Liberty vs Lynx Picks and Prediction – 8/27/2023

The New York Liberty look for their third consecutive victory on Saturday when visiting the Minnesota Lynx. New York improved to 26-7 following its 95-90 victory over the Connecticut Sun on Thursday. Breanna Stewart was the leading scorer with 24 points. New York has clenched first in the Eastern Conference but trails Las Vegas in the overall WNBA standings and must win out with the Aces losing their last three to tie. Keep up with the WNBA, with our WNBA picks.

Breanna Stewart is leading New York in scoring and rebounding with averages of 22.6 points and 9.2 rebounds while Courtney Vandersloot is the leader in assists with an average of 8.0 assists per game. Sabrina Ionescu is the second leading scorer with an average of 17.0 points per game and one of four players for New York averaging double figures in scoring. New York scores an average of 88.2 points per game.

The Minnesota Lynx looks for its third consecutive victory on Saturday when hosting the New York Liberty. Minnesota improved to 17-17 following its 90-81 victory over the Dallas Wings. Napheesa Collier was the leading scorer for Minnesota with 25 points, while Kayla McBride scored 20. Minnesota is fifth in the playoff standings but just a half game ahead of sixth place Atlanta and one game behind fourth place Dallas.

Napheesa Collier is leading in scoring and rebounding with averages of 21.6 points and 7.9 rebounds per game, while Lindsay Allen is the leader in assists with an average of 4.5 assists per game. Kayla McBride is the second leading scorer with an average of 13.8 points per game and one of three players averaging double figures in scoring. Minnesota scores an average of 79.8 points per game.