The Minnesota Lynx and New York Liberty will start off a five-game WNBA slate on Saturday. Both of these teams are off to a great start, as the Lynx will look to stay unbeaten after this matchup, while the Liberty aim to improve to 5-1 on the young season. Here, bettors will find our WNBA betting picks for Liberty vs Lynx from Minneapolis.

This game will be played at 1:00 PM ET at Target Center on Saturday, May 25, 2024.

New York Liberty

The New York Liberty are off to a strong start to the 2024 WNBA season, posting a 4-1 record. But they lost their most recent outing, as they were outplayed from opening tip to final buzzer by the Chicago Sky. The Liberty struggled to control the action in the paint throughout that game, something they will need to correct if they are going to avoid a second consecutive loss.

New York should have the advantage from the perimeter in this contest. But the big question will be whether or not they can slow down Napheesa Collier after a game where they gave up a combined 22 points to Angel Reese and Elizabeth Williams of the Sky. If they cannot, the Liberty could go from 4-0 to 4-2 in just a matter of days.

Minnesota Lynx

The Minnesota Lynx are off to a solid 2-1 start to their season, covering the spread in each of their first three games of the year. Minnesota beat the Seattle Storm twice in a row before losing in overtime to the Connecticut Sun on Thursday, in a game they could have easily won if not for some timely outside shooting from Connecticut. Now the Lynx will need to recover from that disappointing result in a hurry to avoid dropping back to .500 for the season.

The Lynx are being led by Napheesa Collier, who is third in the WNBA in scoring so far this season at 26.7 points per game. Her ability to pull her defensive matchup out of the paint to shoot from the outside or take them into the paint to score in traffic makes her such a tough cover. She could be the difference maker in this Liberty vs Lynx matchup between teams with one combined loss between them.