Chicago Sky vs Minnesota Lynx

Chicago's offense is 11th in the 12-team league in scoring, 10th in shooting (42.55%), 10th in 3-point shooting (31.6%), and last from the charity stripe (74.3%). They're on an 11-6 run UNDER the total. Minnesota is a defensive dynamo, No. 1 in shooting allowed (41.12%) and second in points given up. Four of their last five have sailed UNDER, including a 79-74 victory over this Chicago squad as both teams shot under 23% from long range (a combined 7-of-31). Take Chicago/Minnesota UNDER the total.

Minnesota had its seven-game win streak snapped in a 94-76 blowout loss at Dallas on Friday as the Lynx shot just 40 percent and missed 25 of 35 3-point tries. This will be their third game in five days and the first two were on the road. Minnesota is 0-3-1 ATS its past five games following a loss and 2-6 ATS playing with one day of rest. Chicago has covered five of seven after an ATS loss and the Sky are 9-4 UNDER their past 13 games against Western Conference opponents. The Lynx have gone UNDER seven of nine home games and they are 6-1 UNDER with one day of rest along with 6-1 UNDER following a loss. The Lynx are laying too many points after Friday's debacle. Take the big points with the Sky as a Max Play and the UNDER.

Minnesota is on a 6-4 run UNDER the total. The defense is second in the WNBA in points given up (75 points per game) and in steals. Chicago's offense is just 10th in the 12-team league in shooting (42.7%), last from 3-point land (29.7%), and 10th from the free-throw line (76.1%). The defense, though, is third in the league in steals. Take Minnesota/Chicago UNDER the total. 

Minnesota has gone OVER eight of its past 10 games, including the last two games against Atlanta and Phoenix. There were 82 points scored in the first half in the game against the Mercury on Sunday and the teams put up 140 shots for the game and hit only 40 percent and still the game went OVER. The last meeting went OVER by two points as Minnesota won 88-79 on Aug. 8 and the teams combined for 83 points before halftime. The Sky is #3 in the league in 3-point shooting percentage and they are 11-4 OVER following an ATS win and 7-1 OVER against the Western Conference. The past four meetings in Chicago have gone OVER and the Lynx are 12-2 OVER after a win. Take the first half to go OVER as a Max Play.

Minnesota has the fourth-worst scoring offense in the WNBA, plus is ninth in field goal shooting and 11th in 3-point shooting (31%). Star forward Napheesa Collier (21.6 ppg) just came back after missing six games with a right ankle sprain, but the team was out of sync offensively in a 76-66 loss at home to New York. Minnesota is 71-49 UNDER the total against teams that shoot 36%+ from long range after 15+ games. They head to Chicago, a team that is dead-last from the free throw line (74.6%), though the defense is sixth in points allowed. Chicago has gone UNDER the total in four of its last six games. These teams last met earlier this year in a 77-66 Chicago victory that sailed UNDER by 20 points as Minnesota shot just 33.3% from the field and 25% (6-of-24) from long range. This shapes up as another game with more defense than offense. Play Minnesota/Chicago UNDER the total.