Minnesota Lynx vs Atlanta Dream Prediction, 7/28/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Minnesota Lynx vs Atlanta Dream

Date: Thursday, July 28, 2022

Location: Gateway Center Arena in College Park, GA

TV: Twitter

The Minnesota Lynx (10-19) travel to Gateway Center Arena on Thursday where they'll take on the Atlanta Dream (12-16).

The Minnesota Lynx faced off with the Connecticut Sun and ended up losing by a score of 86-79 in their last game. Minnesota finished the contest with a 42.9% FG percentage (30 out of 70) and converted 6 of their 13 shots from 3-point land. At the free throw line, the Lynx converted 13 of 14 shots for a rate of 92.9%. In reference to getting rebounds, they earned 28 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 18 dimes for the matchup while creating 18 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When discussing defending, Minnesota allowed the other team to go 46.3% from the floor on 31 out of 67 shooting. Connecticut recorded 13 dimes and had 10 steals in the matchup. On top of that, Connecticut snagged 40 rebounds (13 offensive, 27 defensive) and added 2 blocks. Connecticut finished the game at 80.0% at the charity stripe by burying 16 of 20 shots. They also knocked down 8 out of their 20 attempts from distance.

Natalie Achonwa is someone who was a major contributor in this game. She notched 8 points on 3 of 5 shooting. She saw the court for 21 minutes played and snagged 7 rebounds. Achonwa walked away from this one shooting 60.0% from the field and also distributed 3 dimes.

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Minnesota heads into this matchup with a mark of 10-19 for the year. The Lynx are connecting on 33.7% on shots from downtown (193 of 572) and 78.0% from the charity stripe. They average 82.6 points per game (5th in the league) while going 44.5% from the field. They cough up possession 14.6 times per contest and as a team are committing 17.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Minnesota is collecting 37.5 rebounds per game and has earned 596 dimes on the season, which is 3rd in basketball in terms of passing the rock. On the defensive end, the Lynx have forced 11.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.1 fouls. They are ranked 11th in the WNBA in allowing assists to their opponents with 623 surrendered this year. The Lynx defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 43.8% (345 of 525) and they relinquish 32.6 rebounds per game as a unit. They are relinquishing 34.7% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 7th in basketball in PPG allowed (84.0).

For their last game, the Atlanta Dream took a loss by a score of 82-72 when they faced the Seattle Storm. The Dream earned 28 defensive boards and 17 offensive rebounds totaling 45 in this matchup. They turned it over 10 times, while recording 5 steals in the matchup. The Storm committed 14 fouls in this game which got the Dream to the free throw line for a total of 11 shots. They were able to bury 8 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 72.7%. When discussing 3-point attempts, Atlanta converted 6 out of 25 attempts (24.0%). Overall, the Dream went 29 out of 84 from the field which had them at 34.5%. The Dream allowed the Storm to bury 27 of their 63 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.9% in this contest. They finished shooting 30.0% from behind the 3-point line by going 9 out of 30 and finished the game at 19 out of 21 from the free throw line (90.5%). When it comes to cleaning the glass, Atlanta permitted Seattle to grab 39 in total (5 offensive).

Tiffany Hayes ended up being a major contributor for the Dream for this contest. She converted 4 of 7 for this contest giving her a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and tallied 3 rebounds. Hayes earned 12 points in her 32 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 dimes in the matchup.

Atlanta has a win-loss mark of 12-16 for the campaign. The Dream are committing 20.1 fouls per game and they connect on 76.7% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 17.7 times per game (12th in basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 15.9 times per contest. Atlanta has accounted for 2,180 points on the campaign (77.9 per game) and they pull in 36.1 rebounds per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Dream are hitting on 42.0% from the floor, which ranks them 11th in the league. The Dream on defense are ranked 5th in the league in points given up per game with 80.3. They are forcing 14.4 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.0% from the field (1st in the league). The Atlanta defense gives up 33.7% on 3-point shots (231 of 685) and their opponents are connecting on 77.4% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 19.1 dimes and 33.9 total rebounds per game, ranking them 3rd and 4th in the WNBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota

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