Minnesota Lynx vs Los Angeles Sparks Prediction, 7/31/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Minnesota Lynx vs Los Angeles Sparks

Date: Sunday, July 31, 2022

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: NBATV

The Los Angeles Sparks (12-16) play the Minnesota Lynx (11-19) at Crypto.com Arena on Sunday.

The Minnesota Lynx stepped onto the hardwood against the Atlanta Dream and went home with a win by a final score of 92-85 in their last game. Minnesota wrapped up the contest with a 55.6% FG percentage (35 of 63) and converted 8 of their 15 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the free throw line, the Lynx made 14 of 21 attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. When it comes to getting rebounds, they earned 38 with 2 of them being offensive. They also doled out 21 assists for the matchup while forcing 10 turnovers and earning 4 steals. When it comes to defending, Minnesota allowed the other team to go 38.6% from the floor on 27 out of 70 shooting. Atlanta earned 6 assists and had 11 steals in this contest. In addition, Atlanta collected 30 rebounds (6 offensive, 24 defensive) and got 3 blocks. Atlanta ended up shooting 89.7% when shooting free throws by making 26 of 29 attempts. They also buried 5 out of their 17 attempts from 3-point range.

Aerial Powers is someone who played a role for this contest. She left the arena with 25 points on 10 out of 16 shooting. She played for 33 mins and pulled down 2 boards. Powers walked away from this one shooting 62.5% from the floor and dished out 2 dimes.

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Minnesota will enter this game with a record of 11-19 this year. They average 82.9 pts per game (5th in the WNBA) while going 44.9% from the floor. The Lynx are hitting 34.2% on 3-pointers (201 of 587) and 77.6% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Minnesota is snagging 37.5 rebounds per game and is sitting with 617 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 3rd in the WNBA in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 14.7 times per game and as a unit are committing 17.6 fouls per game. On the defensive end, the Lynx are forcing their opponents into 11.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.2 personal fouls. They are conceding 34.6% on shots from distance and they are ranked 7th in the league in points per game allowed (84.0). The Lynx defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 43.6% (355 of 547) and they concede 32.5 boards per game as a squad. They rank 11th in the WNBA in giving up assists with 636 relinquished for the season.

In their last game, the Los Angeles Sparks took a loss by a score of 90-80 when they faced the Phoenix Mercury. The Sparks were able to corral 25 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 31 for this game. They also coughed it up 17 times, while earning 8 steals in the game. The Mercury were called for 24 personal fouls for the game which took the Sparks to the free throw line for 28 attempts. They were able to bury 23 of the free throws for a clip of 82.1%. When it comes to 3-point shots, Los Angeles made 3 of 21 tries (14.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Sparks finished 27 for 67 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.3%. The Sparks allowed the Mercury to make 32 of their 64 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.0% for the matchup. They finished 36.0% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 9 out of 25 and walked away from this one shooting 17 of 21 from the charity stripe (81.0%). Concerning rebounding, Los Angeles allowed Phoenix to get 32 overall (4 on the offensive side).

Chennedy Carter ended up being important for the Sparks in this matchup. She converted 8 out of 10 for this contest for a field goal rate of 80.0%, and accumulated 1 rebound. Carter totaled 23 points in her 20 mins of playing time, but finished this game without an assist.

Los Angeles has a win-loss mark of 12-16 so far this season. Los Angeles has accounted for 2,256 pts on the season (80.6 per game) and they pull in 31.3 rebounds per contest. The Sparks commit 18.1 fouls per game and they hit 77.3% from the free throw line. As an offense, the Sparks are connecting on 45.3% from the field, which is 4th in the league. They are dishing out assists 19.2 times per contest (9th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.4 times per game. The Sparks on the defensive end are ranked 11th in the WNBA in points per game surrendered with 85.6. They have conceded 20.9 dimes and 34.4 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 9th and 7th in the WNBA. The Los Angeles defense concedes 37.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (252 of 668) and their opponents are converting on 79.9% of their free throw shots. They are able to force 15.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 46.0% from the floor (11th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota

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