Dallas Wings vs Minnesota Lynx Prediction, 7/12/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Dallas Wings vs Minnesota Lynx

Date: Wednesday, July 12, 2023

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: WNBA League Pass

The Minnesota Lynx (9-10) play the Dallas Wings (10-9) at Target Center on Wednesday.

The Dallas Wings took the court against the Indiana Fever and walked away with a win by a score of 77-76 in their last contest. Dallas wrapped up the contest having earned a 43.5% field goal percentage (27 out of 62) and converted 2 of their 13 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the Wings converted 21 of their 26 shots for a rate of 80.8%. When discussing pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 33 with 9 of them being offensive. They also distributed 18 assists for the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 17 turnovers and having 9 steals. In relation to defense, Dallas allowed the other team to shoot 44.8% from the floor on 30 out of 67 shooting. Indiana recorded 11 assists and had 5 steals for this game. In addition, Indiana pulled down 35 rebounds (11 offensive, 24 defensive) and earned 2 rejections. Indiana shot 76.5% at the free throw line by knocking down 13 of their 17 tries. They made 3 of 14 tries from three-point range.

Arike Ogunbowale is a player who played a role in the game. She ended up scoring 28 points on 10 of 20 shooting. She was on the court for 38 mins played and collected 4 boards. Ogunbowale finished shooting 50.0% from the floor and also earned 5 assists.

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Dallas enters this matchup with a win-loss record of 10-9 for the campaign. The Wings are connecting on 28.2% on 3-point shots (123 of 436) and 83.2% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 83.6 points per game (5th in the league) while hitting 41.6% from the floor. They cough up possession 13.5 times per contest and as a group they are committing 19.8 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Dallas is pulling in 39.1 rebounds per game and has 349 dimes this year, which is 8th in the league in terms of passing. On the defensive end, the Wings are forcing 14.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.1 fouls. They relinquish 32.9% from beyond the arc and they are 7th in the league in points per game allowed (82.7). The Wings are giving up a field goal percentage of 43.3% (272 of 343) and they relinquish 33.1 boards per contest as a group. They are ranked 8th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 373 conceded on the year.

The last time they took the court, the Minnesota Lynx walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 113-89 when they faced the Las Vegas Aces. The Lynx snagged 21 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards for a total of 26 in the game. They also coughed it up 13 times, while getting 6 steals for the contest. The Aces had 11 personal fouls for the game which got the Lynx to the charity stripe for a total of 15 attempts. They were able to bury 8 of them for a rate of 53.3%. With respect to 3-point shots, Minnesota made 9 of 16 tries (56.3%). Overall, the Lynx shot 36 out of 72 from the field which gave them a percentage of 50.0%. The Lynx permitted the Aces to make 43 of 72 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 59.7% in this game. They finished 43.6% from distance by shooting 17 out of 39 and finished the game at 10 of 14 at the free throw line (71.4%). Regarding cleaning the glass, Minnesota allowed Las Vegas to pull down 34 in total (7 on the offensive glass).

Napheesa Collier pitched in for the Lynx for the matchup. She made 7 of 9 in this matchup for a rate of 77.8%, and earned 5 rebounds. Collier recorded 18 points in her 31 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 2 assists for this contest.

Minnesota has a mark of 9-10 for the season. On the offensive side of the court, the Lynx are connecting on 42.8% from the floor, which has them ranked 8th in the league. Minnesota has accounted for 1,527 points so far this year (80.4 per contest) and they grab 34.5 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 19.2 times per contest (6th in the WNBA) and they turn it over 13.0 times per contest. The Lynx have committed 17.1 fouls per game and they go 81.6% from the charity stripe. The Lynx on the defensive side of the court are 8th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 84.4. The Minnesota defense allows 36.3% on 3-point shots (180 of 496) and their opposition knocks down 83.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 20.5 dimes and 34.1 boards on a nightly basis, which is 10th and 4th in basketball. They have forced 12.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 45.0% from the field (10th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Dallas

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