target score will be the leading team's score plus 11, and once one team reaches that score, that team wins.

For example, if the Mist are leading the Lunar Owls 70-60 after three quarters, the winning team must reach 81. There is no overtime period, so the game goes until the target score is reached.

And get this, there will always only be one foul shot. If a player is fouled attempting a two-point shot, a resulting free throw is worth two points. If fouled on a three-point shot, the foul shot attempt is worth three points.

In this fast-paced, intriguing new environment, look for both teams to hoist up shots galore and total Over 145.5 points tonight.  

Mist vs. Lunar Owls odds

Mist

-120 ML

Lunar Owls

-120 ML

Spread

Mist BC -1.0

Total Points

O/U 145.5

This article was written by a partner sports writer via Spotlight Sports Group. All odds displayed on this page were correct at the time of writing and are subject to withdrawal or change at any time.

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