Minnesota Lynx vs Indiana Fever Prediction, 8/10/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Minnesota Lynx vs Indiana Fever

Date: Thursday, August 10, 2023

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: WNBA League Pass

The Indiana Fever (7-21) play the Minnesota Lynx (13-15) at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Thursday.

The Minnesota Lynx faced off with the New York Liberty and took a loss by a score of 76-66 in their last contest. Minnesota walked away from the contest having earned a 41.3% field goal percentage (26 of 63) and converted 3 of their 16 3-pointers. When they shot from the free throw line, the Lynx knocked down 11 of their 14 tries for a percentage of 78.6%. In regard to grabbing boards, they earned 32 with 9 of them being offensive. They also distributed 21 assists in the matchup as well as forcing 12 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When it comes to defending, Minnesota allowed their opponent to shoot 40.0% from the floor on 30 of 75 shooting. New York earned 16 assists and had 5 steals for this game. In addition, New York snagged 43 rebounds (16 offensive, 27 defensive) and got 4 blocks. New York finished the game shooting 87.5% at the charity stripe by knocking down 7 of 8 tries. They converted 9 of 30 tries from three-point range.

Napheesa Collier is a player who came through in this game. She notched 18 points on 8 out of 18 shooting. She was on the hardwood for 35 mins played and also pulled down 8 rebounds. Collier went 44.4% from the field and earned 2 assists.

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Minnesota steps onto the court with a win-loss mark of 13-15 this season. The Lynx are connecting on 31.0% from downtown (179 of 578) and 79.4% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 79.6 pts per game (9th in the league) while hitting 43.3% from the field. They are losing possession via turnover 13.3 times per game and as a group they commit 16.6 fouls per game. As a unit, Minnesota is grabbing 34.3 rebounds per game and has totaled 528 dimes on the season, which is 8th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. When they are on the defensive end, the Lynx are forcing 12.5 turnovers per game while drawing 18.4 fouls. They are conceding 34.8% on 3-point shots and they are 11th in basketball in points per game allowed (84.8). The Lynx defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 44.9% (350 of 514) and they relinquish 34.8 rebounds per contest as a group. They rank 12th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 591 surrendered for the year.

In their last game, the Indiana Fever took a loss by a score of 82-73 when they faced the Atlanta Dream. The Fever snagged 25 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 33 in this matchup. They turned the ball over 14 times, while getting 8 steals for the game. The Dream earned 16 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Fever to the free throw line for 20 attempts. They were able to make 11 of the free throws for a percentage of 55.0%. When talking about shots from beyond the perimeter, Indiana buried 4 of 13 attempts (30.8%). Overall, the Fever went 29 for 64 from the field which had them shooting 45.3%. The Fever permitted the Dream to convert 30 of 62 tries from the field 0 48.4% for the game. They went 45.0% from three-point range by going 9 of 20 and ended up going 13 out of 21 at the charity stripe (61.9%). Regarding attacking the glass, Indiana permitted Atlanta to get 28 in total (4 on the offensive side).

Aliyah Boston ended up being a factor for the Fever for this game. She made 12 out of 22 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 54.5%, and added 10 rebounds. Boston had 25 points in her 34 minutes on the court and accounted for 2 dimes in the game.

Indiana has a mark of 7-21 for the season. Indiana has accounted for 2,233 points for the season (79.8 per game) and they pull down 34.1 rebounds per contest. The Fever have committed 20.4 fouls per game and they shoot 79.1% from the free throw line. On the offensive side of the court, the Fever are connecting on 43.8% from the field, which ranks 6th in the league. Their rate of earning assists is at 17.9 times per contest (11th in the league) and they cough up possession 14.2 times per game. The Fever on defense are ranked 12th in the league in points allowed per contest with 85.1. They are forcing their opponents into 12.9 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 44.9% from the field (8th in the WNBA). The Indiana defense surrenders 37.3% on shots from beyond the arc (236 of 632) and opponents are making 81.0% of their foul shots. They have given up 20.6 dimes and 32.2 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 10th and 2nd in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota

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