WNBA Connecticut Sun vs Minnesota Lynx Preview and Prediction

Date/Time: 07-15-2017 18:00 EDT

Spread: Minnesota Lynx -4.5

Total: +162.5

In this battle between two squads from opposing conferences, the third in the East Connecticut Sun, who want to continue on the winning ways after their latest win, are visiting the fourth in the West Minnesota Lynx, who have been extremely unstable for the last two weeks and are looking to bounce back after their latest shocking home loss.

Sun are 11-10 (8-13 ATS) so far in the league and are sitting in the 3^rd place of the Eastern Conference. A home defeat by the Mercury with a 91-87 score in their latest matchup ended a 3-game victory streak they were running. Lynx are 12-9 (8-13 ATS) so far in the league and are tied with the Wings in the 5^th place of the West. They are having their ups and downs for the whole July so far and in their latest matchup they got defeated by the Aces at home, 77-85 score.

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Connecticut are led in scoring by Chiney Ogwumike with 15.7 ppg. She also adds 7.7 rebounds per game, Courtney Williams follows with 13.2 ppg and 6.1 rebounds per game. Jasmine Thomas adds 12.6 ppg and 4.3 assists per game. Minnesota are led in scoring by Maya Moore with 18.6 ppg. She also adds 5.3 rebounds per game, while Sylvia Fowles follows with 16.9 ppg, adding a team-best 12 rebounds per game. Seimone Augustus adds 10.5 ppg.

This will be the second meeting between those two teams so far this season, with Sun having won the previous matchup at home by 14 points. Lynx have a 6-4 home record so far, while Sun are 5-8 on the road. Sun are better offensively, scoring a third-best 86.2 ppg to Lynx’s 79.4, while Lynx are better defensively, allowing a league-best 77 ppg to Sun’s 82.7. Sun have a better accuracy from the field, shooting with 45.1% to Lynx’s 44.5%, while Lynx have a better accuracy from behind the arc, shooting with 35.2% to Sun’s 34.2%. Sun are better in turnovers committed (13.8 to 14.6) and in rebounding, grabbing 36.8 to Lynx’s 36.3, while Lynx dish more dimes per game, with 19.8 to Sun’s 19.1. Connecticut have a downwards trajectory lately and expect Minnesota to take advantage of that and get away with a home win by more than 5 points today.

Connecticut Sun vs Minnesota Lynx Prediction: Minnesota Lynx -4.5 (-106)