Las Vegas Aces vs Minnesota Lynx Prediction, 7/9/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Las Vegas Aces vs Minnesota Lynx

Date: Sunday, July 9, 2023

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Youtube TV

Target Center is the venue where and the Minnesota Lynx (8-9) will play the Las Vegas Aces (16-1) on Sunday.

The Las Vegas Aces stepped onto the hardwood against the Dallas Wings and walked away with a win by a score of 89-82 in their last game. Las Vegas wrapped up the contest with a 46.2% FG percentage (30 out of 65) and converted 9 of 20 three-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Aces knocked down 20 of their 24 tries for a percentage of 83.3%. When discussing getting rebounds, they collected 39 with 7 of them being offensive. They also doled out 17 dimes in this game as well as forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and having 1 steal. When talking about defense, Las Vegas allowed the other team to shoot 40.2% from the field on 33 of 82 shooting. Dallas doled out 13 dimes and had 8 steals in the game. Additionally, Dallas collected 39 rebounds (13 offensive, 26 defensive) and got 1 block. Dallas finished the contest at 83.3% at the charity stripe by knocking down 10 of 12 shots. They also made 6 of their 24 tries from 3-point range.

Jackie Young is one player who came through for the matchup. She ended up scoring 28 points on 10 of 15 shooting. She was on the hardwood for 36 minutes and grabbed 7 rebounds. Young walked away from this one shooting 66.7% from the field and also recorded 5 dimes.

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Las Vegas enters this game with a record of 16-1 this year. The Aces are shooting 37.6% on three-point shots (149 of 396) and 82.5% from the charity stripe. They average 93.4 points per contest (1st in basketball) while hitting 50.0% from the field. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.6 times per game and as a unit they commit 16.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Las Vegas is collecting 35.5 boards per game and has accounted for 380 dimes for the year, which ranks 3rd in the WNBA in terms of passing. On the defensive end, the Aces are forcing 12.6 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.6 fouls. They are relinquishing 33.4% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 2nd in the league in points per game allowed (78.3). The Aces are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.5% (214 of 317) and they concede 33.2 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are ranked 3rd in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 316 conceded this season.

In their last game, the Minnesota Lynx went home victorious with a score of 90-83 when they faced the Indiana Fever. The Lynx corralled 18 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 26 for the contest. They gave up possession 18 times, while earning 5 steals for this contest. The Fever committed 25 personal fouls in the game which got the Lynx to the free throw line for a total of 34 shots. They were able to make 29 of them for a rate of 85.3%. In the matter of shots from beyond the arc, Minnesota buried 7 of their 20 tries (35.0%). At the conclusion of this game, the Lynx ended up shooting 27 out of 58 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.6%. The Lynx permitted the Fever to convert 33 out of 70 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 47.1% for this contest. They finished the game shooting 25.0% from beyond the arc by going 4 out of 16 and finished the game at 13 of 14 from the free throw line (92.9%). In the matter of how they attacked the glass, Minnesota permitted Indiana to get 30 in total (10 on the offensive glass).

Napheesa Collier ended up having an impact for the Lynx for this contest. She knocked down 11 of 23 for this contest giving her a rate of 47.8%, and accounted for 8 rebounds. Collier tallied 32 points in her 32 mins of playing time and had 2 dimes for the game.

Minnesota has a record of 8-9 on the season. As an offensive unit, the Lynx are hitting on 42.3% from the floor, which has them ranked 8th in the league. Minnesota has accounted for 1,363 points for the year (80.2 per contest) and they grab 34.8 boards per contest. They are getting an assist 18.9 times per game (8th in the WNBA) and they are giving up possession 12.9 times per game. The Lynx are committing 17.4 fouls per contest and they shoot 82.9% from the charity stripe. The Lynx are ranked 8th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 83.9. They are able to force 12.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 44.5% from the field (10th in basketball). The Minnesota defense gives up 35.9% on three-point shots (157 of 437) and their opponents are making 83.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 20.1 assists and 34.3 rebounds per game, ranking them 9th and 6th in the league.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Minnesota

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