WNBA Seattle Storm vs Minnesota Lynx Preview and Prediction

Date/Time: 08-12-2018 19:00 EDT

Spread: Minnesota Lynx -1.5

Total: +163.5

In this all-Western showdown, the first and third-best teams of the conference face off as the first Seattle Storm, looking to return to the winning ways, are hosting the defending champions and third-best Minnesota Lynx, who have back-to-back wins and want to continue on the winning ways.

Storm are 23-8 (19-11-1 ATS) so far in the league and currently have the best record both in the Western Conference and the whole league. In their latest matchup they saw a 5-game winning streak end with a road defeat by the Mystics, 77-100. Lynx are 17-13 (12-18 ATS) so far in the league and are sitting on the 3^rd place of the Western Conference. They have won their last two games and in their latest matchup they were victorious against the Aces on the road, 89-73.

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Seattle are led in scoring by Breanna Stewart with 22.2 ppg. She also leads the team in rebounding with 8.1 per game, while Jewell Loyd follows with 16.2 ppg, adding 4.6 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game. Natasha Howard adds 13.3 ppg and 6.6 rebounds per game. Minnesota are led in scoring by Maya Moore with 18.4 ppg. She also adds 5.1 rebounds per game, while Sylvia Fowles follows with 16.8 ppg and also leads the team in rebounding with 11.9 per game. Seimone Augustus adds 10.6 ppg.

This will be the third meeting between those two teams so far this season with each team having won at home. Lynx won with a 91-79 score and Storm with 85-75. Lynx have an 8-6 home record so far, while the Storm are 12-4 on the road. Storm are better offensively, scoring a league-best 87.6 ppg to Lynx's 78.6 (third-worse), while Lynx are better defensively, allowing a second-best 77 ppg to Storm’s 80.4. Storm have a better accuracy both from the field (46.9% to 44.6%) and from behind the arc (36.8% to 34.5%). Storm also commit fewer turnovers (13.1 to 14.3) and dish more dimes per game, with 21.3 to Lynx’s 19.3, while the Lynx grab more boards per game, with 36.1 to Storm’s 34.8. Each team has won at home by more than 10 points in their meetings this season, so expect the Lynx to win once again at home today.

Seattle Storm vs Minnesota Lynx Prediction: Minnesota Lynx -1.5 (-111)