Atlanta Dream vs Minnesota Lynx Prediction, 9/1/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Atlanta Dream vs Minnesota Lynx

Date: Friday, September 1, 2023

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Youtube TV

The Atlanta Dream (17-19) go to Target Center on Friday where they'll meet the Minnesota Lynx (17-19).

The Atlanta Dream faced off with the Phoenix Mercury and earned the victory with a final of 94-76 in their last game. Atlanta finished the game having earned a 52.0% FG percentage (39 of 75) and buried 7 of their 19 shots from 3-point land. When they shot from the free throw line, the Dream knocked down 9 of 9 shots for a rate of 100.0%. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they earned 32 with 10 of them being offensive. They also dished out 27 dimes in this contest as well as forcing 16 turnovers and earning 11 steals. When talking about defense, Atlanta allowed their opponent to shoot 55.2% from the floor on 32 of 58 shooting. Phoenix distributed 1 assists and had 4 steals for this game. Moreover, Phoenix snagged 23 rebounds (1 offensive, 22 defensive) and had 5 blocks. Phoenix finished the contest at 72.7% at the free throw line by burying 8 of 11 tries. They also made 4 of 8 attempts from long range.

Cheyenne Parker is one player who was a major contributor in the matchup. She notched 25 points on 10 of 13 shooting. She was on the hardwood for 28 mins played and snagged 7 rebounds. Parker ended up shooting 76.9% from the floor and earned 3 dimes.

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Atlanta heads into this matchup with a mark of 17-19 so far this season. They are turning it over 13.9 times per game and as a team they are committing 19.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Atlanta is snagging 35.7 boards per game and has accounted for 670 assists this season, which has them ranked 8th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Dream are connecting on 34.3% on shots from downtown (237 of 691) and 78.8% from the free throw line. They average 82.8 pts per contest (5th in the league) while going 43.2% from the field. On defense, the Dream are forcing 13.1 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.9 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 3rd in the WNBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 671 surrendered so far this year. The Dream are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.1% (472 of 717) and they surrender 35.3 boards per game as a unit. They give up 33.5% on three-point shots and they are ranked 10th in the WNBA in opponents points per game (84.2).

When they last played, the Minnesota Lynx took a loss by a score of 83-72 when they played the Washington Mystics. The Lynx corralled 25 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 34 for this contest. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while getting 7 steals for the contest. The Mystics had 15 personal fouls in this contest which got the Lynx to the charity stripe for 7 tries. They were able to make 7 of them for a clip of 100.0%. With respect to shots from beyond the perimeter, Minnesota knocked down 9 of 26 attempts (34.6%). In all, the Lynx finished 28 out of 67 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.8%. The Lynx allowed the Mystics to make 29 of 64 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.3% in this contest. They wrapped up this game 48.0% from distance by going 12 of 25 and ended up shooting 13 out of 15 from the free throw line (86.7%). When it comes to cleaning the glass, Minnesota allowed Washington to grab 32 overall (8 offensive).

Diamond Miller ended up being important for the Lynx in this contest. She made 9 out of 18 for this contest giving her a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and added 1 rebound. Miller scored 25 points in her 30 mins of playing time, but wasn't able to tally an assist.

Minnesota has a win-loss mark of 17-19 so far this season. The Lynx are committing 16.8 fouls per contest while shooting 80.8% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 19.1 times per game (8th in the league) and they are turning it over 13.4 times per game. Minnesota has tallied 2,870 pts on the season (79.7 per contest) and they pull in 33.9 boards per game. As an offense, the Lynx are connecting on 43.4% from the floor, which is 8th in the league. The Lynx defensively are ranked 12th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 85.1. They have surrendered 20.8 dimes and 34.9 boards per contest, which has them ranked 12th and 7th in the league. The Minnesota defense allows 35.3% on shots from 3-point land (325 of 921) and opponents are knocking down 82.3% of their foul shots. They are able to force 12.6 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.0% from the field (10th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota

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