Minnesota Lynx vs Dallas Wings Prediction, 5/21/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Minnesota Lynx vs Dallas Wings

Date: Saturday, May 21, 2022

Location: College Park Center in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

The Minnesota Lynx (1-5) go to College Park Center on Saturday where they'll meet the Dallas Wings (3-2).

The Minnesota Lynx played the Las Vegas Aces and went home with a loss by a final score of 93-87 in their last contest. Minnesota finished the game with a 45.6% FG percentage (31 out of 68) and buried 6 of their 21 three-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Lynx knocked down 19 of their 22 tries for a rate of 86.4%. In relation to pulling down boards, they earned 36 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 21 assists for this game as well as forcing 10 turnovers and having 5 steals. With respect to defense, Minnesota allowed their opponent to shoot 46.3% from the field on 31 out of 67 shooting. Las Vegas dished out 10 dimes and had 8 steals in the matchup. On top of that, Las Vegas had 33 rebounds (10 offensive, 23 defensive) and had 2 blocked shots. Las Vegas went 75.9% at the charity stripe by making 22 of their 29 shots. They converted 9 out of their 27 attempts from long range.

Aerial Powers is someone who had an impact in the game. She scored 25 points on 9 of 21 shooting. She was on the hardwood for 34 mins played and also collected 6 rebounds. Powers finished the game at 42.9% from the field and dished out 6 dimes.

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Minnesota will take the court with a mark of 1-5 on the year. They have an average of 78.0 points per game (10th in the WNBA) on 42.9% from the floor. The Lynx are connecting on 31.2% from downtown (34 of 109) and 72.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, Minnesota is collecting 37.7 rebounds per game and has earned 126 dimes for the year, which ranks 2nd in the WNBA in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 15.5 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 19.0 fouls per contest. On the defensive end, the Lynx are forcing 12.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.8 fouls. They surrender 38.7% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 11th in basketball in opponents points per game (86.0). The Lynx defense is allowing a FG percentage of 45.6% (74 of 107) and they concede 31.3 rebounds per game as a unit. They are 12th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 138 relinquished so far this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Dallas Wings went home victorious with a score of 94-84 against the Phoenix Mercury. The Wings were able to pull down 31 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 38 for the contest. They also turned it over 9 times, while earning 3 steals in this game. The Mercury committed 18 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Wings to the charity stripe for a total of 17 shots. They were able to knock down 15 of them for a percentage of 88.2%. Regarding 3-point attempts, Dallas made 11 of their 25 tries (44.0%). When all was said and done, the Wings finished 34 out of 72 from the field which had them at 47.2%. The Wings permitted the Mercury to make 29 of their 73 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 39.7% for this contest. They finished 20.8% from downtown via 5 of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 21 out of 23 from the free throw line (91.3%). In reference to cleaning the glass, Dallas allowed Phoenix to pull down 33 in total (7 on the offensive glass).

Arike Ogunbowale was important for the Wings in this contest. She made 11 out of 24 for this contest for a rate of 45.8%, and had 4 rebounds. Ogunbowale tallied 37 points in her 36 minutes on the court and accumulated 5 assists for this game.

Dallas has a record of 3-2 on the season. Dallas has accounted for 396 points this season (79.2 per game) and they average 33.2 rebounds per contest. The Wings are committing 18.0 fouls per game while shooting 79.6% from the charity stripe. In terms of offensive execution, the Wings are connecting on 40.8% from the floor, which ranks 10th in the league. They are getting an assist 17.6 times per contest (9th in the league) and they are giving up possession 12.6 times per game. The Wings on defense are ranked 5th in basketball in points given up per game with 78.2. The Dallas defense gives up 35.1% on 3-pointers (40 of 114) and opponents are knocking down 77.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 17.8 dimes and 35.4 rebounds per game, which is ranked 4th and 9th in basketball. They are forcing 14.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 44.5% from the field (9th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota

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