Indiana Fever vs Minnesota Lynx 8/7/20 - WNBA Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 08/07/2020 at 10:34 AM ET
On Friday, the Indiana Fever will look to bounce back from a loss when playing the Minnesota Lynx. Indiana fell to 2-3 following a 86-75 loss to the Los Angeles Sparks on Wednesday. Kelsey Mitchell was the leading scorer for Indiana in the loss with 24 points while Candice Dupree chipped in with 16 points. Indiana fell behind 42-31 at the half and could not battle back after intermission.
Kelsey Mitchell is leading Indiana in scoring with an average of 19.6 points per game. Candice Dupree is the second leading scorer and leading rebounder with averages of 16.8 points and 6.2 rebounds per game. Julie Allemand is the leader in assists for Indiana with an average of 5.8 per game.
The Minnesota Lynx look for their fourth consecutive victory when playing the Fever on Friday. Minnesota improved to 4-1 following its 92-66 rout of the New York City Liberty on Wednesday. Bridget Carleton scored 25 points to set a career-high for a single game and Lexie Brown added 15 points and seven steals. The Lynx won without star Sylvia Fowles who was sidelined with a sore calf.
Sylvia Fowles is leading Minnesota in scoring and rebounding with averages of 15.8 points and 12.3 rebounds per game. Napheesa Collier is the second leading scorer, second leading rebounder and leader in assists with averages of 14.9 points, 8.8 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game. Damaris Dantas is the only other player for Minnesota averaging double figures in scoring at 11.7 points per game.
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Minnesota is clicking on all cylinders. The Lynx defeated the New York Liberty by 26 points even though leading scorer and rebounder Sylvia Fowles did not play. The Lynx have won nine of their last 12 straight up. Indiana is coming off a double-digit loss to the Los Angeles Sparks and will not keep up with the likes of Minnesota’s Fowles and Napheesa Collier. Final Score Prediction, Minnesota Lynx win and cover ATS 94-71.
