Dallas Wings vs Minnesota Lynx Prediction, 6/28/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Dallas Wings vs Minnesota Lynx

Date: Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: ESPN3

The Dallas Wings (9-10) travel to Target Center on Tuesday where they'll take on the Minnesota Lynx (5-14).

The Dallas Wings played the Phoenix Mercury and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 83-72 in their last game. Dallas ended having earned a 43.3% FG percentage (29 of 67) and buried 4 out of their 21 shots from beyond the arc. From the charity stripe, the Wings made 10 of their 21 tries for a rate of 47.6%. Concerning pulling down rebounds, they earned 38 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 21 dimes in the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and having 3 steals. Regarding defense, Dallas allowed the other team to go 42.0% from the floor on 29 of 69 shooting. Phoenix earned 7 dimes and had 7 steals in this matchup. In addition, Phoenix collected 38 rebounds (7 offensive, 31 defensive) and added 4 blocks. Phoenix finished the contest at 79.2% from the free throw line by burying 19 of their 24 attempts. They also knocked down 6 out of their 26 tries from beyond the arc.

Arike Ogunbowale is a player who had an impact for the game. She totaled 25 points on 10 out of 23 shooting. She was on the court for 35 minutes and grabbed 4 boards. Ogunbowale ended up shooting 43.5% from the floor and distributed 6 dimes.

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Dallas will take the court with a mark of 9-10 on the year. The Wings are shooting 35.8% on 3-point shots (170 of 475) and 78.2% from the charity stripe. They average 81.9 pts per game (4th in the WNBA) while connecting on 42.1% from the floor. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.6 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 20.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Dallas is snagging 35.6 rebounds per game and has earned 349 assists for the campaign, which ranks 9th in the league in terms of passing the ball. On defense, the Wings have forced 13.8 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.3 personal fouls. They rank 6th in the WNBA in allowing assists with 370 relinquished for the year. The Wings defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 45.2% (262 of 347) and they surrender 33.3 boards per contest as a unit. They are conceding 32.3% on 3-point shots and they are 7th in the league in points per game allowed (81.0).

When they last played, the Minnesota Lynx took a loss by a final score of 88-85 when they faced the Chicago Sky. The Lynx corralled 25 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive rebounds for a total of 28 in this matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 17 times, while recording 4 steals for the game. The Sky had 16 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Lynx to the charity stripe for a total of 17 shots. They were able to convert 13 of them for a percentage of 76.5%. When discussing shots from beyond the perimeter, Minnesota made 6 of their 16 tries (37.5%). Overall, the Lynx walked away from this one shooting 33 for 56 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 58.9%. The Lynx allowed the Sky to bury 33 out of 65 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.8% for this game. They finished shooting 44.4% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 8 out of 18 and ended up shooting 14 of 17 from the charity stripe (82.4%). Concerning rebounding, Minnesota allowed Chicago to collect 26 in all (6 on the offensive glass).

Jessica Shepard was important for the Lynx for this contest. She buried 6 of 8 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 75.0%, and tallied 8 rebounds. Shepard totaled 15 points in her 26 minutes of playing time and tallied 2 dimes for this contest.

Minnesota has a mark of 5-14 for the year. As an offense, the Lynx are connecting on 44.1% from the floor, which is ranked 5th in the league. Minnesota has 1,524 points on the year (80.2 per contest) and they grab 35.9 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 20.3 times per game (6th in the league) and they cough up possession 14.5 times per game. The Lynx are committing 17.5 fouls per game while shooting 77.5% from the charity stripe. The Lynx on the defensive end are ranked 9th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 84.5. They are forcing 12.3 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.0% from the field (9th in the WNBA). The Minnesota defense gives up 35.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (172 of 482) and their opponents are converting on 79.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 21.3 assists and 32.0 boards per game, which is 12th and 2nd in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota

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