Chicago +3 at Minnesota 161.5
I didn’t know it was the Lynx who got Rebekkah Brunson in the dispersal draft (I didn’t want to pay attention to it, after all). Who would’ve figured that Minnesota would give up 105 points on her first night back?
I thought the Lynx were looking like a team that would be well prepared for Augustus and Wiggins to return, but they’ve moved to last in field goal shooting and next-to-last in FG defense.
Who’d've guessed that Chicago’s first win would come against Seattle? I don’t think the Sky bench is going to put up another 12-for-18 shooting night soon. Er, unless Minnesota has a particularly bad defensive night.
Lynx favored by 1.5 thereabout. Total could get up there, 160 or more.
If Minnesota toughens defensively, or if Chicago just has a bad shooting night, this game will likely make under. I also think if one or both of those conditions comes true, then the Lynx cover -3.
Picks: Minnesota, under
Remember when Fever at Shock was the marquee game in the East?
Now one of ‘em isn’t even in the conference. If I knew where to find Oklahoma on a map, I’d settle my curiosity about how far west the Shock actually moved.
Tulsa swapped Shavonte Zellous, a first-round draft pick in 2009, for a second-rounder in 2011. That’s odd enough, but to deal a player to a team that’s visiting in two days seems like a slap.
Pace will probably be a big factor in Fever at Shock on Saturday — Indiana is the slowest team, Tulsa the second-fastest. I expect the veteran team to get the better of it. The total will land right in the middle at 150.
If Indiana controls the tempo, you might assume they’d win the game outright. It would be unusual to see a .500 team favored on the road, the spread might be 0.
Whoa. Indiana -5.
I’m sorta looking forward to watching this game on webcast, and seeing how it flows. Too scared to take sides.
No pick.
