The Minnesota Lynx are on the road at the Los Angeles Sparks on Wednesday in WNBA action. The Lynx come into the game with a 6-2 record, which is first in the Western Conference. The Lynx are coming into the game on a two game winning streak. They beat the Dallas Wings on Sunday in their last affair.
For Los Angeles, it ha.s been a slow start. The Sparks are 2-6 on the season. Los Angeles is 6th in the West. The Sparks have dropped back to back games. The last loss for Los Angeles came at home to the Phoenix Mercury, on Sunday.
The Minnesota Lynx come into this game as the favorite. The Lynx are -7.5 on the road at Los Angeles for Wednesday.
Lynx Looking for Three in a Row
The Minnesota Lynx over their last two games are scoring 91 points per game. With that, the team is averaging more than 86 per game. Minnesota is the top shooting team in all of the WNBA, making nearly 46% of their shots. The Lynx are also the top three point shooting team, at just shy of 39%.
Minnesota is led in scoring by Napheesa Collier. She is scoring more than 21 points per game. She is one of four ladies for the Lynx scoring double digits per game. She also is averaging more than 11 rebounds per game. In the latest win, Collier scored 24 points and ripped down 14 rebounds. It was her third double double of the season.
The Lynx will head to Phoenix next and take on the Mercury on Friday. After that, they are home on Saturday to take on the Seattle Storm.
Struggling Sparks
In the most recent loss for Los Angeles, they scored just 68 points as a team. Dearcia Hamby was the top scorer, as she had 23 in the game. Kia Nurse was the only other Sparks player with double digits in the game. She had 12.
The Sparks are scoring 77.3 points per game. That ranks 10th in all of the WNBA. Los Angeles is 6th in field goal percentage, with more than 43%. Los Angeles also is making nearly 8 three point shots per game.
Hamby and Nurse are the top two scorers for Los Angeles this season. The third is Rickea Jackson, with 10 per game. Rookie Cameron Brink is scoring 8.8 points per game, and ripping down 5.4 rebounds per game. Los Angeles is playing their first of three home games. They will host the Wings on Friday and Aces on Sunday.
Sparks Compete
The Los Angeles Sparks are going to compete in this game. We expect a nice game from Los Angeles to get back on track. This is a game that Minnesota needs to be careful of. If they are not ready, they are going to get beat.
We will take Los Angeles +7.5, and keep our eye on the moneyline for them to win straight up. Enjoy the game and best of luck with all your WNBA betting!
