Lynx at Storm 8/18/19 - WNBA Picks & Predictions

The Minnesota Lynx look to bounce back from a loss when they visit the Pacific Northwest to play the Seattle Storm. Minnesota lost to Washington 86-79 on Friday. The Lynx led by six points starting the fourth quarter, but ran out of gas as they were outscored 30-17 in the final stanza. The Lynx were outscored in one stretch 13-4 and fell behind for good with just over three minutes remaining.

Seattle lost its second straight and fell to 3 ½ games behind in the Western Conference following its 79-78 loss to the Connecticut Sun on Friday. Seattle led by four points entering the final quarter and by seven points with just 1:47 to play but were outscored 10-2 to end the game and lost by one. Seattle led by 13 points in the third but could not put the game away. Odyssey Sims is leading the Lynx in scoring and leads in assists with averages of 14.3 points and 5.5 assists per game. Sylvia Fowles is the second leading scorer and leading rebounder for the Lynx with averages of 13.9 points and 9.4 rebounds per game. Four players for Minnesota are averaging double figures in scoring.

Natasha Howard leads the Storm in scoring and rebounding with averages of 18.9 points and 8.2 rebounds per game, while Jewell Loyd is second in scoring with an average of 12.3 per game. Jordin Canada is leading the Storm in assists with an average of 5.0 per game. Just two players are averaging double-figures in scoring for Seattle.