Fever at Lynx 9/1/19 - WNBA Picks & Predictions

The Indiana Fever look to bounce back from a loss when they visit the Minnesota Lynx on Sunday. The Fever were defeated by the Los Angeles Sparks 87-83 in their last outing on Thursday. Teaira McCowan led the Fever in the loss with 24 points and 10 boards and established a new franchise record with a third consecutive double-double. The loss knocked the Fever out of playoff contention. 

Minnesota won its third straight on Tuesday defeating the Chicago Sky 93-85. Sylvia Fowles led the Lynx with 25 points and 12 boards. With the win, Minnesota clinched a playoff spot and improved to 16-15 on the season. Minnesota is sixth overall in the postseason standing and must win as two teams are just a half game behind the Lynx. 

Kelsey Mitchell leads the Fever in scoring with an average of 12.7 points per game. Teaira McCowan is the leading rebounder with an average of 8.8 per game. Erica Wheeler leads in assists with an average of 5.1 per game and is third in scoring with an average of 10.4 points per game. Indiana has three players averaging double figures in scoring.

Odyssey Sims is leading the Lynx in scoring and leads in assists with averages of 14.3 points and 5.4 assists per game. Sylvia Fowles is the second leading scorer and leading rebounder for the Lynx with averages of 13.9 points and 8.9 rebounds per game. Four players for Minnesota are averaging double figures in scoring.