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Dallas Wings vs Minnesota Lynx: Can the Lynx stay on top of the West?
The Dallas Wings are visiting the Minnesota Lynx on Monday at Target Center.
The Wings have the longest active losing streak in the league
The Dallas Wings are at the bottom of the Western Conference with a 3-9 record. They have lost the last seven games and are coming off an 85-67 loss to the Connecticut Sun. The Wings are the worst three-point shooting team in the league, converting only 27.7% of their attempts, and are ranked seventh, scoring 81 points per game. Arike Ogunbowale is the best player on the team, averaging 24.9 points and 4.5 rebounds per game.
The Lynx have won the last three games
The Minnesota Lynx are on top of the Western Conference with a 10-3 record, including 6-1 at home. They have won the last three games and are coming off an 81-76 win over the Los Angeles Sparks. The Lynx are the best shooting team in the league, with 46.4% shooting from the field and 40.7% from three-point territory. Napheesa Collier leads the team with 21.5 points per game, while Kayla McBride averages 17.
Betting Trends
The Wings are 0-6 ATS in the last six games overall, 0-5 ATS in the last five games following a ATS loss, 0-6 ATS in the last six games following a SU loss, 0-4 ATS in the last four games playing after one-day rest, 0-5 ATS in the last five games against teams from the Western Conference and 0-4 ATS in the last four games against teams with a winning record. Dallas has played over the total point line in 21 of the last 30 games overall, 6 of the last 7 games against teams from the Western Conference, 11 of the last 14 games playing after one-day rest, 5 of the last 7 games after a loss and 9 of the last 14 games following a ATS loss. The Lynx are 10-3 ATS in the last 13 games overall, 8-3-1 ATS in the last 12 games following a ATS loss, 5-2 ATS in the last 7 home games, 38-18 ATS in the last 56 games against teams from the Western Conference , 3-7 ATS in the last 10 games played on Monday and 3-8 ATS in the last 11 games played after a two-day rest. Minnesota has played under the total point line in 4 of the last 5 games overall, 4 of the last 5 games following a ATS loss, 4 of the last 5 games against teams from the Western Conference and 6 of the last 8 games played on Monday.
Prediction and Conclusion
The Minnesota Lynx are having a good season, and the Dallas Wings are quite the opposite. The Wings have lost the last seven games and are starting their four-game road trip with a stop in Minnesota. The Lynx have won the last three games overall and the last three against the Wings. They will continue both winning streaks by covering the -9.5-point spread tonight.
