Lynx vs Liberty Picks and Prediction – 10/13/2024

The Minnesota Lynx visit the New York Liberty on Sunday for Game 2 of the WNBA Finals best-of-five series. Minnesota leads the series 1-0 after defeating New York 95-93 in Game 1. Minnesota rallied from an 18-point deficit to win in overtime. The leading scorer for Minnesota was Courtney Williams with 23 points. The Lynx shot 50.7% overall and 40.9% from 3-point territory. Keep up to date with the WNBA with our expert WNBA picks.

During the postseason, Napheesa Collier is leading Minnesota in scoring and rebounding with averages of 26.4 points and 9.4 rebounds per game, while Courtney Williams is the second leading scorer and the leader in assists with averages of 14.9 points and 5.6 assists per game. Minnesota has three players averaging double figures in scoring and as a team scores an average of 88.1 points per game.

New York cannot afford to lose both home games to start the series and will be looking to even the series at 1-1 with a victory on Sunday. Jonquel Jones was the leading scorer for New York, scoring 24 points in the game 1 loss. The Liberty shot only 37.8% overall and committed 15 turnovers. Leading scorer Sabrina Ionescu hit only 8 of 26 shots and Breanna Stewart was just 6-for-21. 

During the postseason, Sabrina Ionescu is leading New York in both scoring and in assists with averages of 20.4 points and 4.9 assists per game while Breanna Stewart is the second leading scorer with an average of 19.7 points per game and is one of four players averaging double figures in scoring for the Liberty. Jonquel Jones is the leading rebounder for New York with an average of 8.9 per game. New York is scoring an average of 85.6 points per game.

On Sunday at home, New York will bounce back with a strong effort to level the WNBA Finals at 1-1. New York, despite its top two scorers shooting a combined 14 for 47, lost by just two points in Game 1. New York has not covered the number well at home of late (2-7-1) but will shoot much better on Sunday with Sabrina Ionescu and Breanna Stewart carrying the squad to a win and cover. Final Score Prediction, New York Liberty wins and covers ATS 89-79.