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MIN @ SEA

Minnesota Lynx at Seattle Storm

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+12.5
Spread (home)
174.5
Total
-588 / +370
Moneyline

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Minnesota Lynx at Seattle Storm is a completed-game review. Any call below is record-only.

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DECISION TIMELINE · REVISION FLOW

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Results & Recorded Calls

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Availability & Injuries

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MINEmma Cechova · Injury/Illness-RightKnee (Knee)OUT
MINNapheesa Collier · Injury/Illness-LeftAnkle;LeftAnkle (Ankle)OUT
SEAEzi Magbegor · Injury/Illness-FaceOUT

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MARKET CONTEXT · NOT A PICK · THIS GAME · T−1H

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The Read

Minnesota enters this matchup as a clear favorite, holding a +10.8 net rating advantage over Seattle's -6.1. The Lynx boast the league's second-best defensive rating (100.4) and allow just 82.35 PPG, while the Storm struggle offensively at 98.77 ORTG with a below-average 49.4 eFG%. Both teams operate at identical slow pace (82 PPG), setting up a grinding, possession-starved environment with an expected ~100 total possessions. Seattle's notable absence of Ezi Magbegor (C, face injury) further weakens interior defense and rebounding, while Minnesota's elite perimeter defense (allowing only 34.15 PPG to guards, 2nd-best in league) will pressure Seattle's limited offensive weapons. The matchup points to a low-scoring, defensive slog favoring Minnesota's superior efficiency and ball security (14.3% TO% vs Seattle's 16.1%).

SUPPORTING RESEARCH · NOT A BETTING RECOMMENDATION

Matchup Outlook

MIN
Projected winner
-10.5
Model spread
U 219.5
Model total
60%
Outlook confidence · MODERATE

Team Series History

SEA vs MIN · last 19 meetings · MIN leads

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8–11
SEA record
85.6–84.2
Avg score (home)
+1.4
Avg margin
36
Avg reb

RECENT MEETINGS

06/06SEA 68 @ MIN 88LSEA