Minnesota Lynx at New York Liberty 6/12/19 WNBA Pick, Preview, Prediction
The WNBA can be hard to pick league, which was true in the last game that the Lynx played when the Sparks were able to take them down. However, the Liberty have to be seen as one of those teams that is the shocking teams as they have only managed to get a single win on the year and the defense has been the downfall of the Liberty so far on the year and that is going to prove to be an issue for the team most of the season.
Minnesota Lynx Preview
The Lynx in their last outing were bested by the Sparks, but what is really shocking for the game was the fact that the Lynx defense was at fault. The one part of the team that had been playing so well that it did not look like it could be stopped ended up giving up 89 points to a Sparks team that had been missing a lot of the offensive production on the season.
Sylvia Fowles is the leader for the scoring on the year for the Lynx with a total of 14.7 points a game. She is backed up by Napheesa Collier who has managed to get 13.3 points a game. Reboudning has been done mainly by Fowles who has ended up with 9.8 boards a game. When it comes to getting the assist the Lynx have seen Odyssey Sims get 5 assist a game.
New York Liberty Preview
The Liberty are a team that has been able to win only a single game on the year. However, the Liberty are a team that has had a decent offense on the season, but the really big problem has been the defense. The defense for the Liberty has really had problems and that is going to need to change in this game here if the Liberty are going to have a great chance of winning.
The leader for the Liberty for the scoring has been Tina Charles who has been able to get 23.2 points a game. The Liberty have saw Kia Nurse get a total of 11.8 points a game on the season so far. When it comes to rebounding, the Liberty have relied on Charles as well with 9.4 boards a game. Bria Hartley has managed to get a total of 4.2 assist a game as has Brittany Boyd.
Lynx at Liberty Line:
My FREE WNBA Pick: Minnesota Lynx
The Liberty had a great offensive showing in the last game, but the Lynx will be looking to bounce back after getting a loss in the last game. That is going to be a challenge for the Lynx as the Liberty have managed to get a decent win and the defense actually showed up against the Aces. With that being the case, the Lynx are going to bounce back here and that will help the Lynx in bringing home the win here and prove that they are a decent team. Final Score Prediction, Minnesota Lynx win 84-81.