Chicago Sky vs Minnesota Lynx Prediction, 5/19/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Chicago Sky vs Minnesota Lynx

Date: Friday, May 19, 2023

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: WNBA League Pass

The Minnesota Lynx (14-22 last season) play the Chicago Sky (26-10 last year) at Target Center on Friday.

The Chicago Sky stepped onto the hardwood against the Connecticut Sun and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 72-63 in their last game. Chicago walked away from the game having earned a 34.3% FG percentage (24 out of 70) and converted 8 of 25 shots from beyond the arc. From the charity stripe, the Sky made 7 of 12 attempts for a rate of 58.3%. In relation to rebounding, they earned 28 with 7 of them being offensive. They also doled out 18 dimes in the game as well as forcing 23 turnovers and having 13 steals. In relation to defense, Chicago allowed their opponent to shoot 45.8% from the field on 27 of 59 shooting. Connecticut recorded 6 assists and had 5 steals for the contest. Additionally, Connecticut had 43 rebounds (6 offensive, 37 defensive) and earned 7 blocked shots. Connecticut shot 100.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 16 of their 16 tries. They made 2 out of their 8 attempts from beyond the perimeter.

Julie Allemand is one player who was a major factor for the contest. She ended up with 0 points on 0 out of 1 shooting. She saw the court for 7 mins but did not grab any boards. Allemand finished shooting 0.0% from the field but didn't record a dime.

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Chicago heads into this game after finishing with a win-loss mark of 26-10 last season. The Sky hit on 34.5% on shots from downtown (260 of 754) and 82.3% from the charity stripe. They averaged 86.3 points per contest (2nd in the league) on 48.1% from the field. They turned the ball over 13.8 times per game and as a squad committed 16.2 personal fouls per game. As a basketball team, Chicago pulled down 34.8 boards per game and earned 874 dimes last year, which had them ranked 1st in the WNBA in terms of passing the ball. On the defensive end of the court, the Sky were able to force their opponents into 13.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.5 fouls. They were ranked 8th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 751 surrendered last year. The Sky defensively gave up a shooting percentage of 43.8% (1,121 of 2,561) and they surrendered 33.2 rebounds per contest as a group. They surrendered 34.0% on shots from downtown while they were 4th in basketball in points per game allowed (81.3).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Minnesota Lynx walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 90-83 when they faced the Connecticut Sun. The Lynx were able to snag 24 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 32 for this game. They also turned it over 12 times, while getting 7 steals in this contest. The Sun committed 13 personal fouls for this game which took the Lynx to the free throw line for 10 tries. They were able to convert 8 of those for a clip of 80.0%. With respect to 3-pointers, Minnesota made 11 of 31 tries (35.5%). When the final whistle blew, the Lynx walked away from this one shooting 32 out of 70 from the field which had them at 45.7%. The Lynx permitted the Sun to knock down 36 out of 68 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 52.9% in the matchup. They shot 35.7% from beyond the arc by shooting 5 of 14 and ended up going 13 out of 20 from the free throw line (65.0%). When talking about attacking the glass, Minnesota allowed Connecticut to collect 36 in all (8 on the offensive glass).

Natalie Achonwa was important for the Lynx for this contest. She made 2 out of 3 for the game for a rate of 66.7%, and had 4 rebounds. Achonwa totaled 4 points in her 9 minutes of playing time and accounted for 1 assist for this game.

Minnesota had a mark of 14-22 last season. The Lynx were responsible for committing 16.9 fouls per contest and they shot 78.4% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists was at 20.6 times per game (6th in the WNBA) and they turned it over 14.6 times per game. Minnesota totaled 2,968 points last season (82.4 per contest) and they snagged 36.9 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Lynx shot 45.0% from the field, which ranked them 4th in the league. The Lynx were ranked 8th in the WNBA in PPG given up with 83.9. They conceded 21.5 assists and 32.5 boards on a nightly basis, which was ranked 11th and 2nd in the WNBA. The Minnesota defense conceded 35.0% on shots from distance (319 of 911) and opponents converted on 79.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They forced their opponents into 11.5 turnovers per game and allowed teams to shoot 43.9% from the floor (8th in the WNBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago

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