Sun vs Lynx Picks and Prediction – 9/21/2023

The Connecticut Sun visit the Minnesota Lynx on Wednesday for the third and deciding game of their WNBA opening round best of three series. Connecticut was defeated by Minnesota 82-75 on Sunday in the second game of the series, after winning the opening game of the series 90-60. The leading scorer for Connecticut in the loss was Alyssa Thomas with 26 points. Make sure you stay up to date with all the WNBA playoff action with our WNBA picks.

Through the first two games of the postseason, the leading scorer and leading rebounder for Connecticut is DeWanna Bonner with 20.5 points and 10.0 rebounds per game. Alyssa Thomas is the leader in assists with an average of 8.0 assists per game. Four players for Connecticut are averaging double figures in scoring while as a team the Sun are scoring an average of 82.5 points per game.

Minnesota looks for its second consecutive victory over Connecticut and to clinch the series and move on to the semifinals with a victory at home on Wednesday. The leading scorer for Minnesota in Game 2 was Kayla McBride with 28 points. Minnesota shot 47.8% overall and committed just nine turnovers in the victory after shooting just 35% in their Game 1 30-point loss.

Kayla McBride is the leading scorer for Minnesota with an average of 22.0 points per game while Napheesa Collier is the second leading scorer and the leading rebounder with averages of 20.0 points and 9.5 rebounds per game. Dorka Juhasz is the leader in assists with an average of 4.0 assists per game. Minnesota has two players averaging double figures in scoring and as a team is scoring an average of 70.0 points per game.