The Minnesota Lynx are on the road at the Indiana Fever in a battle of two of the hottest teams in the WNBA on Friday. The Lynx come into the game with a 24-9 record, which is second-best in all of the league. The Lynx lead the West and have won 9 out of 15 on the road this season. Overall, Minnesota has won 8 out of their last 10 games.
For Indiana, they are 18-16. The Fever have clinched a spot in the postseason. Indiana has won five straight games and 8 out of their last 10 games. At home this season, the Fever are 10-7 on the season. The Fever are 2.5 games behind the Seattle Storm for fifth in the West and a game ahead of 7th-seeded Phoenix.
The Minnesota Lynx are -2.5 on the road in this game. The total is 169.5.
Road Lynx
Minnesota is coming off a five-point win at home over the Chicago Sky. That win came after a blowout loss in Dallas. Napheesa Collier has been great for Minnesota with 20.4 points per game. The forward is shooting nearly 50% from the field, and she is playing just over 34 minutes per game.
Courtney Williams is helping with the charge for Minnesota as well. The guard is scoring 11 points per game, dishing out 5.4 assists per game, and turning it over just 2.5 times per game. The Lynx are having their best season in franchise history, as their best before this season was 22-10 in 2021.
Minnesota is playing their first of three straight road games. They will head to Washington and Atlanta before heading home. The next time the Lynx play at home is September 13th against the Chicago Sky.
Clark led Fever
The craze in the WNBA has been Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark. That has been for good reason. The former Iowa star has been terrific this season, and coming off a triple-double in the latest win. She is scoring 18.9 points per game, and dishing out 8.4 assists per game.
Kelsey Mitchell has been strong for Indiana as well. The guard is scoring 19 points per game, and playing nearly 33 minutes per game. As a team, Indiana is scoring 84 points per game. The Fever won just 13 last season and just 30 total wins over the last four seasons.
Indiana is playing their second of six straight home games. Following this game, they get the Dream, then the Aces twice, and the Wings after this. The Fever finish the regular season on the road at the Mystics on September 19th.
Fever Stay Red Hot
The Lynx have some room between them and Las Vegas for the top seed in the Western Conference. Minnesota does not have to win many more games to grab their spot in the postseason, and three games behind the Liberty their chances of having the best record are slim. In saying that, we do not think Minnesota will play super strong in this game. We are going to take the Indiana Fever to win this game at home. Our final bet for this game is the Indiana Fever -2.5 over the Minnesota Lynx.
