The Chicago Sky and Minnesota Lynx meet Saturday in WNBA action at the Target Center. The Chicago Sky look to get a game above a .500 record. The Minnesota Lynx look to rebound from a sluggish 0-3 start.
The Chicago Sky are averaging 87 points on 48.6 percent shooting and allowing 74 points on 41.6 percent shooting. Dana Evans is averaging 19.5 points and 4 assists, while Candace Parker is averaging 16 points and 6 rebounds. Rebekah Gardner is the third double-digit scorer and Emma Meesseman is grabbing 7 rebounds. The Chicago Sky are shooting 38.6 percent from beyond the arc and 82.1 percent from the free throw line. The Chicago Sky are allowing 26.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.5 rebounds per game.
The Minnesota Lynx are averaging 72 points on 38.7 percent shooting and allowing 85.7 points on 46.3 percent shooting. Sylvia Fowles is averaging 18.3 points and 8.7 rebounds, while Jessica Shepard is averaging 11.7 points and 6 assists. Odyssey Sims is dishing 3.5 assists and Yvonne Turner is grabbing 3 rebounds. The Minnesota Lynx are shooting 23.6 percent from beyond the arc and 66 percent from the free throw line. The Minnesota Lynx are allowing 42.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 37.7 rebounds per game.
The Sky are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 Saturday games and 9-3 ATS in their last 12 games overall. The Lynx are 7-3-1 ATS in their last 11 home games and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games overall. The over is 5-2-1 in Sky last 8 road games. The under is 4-1 in Lynx last 5 overall. The Sky are 2-6 ATS in the last 8 meetings.
The Chicago Sky are off to a decent start through two games, and they have the offensive horses to blow lesser teams out. The Minnesota Lynx have looked terrible through three contests, as they've done little well on either end of the floor, and they're getting killed defensively. The Sky could push for triple digit points if the Lynx aren't careful. Thick number, especially for a road team, but I have no choice but to side with the Sky.
AUTHOR: Randy Chambers
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