Minnesota Lynx vs Indiana Fever Prediction, 7/15/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Minnesota Lynx vs Indiana Fever

Date: Friday, July 15, 2022

Location: Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis, IN

TV: CBS Sports Network

Indiana Farmers Coliseum is the site where and the Indiana Fever (5-20) will take on the Minnesota Lynx (9-15) on Friday.

The Minnesota Lynx faced off with the Phoenix Mercury and notched a win by a score of 118-107 in their last game. Minnesota walked away from the game with a 47.7% field goal percentage (41 of 86) and knocked down 11 of their 27 shots from beyond the arc. When they shot from the free throw line, the Lynx converted 25 of their 35 tries for a percentage of 71.4%. When discussing grabbing boards, they earned 55 with 19 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 27 assists in this contest in addition to forcing 8 turnovers and getting 5 steals. When discussing the defense, Minnesota allowed the other team to shoot 37.0% from the floor on 37 out of 100 shooting. Phoenix dished out 21 assists and had 13 steals in this contest. Moreover, Phoenix collected 44 rebounds (21 offensive, 23 defensive) and earned 9 rejections. Phoenix finished shooting 75.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 18 of their 24 attempts. They also buried 15 out of their 50 tries from 3-point range.

Rachel Banham is someone who played a role for the contest. She ended up scoring 24 points on 8 of 12 shooting. She was on the hardwood for 26 minutes played and pulled down 1 rebound. Banham walked away from this one shooting 66.7% from the field and distributed 4 assists.

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Minnesota comes into this contest with a mark of 9-15 on the year. They are losing possession via turnover 14.4 times per contest and as a unit they commit 17.3 personal fouls per game. As a team, Minnesota is pulling down 37.7 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 501 assists so far this year, which is 4th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Lynx are connecting on 34.2% on three-point attempts (167 of 488) and 76.7% from the charity stripe. They average 83.4 points per contest (4th in the WNBA) while connecting on 44.7% from the floor. On the defensive end, the Lynx are able to force 11.9 turnovers per game while drawing 18.2 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 10th in the WNBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 508 surrendered this year. The Lynx defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 43.6% (286 of 437) and they concede 32.5 boards per game as a squad. They give up 34.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 8th in the WNBA in points per game allowed (84.0).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Indiana Fever took a defeat with a final score of 89-81 when they played the Connecticut Sun. The Fever were able to pull down 19 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 26 for the contest. They turned the ball over 16 times, while getting 9 steals in this matchup. The Sun had 20 fouls for this contest which took the Fever to the charity stripe for 19 tries. They were able to knock down 15 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 78.9%. When it comes to shots from 3-point land, Indiana buried 6 of 21 attempts (28.6%). When all was said and done, the Fever finished the game shooting 30 for 68 from the field which gave them a rate of 44.1%. The Fever allowed the Sun to make 31 of 67 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.3% for the matchup. They wrapped up this game 31.6% from 3-point land by shooting 6 of 19 and finished the contest at 21 out of 24 from the free throw line (87.5%). When it comes to rebounds, Indiana permitted Connecticut to collect 38 overall (10 on the offensive glass).

Queen Egbo ended up being a major contributor for the Fever for the matchup. She knocked down 5 out of 8 in this contest for a field goal rate of 62.5%, and tallied 12 rebounds. Egbo scored 14 points in her 27 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist in this contest.

Indiana has a mark of 5-20 this season. In terms of offensive execution, the Fever are connecting on 40.6% from the field, which is ranked 12th in the league. Indiana has totaled 1,957 pts for the season (78.3 per contest) and they average 33.8 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 18.3 times per game (10th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 14.4 times per game. The Fever have committed 19.8 fouls per game while shooting 74.0% from the charity stripe. The Fever on defense are ranked 12th in basketball in points given up per game with 88.6. The Indiana defense allows 35.9% on shots from behind the 3-point line (184 of 513) and their opponents are connecting on 80.4% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 21.0 assists and 35.9 boards per contest, ranking them 10th and 8th in basketball. They are able to force 14.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.2% from the floor (12th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota

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