WNBA Indiana Fever vs Minnesota Lynx Preview and Prediction

Date/Time: 07-18-2017 13:00 EDT

Spread: Minnesota Lynx -14.5

Total: +157

The weakest team currently in the WNBA, the Indiana Fever who are looking for just their third victory this season, are visiting the defending champions who have been struggling this season and are the second-worse team in the West, the Minnesota Lynx who have won only once in their last four games.

Fever are 2-20 (8-14 ATS) so far in the league and currently have the worse record both in the East and in the whole WNBA. They are 1-10 in their last 11 games and in their latest matchup they got defeated by the Mercury at home, 82-101. Lynx are 12-10 (8-14 ATS) so far in the league and are sitting in the fifth place of the West. They are 1-3 in their last 4 games and in their latest matchup they got defeated by the Sun at home, 64-83.

Top Basketball Bookmakers

Indiana are led in scoring by Kelsey Mitchell with 13.5 ppg. She is followed by Candice Dupree with 13.1 ppg, adding 6.5 boards per game, while Cappie Pondexter adds 11.6 ppg. Minnesota are led in scoring by Maya Moore with 18 ppg. She also adds 5.1 rebounds per game, while Sylvia Fowles follows with 16.7 ppg, adding a team-best 11.9 rebounds per game. Seimone Augustus adds 10.3 ppg.

This will be the third meeting between those two teams this season, with each squad having won once on the road. Indiana had won on the road by 12 points. Lynx have a 6-5 home so far, while Fever are 1-9 on the road. Those two teams have the worse offenses in the league, with Lynx being second to last with 78.7 ppg and Fever last with 75.6 ppg. Lynx on the other hand have the best defense, allowing 77.3 ppg to Fever’s 85.1 (third-worse). Minnesota have a better accuracy both from the field (44.4% to 40.9%) and from behind the arc (34.8% to 31.8%). They also dish more assists (19.6 to 15.3) and grab more boards per game (35.9 to 32.5), while Fever only commit fewer turnovers per game (13.1 to 14.6). Lynx have been struggling once again lately and while they are the favorite for the win tonight, expect this win to come by less than 15 points, so pick the Fever in this one.

Indiana Fever vs Minnesota Lynx Prediction: Indiana Fever +14.5 (-111)