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Lynx vs Mercury Betting Pick
This game will be played at Footprint Center at 10:00 PM ET on Tuesday, June 21, 2022.
Heading into Tuesday night, the Phoenix Mercury and Minnesota Lynx both find themselves outside of the playoff spots in the WNBA standings. On Tuesday night, the Mercury enter as favorites as they look to get a huge win to boost their chances of making it into the postseason later this year. In our WNBA picks for Tuesday, we look at Lynx vs Mercury as both teams look to build something positive going forward.
Why Bet The Mercury:
✅ The Minnesota Lynx are one of the few teams in the WNBA not equipped to make Phoenix pay for the absence of Brittney Griner right now. Sylvia Fowles is out due to injury for the Lynx, taking the league’s only player averaging double digit rebounds per game out of the fold. That will severely damage the Lynx’s chances in this contest, as Minnesota’s slide should continue.
✅ This is a very lopsided guard matchup, as Diana Taurasi and Skylar Diggins-Smith should be able to pour in the points against an underwhelming Lynx backcourt. Minnesota has the second worst defensive rating in the WNBA, and that spells bad news against a Phoenix team that can score in bunches despite their own defensive issues.
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✅ Phoenix has played the toughest schedule in the WNBA so far by most metrics, and should relish the chance to play the worst team in the WNBA here. The Lynx have lost five straight games and Phoenix has shown the ability to beat bad teams when they have faced them, as they did against the Indiana Fever recently. Expect the Mercury to take advantage of a rare chance to beat a team they are superior to here.
Minnesota Lynx
The Minnesota Lynx have lost five straight games and hold the longest active losing streak in the WNBA heading into this week’s action. Minnesota has played a couple of close games in a row, losing by a point to the Las Vegas Aces and by two points to the Seattle Storm in their last two times out. But things are not set to get any easier for the Lynx in this contest with the Phoenix Mercury.
While the Lynx will not have Brittney Griner to deal with due to her detention in Russia, they will still need to find a way to slow down the trio of Diana Taurasi, Tina Charles, and Skylar Diggins-Smith. Their defense was not up to par against Las Vegas despite a strong offensive output of their own. But the Lynx will not be able to rely on another 90-point night, and they will need to put in one of their better defensive showings of the season to avoid another massive defeat.
Phoenix Mercury
The Phoenix Mercury have really struggled to build momentum this season, as is understandable when one of the best players in league history is unable to be with the team due to unprecedented circumstances in this league. Phoenix had won three straight games, but has followed that streak up with two losses in three games. Against a reeling Lynx team, a win is a must here for the Mercury.
This game is going to be a great test of the focus of the Mercury, who should be able to win a contest like this in their sleep. They will need to focus on taking care of the basketball and avoiding defensive lapses, though, as the Lynx showed against Las Vegas on Sunday that they are more than capable of capitalizing on the mistakes of their opponents.