Lynx at Storm 8/3/18 - WNBA Picks & Predictions

The Minnesota Lynx will be playing the second half of a back-to-back on the road Friday when they visit the Seattle Storm. The Lynx face the LA Sparks on Thursday, prior to jumping on a plane and heading to Seattle for Friday’s clash. The Lynx won their third straight over the New York Liberty last week 85-82 but will be hard-pressed to keep up with Seattle after facing the Sparks on Thursday.

Seattle won its second straight on Tuesday with a 102-91 win over the Phoenix Mercury. The Storm were led by Jewell Loyd who scored 29 points hitting 5 of her shots from 3-point territory. Natasha Howard added 15 points, 10 boards and 5 blocked shots. Seattle now leads the Western Conference by four games over the Lynx. Maya Moore leads Minnesota in scoring and is the third leading rebounder with averages of 18.2 points and 5.1 rebounds per game. Sylvia Fowles is the second leading scorer and leading rebounder with averages of 17.1 points and 11.7 rebounds per game. Lindsay Whalen leads Minnesota in assists with an average of 3.3 per game. Minnesota is scoring an average of 79.4 points per game.

Breanna Stewart leads the Storm in scoring and rebounding averaging 22.6 points and 8.1 rebounds per game. Jewell Loyd is the second leading scorer averaging 16.5 points per game. Natasha Howard is the team’s third player averaging double figures in scoring at 12.9 points per game. Sue Bird leads Seattle in assists with an average of 7.2 per game. Seattle is scoring an average of 87.6 points per game.