Chicago Sky vs Minnesota Lynx Prediction, 7/6/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Chicago Sky vs Minnesota Lynx

Date: Wednesday, July 6, 2022

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: NBATV

Target Center is the venue where and the Minnesota Lynx (7-15) will take on the Chicago Sky (15-5) on Wednesday.

The Chicago Sky faced off with the Phoenix Mercury and took home the win by a score of 91-75 in their last game. Chicago finished with a 52.6% field goal percentage (30 out of 57) and buried 10 out of their 20 3-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Sky converted 21 of 24 tries for a percentage of 87.5%. In relation to grabbing boards, they compiled a total of 37 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 24 assists in this matchup as well as creating 18 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Regarding defense, Chicago allowed 40.9% from the floor on 27 out of 66 shooting. Phoenix earned 7 assists and had 14 steals for this contest. Furthermore, Phoenix snagged 27 boards (7 offensive, 20 defensive) and earned 2 rejections. Phoenix finished the game at 84.2% at the free throw line by converting 16 of 19 shots. They buried 5 of their 20 attempts from beyond the arc.

Allie Quigley is a player who was a major contributor in this game. She accumulated 19 points on 6 out of 10 shooting. She was on the hardwood for 27 mins played and totaled 5 boards. Quigley finished 60.0% from the floor and dished out 1 assist.

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Chicago enters this game with a record of 15-5 for the campaign. They are averaging 86.0 pts per game (2nd in the WNBA) while hitting 47.8% from the field. The Sky are shooting 37.3% on 3-point shots (154 of 413) and 84.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Chicago is pulling down 35.6 boards per game and has earned 480 dimes so far this season, which is 1st in the league in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 14.2 times per contest and as a team they commit 16.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis. On defense, the Sky are forcing their opponents into 13.1 turnovers per game and they draw 16.4 fouls. They relinquish 32.4% on 3-point attempts while they are 5th in the league in opponents PPG (79.9). The Sky defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 42.8% (614 of 1,434) and they surrender 34.4 boards per game as a team. They currently rank 4th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 409 relinquished for the campaign.

When they last played, the Minnesota Lynx walked away with a victory by a final of 102-71 when they played the Las Vegas Aces. The Lynx recorded 38 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards for a total of 53 for the matchup. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while getting 5 steals for this game. The Aces earned 15 fouls for this contest which took the Lynx to the charity stripe for a total of 23 tries. They were able to bury 16 of the free throw tries for a clip of 69.6%. When talking about shots from downtown, Minnesota converted 12 of their 29 attempts (41.4%). When this game wrapped up, the Lynx went 37 for 74 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0%. The Lynx allowed the Aces to bury 25 of their 68 attempts from the floor which had them at 36.8% for this game. They went 32.4% from distance by shooting 12 of 37 and walked away from this one shooting 9 of 11 at the free throw line (81.8%). In the matter of how they attacked the glass, Minnesota allowed Las Vegas to snag 25 in total (1 offensive).

Aerial Powers ended up being a major contributor for the Lynx in the matchup. She made 10 out of 17 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 58.8%, and had 6 rebounds. Powers racked up 32 points in her 28 mins on the court and tallied 4 dimes for the matchup.

Minnesota has a mark of 7-15 on the campaign. Minnesota has scored 1,803 points on the year (82.0 per game) and they grab 37.2 rebounds per game. The Lynx are responsible for committing 17.4 personal fouls per contest and they go 76.7% from the free throw line. As an offense, the Lynx are shooting 44.4% from the floor, which has them ranked 5th in basketball. They are assisting teammates 20.6 times per contest (3rd in basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.2 times per game. The Lynx are ranked 8th in the league in points given up per game with 83.3. The Minnesota defense allows 35.4% on shots from behind the 3-point line (198 of 559) and their opposition knocks down 79.0% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 20.8 dimes and 31.7 total boards per game, which has them ranked 10th and 2nd in basketball. They are able to force 12.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 44.3% from the field (8th in the WNBA).

Who will win tonight's WNBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago

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