The Minnesota Lynx and the Atlanta Dream meet Friday in WNBA action from the Gateway Center Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Minnesota Lynx vs. Atlanta Dream prediction.

Matchup History

The Minnesota Lynx won the most recent meeting between these two teams by a final score of 76-64 back on September 10^th, 2024. The win for the Lynx made it five straight for the Lynx in this head-to-head matchup.

Minnesota Lynx Recap

The Minnesota Lynx come into this game looking to bounce back from a 68-64 loss at the hands of the Washington Mystics last time out to sit at 12-2 on the year. After this game, the Lynx will head home to start a homestand with a date with the Connecticut Sun.

Lynx Have Three-Game Win Streak Snapped

Napheesa Collier leads the Lynx in scoring with 24.4 PPG along with 8.5 RPG and 3.6 APG while Courtney Williams has added 12.8 PPG with 4.6 RPG and a team-high 5.8 APG to lead the Lynx in the assist department. Kayla McBride’s logged 15.2 PPG and 3.5 APG and Alanna Smith’s added 11.1 PPG with 5.3 RPG and 2.7 APG to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Minnesota up to this point in the season. Natisha Hiedeman has 8.4 PPG with 3.1 APG so far this season. As a team, Minnesota is averaging 83.4 PPG on 46.5% shooting from the field, 36.8% from three and 77.2% from the foul line this season.

Atlanta Dream Recap

The Atlanta Dream come into this game looking to bounce back from their 68-55 loss at the hands of the Dallas Wings last time out to sit at 10-5 on the year. After this game, the Dream will square off against the New York Liberty as the next game of this homestand.

Dream Win 7 Of Last 10 Despite Loss To Wings

Allisha Gray leads the Dream in scoring with 19.7 PPG and 3.9 APG while also chipping in 5 RPG and Rhyne Howard has 17.7 PPG with 5.3 RPG and 4.7 APG as well this season. Brionna Jones has 13 PPG with a team-high 8.1 RPG to lead the Dream on the glass and to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Atlanta up to this point in the season. Brittney Griner’s also chipped in 9.3 PPG and 5.6 RPG as well on the year. As a team, the Dream are averaging 83.5 PPG on 42.1% shooting from the field, 30.7% from three and 76.7% from the foul line this season.

Minnesota Lynx vs. Atlanta Dream Prediction

I’m on the under here. A lot of the cap on the Minnesota Lynx comes down to whether or not Napheesa Collier suits up for this game and either way I think the under comes in. The Lynx are still a really good defensive team regardless of if Collier plays or not, but we saw last time out against Washington what no Collier can mean for the Lynx offensively. I just think this ends up being a game that hangs around the high-140s or low-150s. Give me the under here.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: Under 156.5