Storm vs Lynx Picks and Prediction – 6/28/2023

The Seattle Storm look for their second consecutive victory on Tuesday when visiting the Minnesota Lynx. Seattle improved to 4-9 following its 97-74 victory over the Phoenix Mercury on Saturday. Jewell Loyd scored a team high 24 points and Ezi Magbegor scored 15 points. The victory snapped a two-game losing streak but Seattle is 5th in the Western Conference, eight games behind first place Las Vegas. 

Jewell Loyd is leading Seattle in scoring and assists with averages of 25.4 points and 3.7 assists per game, while Ezi Megbegor is the second leading scorer and the leading rebounder with averages of 14.7 points and 8.2 rebounds per game. Seattle has only two players averaging double figures in scoring and as a team is scoring an average of 78.0 points per game.

Minnesota looks to bounce back from a loss with a victory on Tuesday when hosting the Seattle Storm. Minnesota dropped to 4-9 following its 89-68 loss to the Connecticut Sun on Thursday. Napheesa Collier was the leading scorer for Minnesota with 21 points but as a team the Lynx shot just 31.6% overall and 18.2% from 3-point territory. Minnesota is fourth in the Western Conference, eight games behind Las Vegas.

Napheesa Collier is leading Minnesota in scoring and rebounding with averages of 20.9 points and 7.5 rebounds per game, while Lindsay Allen is the leader in assists with averages of 3.1 assists per game. Kayla McBride is the second leading scorer for Minnesota with an average of 11.8 points per game. Minnesota has four players averaging double figures in scoring and as a team is scoring an average of 75.7 points per game.