The NBA will showcase four events as part of 2024 NBA All-Star Saturday on Feb. 17 in Indianapolis. In addition to the usual trilogy of the Skills Challenge, 3-Point Contest and Slam Dunk contest, a new event is on the horizon, pitting New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu against Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry. The sharpshooters will battle in the first-ever NBA vs. WNBA 3-point Challenge at Lucas Oil Stadium.
The Steph vs. Sabrina matchup is the third event of All-Star Saturday, with the overall festivities set to begin at 8 p.m. ET from Indianapolis. Curry is listed as the -215 favorite (risk $215 to win $100) according to the latest Steph vs. Sabrina odds via SportsLine consensus. Ionescu is listed as a +164 underdog. Before locking in any Steph vs. Sabrina bets, be sure to see The Steph vs. Sabrina picks and predictions from SportsLine expert Alex Selesnick.
Selesnick has gone 163-99 (+4584) on his last 262 NBA prop picks on SportsLine. PropStarz specializes in NFL and NBA prop betting, where he implements a combination of research, statistical analysis and mathematical modeling. Anybody following him is way up.
Now, with Steph vs. Sabrina set to begin at 2024 NBA All-Star Weekend, Selesnick has scoured the odds and locked in his top pick. You can head to SportsLine now to see Selesnick’s best bets for Steph vs. Sabrina.
Steph vs. Sabrina 3-Point Contest rules
This event will follow a similar rules format as the standard 3-Point Contest. Both participants will go through four racks with four game balls and one money ball on each. A fifth rack will have all “money balls” and the contestants can choose their spot for that portion. There are also two long-range shots. The game balls are worth one point, the “money balls” are worth two and the long-range shots award three points.
The official rules state that Curry will shoot from NBA range, while Ionescu will utilize the WNBA 3-point line. However, Ionescu told reporters that she practices from NBA range and plans to use that line as well. She will use a regulation WNBA ball, while Curry will use a standard NBA ball. See who to back at SportsLine.
Steph vs. Sabrina preview
Curry is enjoying a dominant season from the 3-point line, and he will aim to stay hot on Saturday. Curry leads the NBA with 250 3-pointers this season, and he is shooting 42.3% on a league-leading 591 3-point attempts. Curry also leads the league in free throw percentage (92.7%), illustrating his picturesque shooting stroke, and he is averaging more than 28 points per game. History is also quite kind to Curry, as he is No. 1 in the history of the NBA with more than 3,600 3-point field goals. Curry also has the single-season record with 402 3-pointers in 2015-16, and he has four of the top five seasons in 3-pointers in league history.
However, Ionescu is up to the challenge in this competition, and she showed that in the 2023 WNBA 3-point Contest. Ionescu won that crown by scoring 37 of a possible 40 points in the final round, setting the record for either the NBA or WNBA in a single round. She is also the all-time leader in 3-pointers (128) in a single WNBA season, set in 2023, and Ionescu finished in the top three of the WNBA with 44.8% 3-point shooting last season. She also made at least six 3-pointers in nine different games during the 2023 campaign, including the second-most (eight) in any WNBA game ever. See who to back here.
How to make Steph vs. Sabrina picks
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So who wins Steph vs. Sabrina at NBA All-Star Weekend, and where does all the betting value lie? Visit SportsLine now to see who you can bank on to win Steph vs. Sabrina and see where the betting value lies, all from the expert on a 163-93 roll on NBA prop bet picks, and find out.
