Lynx vs. Mystics (Aug 21, 2026)

Odds

MIN

WAS

-3.5

-113

+3.5

-102

o163.5

+102

u163.5

-117

-156

Money

+153

Money

-3.5

Open

u163.5

Open

K. McBride Over 16.5 Points -130 S. Austin Over 17.5 Points +111

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MIN

Season Leaders

WAS

19.9

O. Miles

PPG

17.1

S. Citron

7.8

N. Howard

RPG

9.6

S. Austin

6.2

O. Miles

APG

4.1

S. Citron

MIN

Team Stats

WAS

92.2

Offensive Rating

81.9

83.4

Defensive Rating

82.3

+8.8

Net Rating

-0.4

39.4

3P%

29.9

9.3

3PM

5.9

13.4

Stocks

9.5

MIN

Injuries

WAS

Olivia Miles

G

Day to day (Ankle)

Emma Cechova

C

Out for season (Knee)

2026 Standings

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lynx - x	30	7	.811
2	Valkyries - x	25	10	.714	4.0
3	Fever	24	13	.649	6.0
4	Aces - x	24	13	.649	6.0
5	Dream	22	13	.629	7.0
6	Mystics	21	14	.600	8.0
7	Liberty	22	15	.595	8.0
8	Wings	21	16	.568	9.0
9	Fire	15	20	.429	14.0
10	Sky	14	22	.389	15.5
11	Mercury	13	23	.361	16.5
12	Sparks	12	23	.343	17.0
13	Tempo - e	10	25	.286	19.0
14	Sun - e	9	25	.265	19.5
15	Storm - e	7	30	.189	23.0

MIN

Last 5

WAS

Wed, Aug 19

Wed, Aug 19

Sat, Aug 15

Sat, Aug 15

Wed, Aug 12

Thu, Aug 13

Sun, Aug 9

Tue, Aug 11

Sat, Aug 8

Sun, Aug 9

Game Info

August 21, 2026

ION

CareFirst Arena

Washington, DC

First Basket

Yes No

S. Austin +365

N. Howard +567

K. Iriafen +614

O. Miles +669

K. McBride +809

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Points

Avg Line Over Under

O. Miles 19.9 18.5 -133 -115

S. Austin 16.6 17.5 +111 -122

K. McBride 18.3 16.5 -130 +108

S. Citron 17.1 16.5 -111 -127

C. Williams 14.4 14.5 -122 -102

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Rebounds

Avg Line Over Under

S. Austin 9.6 10.5 +100 -130

K. Iriafen 9.2 8.5 -135 +100

N. Collier 7.4 7.5 -113

N. Howard 7.8 7.5 +115 -150

C. Williams 5.0 4.5 +120 -160

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Assists

Avg Line Over Under

O. Miles 6.2 6.5 +117 -156

C. Williams 4.2 4.5 +125 -167

S. Citron 4.1 4.5 -102 -117

N. Howard 3.3 3.5 +100 -138

K. McBride 2.1 2.5 +113 -178

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Threes Made

Avg Line Over Under

K. McBride 2.9 2.5 -120 -106

C. Williams 1.2 1.5 +170 -217

M. Onyenwere 1.4 1.5 +135 -194

O. Miles 1.7 1.5 +122 -153

S. Citron 1.3 1.5 +111 -144

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PTS+REB+AST

Avg Line Over Under

O. Miles 30.7 29.5 -120 -111

K. Iriafen 25.8 25.5 -113 -108

S. Citron 25.2 25.5 -111 -122

C. Williams 23.7 23.5 -106 -120

N. Howard 26.0 23.5 -115 -117

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Triple-Double

Over Under

O. Miles +4662

C. Williams +6150

N. Howard +6567

S. Austin +6567

S. Citron +6567

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Double-Double

Over Under

S. Austin -156

K. Iriafen +130

N. Howard +355

O. Miles +567

C. Williams +1567

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Team Leaders

PPG

19.9

O. Miles

RPG

7.8

N. Howard

APG

6.2

O. Miles

+/-

+322

N. Howard

Season

Career vs WAS

Regular Season	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
Kayla McBride K. McBride	37	37	32.4	18.3	3.1	2.1	1.7	0.2	6.0	12.7	47.1	2.9	6.9	42.4	3.4	3.6	91.9	63.7	0.6	2.5	1.3	1.9
Olivia Miles O. Miles	35	35	31.1	19.9	4.7	6.2	1.3	0.7	7.1	14.0	50.3	1.7	4.1	40.7	4.1	4.7	87.2	61.8	0.6	4.0	3.1	3.0
Courtney Williams C. Williams	37	37	30.5	14.4	5.0	4.2	1.1	0.3	6.1	13.5	45.4	1.2	3.2	36.1	1.1	1.3	81.3	51.4	0.9	4.2	1.8	2.1
Napheesa Collier N. Collier	10	10	29.8	19.0	7.4	2.9	1.5	1.1	7.0	13.6	51.5	1.8	3.8	47.4	3.2	3.7	86.5	62.4	1.3	6.1	2.3	1.9
Natasha Howard N. Howard	37	37	29.3	14.9	7.8	3.3	1.7	0.9	6.1	10.5	58.7	0.1	0.4	20.0	2.6	3.6	72.0	62.0	3.4	4.4	2.6	3.5
Nia Coffey N. Coffey	37	27	23.1	6.6	4.6	1.8	0.9	1.1	2.5	5.6	44.4	1.3	3.3	38.5	0.3	0.6	54.5	56.1	0.9	3.6	0.7	2.2
Emma Cechova E. Cechova	3	0	17.3	8.3	3.7	0.0	0.3	0.7	3.3	5.3	62.5	0.0	0.3	0.0	1.7	2.7	62.5	64.0	1.3	2.3	1.3	4.0
Dorka Juhász D. Juhász	15	0	14.4	3.5	2.6	1.4	0.3	0.6	1.3	3.6	37.0	0.7	2.5	29.7	0.1	0.3	25.0	46.6	0.4	2.2	0.6	0.9
Maya Caldwell M. Caldwell	37	2	13.6	4.0	2.1	1.1	0.6	0.2	1.4	3.7	37.2	0.7	1.8	37.3	0.5	0.7	80.0	49.7	0.8	1.3	0.7	1.3
Antonia Delaere A. Delaere	35	0	11.9	3.1	0.7	1.1	0.5	0.0	1.1	2.4	45.8	0.7	1.6	43.9	0.2	0.2	100.0	62.5	0.2	0.5	0.4	1.0
Anastasiia Olairi Kosu A. Olairi Kosu	27	0	11.0	4.0	2.2	0.7	0.6	0.4	1.4	3.0	47.6	0.1	0.1	66.7	1.0	1.2	84.8	55.9	1.3	0.9	0.7	1.3
Liatu King L. King	8	0	9.1	3.0	2.9	0.0	0.4	0.5	1.1	2.0	56.3	0.3	0.8	33.3	0.5	1.3	40.0	58.8	1.0	1.9	0.6	1.6
Eliska Joklova E. Joklova	18	0	5.8	2.0	1.2	1.1	0.1	0.2	0.6	1.3	43.5	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.9	1.2	76.2	55.8	0.4	0.8	0.6	0.9

Team Leaders

PPG

17.1

S. Citron

RPG

9.6

S. Austin

APG

4.1

S. Citron

+/-

+78

M. Onyenwere

Season

Career vs MIN

Regular Season	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
Sonia Citron S. Citron	32	32	33.5	17.1	3.9	4.1	1.2	0.7	5.4	11.5	46.9	1.3	4.1	31.8	5.1	5.7	88.5	61.2	0.9	3.0	2.5	2.2
Shakira Austin S. Austin	34	34	29.5	16.6	9.6	2.5	0.6	1.3	6.0	12.5	47.8	0.5	1.4	36.2	4.1	5.6	73.3	55.3	2.0	7.6	2.9	2.0
Kiki Iriafen K. Iriafen	32	32	28.1	15.0	9.2	1.7	0.7	0.4	5.7	11.3	50.7	0.3	1.1	31.4	3.2	5.0	64.8	55.7	2.9	6.3	1.7	3.2
Michaela Onyenwere M. Onyenwere	31	31	25.8	9.1	3.0	1.8	0.5	0.2	3.0	7.0	43.5	1.4	3.5	40.4	1.6	1.9	81.7	58.0	1.6	1.4	1.7	2.8
Georgia Amoore G. Amoore	35	35	22.5	5.7	1.2	3.4	0.3	0.1	1.8	5.5	33.0	1.1	3.9	29.0	0.9	1.0	86.1	47.4	0.2	1.0	2.1	2.5
Cotie McMahon C. McMahon	33	5	20.5	6.6	3.2	2.0	0.6	0.2	2.2	5.8	38.3	0.5	2.1	26.1	1.6	2.6	59.8	47.1	0.5	2.7	1.1	1.9
Lauren Betts L. Betts	35	1	16.9	6.4	4.3	1.0	0.5	0.7	2.6	4.6	55.6	0.0	0.0	0	1.3	1.7	72.1	59.3	1.2	3.1	0.9	1.4
Betnijah Laney-Hamilton B. Laney-Hamilton	4	0	15.3	4.5	1.3	2.0	0.5	0.0	1.5	4.5	33.3	1.0	3.3	30.8	0.5	0.8	66.7	46.6	0.3	1.0	0.8	1.3
Alicia Flórez A. Flórez	26	0	13.1	3.6	1.6	2.2	0.6	0.1	1.3	3.9	33.7	0.3	1.5	20.0	0.7	1.3	50.0	40.1	0.4	1.2	1.2	1.6
Cassandre Prosper C. Prosper	31	2	11.0	2.4	1.2	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.9	3.0	30.9	0.2	1.3	17.9	0.3	0.5	47.1	36.0	0.7	0.4	0.6	1.9
Angela Dugalić A. Dugalić	30	3	10.5	3.2	2.7	0.7	0.4	0.2	1.3	2.9	43.2	0.1	1.0	13.3	0.6	0.8	68.0	49.0	0.7	2.0	0.8	1.1
Lucy Olsen L. Olsen	18	0	7.6	2.9	0.6	1.0	0.2	0.1	1.0	2.3	42.9	0.4	1.1	40.0	0.4	0.6	80.0	56.0	0.1	0.6	0.6	0.9
Rori Harmon R. Harmon	11	0	6.3	0.9	0.7	1.0	0.5	0.0	0.3	0.9	30.0	0.1	0.5	20.0	0.3	0.4	75.0	42.5	0.0	0.7	1.1	1.1
Darianna Littlepage-Buggs D. Littlepage-Buggs	2	0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Minnesota takes road win streak into matchup with Washington

The Associated Press

Aug 20, 2026

Minnesota Lynx (30-7, 20-2 Western Conference) at Washington Mystics (21-14, 11-5 Eastern Conference)

Washington; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota Lynx will try to keep its seven-game road win streak alive when the Lynx face Washington Mystics.

The Mystics have gone 13-6 in home games. Washington averages 15.2 turnovers per game and is 6- when it turns the ball over less than its opponents.

The Lynx are 16-2 in road games. Minnesota is third in the WNBA allowing 83.4 points while holding opponents to 43.1% shooting.

Washington averages 81.9 points per game, 1.5 fewer points than the 83.4 Minnesota gives up. Minnesota averages 9.3 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.6 more makes per game than Washington gives up.

The teams play for the third time this season. The Lynx won the last meeting 78-76 on June 24, with Olivia Miles scoring 21 points in the victory.

TOP PERFORMERS: Shakira Austin is scoring 16.6 points per game and averaging 9.6 rebounds for the Mystics. Sonia Citron is averaging 17.3 points and 4.2 rebounds over the last 10 games.

Natasha Howard is averaging 14.9 points, 7.8 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.7 steals for the Lynx. Miles is averaging 20.6 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mystics: 8-2, averaging 86.8 points, 39.9 rebounds, 20.0 assists, 5.7 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 46.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 82.0 points per game.

Lynx: 9-1, averaging 93.5 points, 32.6 rebounds, 22.9 assists, 9.1 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 48.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 84.1 points.

INJURIES: Mystics: None listed.

Lynx: Emma Cechova: out for season (knee).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Lynx MIN

Mystics WAS

Odds

Season Leaders

Team Stats

Injuries

2026 Standings

Last 5

Game Info

First Basket

Points

Rebounds

Assists

Threes Made

PTS+REB+AST

Triple-Double

Double-Double

Minnesota takes road win streak into matchup with Washington

Players Mentioned

Natasha Howard

Shakira Austin