Atlanta Dream vs Minnesota Lynx Prediction, 8/7/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Atlanta Dream vs Minnesota Lynx

Date: Sunday, August 7, 2022

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Amazon Prime

Target Center is the site where and the Minnesota Lynx (12-20) will play the Atlanta Dream (13-18) on Sunday.

The Atlanta Dream faced the Indiana Fever and walked away with a win by a score of 91-81 in their last game. Atlanta ended the game with a 50.0% FG percentage (35 out of 70) and buried 8 out of their 24 three-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Dream converted 13 of their 17 tries for a rate of 76.5%. Concerning pulling down boards, they earned 35 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 27 assists for this game in addition to forcing the other team into 18 turnovers and earning 11 steals. When it comes to defending, Atlanta allowed their opponent to shoot 38.9% from the field on 28 of 72 shooting. Indiana earned 13 dimes and had 11 steals in this game. In addition, Indiana collected 36 boards (13 offensive, 23 defensive) and had 3 blocked shots. Indiana walked away from this one shooting 74.1% from the free throw line by making 20 of 27 attempts. They also made 5 out of their 17 attempts from distance.

Rhyne Howard is a player who was a factor in this matchup. She totaled 20 points on 5 out of 13 shooting. She was on the hardwood for 32 minutes and collected 5 rebounds. Howard ended up going 38.5% from the floor and also recorded 4 assists.

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Atlanta comes into this game with a win-loss record of 13-18 so far this year. They turn the ball over 15.8 times per game and as a unit are committing 19.9 fouls per contest. As a unit, Atlanta is grabbing 35.8 rebounds per game and has accounted for 546 assists on the season, which ranks 12th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Dream are connecting on 35.2% on shots from beyond the arc (234 of 664) and 77.0% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 78.2 points per outing (11th in basketball) while hitting 42.1% from the field. When they are on the defensive end, the Dream are able to force 14.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.0 personal fouls. They are surrendering 33.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 5th in the WNBA in points per game allowed (80.7). The Dream defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 42.5% (448 of 558) and they concede 34.0 boards per contest as a squad. They are ranked 3rd in basketball in giving up assists with 594 surrendered so far this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Minnesota Lynx took a loss by a score of 89-77 when they faced the Seattle Storm. The Lynx earned 28 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards for a total of 33 in this game. They also turned it over 14 times, while getting 5 steals for this game. The Storm committed 13 fouls in the game which took the Lynx to the free throw line for a total of 9 attempts. They were able to make 7 of those for a rate of 77.8%. In reference to shots from beyond the arc, Minnesota knocked down 6 out of 22 tries (27.3%). Overall, the Lynx finished shooting 32 for 69 from the floor which had them shooting 46.4%. The Lynx permitted the Storm to convert 35 out of 70 tries from the floor which had them at 50.0% for this game. They went 44.0% from distance by hitting 11 out of 25 and ended up shooting 8 out of 11 at the free throw line (72.7%). With respect to how they attacked the glass, Minnesota permitted Seattle to pull down 33 overall (3 on the offensive glass).

Sylvia Fowles pitched in for the Lynx in the matchup. She made 6 out of 10 in this matchup giving her a rate of 60.0%, and earned 6 rebounds. Fowles earned 12 points in her 22 mins of playing time and tallied 1 assist for the matchup.

Minnesota has a win-loss mark of 12-20 this season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Lynx are shooting 45.2% from the floor, which ranks 4th in the league. Minnesota has tallied 2,649 points on the campaign (82.8 per game) and they collect 37.4 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 20.8 times per game (4th in the WNBA) and they lose possession via turnover 14.8 times per contest. The Lynx commit 17.2 fouls per game and they connect on 77.6% from the charity stripe. The Lynx defensively are ranked 9th in the league in PPG surrendered with 84.0. The Minnesota defense gives up 34.5% on shots from 3-point land (282 of 817) and their opponents are making 79.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 21.4 dimes and 32.4 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 11th and 2nd in the league. They are forcing 11.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.5% from the floor (8th in the WNBA).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Minnesota

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