Minnesota Lynx vs Connecticut Sun 7/26/20 - WNBA Picks & Predictions
The Sun are one team that would like to prove that they can compete with the Mystics. Yes, last year the Sun managed to play really well and only finished 3 games behind the Mystics, but it was still 3 games behind the team and actually made the Sun look like a team that could have trouble winning the big one if they are pushed.
Last season the leading scorer for the Sun was Jonquel Jones who put in 14.6 points a game. Jones also led the Sun in the rebounding department as well with a total of 9.7 boards a game. The good news for the Sun is the fact that Jones is coming back this year as well.
Minnesota for their part ended up finishing a couple of games over the five hundred mark on the year. The Lynx only managed to get a 4th place finish based off of their record and that is definitely something the Lynx would like to improve upon heading into the year here.
Odyssey Sims does come back for the Lynx this season after leading the team in scoring last year. She ended up getting a total of 14.5 points a game for the Lynx. The leading rebounder for the Lynx from last year ended up being Sylvia Fowles with 8.9 boards a game, but Fowles is 34 this year and her production may start to slip.
The Lynx are going to face a Sun team that seems to be better suited to winning the games. Look for that to be an issue for the Lynx in this game, but also the age of Fowles could play a role in her production and it could mean she is limited in how much she can actually do compared to what she has done in the past. Final Score Prediction, Connecticut Sun win and cover ATS 80-74.
