{"id":99137,"date":"2024-10-03T10:16:04","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T14:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=99137"},"modified":"2026-03-11T00:12:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T04:12:02","slug":"wnba-playoff-odds-can-the-lynx-go-up-2-1-over-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/10\/03\/wnba-playoff-odds-can-the-lynx-go-up-2-1-over-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"WNBA Playoff Odds: Can the Lynx Go Up 2-1 Over Sun?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Connecticut Sun and Minnesota Lynx are all tied up at 1-1, and this series is making bettors ask: when is the next <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/09\/30\/wnba-playoffs-game-2-sun-vs-lynx-odds\/\" target=\"_self\">WNBA game<\/a>? On Friday, the Lynx will travel to Connecticut to take on the Sun in Game 3 of the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/09\/27\/wnba-playoff-odds-preview-sun-underdogs-against-lynx\/\" target=\"_self\">WNBA Semifinals<\/a>. This WNBA playoff game preview will look at the Lynx vs Sun spread and recent matchups to see who is the best <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/09\/30\/wnba-playoffs-aces-vs-liberty-odds\/\" target=\"_self\">WNBA bet today<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>WNBA Playoff Odds: Can the Lynx Go Up 2-1 Over Sun?<\/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>Sun Upset Lynx in Game 1<\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Game Highlights from Game 1 between the Lynx and Sun. <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NBAAfrica?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#NBAAfrica<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WNBA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WNBA<\/a>\u00a0 <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WelcomeToTheW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WelcomeToTheW<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/A6Ne0KxYFx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/A6Ne0KxYFx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NBA Africa (@NBA_Africa) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA_Africa\/status\/1840686013275845107?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 30, 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;\">In Game 1 of the WNBA semifinals, the Connecticut Sun upset the favored Minnesota Lynx, winning 73-70 and covering the Sun\u2019s +3.5 odds, while the total score fell short of the projected 151 points. The Sun&#8217;s defense was the key to victory, holding the Lynx to just 41.5% shooting and 25% from three-point range.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/wnba\/players\/m\/mabrema01w.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marina Mabrey<\/a> led the Sun with 20 points, while <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/wnba\/players\/t\/thomaal01w.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alyssa Thomas<\/a> nearly posted a near triple-double with 17 points, ten rebounds, and nine assists. <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/wnba\/players\/b\/bonnede01w.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DeWanna Bonner<\/a> added a double-double, though her shooting efficiency was low. <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/wnba\/players\/c\/collina01w.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Napheesa Collier<\/a>, after an outstanding first round, was held to 19 points on 7-of-16 shooting, and the Lynx struggled offensively, aside from <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/wnba\/players\/c\/carlebr01w.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bridget Carleton<\/a>\u2019s efficient 6-of-10 shooting.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\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-autocomplete=\"list\" aria-label=\"B4\" tabindex=\"0\">[tgdcta items=&#8221;1&#8243; id=&#8221;170468&#8243;]<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><strong>Lynx Even Things in Game 2<\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Game Highlights of Courtney Williams dropping 17 points and 5 rebounds as the Lynx drop the Sun in Game 2, 77-70. <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NBAAfrica?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#NBAAfrica<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WelcomeToTheW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WelcomeToTheW<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WNBA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WNBA<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/K0xs3MD7tW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/K0xs3MD7tW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NBA Africa (@NBA_Africa) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA_Africa\/status\/1841408381199781993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 2, 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 2 of the WNBA semifinals between the Minnesota Lynx and Connecticut Sun was an exciting and physical contest. The Lynx evened the series with a 77-70 victory. The Lynx covered the -5 spread, and the game went under the projected score of 151. The game was defined by intense defense, trash talk, and hard fouls, but mainly, quality WNBA playoff basketball. The key to the game was the Lynx holding the Sun to 36.4% shooting and just 25% from beyond the arc.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once again, Lynx star Napheesa Collier struggled offensively, scoring just nine points. She did contribute in other areas, with 12 rebounds, five assists, and four blocks. The rest of the Lynx stepped up, with <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/wnba\/players\/w\/willico01w.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Courtney Williams<\/a> leading the team with 17 points and <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/wnba\/players\/s\/smithal01w.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alanna Smith<\/a> adding 15. Minnesota&#8217;s bench also played a crucial role, outscoring Connecticut&#8217;s 16-4.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the series moves back to Connecticut, the Sun still hold the season advantage. Minnesota\u2019s defense in Game 2 and the threat of a big game from Collier leave the series wide open. Both teams will need to maintain and bring their best basketball to Connecticut in an attempt to take control of the series.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\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-autocomplete=\"list\" aria-label=\"B5\" tabindex=\"0\">[tgdcta items=&#8221;1&#8243; id=&#8221;170460&#8243;]<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><strong>Lynx vs Sun Spread<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The spread for Game 3 is Lynx +1.5. The Lynx are +108 to win on the road, while the Sun are -132 to win straight up. The point total is set at 151. While each game between these teams during the regular season went over the projected point total, the last two playoff games have gone under. Overall both teams have been trending towards the under lately.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Sun covered in Game 1, and the Lynx covered in Game 2. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.covers.com\/sport\/basketball\/wnba\/teams\/main\/minnesota-lynx\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lynx<\/a> have been hot lately, going 16-3 straight up and 13-6 against the spread in their last 19 games. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.covers.com\/sport\/basketball\/wnba\/teams\/main\/connecticut-sun\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sun<\/a> are only 8-13-1 against the spread at home this season, making the Lynx spread an interesting bet. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Connecticut Sun and Minnesota Lynx are all tied up at 1-1, and this series is making bettors ask: when is the next WNBA game? On Friday, the Lynx will travel to Connecticut to take on the Sun in Game 3 of the WNBA Semifinals. This WNBA playoff game preview will look at the Lynx [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5284,"featured_media":99234,"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":[1608,49087],"tags":[49660,3639,49679,3640,49658,1632,49630,49615],"class_list":["post-99137","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-basketball","category-basketball-betting","tag-alyssa-thomas","tag-connecticut-sun","tag-marina-mabrey","tag-minnesota-lynx","tag-napheesa-collier","tag-wnba","tag-wnba-betting","tag-wnba-playoffs"],"modified_by":"Michael Kovacs, ADMIN","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99137","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=99137"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99137\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":181041,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99137\/revisions\/181041"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/99234"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=99137"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=99137"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=99137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}