Los Angeles Sparks at Minnesota Lynx 5/29/22 - WNBA Picks & Predictions

Los Angeles Sparks look to bounce back from a loss when visiting the Minnesota Lynx on Sunday. Los Angeles is 3-6 following its 101-96 loss to the Indiana Fever on Friday. Nneka Ogwumike scored 30 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to lead Los Angeles in the loss, while Katie Lou Samuelson set a personal career high with 19 points. Los Angeles is fourth in the Western Conference, 4 ½ games behind the first-place Las Vegas Aces.

Nneka Ogwumike is leading Los Angeles in scoring and rebounding with averages of 18.3 points and 7.6 rebounds per game, Jordin Canada is the leader in assists with an average of 5.3 assists per game. Liz Cambage is the second leading scorer with an average of 15.7 points per game and one of three players for Los Angeles averaging double-figures in scoring. Los Angeles is scoring an average of 83.9 points per game.

Minnesota looks for its second consecutive victory when hosting Los Angeles on Sunday. The Lynx improved to 2-6 following an 84-78 victory over the New York Liberty on Tuesday. Aerial Powers was the leading scorer for Minnesota with 18 points, while Kayla McBride scored 15 points and sank four free throws over the last 15.9 seconds. Minnesota is last in the Western Conference, five games behind first-place Las Vegas.

Sylvia Fowles is leading Minnesota in scoring and rebounding with averages of 17.4 points and 10.2 rebounds per game, while Jessica Shepherd is the leader in assists with an average of 4.1 assists per game. Moriah Jefferson is the second-leading scorer with an average of 14.8 points per game and is one of five players averaging double-figures in scoring for the Lynx. Minnesota is scoring an average of 78.8 points per game.