Nick Parsons Handicapper Reviews & Picks

This is a 4% NON-CONFERENCE TOTAL OF THE WEEK on the UNDER Lynx/Sky.

As primarily a situational capper, this one falls right into my "wheelhouse," so to speak.

I handicap the start of the season differently than I do the bulk of the regular season. And I also handicap the end of the season and the Playoffs slightly differently as well.

But if asked, I'd say my strength in handicapping comes during the bulk of the regular season. Because as primarily a situational capper, there are more "situational factors" to take advantage of.

And that's the case in this game in Chicago on Monday night between the 18-4 Minnesota Lynx and the 7-13 Sky.

Minnesota is 7-4 SU on the road, while Chicago is 4-4 SU at home.

The Lynx will be eager to avenge an 87-81 loss here on Saturday, as this is the second game of a back-to-back against each other in Chicago.

Minnesota is currently just 1-2 on its road trip, and it lost the first game here on Saturday by a score of 87-81 as an 11.5-point favorite. The total blasted past the posted number of 181.5 in that, but now I'm anticipating a much more defensive battle here in the rematch.

With a home game against the 14-6 Mercury up next, which is a revenge game from a 79-71 loss at Phoenix on July 9th, the Lynx have to be careful here.

Angel Reese and the Sky have been playing a lot of better of late, but after back-to-back SU victories, and after covering the spread eight games in a row for bettors, something has to give here between these clubs.

Can Chicago continue its recent up-swing in play, or will it get caught "looking ahead" to its home game against the Eastern Conference's No. 2 seed Atlanta Dream on Wednesday night?

Probably pretty difficult to look past the Lynx ever, but I do feel that it's the Sky could potentially suffer a massive letdown here.

When betting totals (in any sport), I like to bet what I perceive to be great "situations," and that's indeed the case with this selection.

I expect a very low-scoring defensive battle in this one, so the play is on the UNDER.

Good luck, NP