Lady luck 8/7
Lady luck: Friday's best WNBA bets
Connecticut Sun at Minnesota Lynx (-1.5, 155)
Remember in June when Minnesota looked like a title contender? Well, July didn't go as the Lynx planned.
The Lynx have lost three straight and seven of their past 10 games to fall back to .500 and in the middle of a tight playoff race in the Western Conference. The team also has lost five of its past six home games, with its lone win a two-point, overtime victory against Washington.
"We just have to find ourselves again," Minnesota coach Jennifer Gillom told the Associated Press. "They want to win."
But wanting won’t be enough against the Sun. Connecticut improved its record to 10-9 last week by pasting Detroit, 83-65. The Sun also are a respectable, 4-5 straight up on the road, and 5-3 against the spread.
Connecticut isn’t perfect, but will do enough to leave the Lynx with another loss.
Pick: Sun
Detroit Shock at Washington Mystics (-4.5, 154)
On Friday night, Detroit will try to do something it has accomplished only one other time this season: win consecutive games.
The defending champions have been ravaged by injuries and are still struggling to find chemistry. Their biggest problem is a mediocre defense, which is allowing an average of 78 points per game. The team also is looking for Cheryl Ford (8.4 ppg, 7.8 rpg) to keep improving. She has been slow to regain her elite form following offseason knee surgery.
Meantime, the Mystics already posted a 75-69 win over the Shock in Michigan earlier this year and have won three of five overall. But Ford didn’t place in the team’s earlier meeting. Look for her presence to make the difference this time.
Pick: Shock
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