Minnesota Lynx vs Chicago Sky Prediction, 8/8/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Minnesota Lynx vs Chicago Sky

Date: Tuesday, August 8, 2023

Location: Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: WNBA League Pass

The Chicago Sky (11-15) play the Minnesota Lynx (13-15) at Wintrust Arena on Tuesday.

The Minnesota Lynx faced the New York Liberty and took a loss by a final of 76-66 in their last contest. Minnesota wrapped up the contest with a 41.3% field goal percentage (26 of 63) and converted 3 of their 16 3-point shots. From the free throw line, the Lynx made 11 of their 14 attempts for a percentage of 78.6%. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they earned 32 with 9 of them being offensive. They also distributed 21 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Regarding defending, Minnesota allowed their opponent to shoot 40.0% from the field on 30 out of 75 shooting. New York recorded 16 dimes and had 5 steals in this matchup. On top of that, New York snagged 43 rebounds (16 offensive, 27 defensive) and added 4 rejections. New York finished the game at 87.5% at the charity stripe by converting 7 of their 8 tries. They made 9 out of their 30 shots from long range.

Napheesa Collier is one player who was a contributor for this contest. She left the arena with 18 points on 8 of 18 shooting. She played 35 mins and snagged 8 rebounds. Collier ended up going 44.4% from the floor and distributed 2 assists.

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Minnesota comes into this contest with a win-loss mark of 13-15 on the season. They cough up possession 13.3 times per contest and as a squad they commit 16.6 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Minnesota is snagging 34.3 rebounds per contest and has racked up 528 assists this season, which is 6th in the WNBA in terms of passing the rock. The Lynx are shooting 31.0% on shots from beyond the arc (179 of 578) and 79.4% from the free throw line. They have an average of 79.6 points per outing (9th in the WNBA) while going 43.3% from the floor. On defense, the Lynx are forcing 12.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.4 fouls. They are giving up 34.8% on 3-point shots and they are 10th in the WNBA in points per game from their opponents (84.8). The Lynx defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 44.9% (350 of 514) and they concede 34.8 rebounds per game as a squad. They are 12th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 591 conceded for the year.

The last time they took the court, the Chicago Sky got the win with a final of 104-89 against the Dallas Wings. The Sky were able to pull down 24 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards totaling 29 for the contest. They turned it over 11 times, while earning 4 steals for the matchup. The Wings had 15 personal fouls for the contest which got the Sky to the charity stripe for 15 tries. They were able to knock down 14 of those for a clip of 93.3%. In the matter of shots from distance, Chicago made 14 out of 24 attempts (58.3%). At the conclusion of this game, the Sky went 38 for 69 from the field which gave them a percentage of 55.1%. The Sky permitted the Wings to convert 35 out of their 73 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 47.9% for the contest. They wrapped up this game 35.0% from three-point range by going 7 of 20 and ended up going 12 out of 19 at the free throw line (63.2%). When it comes to how they attacked the glass, Chicago permitted Dallas to get 28 in all (7 on the offensive side).

Kahleah Copper was important for the Sky for this contest. She buried 8 of 15 in this matchup giving her a rate of 53.3%, and totaled 2 rebounds. Copper scored 25 points in her 30 minutes on the court and earned 2 assists for this contest.

Chicago has a mark of 11-15 so far this year. On the offensive side of the court, the Sky are shooting 43.8% from the field, which is 5th in basketball. Chicago has accounted for 2,083 points so far this year (80.1 per game) and they pull down 33.3 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 20.2 times per contest (4th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.5 times per contest. The Sky are committing 17.1 fouls per game and they go 73.7% from the free throw line. The Sky are ranked 7th in the WNBA in points per game surrendered with 82.9. They are forcing their opponents into 13.1 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.3% from the floor (10th in the league). The Chicago defense gives up 33.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter (165 of 498) and their opponents are converting on 80.2% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 20.2 assists and 34.6 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks 9th and 7th in the WNBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Minnesota

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