Indiana Fever vs Minnesota Lynx Prediction, 7/5/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Indiana Fever vs Minnesota Lynx

Date: Wednesday, July 5, 2023

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: WNBA League Pass

Target Center is the venue where and the Minnesota Lynx (7-9) will play the Indiana Fever (5-11) on Wednesday.

The Indiana Fever faced the Chicago Sky and went home with a loss by a final score of 89-87 in their last game. Indiana ended having earned a 51.5% field goal percentage (35 of 68) and knocked down 5 out of their 17 three-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Fever made 12 of 18 shots for a rate of 66.7%. When discussing pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 35 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 21 assists for the matchup while forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When talking about the defense, Indiana let their opponent shoot 50.0% from the field on 34 out of 68 shooting. Chicago doled out 9 dimes and had 8 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Chicago snagged 31 rebounds (9 offensive, 22 defensive) and added 3 blocks. Chicago finished 56.3% when shooting free throws by knocking down 9 of their 16 attempts. They also knocked down 12 of their 28 shots from three-point range.

NaLyssa Smith is someone who was a major contributor in the game. She ended up with 27 points on 11 of 16 shooting. She was on the hardwood for 27 mins and snagged 8 boards. Smith shot 68.8% from the field and also dished out 1 assist.

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Indiana heads into this contest with a record of 5-11 for the campaign. They lose possession via turnover 13.2 times per game and as a squad are committing 20.5 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Indiana is collecting 36.3 rebounds per game and is sitting with 287 assists so far this season, which is 10th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Fever are connecting on 32.2% on three-point shots (102 of 317) and 78.9% from the charity stripe. They average 81.8 pts per contest (6th in basketball) while going 43.8% from the field. Defensively, the Fever have forced 11.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.8 personal fouls. They relinquish 37.2% from 3-point land while they are 9th in the league in PPG allowed (85.1). The Fever defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 44.0% (189 of 284) and they surrender 32.9 boards per game as a squad. They rank 9th in basketball in giving up assists with 328 relinquished this season.

In their last game, the Minnesota Lynx walked away with a victory by a final of 86-76 when they faced the Phoenix Mercury. The Lynx collected 23 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 in this game. They gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while getting 13 steals for this game. The Mercury were called for 20 fouls in this contest which got the Lynx to the charity stripe for a total of 22 shots. They were able to bury 18 of the free throws for a percentage of 81.8%. When it comes to three-point attempts, Minnesota buried 6 of their 18 attempts (33.3%). At the conclusion of this game, the Lynx walked away from this one shooting 31 out of 68 from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.6%. The Lynx allowed the Mercury to knock down 30 of 59 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 50.8% for this contest. They went 31.6% from beyond the arc by shooting 6 of 19 and ended up shooting 10 out of 18 from the free throw line (55.6%). Concerning rebounds, Minnesota allowed Phoenix to pull down 35 in total (9 on the offensive side).

Diamond Miller pitched in for the Lynx for the contest. She converted 9 out of 15 in this game for a rate of 60.0%, and accounted for 6 rebounds. Miller scored 25 points in her 29 minutes on the hardwood, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes.

Minnesota has a win-loss mark of 7-9 on the campaign. The Lynx have committed 17.4 fouls per game while shooting 82.7% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 18.8 times per contest (7th in basketball) and they turn it over 12.6 times per game. Minnesota has earned 1,273 points on the campaign (79.6 per contest) and they grab 35.4 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Lynx are shooting 42.1% from the floor, which has them ranked 9th in the WNBA. The Lynx defensively are ranked 8th in the league in PPG allowed with 83.9. They have relinquished 20.4 assists and 34.6 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 9th and 6th in the league. The Minnesota defense gives up 36.3% on 3-point shots (153 of 421) and their opposition knocks down 83.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They are forcing 12.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.3% from the floor (9th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota

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