Connecticut Sun vs Minnesota Lynx Prediction 5/23/25 WNBA Picks

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

Matchup History

The Minnesota Lynx won the most recent meeting between these two teams on October 8th, 2024, to close out the playoff series between these two teams last season. The Lynx have won 4 of the last 6 meetings between these two teams.

Connecticut Sun Recap

The Connecticut Sun come into this game looking to bounce back after ending up with an 87-62 beatdown loss at the hands of the Las Vegas Aces last time out to fall to 0-2 on the year. After this game, the Sun will head on the road once again to take on the Atlanta Dream.

Sun Still Searching For First Win

Tina Charles leads the Sun in scoring and rebounding with 21.5 PPG and 7.5 RPG while Olivia Nelson-Ododa also has 13 PPG with 5.5 RPG as well this season. Saniya Rivers has 11 PPG with 4 RPG, 2 APG and 2 SPG to cap off the scoring in double figures for the Sun up to this point in the year. Bria Hartley has 9 PPG with 4 APG and 3 RPG and Marina Mabrey has 9 PPG as well with 2.5 RPG and 2.5 APG. Lindsay Allen has also chipped in a team-high 4.5 APG as well to lead the Sun in the assist department this season. As a team, Connecticut is averaging 73.5 PPG on 39.2% shooting from the field, 19.4% from three and 84.8% from the foul line this season.

Minnesota Lynx Recap

The Minnesota Lynx come into this game looking to keep their strong start intact after improving to 3-0 on the year with an 85-81 win over the Dallas Wings last time out. After this game, the Lynx will square off against the Seattle Storm at home.

Lynx Looking To Stay Unbeaten

Napheesa Collier leads the Lynx in scoring with 28.3 PPG along with 6 RPG and 2.3 APG while Courtney Williams has added 17 PPG with 4.7 RPG and a team-high 8.7 APG to lead the Lynx in the assist department. Alanna Smith’s added 15.5 PPG with 4.5 RPG and 2.5 APG so far to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Minnesota up to this point in the season. Jessica Shepard’s added 9.7 PPG with a team-high 9.3 RPG and 3 APG to lead the Lynx on the glass so far this season. As a team, Minnesota is averaging 91 PPG on 49.5% shooting from the field, 37.1% from three and 77.9% from the foul line this season.

Connecticut Sun vs. Minnesota Lynx Prediction

I’m leaning towards the Lynx here. It’s hard for me to get on board in this game in fairness because of how thick the line is, but the Sun looked competitive against Washington and then showed their true colors in what I expect them to be this season when they took the step up in class to play the Aces. The Lynx are the defending western conference champions and I wouldn’t be surprised if we saw a similar output from the Lynx and a similar beatdown for the Sun in this game. Give me Minnesota laying the big number here.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: Minnesota Lynx -16