We have looked around numerous betting sites to find our favourite bets from this matchup.
Lynx vs Sparks Winner Predictions
The Los Angeles Sparks are 4/9 favourites over the Minnesota Lynx for this Tuesday night game. Minnesota is priced out at 9/5 to claim victory, which isn’t especially surprising with their 3-8 record on the season to date.
Injuries are clearly a factor, with Nia Clouden, Lexie Brown, Layshia Clarendon and Katie Lou Samuelson all unavailable for the Sparks. Minnesota is without Aerial Powers, Jessica Shepard and Diamond Miller.
The Sparks are the team to back in this market, despite missing two of their top four players in minutes per game.
Handicap Predictions
The line for this Lynx vs Sparks game is 5.5 in favour of Los Angeles. While the Sparks have lost three of their last four, it is worth noting that all of their five wins this season have been by a margin of six or more points.
Minnesota has claimed all three of its wins since the turn of the month. Their last three losses have been by five or fewer points, demonstrating a team which has become much more competitive after a poor start.
Having beaten the Sparks twice just last week, the Lynx are a good bet to at least keep this close. Take Minnesota +5.5 at Bet9ja.
Total Points Scored Predictions
The total at Bet9ja is set at 160.5 points. These two teams generally play at a slower pace than most, with the Sparks sitting around league average and the Lynx having the second-slowest pace in the WNBA.
Their recent games saw 177 and 149 points, which illustrates why bookies have gone for a 160.5 line here. Minnesota have gone under this number in four of their last five games, including the two against the Sparks.
Los Angeles have been better on defence than offence this season. The stats so far in 2023 points us towards the under in this market.
Prop Bets Predictions
Napheesa Collier’s points line of 21.5 stands out among the player props for this one. Collier has passed this number in four of the last six, and looks well-set to make that five of seven even against a strong Sparks defence.
Kayla McBride, meanwhile, is a good player to back the under on. McBride’s line is set at 14.5, which she has gone under in three of her last four outings, including scoring only seven points in 23 minutes last time out.
Our Analysis of the Lynx vs Sparks Game
This is a matchup the Lynx have dominated of late, winning eight of the last nine. Minnesota is having a difficult season, though, and ranks poorly at both ends of the court, with a porous defence and an ugly -9.1 net rating.
Both teams are forced to shuffle their rotations due to the quality of the players sitting this game out.
Competing on the boards is huge for the Lynx’s chances in this game, as it is one of the few areas where they have a clear advantage over the Sparks. Los Angeles is in the bottom four in rebounding rate.
Top Scorers Predictions for Lynx vs Sparks
After missing much of last season following the birth of her daughter, Napheesa Collier has had a stellar start to the 2023 season, averaging a career-high 20.5 points per game. No other Lynx player averages over 13.4.
Collier has top scored in eight of the Lynx’s 11 games in 2023.
Nneka Ogwumike is once again expected to top score for the Sparks. Ogwumike boasts a scoring average of 19.6, and has scored 19 or more points in seven of her previous eight appearances.
Sparks Expected To Win A Close Game
The absence of several rotation players creates a degree of uncertainty coming into this one. Minnesota’s two recent wins over the Sparks will encourage some bettors to back the underdogs here, but we fancy Los Angeles to benefit from homecourt advantage and claim a narrow win.
While it is still a small sample at this stage of the season, the Sparks being fifth in net rating and the Lynx being 10th suggests there is a meaningful gap between these two teams.
Led by former MVP and seven-time All-Star Nneka Ogwumike, the Sparks should have enough to move to 6-6.
Last results of the teams
Minnesota Lynx Recent Results
- Las Vegas Aces 93-62 Minnesota Lynx
- Los Angeles Sparks 72-77 Minnesota Lynx
- Minnesota Lynx 91-86 Los Angeles Sparks
- Minnesota Lynx 69-71 Indiana Fever
Los Angeles Sparks Recent Results
- Los Angeles Sparks 74-83 Connecticut Sun
- Los Angeles Sparks 72-77 Minnesota Lynx
- Dallas Wings 61-79 Los Angeles Sparks
- Minnesota Lynx 91-86 Los Angeles Sparks
Lynx vs Sparks Odds
- Moneyline 2 for Minnesota Lynx – 2.80 on Betking
- Moneyline 1 for Los Angeles Sparks – 1.43 on Betking