WNBA Picks & Predictions: Sunday (8/2)

There is a heavyweight bout scheduled for this afternoon in Minneapolis. Caitlin Clark and the Eastern Conference-leading Indiana Fever (19-10) roll into town on the backs of a four-game winning streak against Minnesota. The WNBA-leading Lynx (24-6) are riding their own nine-bagger in the win column and have not lost since July 6 in the throughs of a 2-3 stretch.

These two squads have the right combination of horses and firepower to meet in The Finals this fall. The Fever won the most recent installment, last September 9, 83-72.

This moneyline opened closer to +200, which paired with the 6.5-spread exposed some nice value in the moneyline. It is creeping back down and the variance is being baked into these numbers. The Lynx are 16-3-1 ATS this season while the Fever are 15-13-1 themselves. However, Minnesota has failed to covered the spread in seven straight home games dating back to a June 21 home loss to the Mystics that triggered the aforementioned 2-3 slide. The Lynx play with their food too much at home and that is part of the reason for the odd spread/moneyline discrepancy today.

Another is injury questions and game time decisions. Caitlin Clark (back) and Aliyah Boston (lower leg) are both "probable" to play today, so their ultimate game statuses will move this number so get in quick, we ride at dawn!