Minnesota Lynx at Washington Mystics 6/8/21 - WNBA Picks & Predictions

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.