Minnesota Lynx vs Las Vegas Aces Prediction, 5/19/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Minnesota Lynx vs Las Vegas Aces

Date: Thursday, May 19, 2022

Location: Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas, NV

TV: Bally Sports North

The Las Vegas Aces (4-1) play the Minnesota Lynx (1-4) at Michelob ULTRA Arena on Thursday.

The Minnesota Lynx faced off with the Los Angeles Sparks and earned the victory with a final of 87-84 in their last contest. Minnesota finished the game having earned a 48.4% FG percentage (31 of 64) and knocked down 9 out of their 17 shots from distance. When they shot from the free throw line, the Lynx buried 16 of 19 attempts for a percentage of 84.2%. In reference to pulling down boards, they earned 40 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 19 assists for this contest while forcing 14 turnovers and having 9 steals. When it comes to defending, Minnesota let their opponent shoot 47.8% from the floor on 32 of 67 shooting. Los Angeles recorded 7 dimes and had 10 steals in the matchup. In addition, Los Angeles grabbed 26 rebounds (7 offensive, 19 defensive) and got 6 blocked shots. Los Angeles finished shooting 70.6% at the free throw line by making 12 of their 17 attempts. They also knocked down 8 out of their 20 shots from 3-point land.

Sylvia Fowles is a player who was a contributor for this contest. She left the arena with 20 points on 8 out of 10 shooting. She played 39 minutes and also collected 12 rebounds. Fowles shot 80.0% from the field and dished out 2 assists.

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Minnesota will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 1-4 on the year. They have an average of 76.2 pts per contest (10th in the league) while hitting 42.3% from the field. The Lynx are connecting on 31.8% on 3-point shots (28 of 88) and 68.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, Minnesota is collecting 38.0 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 105 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 3rd in the WNBA in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 16.6 times per game and as a squad they commit 18.6 fouls on a nightly basis. When they are on defense, the Lynx are forcing 12.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.4 personal fouls. The Lynx are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.5% (64 of 92) and they surrender 31.0 boards per contest as a group. They rank 12th in the league in giving up assists with 116 surrendered this year. They concede 40.0% on 3-point shots and they are 10th in the WNBA in PPG allowed (84.6).

When they last played, the Las Vegas Aces walked away with a victory by a final of 86-74 against the Phoenix Mercury. The Aces were able to collect 26 defensive boards and 3 offensive boards totaling 29 for the game. They also turned the ball over 9 times, while recording 6 steals for the matchup. The Mercury earned 25 fouls in the game which took the Aces to the free throw line for a total of 26 tries. They were able to knock down 19 of the free throws for a percentage of 73.1%. Concerning shots from distance, Las Vegas converted 9 out of 23 attempts (39.1%). Overall, the Aces ended up shooting 29 for 62 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.8%. The Aces allowed the Mercury to knock down 26 of their 60 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 43.3% for this game. They went 32.0% from beyond the arc by going 8 out of 25 and ended up going 14 of 15 at the charity stripe (93.3%). When discussing cleaning the glass, Las Vegas allowed Phoenix to pull down 31 overall (3 on the offensive side).

Jackie Young was important for the Aces in the game. She knocked down 7 of 13 in this game for a field goal percentage of 53.8%, and tallied 4 rebounds. Young earned 19 points in her 35 mins on the court and had 2 dimes in this matchup.

Las Vegas has a record of 4-1 on the season. The Aces are responsible for committing 19.2 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 83.5% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 20.8 times per contest (5th in the league) and they cough up possession 14.0 times per contest. Las Vegas has earned 449 pts this season (89.8 per contest) and they average 35.4 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Aces are shooting 47.7% from the floor, which ranks 1st in the league. The Aces defensively are ranked 6th in the league in PPG given up with 79.6. The Las Vegas defense gives up 33.1% on shots from 3-point land (42 of 127) and their opposition knocks down 81.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 18.6 dimes and 32.2 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 6th and 3rd in the league. They are forcing their opponents into 12.4 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 42.2% from the field (5th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota

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