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Minnesota Lynx vs Dallas Wings: The Lynx look unstoppable

The Minnesota Lynx will try to keep their winning streak alive when they visit the Dallas Wings at College Park Center on Thursday.

The Lynx are coming off winning the Commissioner’s Cup

The Minnesota Lynx are on top of the Western Conference with a 13-3 record, including 4-2 on the road. They have won the last 6 games and are coming off a 94-89 win over the New York Liberty, which brought them the Commissioner’s Cup. The Lynx are the best three-point shooting team in the league with 39.8% from deep and are ranked second with 45.3% shooting from the field and third, averaging 84.5 points per game. Napheesa Collier leads the Lynx with 20.9 points and 10.4 rebounds per game.

The Wings are the worst team in the league

The Dallas Wings are at the bottom of the Western Conference with a 3-13 record, including 1-5 at home. The Wings have lost the last 11 games and are coming off a 92-84 loss to the Washington Mystics. Dallas is eighth in the league averaging 79.7 points per game and is the worst three-point shooting team with 29.6%. Arike Ogunbowale is the best player on the team averaging 23.9 points per game.

Betting Trends

The Lynx are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games played after a one-day break, 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games on the road, 12-4 ATS in their last 16 games overall, 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 games played on Thursday and 39-19-1 ATS in their last 59 games against teams from the Western Conference. Minnesota has played over the total point line in 10 of their last 12 games played on Thursday, 6 of their last 8 games overall and 5 of the last 7 games against teams from the Western Conference. The Wings are 9-2 ATS in their last 11 games playing after a three-day rest, 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games against teams with a winning record, 1-5 ATS in the last 6 games against teams from the Western Conference, 1-9 ATS in their last 10 games overall, 0-4 ATS in the last four games played on Thursday and 0-5 ATS in their last 5 home games. They have played over the total point line in 13 of their last 16 games overall, 16 of the last 21 games playing after a three-day rest and in 15 of their last 21 games against teams from the Western Conference.

Prediction and Conclusion

The Minnesota Lynx are on top of the basketball world after winning the Commissioner’s Cup against New York. After a day of celebration, they are back in action, looking for their seventh consecutive win. That should not be a problem since they are visiting the Dallas Wings, a team that has lost the last 11 games. The Lynx have won the last four games against them and will continue that winning streak by covering the -9.5-point spread tonight.