Minnesota Lynx at Washington Mystics 6/8/21 - WNBA Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 06/08/2021 at 11:47 AM ET
The Minnesota Lynx look for their fourth consecutive victory when visiting the Washington Mystics on Tuesday. Minnesota is 3-4 following a 100-80 victory over the Atlanta Dream on Sunday. Kayla McBride was the leading scorer for Minnesota with 19 points, while Sylvia Fowles and Crystal Dangerfield each scored 17. Minnesota opened the regular season with four consecutive losses but has won each of the last three.
Sylvia Fowles is leading Minnesota in scoring and rebounding with averages of 17.3 points and 9.5 rebounds per game. The leader in assists is Aerial Powers with an average of 4.3 assists per game. Napheesa Collier is the second-leading scorer with an average of 17.0 points per game and one of six players for Minnesota averaging double-figures in scoring.
Washington continues to struggle as the Mystics are 2-5 following a 96-93 loss to the Las Vegas Aces on Saturday. Washington has lost two straight and three of the last four. In Saturday's loss, Washington scored 13 consecutive points to tie the score at 90-all with a minute to play, but could not overtake the Aces. Myisha Hines-Allen was the leading scorer for Washington with 32 points while Ariel Atkins scored 29.
Tina Charles is the leading scorer and second-leading rebounder for Washington with averages of 25.1 points and 8.4 rebounds per game. Myisha Hines-Allen is the third leading scorer and leading rebounder with averages of 14.5 points and 9.0 rebounds per game. Natasha Cloud is the leader in assists with an average of 5.1 per game. Ariel Atkins is the second leading scorer with an average of 17.9 points per game and is one of just three players for Washington averaging double-figures in scoring.
Betting Trends for vs
Minnesota will defeat Washington on the road Tuesday behind Sylvia Fowles and Naphessa Collier, but the play here is OVER. The OVER has cashed in 17 of Minnesota's last 25 overall, in four of Washington's last five and in four of the last six games that the Mystics have played at home. Minnesota is coming off a 100-80 victory in which the total easily cashed OVER the closing line of 164, while Washington's total of 189 with Las Vegas on Saturday cashed OVER a closing line of 184.5. Final Score Prediction, Minnesota Lynx win but our best play a OVER 94-89.
