Indiana Fever vs Minnesota Lynx Prediction, 6/9/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Indiana Fever vs Minnesota Lynx

Date: Friday, June 9, 2023

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Youtube TV

The Minnesota Lynx (1-6) play the Indiana Fever (1-5) at Target Center on Friday.

The Indiana Fever stepped onto the hardwood against the Chicago Sky and took a loss by a score of 108-103 in their last game. Indiana finished the game with a 54.8% FG percentage (40 of 73) and buried 9 of their 20 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the charity stripe, the Fever converted 14 of their 16 attempts for a percentage of 87.5%. Concerning pulling down boards, they collected 35 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 24 dimes in this matchup while creating 4 turnovers and getting 3 steals. When talking about defense, Indiana let their opponent shoot 50.0% from the field on 38 of 76 shooting. Chicago distributed 4 assists and had 10 steals in the matchup. In addition, Chicago pulled down 25 rebounds (4 offensive, 21 defensive) and added 2 rejections. Chicago finished the game at 92.0% from the free throw line by converting 23 of their 25 tries. They made 9 of their 21 attempts from 3-point range.

Aliyah Boston is one player who was a major factor in this contest. She totaled 25 points on 12 out of 15 shooting. She was on the hardwood for 39 mins and also grabbed 11 rebounds. Boston ended up going 80.0% from the field and also recorded 1 assist.

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Indiana comes into this game with a mark of 1-5 for the year. They are averaging 80.8 points per contest (6th in the league) while hitting 42.8% from the floor. The Fever are hitting 34.6% on shots from beyond the arc (46 of 133) and 75.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Indiana is collecting 37.3 boards per contest and has accounted for 103 assists for the season, which is 10th in the league in terms of passing. They are turning it over 13.7 times per contest and as a group are committing 21.2 fouls on a nightly basis. On the defensive end, the Fever are able to force 10.7 turnovers per game while drawing 18.0 fouls. They are giving up 35.7% on 3-point attempts while they are 11th in the WNBA in points per game from their opponents (86.7). The Fever are giving up a shooting percentage of 42.5% (64 of 108) and they concede 35.5 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 7th in basketball in allowing assists with 128 surrendered this year.

For their last game, the Minnesota Lynx got the win with a final of 80-78 when they played the Washington Mystics. The Lynx were able to collect 32 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 39 in this game. They turned the ball over 16 times, while recording 4 steals for this contest. The Mystics committed 17 fouls in the matchup which took the Lynx to the free throw line for a total of 17 attempts. They were able to convert 15 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 88.2%. Concerning shots from 3-point land, Minnesota converted 9 of their 24 attempts (37.5%). When the final whistle was blown, the Lynx finished 28 out of 63 from the floor which had them shooting 44.4%. The Lynx permitted the Mystics to convert 28 of their 71 tries from the floor 0 39.4% for the contest. They finished 30.0% from beyond the arc by going 9 of 30 and ended up going 13 of 14 from the charity stripe (92.9%). Regarding how they rebounded, Minnesota allowed Washington to get 31 in all (7 offensive).

Kayla McBride ended up having an impact for the Lynx in this matchup. She made 9 out of 19 in this matchup giving her a field goal percentage of 47.4%, and had 5 rebounds. McBride totaled 24 points in her 34 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 1 assist for this contest.

Minnesota has a record of 1-6 for the season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Lynx are hitting on 41.8% from the field, which ranks them 7th in the league. Minnesota has 550 pts for the campaign (78.6 per contest) and they collect 34.7 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 18.3 times per game (9th in the league) and they are turning it over 14.7 times per contest. The Lynx have committed 18.3 fouls per contest and they hit 84.1% from the charity stripe. The Lynx on defense are ranked 9th in the WNBA in points allowed per game with 86.4. They have allowed 22.4 dimes and 33.3 boards per game, ranking them 12th and 1st in the league. The Minnesota defense allows 35.3% from downtown (67 of 190) and opponents are knocking down 92.0% of their foul shots. They are forcing their opponents into 12.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 44.6% from the field (10th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Indiana

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