The Phoenix Mercury will take on the Minnesota Lynx at the Footprint Center on Thursday night to continue the WNBA 2024 schedule. The Phoenix Mercury is placed fourth in the Western Conference with a current 16-15 record. On the other hand, the Minnesota Lynx are dominating the conference with an impressive 22-8 record. The Minnesota Lynx will win this matchup against Phoenix, as predicted by the latest WNBA betting odds.
Phoenix Mercury vs Minnesota Lynx The Preview Information
Date: August 28, Thursday | Time: 10:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Location: Footprint Center, Phoenix, Arizona
TV: AZFamily/Mercury Live/BSNX
Stream: NBA League Pass
Moneyline: Phoenix Mercury (+145) vs Minnesota Lynx (-165)
Spread: Phoenix Mercury (+3.5 – 110) vs Minnesota Lynx (-3.5 -110)
Total (O/U): Phoenix Mercury (o162.5) vs Minnesota Lynx (u162.5)
Phoenix Mercury
The Phoenix Mercury were paired with the New York Liberty in the last game and lost 84-70. In that game, Phoenix’s Brittney Griner chalked up a total of 22 points for the team, along with six boards. The Mercury is scoring an average of 83.30 points in each game while allowing their opponents to get away with 84.27 points per contest. Kahleah Copper is the team’s lead scorer with a 22.6-point average this season.
Top 3 Players:
Kahleah Copper: PTS 22.6 REB 4.6 AST 2.3 STL 0.8
Brittney Griner: PTS 18.5 REB 6.4 AST 2.2 STL 0.6
Diana Taurasi: PTS 15.6 REB 4.1 AST 3.0 STL 0.6
Minnesota Lynx
The Minnesota Lynx played the Indiana Fever before coming here and managed to win that game 90-80. Against Indiana, Minnesota’s Napheesa Collier won a total of 31 points, along with five boards and a single helper. The Minnesota Lynx are grabbing an average of 83.10 points in each game, while allowing opponents to grab 76.03 points per matchup. Collier is the top scorer for the team and holds a 21.1-point season average.
Top 3 Players:
Napheesa Collier: PTS 21.1 REB 10.0 AST 3.6 STL 2.1
Kayla McBride: PTS 15.8 REB 2.6 AST 3.4 STL 1.5
Alanna Smith: PTS 11.0 REB 5.5 AST 3.3 STL 1.4
Phoenix Mercury vs Minnesota Lynx Injury Report
Phoenix Mercury
Rebecca Allen F Is out indefinitely, Hamstring
Charisma Osborne G Is downgraded to OUT Monday vs NY Liberty, Leg
Minnesota Lynx
No Injuries
Phoenix Mercury vs Minnesota Lynx Betting Trends
Phoenix Mercury
Phoenix is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Phoenix’s last 6 games
Phoenix is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Phoenix’s last 5 games at home
Phoenix is 2-11 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota Lynx
Minnesota is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota’s last 6 games
Minnesota is 11-4 ATS in its last 15 games on the road
Minnesota is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Phoenix Mercury vs Minnesota Lynx Summary and Prediction
Minnesota are on fire right now and are bound to be aggressive in this matchup against Phoenix. The same cannot be said about Phoenix, especially in terms of defense. The Minnesota Lynx will easily win this game with a predicted score of 83-81.
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