Minnesota Lynx vs Atlanta Dream Prediction, 6/1/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Minnesota Lynx vs Atlanta Dream

Date: Wednesday, June 1, 2022

Location: Gateway Center Arena in College Park, GA

TV: Bally Sports Southeast

Gateway Center Arena is the venue where and the Atlanta Dream (5-3) will take on the Minnesota Lynx (2-7) on Wednesday.

The Minnesota Lynx played the Los Angeles Sparks and went home with a loss by a final score of 85-83 in their last contest. Minnesota ended the game with a 42.3% field goal percentage (22 of 52) and knocked down 4 out of their 17 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Lynx buried 35 of their 43 shots for a rate of 81.4%. In the matter of rebounding, they compiled a total of 25 with 6 of them being offensive. They also recorded 12 dimes in this game while forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and getting 8 steals. In reference to the defense, Minnesota allowed the other team to shoot 51.8% from the field on 29 of 56 shooting. Los Angeles earned 5 assists and had 7 steals for the contest. In addition, Los Angeles collected 25 boards (5 offensive, 20 defensive) and earned 3 rejections. Los Angeles ended up going 81.5% from the charity stripe by knocking down 22 of 27 shots. They converted 5 out of their 14 attempts from beyond the arc.

Kayla McBride is someone who came through for this contest. She walked away with 19 points on 5 of 13 shooting. She played 32 minutes and grabbed 2 boards. McBride ended up going 38.5% from the floor but finished the game without an assist.

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Minnesota steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 2-7 for the campaign. The Lynx are hitting 31.8% on three-point attempts (48 of 151) and 76.3% from the free throw line. They are averaging 79.2 points per contest (9th in the league) while going 42.3% from the floor. They cough up possession 14.3 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 18.3 fouls per contest. As a team, Minnesota is pulling in 35.6 boards per contest and has racked up 175 assists so far this year, which is 5th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. Defensively, the Lynx are forcing their opponents into 13.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.8 personal fouls. They relinquish 36.2% on 3-pointers and they are 9th in the WNBA in PPG allowed (85.9). The Lynx defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 45.6% (117 of 178) and they relinquish 32.3 boards per game as a group. They are currently ranked 11th in the WNBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 200 relinquished this season.

In their last game, the Atlanta Dream took home the win by a final score of 81-54 against the Phoenix Mercury. The Dream were able to collect 37 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards totaling 47 for the matchup. They also coughed up the ball 23 times, while getting 9 steals in the game. The Mercury earned 15 fouls for the contest which took the Dream to the charity stripe for 6 shots. They were able to knock down 4 of the free throws for a rate of 66.7%. With respect to three-point shots, Atlanta knocked down 9 out of their 24 attempts (37.5%). When this game wrapped up, the Dream went 34 for 70 from the floor which had them at 48.6%. The Dream permitted the Mercury to make 18 of their 68 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 26.5% in this contest. They shot 15.8% from 3-point land by going 3 out of 19 and ended up going 15 of 21 at the free throw line (71.4%). When it comes to rebounds, Atlanta allowed Phoenix to collect 29 in all (10 offensive).

Rhyne Howard ended up having an impact for the Dream in the matchup. She made 5 out of 10 for the matchup giving her a rate of 50.0%, and accumulated 2 rebounds. Howard had 12 points in her 26 mins on the court and tallied 6 assists in the game.

Atlanta has a win-loss record of 5-3 this year. On the offensive side of the court, the Dream are hitting on 42.2% from the floor, which is ranked 8th in basketball. Atlanta has totaled 606 pts so far this year (75.8 per contest) and they snag 37.3 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 15.6 times per contest (12th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 18.1 times per contest. The Dream commit 21.9 fouls per contest and they go 79.9% from the free throw line. The Dream defensively are ranked 3rd in the league in PPG given up with 73.8. The Atlanta defense surrenders 30.3% on shots from 3-point land (56 of 185) and opponents are connecting on 75.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 17.1 assists and 32.9 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks 2nd and 3rd in basketball. They are forcing 13.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 37.2% from the floor (1st in the WNBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota

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