Unrivaled Preview (Feb 21, 2025): Rose vs Lunar Owls & Vinyl vs Mist

Friday Night Unrivaled is back, and we’ve got two interesting matchups on the slate. The Rose will try to test the undefeated Lunar Owls, while the Vinyl and Mist battle in what seems like a completely different league at the bottom of the table.

Tonight’s Matchups (7:15 PM ET, Live on TNT & TSN+):

Rose vs Lunar Owls
Vinyl vs Mist

Let’s break down what to expect.

Rose vs Lunar Owls

Rose: 4-4 (W3)
Lunar Owls: 8-0 (W8)

Both these teams are on fire right now. The Lunar Owls are undefeated and show no signs of slowing down, but the Rose are on a 3 game heater, fighting their way up to third place. These teams have only faced off once this season with the Owls taking the game 79-70.

Key Players to Watch:

• Rose: Chelsea Gray (17.4 PPG)
• Lunar Owls: Napheesa Collier (29.3 PPG)

The Owls are the more dominant team, and on a consistent basis far outscore their opponents. Their offensive production is unmatched, and therefore defense is usually not a concern. This typically leads to higher scoring affairs. The Rose on the other hand are one of the lowest offensive producing teams, so this game could go either way in terms of total points, I wouldn’t touch that with a 10-foot pole.

The spread is really wide ahead of the matchup (7.5), but with the Rose on a heater right now, I expect a close game, so I’ll take a chance on the Rose to cover.

Betting Insights:

• Moneyline: Owls (-480), Rose (+330)
• Spread: Owls –7.5
• Total: 143.5

Best Bet: Rose +7.5 (-115)

Vinyl vs Mist

Vinyl: 3-5 (L1)
Mist: 2-6 (L2)

This one’s a battle of the bottom half. The Mist have had severe struggles, and the Vinyl are no different.

Last Meeting: Mist took the W, beating the Vinyl by 10 points, 77-67.

Key Players to Watch:

• Vinyl: Dearica Hamby (21.3 PPG)
• Mist: Brianna Stewart (18.4 PPG)

Betting Insights:

• Moneyline: Mist (+100), Vinyl (-128)
• Spread: Vinyl -1.5
• Total: 134

This is a really good line, and makes it tough to find an edge, both on the total and spread. If I had to pick, I’ll take Vinyl to be the dominant team and edge out a victory, but it’ll be tight. On the total points, both teams have trouble producing, but are weak defensively, I’ll also take the over, hesitantly.

Best Bets:

• Vinyl ML (-128)
• Over 134 (-113) (0.5u)