New york city faces Minnesota after Meesseman’s 24-point game
New York City Liberty (21-12, 11-3 Eastern Conference) at Minnesota Lynx (27-5, 17-2 Western Conference)
Minneapolis; Saturday, 2 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Lynx -2; over/under is 165.5
BOTTOM LINE: New york city Liberty goes to the Minnesota Lynx after Emma Meesseman scored 24 points in the Liberty’s 83-77 loss to the Las Vegas Aces.Advertisement The Lynx are 16-1 in home games
. Minnesota ranks 2nd in the Western Conference with 25.8 defensive rebounds per game led by Napheesa Collier balancing 5.6. The Liberty are 8-8 in road games.
New york city averages 86.7 points while outscoring challengers by 5.2 points per game.Minnesota scores 87.0 points, 5.5 more per game than the 81.5 New York quits. New York has actually contended a 45.6%rate from the field this season, 3.7 percentage points higher than the 41.9% shooting challengers of Minnesota have averaged.The two groups square off for the third time this season. The Lynx defeated the Liberty 83-71 in their last match on Aug. 10. Kayla McBride led the Lynx with 18 points, and Natasha Cloud led the Liberty with 14 points.Advertisement LEADING PERFORMERS: McBride is balancing 14.8 points and 3.4 assists for the Lynx. Collier is balancing 16.3 points over the last 10 games.Cloud is balancing 9.9 points and 5.5 assists for
the Liberty. Sabrina Ionescu is averaging 20.4 points and 5.3 rebounds while shooting 44.9%over the past 10 games.LAST 10 GAMES: Lynx: 9-1, balancing 92.1 points, 35.3 rebounds, 24.5 assists, 9.2 takes and 4.9 blocks per game while shooting 49.9%from the field. Their opponents have balanced 76.5 points per game.Liberty: 4-6, balancing 84.9 points, 32.5 rebounds, 22.5 assists, 6.7 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 46.4%from the field. Their opponents have actually averaged 86.5 points.Advertisement INJURIES: Lynx: Napheesa Collier: out(ankle ). Liberty: Breanna Stewart: out( leg), Nyara Sabally: out( knee ). ___ The Associated Press developed this story utilizing technology offered by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.