Las Vegas Aces vs Minnesota Lynx Prediction, 7/1/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Las Vegas Aces vs Minnesota Lynx

Date: Friday, July 1, 2022

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: NBATV

The Las Vegas Aces (14-5) are headed to Target Center on Friday where they'll take on the Minnesota Lynx (6-14).

The Las Vegas Aces took the court against the Seattle Storm and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 88-78 in their last contest. Las Vegas wrapped up the contest having earned a 39.7% field goal percentage (29 of 73) and made 9 of their 24 shots from downtown. At the charity stripe, the Aces made 11 of 12 shots for a rate of 91.7%. When discussing hauling in rebounds, they earned 40 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 23 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Regarding the defense, Las Vegas allowed the other team to shoot 44.3% from the floor on 31 of 70 shooting. Seattle totaled 5 dimes and had 10 steals in this matchup. Furthermore, Seattle collected 33 rebounds (5 offensive, 28 defensive) and had 6 rejections. Seattle ended up going 85.7% at the free throw line by knocking down 12 of 14 attempts. They converted 14 of their 29 shots from long range.

A'ja Wilson is one player who came through in the game. She walked away with 17 points on 6 of 16 shooting. She played 31 mins and also collected 16 rebounds. Wilson finished 37.5% from the field and also dished out 3 assists.

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Las Vegas comes into this one with a record of 14-5 so far this year. They average 89.8 pts per contest (1st in basketball) while going 45.3% from the field. The Aces are shooting 36.2% on shots from beyond the arc (174 of 481) and 80.9% from the charity stripe. As a team, Las Vegas is pulling down 36.8 boards per contest and has earned 384 dimes this year, which ranks 8th in the league in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.9 times per game and as a team they commit 15.9 fouls on a nightly basis. When they are on defense, the Aces have forced 12.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.1 personal fouls. The Aces are giving up a shooting percentage of 42.7% (228 of 362) and they surrender 36.8 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are ranked 5th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 391 relinquished so far this year. They give up 32.6% from beyond the arc while they are 8th in the league in points per game allowed (82.9).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Minnesota Lynx got the victory with a final of 92-64 when they faced the Dallas Wings. The Lynx recorded 36 defensive rebounds and 17 offensive rebounds totaling 53 for this contest. They also coughed it up 13 times, while getting 7 steals in this matchup. The Wings had 14 fouls in the matchup which got the Lynx to the free throw line for a total of 17 tries. They were able to convert 12 of those for a percentage of 70.6%. In regard to shots from beyond the perimeter, Minnesota made 12 of their 29 tries (41.4%). When the final whistle blew, the Lynx finished shooting 34 out of 80 from the field which had them sitting at 42.5%. The Lynx permitted the Wings to convert 17 of their 59 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 28.8% for this game. They shot 31.3% from three-point range by hitting 5 out of 16 and ended up shooting 25 of 32 from the free throw line (78.1%). In reference to cleaning up the glass, Minnesota permitted Dallas to collect 30 in all (5 offensive).

Aerial Powers was important for the Lynx for this game. She knocked down 7 of 11 for the game for a rate of 63.6%, and had 3 rebounds. Powers totaled 20 points in her 27 mins on the court and totaled 4 assists in this contest.

Minnesota has a record of 6-14 for the year. As an offensive unit, the Lynx are shooting 44.0% from the floor, which ranks them 6th in the WNBA. Minnesota has accumulated 1,616 points so far this year (80.8 per contest) and they grab 36.8 rebounds per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 20.4 times per game (5th in the league) and they turn the ball over 14.5 times per game. The Lynx are responsible for committing 17.7 fouls per game and they go 77.2% from the free throw line. The Lynx on defense are ranked 9th in the league in points given up per game with 83.5. They concede 20.8 assists and 31.9 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks 10th and 2nd in the league. The Minnesota defense surrenders 35.5% on 3-pointers (177 of 498) and their opponents are making 79.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They are forcing their opponents into 12.2 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.3% from the field (8th in the WNBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota

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