The Minnesota Lynx and Washington Mystics meet Tuesday in WNBA action at the Footprint Center. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

Minnesota Lynx Betting Preview 

The Minnesota Lynx need a win after splitting their last 10 games. The Lynx are currently the 5th seed. The Minnesota Lynx are averaging 79.9 points on 43.4 percent shooting and allowing 85.1 points on 44.9 percent shooting. Napheesa Collier is averaging 21.2 points and 7.9 rebounds, while Kayla McBride is averaging 13.6 points and 2.2 assists. Diamond Miller is the third double-digit scorer and Jessica Shepard is grabbing 7.1 rebounds. The Minnesota Lynx are shooting 32.2 percent from beyond the arc and 80.5 percent from the free throw line. The Minnesota Lynx are allowing 34.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.9 rebounds per game.

Washington Mystics Betting Preview 

The Washington Mystics have lost 13 of their last 20 games and have lost 8 of their last 12 games. The Mystics have dropped to the sixth seed. The Washington Mystics are averaging 80.4 points on 42.5 percent shooting and allowing 81.2 points on 43.9 percent shooting. Elena Delle Donne is averaging 17.6 points and 5.8 rebounds, while Brittney Sykes is averaging 15.3 points and 3.9 assists. Natasha Cloud is the third double-digit scorer, and Ariel Atkins is dishing 2.4 assists. The Washington Mystics are shooting 32.8 percent from beyond the arc and 81.9 percent from the free throw line. The Washington Mystics allowing 35 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.3 rebounds per game.

Trends

The Lynx are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 road games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games playing on 2 days rest. The Mystics are 9-4-1 ATS in their last 14 home games and 2-6-1 ATS in their last 9 games overall. The over is 4-0 in Lynx last 4 overall. The under is 4-1 in Mystics last 5 overall. The under is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings.

Randy’s Pick

The Washington Mystics are getting the benefit of the doubt because they’re at home, and I guess because they just beat the snot out of the Aces. However, let’s not overact. The Mystics have been dreadful for much of their last 20 games, and they’ve won back to back games just once since June 25. The Minnesota Lynx are playing the better ball overall lately, and they’ve won both meetings this season against the Mystics. The value is with the Lynx and the free buckets.