The Minnesota Lynx are on the road at the Seattle Storm on Friday in WNBA action. The Minnesota Lynx have the best record in the Western Conference. Minnesota is 16-6 on the season. The Lynx have won back to back games. The most recent win was on Tuesday, as they beat the Sparks by 15.
For the Seattle Storm, they are playing solid basketball as well. The Storm come into the game with a 14-8 record. That is third in the Western Conference. Seattle is coming off a home loss on Wednesday to the Las Vegas Aces.
The Seattle Storm come into this game as the favorites at home. Seattle is listed at -3 over Minnesota. The total for the affair is set at 153.5 points.
Lynx Seeking Third Straight
Minnesota has won back to back games. The wins over the Mystics and Sparks came with scoring just 78 points per game. The defense has been the factor for Minnesota, as they allowed just 67 points in both games. On the season, the offense is fifth in the league with 82.1 per game.
Napheesa Collier, Kayla McBride and Alanna Smith have been the top scorers for the Lynx this season. Collier is scoring 20 points per game, and ripping down more than 10 rebounds per game. McBride is at 15.5 per game, and Smith is third on the team with 11.5 per game.
The final two games of the first half of the season for the Lynx will both be at home. Minnesota hosts the Fever on Sunday and Dream on July 17th.
Storm Looking to Grab Home Win
Seattle is 2-2 during the month of July. In the two wins, the Storm are scoring 89.5 points per game. In the two losses, they are down to 81.5 per game. On the season, the Storm rank 3rd in the league, with just shy of 84 points per game.
The Storm are one of the best free throw shooting teams in all of the league. They are making 82.9% from the line. Seattle is also great on the glass; they are averaging 36 per game. The top scorers for Seattle this season have been Jewell Loyd, with 20.2 per game, and Nneka Ogwumike, with 17.1 per game.
Next up for Seattle is a home game Sunday against the Atlanta Dream. Their final first half game is Tuesday at the Los Angeles Sparks.
Seattle Tops Minnesota
We like the Minnesota Lynx to compete, but in the end, Seattle wins this game. The spread is pretty low, so we do think Seattle can cover the spread as well. It will be a close game, but we will take the Storm by 5. Our final score prediction is the Seattle Storm 81-76 over the Minnesota Lynx. That would mean we are going OVER as well. Enjoy the game and best of luck with all your WNBA betting!
