Minnesota Lynx vs New York Liberty Prediction, 6/5/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Minnesota Lynx vs New York Liberty

Date: Sunday, June 5, 2022

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: YES

Barclays Center is the site where and the New York Liberty (2-7) will take on the Minnesota Lynx (2-8) on Sunday.

The Minnesota Lynx faced the Atlanta Dream and took a loss by a final of 84-76 in their last contest. Minnesota finished the contest with a 45.0% field goal percentage (27 out of 60) and buried 7 out of their 21 3-pointers. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Lynx converted 15 of 20 attempts for a rate of 75.0%. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they earned 39 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 16 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In relation to the defense, Minnesota allowed the other team to go 42.9% from the floor on 33 of 77 shooting. Atlanta distributed 7 assists and had 17 steals for this game. Furthermore, Atlanta pulled down 30 rebounds (7 offensive, 23 defensive) and had 4 blocks. Atlanta ended up going 50.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 6 of 12 attempts. They converted 12 of 28 shots from downtown.

Sylvia Fowles is one player who was a factor for the matchup. She scored 16 points on 7 out of 9 shooting. She was on the hardwood for 36 mins and also pulled down 20 rebounds. Fowles finished the contest at 77.8% from the field and earned 1 assist.

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Minnesota steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss mark of 2-8 for the year. They have an average of 78.9 pts per contest (9th in basketball) while connecting on 42.5% from the floor. The Lynx are connecting on 32.0% on shots from 3-point land (55 of 172) and 76.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Minnesota is pulling in 35.9 boards per game and is sitting with 191 assists on the campaign, which ranks 6th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 15.3 times per game and as a group they are committing 18.2 personal fouls on a nightly basis. On defense, the Lynx are forcing 13.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.7 fouls. They currently rank 10th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 221 surrendered so far this year. The Lynx are allowing a shooting percentage of 45.3% (130 of 197) and they surrender 32.1 rebounds per game as a squad. They concede 37.0% on 3-pointers and they rank 9th in the league in PPG allowed (85.7).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the New York Liberty walked away with a victory by a final of 87-74 when they played the Indiana Fever. The Liberty earned 31 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 39 for the contest. They also turned the ball over 12 times, while recording 2 steals for this game. The Fever were called for 18 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Liberty to the charity stripe for a total of 24 shots. They were able to knock down 20 of those for a clip of 83.3%. With respect to 3-point shots, New York made 11 out of 33 attempts (33.3%). Overall, the Liberty ended up shooting 28 out of 62 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.2%. The Liberty permitted the Fever to knock down 25 out of their 76 tries from the field which had them at 32.9% in the matchup. They finished shooting 34.6% from downtown by shooting 9 of 26 and walked away from this one shooting 15 out of 15 from the charity stripe (100.0%). Regarding cleaning up the glass, New York permitted Indiana to grab 33 in total (11 offensive).

Stefanie Dolson was important for the Liberty for this contest. She knocked down 5 of 8 in the matchup giving her a rate of 62.5%, and accounted for 8 rebounds. Dolson scored 16 points in her 25 minutes on the court and added 7 assists for this game.

New York has a record of 2-7 on the season. New York has 650 pts for the season (72.2 per contest) and they grab 34.1 boards per contest. The Liberty have committed 19.6 fouls per game and they shoot 80.3% from the free throw line. When it comes to executing on offense, the Liberty are shooting 39.7% from the field, which is ranked 12th in the WNBA. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 18.0 times per game (10th in basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 17.2 times per contest. The Liberty on the defensive end are ranked 8th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 84.0. They have forced 12.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 41.2% from the field (3rd in the league). The New York defense surrenders 38.6% on 3-pointers (71 of 184) and opponents are knocking down 83.5% of their foul shots. They have conceded 17.2 dimes and 38.0 boards on a nightly basis, which is 3rd and 12th in the WNBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota

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