Minnesota Lynx vs New York Liberty Prediction, 6/7/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Minnesota Lynx vs New York Liberty

Date: Tuesday, June 7, 2022

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: CBS Sports Network

The Minnesota Lynx (3-8) travel to Barclays Center on Tuesday where they'll take on the New York Liberty (3-8).

The Minnesota Lynx played the New York Liberty and went home with a win by a final score of 84-77 in their last contest. Minnesota ended with a 49.2% FG percentage (31 of 63) and made 7 out of their 13 shots from downtown. At the free throw line, the Lynx buried 15 of 20 tries for a rate of 75.0%. Concerning rebounding, they compiled 36 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 15 assists in this contest in addition to forcing 11 turnovers and having 4 steals. In reference to defense, Minnesota allowed their opponent to shoot 45.1% from the floor on 32 of 71 shooting. New York distributed 8 dimes and had 9 steals for the matchup. On top of that, New York pulled down 34 boards (8 offensive, 26 defensive) and had 4 blocks. New York finished the game shooting 69.2% at the free throw line by burying 9 of 13 attempts. They also made 4 of their 30 attempts from distance.

Aerial Powers is a player who played a role for this contest. She totaled 27 points on 11 out of 22 shooting. She was on the court for 34 mins and grabbed 7 rebounds. Powers finished the game at 50.0% from the floor and also distributed 2 assists.

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Minnesota steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 3-8 so far this year. They are averaging 79.4 pts per game (8th in the league) while hitting 43.1% from the field. The Lynx are hitting 33.5% on shots from distance (62 of 185) and 76.1% from the free throw line. As a team, Minnesota is grabbing 35.9 boards per game and has accounted for 206 dimes this season, which has them ranked 8th in the WNBA in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 15.3 times per contest and as a group are committing 18.2 personal fouls on a nightly basis. When they are on defense, the Lynx are able to force 12.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.5 personal fouls. The Lynx defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 45.2% (141 of 214) and they concede 32.3 boards per contest as a team. They are currently ranked 10th in the WNBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 238 relinquished for the campaign. They concede 34.3% from 3-point land while they are 9th in basketball in PPG from their opponents (84.9).

For their last game, the New York Liberty took a loss by a score of 84-77 against the Minnesota Lynx. The Liberty recorded 26 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 34 in this game. They coughed it up 11 times, while getting 9 steals in this contest. The Lynx committed 18 fouls for this contest which took the Liberty to the free throw line for 13 attempts. They were able to bury 9 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 69.2%. In regard to shots from distance, New York made 4 out of 30 tries (13.3%). When this game wrapped up, the Liberty finished shooting 32 for 71 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 45.1%. The Liberty permitted the Lynx to bury 31 out of 63 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.2% for the game. They finished 53.8% from three-point range by shooting 7 of 13 and walked away from this one shooting 15 of 20 from the charity stripe (75.0%). In regard to how they rebounded, New York allowed Minnesota to get 36 overall (7 offensive).

Sabrina Ionescu ended up having an impact for the Liberty for this game. She buried 13 out of 24 for the contest for a field goal rate of 54.2%, and totaled 5 rebounds. Ionescu scored 31 points in her 36 minutes on the court and had 7 assists in the game.

New York has a win-loss record of 3-8 for the campaign. The Liberty have committed 19.0 personal fouls per game and they connect on 80.9% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 17.6 times per game (11th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 16.2 times per contest. New York has accounted for 801 pts on the season (72.8 per contest) and they snag 34.1 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Liberty are shooting 39.9% from the field, which has them ranked 12th in the league. The Liberty are ranked 8th in the league in points per game surrendered with 82.7. They give up 16.9 assists and 37.9 boards per game, which is 1st and 11th in the league. The New York defense gives up 38.1% on three-point shots (83 of 218) and opponents are connecting on 81.6% of their free throw shots. They are forcing their opponents into 12.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 41.7% from the field (4th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota

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