Washington Mystics vs Minnesota Lynx Prediction, 5/8/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Washington Mystics vs Minnesota Lynx

Date: Sunday, May 8, 2022

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: ESPN2

The Washington Mystics (12-20 last year) are headed to Target Center on Sunday where they'll take on the Minnesota Lynx (22-10 last season).

The Washington Mystics faced the Minnesota Lynx and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 83-77 in their last game. Washington walked away from the game with a 45.3% field goal percentage (29 of 64) and made 7 of their 22 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Mystics buried 12 of their 14 tries for a rate of 85.7%. When it comes to pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 29 with 7 of them being offensive. They also doled out 16 assists in this contest in addition to forcing 12 turnovers and getting 5 steals. When talking about defense, Washington allowed their opponent to shoot 43.9% from the floor on 29 out of 66 shooting. Minnesota totaled 10 assists and had 10 steals in this game. Furthermore, Minnesota collected 38 boards (10 offensive, 28 defensive) and earned 2 blocks. Minnesota went 87.0% from the charity stripe by making 20 of their 23 tries. They also knocked down 5 of their 16 shots from beyond the arc.

Aerial Powers is one player who came through in the game. She ended up walking away with 27 points on 10 out of 20 shooting. She played 33 mins and also pulled down 2 boards. Powers finished the game shooting 50.0% from the floor and also recorded 2 dimes.

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Washington will play this contest after finishing with a record of 12-20 last year. They had an average of 79.8 pts per game (7th in basketball) while shooting 41.0% from the field. The Mystics connected on 32.8% from downtown (288 of 878) and 80.8% from the charity stripe. As a squad, Washington collected 33.3 boards per game and tallied 596 assists last season, which ranked 7th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They turned it over 12.3 times per game and as a basketball team committed 17.2 personal fouls per contest. On the defensive end, the Mystics forced 13.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.4 fouls. They were ranked 6th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 618 surrendered last year. The Mystics defensively allowed an opponent FG percentage of 46.3% (993 of 2,146) and they surrendered 36.8 boards per game as a basketball team. They surrendered 37.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they ranked 9th in the WNBA in opponents points per game (83.6).

When they last played, the Minnesota Lynx walked away with a victory by a final of 83-77 against the Washington Mystics. The Lynx were able to collect 28 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 38 for this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while getting 10 steals for this game. The Mystics had 20 personal fouls for the game which took the Lynx to the free throw line for 23 attempts. They were able to convert 20 of them for a rate of 87.0%. With respect to 3-point shots, Minnesota converted 5 of 16 attempts (31.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Lynx finished shooting 29 for 66 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.9%. The Lynx allowed the Mystics to make 29 of 64 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.3% in the game. They finished 31.8% from behind the 3-point line via 7 out of 22 and finished the contest at 12 of 14 at the free throw line (85.7%). With respect to cleaning up the glass, Minnesota permitted Washington to get 29 in total (7 offensive).

Kahleah Copper ended up being a major contributor for the Lynx in this contest. She buried 6 out of 11 for this contest giving her a rate of 54.5%, and had 10 rebounds. Copper earned 16 points in her 29 minutes of playing time and earned 4 dimes in the game.

Minnesota had a win-loss record of 22-10 last season. As an offense, the Lynx shot 45.8% from the floor, which had them ranked 2nd in the WNBA. Minnesota accumulated 2,647 pts last season (82.7 per game) and they grabbed 34.9 boards per contest. They got an assist 20.4 times per game (4th in basketball) and they coughed up possession 14.0 times per game. The Lynx committed 17.5 fouls per contest and they shot 83.7% from the charity stripe. The Lynx on the defensive end were ranked 3rd in basketball in points per game surrendered with 78.7. The Minnesota defense gave up 34.6% on three-point shots (231 of 667) and their opponents made 83.0% of their free throw attempts. They forced their opponents into 12.9 turnovers per game and allowed teams to shoot 42.4% from the field (5th in basketball). They surrendered 18.1 dimes and 32.5 boards per game, which was ranked 4th and 2nd in those categories on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Minnesota

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