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The Minnesota Lynx<\/a> took a 1-0 lead in their semifinal matchup against the Phoenix Mercury<\/a> after a Game 1 victory at home. The Lynx have the chance to take a commanding 2-0 advantage in this best-of-5 series in Minnesota on Tuesday night, with Game 2 tipping off at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN.<\/p>\n If you’re interested in WNBA betting and WNBA player props at the best betting sites<\/a>\u00a0for Tuesday, Sept. 23, then make sure to see today’s WNBA best bets at\u00a0FanDuel Sportsbook<\/a>\u00a0and DraftKings Sportsbook<\/a>. If you’re new to betting on the WNBA, we’d recommend reading this WNBA betting guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n Today’s WNBA picks:Mercury +7.5 (-110, DraftKings): 1 unitDeWanna Bonner<\/a> Over 4.5 rebounds (-138, FanDuel): 1 unitMercury +7.5<\/p>\n The Lynx beat the Mercury in three of four meetings during the regular season, but the Mercury were missing two of their three stars (Alyssa Thomas<\/a>, Kahleah Copper<\/a>, Satou Sabally<\/a>) in all four of those matchups. Game 1 was the first time that the Mercury were healthy against the Lynx, and Phoenix had a 7-point halftime lead and was tied at the end of the third quarter. The Lynx then outscored the Mercury 23-10 in the final 10 minutes to win 82-69.\u00a0<\/p>\n I think these teams are a lot more even than this line suggests and I don’t expect the Mercury to shoot a ghastly 3-of-23 from 3-point land again like they did in Game 1. The fact Phoenix was able to hang around for most of the game despite shooting that poorly from outside is a positive sign for the rest of the series. The Mercury don’t want to fall behind 2-0 in this series, so I’m expecting a maximum effort in this one from a team loaded with talent.\u00a0<\/p>\n DeWanna Bonner Over 4.5 rebounds<\/p>\n