{"id":102189,"date":"2024-10-20T10:03:42","date_gmt":"2024-10-20T14:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=102189"},"modified":"2026-03-11T00:09:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T04:09:16","slug":"wnba-finals-predictions-lynx-vs-liberty-game-5-odds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/10\/20\/wnba-finals-predictions-lynx-vs-liberty-game-5-odds\/","title":{"rendered":"WNBA Finals Predictions: Lynx vs Liberty Game 5 Odds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You may be wondering how many games are the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/10\/18\/new-york-liberty-star-favored-for-wnba-finals-mvp\/\" target=\"_self\">WNBA Finals<\/a>, and the answer is five. That means with the series tied up at 2-2, the game this Sunday night is a winner-take-all all for the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/10\/09\/lynx-vs-liberty-betting-odds-who-will-win-the-wnba-finals\/\" target=\"_self\">WNBA Championship<\/a>. Every game but one in the New York Liberty and Minnesota Lynx series has been decided by three points or less; therefore, making Lynx vs Liberty predictions for WNBA Finals Game 5 spread will be tough.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>WNBA Finals Predictions: Lynx vs Liberty Game 5 Odds<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div class=\"input-box\" spellcheck=\"false\">\n<div id=\"waffle-rich-text-editor\" class=\"cell-input editable disabled-input\" dir=\"ltr\" role=\"combobox\" contenteditable=\"false\" aria-label=\"B6\" aria-autocomplete=\"list\" tabindex=\"0\">[tgdcta items=&#8221;1&#8243; id=&#8221;170476&#8243;]<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<h3><strong>The Series So Far<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Liberty, in pursuit of their first-ever WNBA title, is coming off a heartbreaking Finals loss to the Las Vegas Aces last season. The Lynx, with a storied history of WNBA championships, are looking to return to glory.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This series has lived up to the hype\ud83c\udf7f<\/p>\n<p>We head to Brooklyn for a decisive Game 5 between the New York Liberty and the Minnesota Lynx tomorrow at 8pm\/ET on ESPN <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WNBAFinals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WNBAFinals<\/a> presented by <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YouTubeTV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@youtubetv<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Vvn0DAPohT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/Vvn0DAPohT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WNBA (@WNBA) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WNBA\/status\/1847704132498452521?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 19, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 1 of the series was a thriller. The Lynx rallied from an early deficit to force overtime and ultimately win 95-93. <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/wnba\/players\/w\/willico01w.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Courtney Williams<\/a> was the standout for Minnesota, scoring 23 points and leading her team to victory. The Lynx covered the +6 spread as underdogs, and the game total went over the 160.5 projection.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Game 2, the Liberty bounced back, maintaining control throughout to grab an 80-66 win. <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/wnba\/players\/s\/stewabr01w.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Breanna Stewart<\/a> led New York with 21 points, while <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/wnba\/players\/l\/laneybe01w.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Betnijah Laney-Hamilton<\/a> added 20 points in a surprise breakout performance. The Liberty covered the -7 spread, and the total went under.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 3 was another close one, with the Liberty coming back from a 15-point deficit to win 80-77. Stewart was once again the star, scoring 30 points and grabbing 11 rebounds, while <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/wnba\/players\/i\/ionessa01w.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sabrina Ionescu<\/a> nailed a game-winning three-pointer in the final seconds. Despite the Lynx\u2019s best efforts, led by <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/wnba\/players\/c\/collina01w.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Napheesa Collier<\/a>\u2019s 22 points and nine rebounds, they couldn\u2019t hold off New York\u2019s surge. The game was a push with the Liberty as -3 favorites, and the total went under the 161-point projection.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Game 4 Doesn\u2019t Disappoint<\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Minnesota Lynx had 19,521 fans in attendance for last night&#39;s WNBA Finals game.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Largest crowd in franchise history<br \/>\u2022 5th largest WNBA Finals crowd ever<br \/>\u2022 Largest WNBA Finals crowd in 17 years<\/p>\n<p>The WNBA has a very bright future \ud83d\udcc8<a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/z55x5VA1Ab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/z55x5VA1Ab<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Joe Pompliano (@JoePompliano) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoePompliano\/status\/1846902613888876903?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Heading into Game 4, the Liberty were favored by 3.5 points on the road, with the total set at 160.5. The Lynx won the epic clash 82-80. With just two seconds remaining, the Lynx held off the Liberty as Ionescu\u2019s last-second, off-balance three-pointer fell short. The win for the Lynx was behind a balanced effort, with all five starters scoring in double digits. <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/wnba\/players\/m\/mcbrika01w.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kayla McBride<\/a> led with 19 points, while Collier added 14 points, nine rebounds, and four steals, playing a key role in containing Stewart.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>WNBA Finals Game 5 Spread<\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Pure basketball fans watching an epic WNBA Finals series through 4 games !! <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iIUXdZFHgY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/iIUXdZFHgY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chris Williamson (@CWilliamson44) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CWilliamson44\/status\/1847503167098872026?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 19, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It all comes down to this. Game 5 of the WNBA Finals is set to take place this Sunday, and if it is anything like the first four games, expect an incredible finale. The Lynx are the underdogs for the fifth straight game in this series, with a spread of +5.5. They are +210 to win it all, while the Liberty are -260 to get their first WNBA championship.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Liberty have been favored to win the series all along. Every time it seems like the trophy is in their grasp, the Lynx have shown that they are not to be underestimated. The Liberty earned home-court advantage for this Game 5. That may be just enough of an advantage to get them the win. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You may be wondering how many games are the WNBA Finals, and the answer is five. That means with the series tied up at 2-2, the game this Sunday night is a winner-take-all all for the WNBA Championship. Every game but one in the New York Liberty and Minnesota Lynx series has been decided by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5284,"featured_media":102205,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"1","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[49709,1608,49087],"tags":[3153,49629,3859,3640,49658,2958,49630,3861,49730],"class_list":["post-102189","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wnba","category-basketball","category-basketball-betting","tag-breanna-stewart","tag-jonquel-jones","tag-las-vegas-aces","tag-minnesota-lynx","tag-napheesa-collier","tag-new-york-liberty","tag-wnba-betting","tag-wnba-finals","tag-wnba-finals-mvp"],"modified_by":"Michael Kovacs, ADMIN","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102189","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5284"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102189"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102189\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":181039,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102189\/revisions\/181039"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/102205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102189"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}