Minnesota Lynx vs Connecticut Sun Prediction, 7/30/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Minnesota Lynx vs Connecticut Sun

Date: Sunday, July 30, 2023

Location: Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT

TV: WNBA League Pass

The Connecticut Sun (18-6) host the Minnesota Lynx (11-13) at Mohegan Sun Arena on Sunday.

The Minnesota Lynx faced off with the Washington Mystics and went home with a win by a final score of 97-92 in their last game. Minnesota finished the game having earned a 50.7% field goal percentage (37 out of 73) and knocked down 4 of their 13 3-pointers. At the free throw line, the Lynx knocked down 19 of their 23 attempts for a rate of 82.6%. When talking about getting rebounds, they compiled a total of 33 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 21 assists in the game while forcing 13 turnovers and having 10 steals. In the matter of the defense, Minnesota let their opponent shoot 51.3% from the field on 40 of 78 shooting. Washington recorded 8 dimes and had 7 steals for this contest. In addition, Washington collected 29 rebounds (8 offensive, 21 defensive) and had 4 blocked shots. Washington shot 100.0% from the free throw line by making 4 of 4 shots. They buried 8 out of their 21 tries from beyond the arc.

Napheesa Collier is one player who had an impact for this game. She scored 24 points on 9 out of 20 shooting. She saw the court for 35 minutes and also pulled down 11 rebounds. Collier finished the game at 45.0% from the field and dished out 3 dimes.

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Minnesota enters this contest with a record of 11-13 on the year. The Lynx are hitting 31.0% on three-point shots (156 of 503) and 80.9% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 79.9 points per outing (8th in the league) while hitting 42.9% from the floor. They are turning it over 13.1 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 16.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Minnesota is pulling in 34.4 rebounds per game and has earned 450 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 6th in the WNBA in terms of passing. Defensively, the Lynx are forcing 12.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.6 fouls. The Lynx are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 45.6% (309 of 446) and they relinquish 34.5 boards per contest as a team. They are currently ranked 12th in the WNBA in giving up assists with 504 relinquished for the campaign. They give up 36.3% on 3-point shots while they are 10th in the WNBA in points per game allowed (85.5).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Connecticut Sun walked away with a victory by a final of 88-83 when they faced the Dallas Wings. The Sun snagged 23 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 31 in this matchup. They also coughed it up 7 times, while recording 6 steals in this contest. The Wings earned 21 fouls for the contest which got the Sun to the free throw line for a total of 26 attempts. They were able to bury 23 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 88.5%. In relation to 3-point shots, Connecticut made 7 out of 24 tries (29.2%). When all was said and done, the Sun finished the game shooting 29 out of 66 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.9%. The Sun allowed the Wings to convert 31 of their 76 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 40.8% for the game. They finished shooting 33.3% from behind the 3-point line by going 7 of 21 and walked away from this one shooting 14 of 20 at the free throw line (70.0%). With respect to cleaning up the glass, Connecticut allowed Dallas to grab 44 overall (18 offensive).

DeWanna Bonner was important for the Sun for the game. She knocked down 9 of 20 in this matchup giving her a rate of 45.0%, and tallied 8 rebounds. Bonner tallied 32 points in her 39 mins of playing time and had 4 dimes in this contest.

Connecticut has a record of 18-6 for the campaign. Connecticut has accumulated 2,017 pts for the campaign (84.0 per contest) and they grab 33.9 rebounds per game. The Sun commit 18.5 fouls per game and they shoot 75.8% from the charity stripe. When it comes to offensive execution, the Sun are hitting on 44.6% from the field, which is ranked 3rd in the league. They are earning an assist 21.0 times per game (3rd in the WNBA) and they turn the ball over 12.2 times per contest. The Sun on defense are ranked 1st in basketball in points allowed per contest with 78.6. They have surrendered 18.8 assists and 35.0 total rebounds per game, ranking them 1st and 8th in the league. The Connecticut defense surrenders 31.2% on three-point shots (159 of 509) and their opponents are converting on 79.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They are forcing their opponents into 14.8 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 42.2% from the floor (1st in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota

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