Minnesota Lynx vs Las Vegas Aces Prediction, 5/28/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Minnesota Lynx vs Las Vegas Aces

Date: Sunday, May 28, 2023

Location: Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas, NV

TV: Youtube TV

Michelob ULTRA Arena is the venue where and the Las Vegas Aces (2-0) will take on the Minnesota Lynx (0-3) on Sunday.

The Minnesota Lynx played the Phoenix Mercury and took a loss by a final of 90-81 in their last contest. Minnesota walked away from the game with a 40.0% field goal percentage (28 out of 70) and made 3 of their 18 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the free throw line, the Lynx made 22 of their 25 tries for a percentage of 88.0%. Concerning hauling in boards, they earned 25 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 17 assists in this contest as well as forcing 18 turnovers and earning 8 steals. When it comes to defending, Minnesota allowed the other team to go 49.1% from the floor on 28 of 57 shooting. Phoenix earned 6 assists and had 5 steals for this contest. In addition, Phoenix snagged 33 rebounds (6 offensive, 27 defensive) and got 5 blocks. Phoenix ended up going 91.3% from the charity stripe by making 21 of their 23 attempts. They converted 13 of 28 tries from distance.

Aerial Powers is one player who was a major factor for the game. She ended up walking away with 20 points on 8 out of 15 shooting. She saw the court for 24 mins and also collected 4 rebounds. Powers finished the contest at 53.3% from the floor but wasn't able to get an assist.

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Minnesota comes into this matchup with a mark of 0-3 so far this season. They are turning it over 15.0 times per contest and as a team they commit 19.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Minnesota is pulling down 32.7 boards per game and is sitting with 56 assists so far this season, which is 4th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Lynx are connecting on 24.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (15 of 62) and 83.6% from the free throw line. They have an average of 74.7 points per contest (10th in the league) on 39.5% from the field. On the defensive end of the court, the Lynx are forcing 15.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.0 personal fouls. They concede 38.7% from 3-point land while they are 9th in basketball in PPG from their opponents (83.3). The Lynx defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 44.4% (46 of 60) and they relinquish 33.7 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are 11th in the WNBA in giving up assists with 67 relinquished so far this year.

The last time they took the court, the Las Vegas Aces went home victorious with a score of 94-85 when they faced the Los Angeles Sparks. The Aces snagged 32 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards for a total of 37 in the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 20 times, while earning 8 steals for this game. The Sparks had 22 fouls for the matchup which got the Aces to the free throw line for a total of 28 attempts. They were able to bury 22 of the free throw tries for a clip of 78.6%. When discussing shots from downtown, Las Vegas made 10 of 23 attempts (43.5%). When the game finished, the Aces went 31 for 59 from the field which had them at 52.5%. The Aces permitted the Sparks to make 32 of 76 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 42.1% in the game. They went 36.8% from 3-point land by connecting on 7 out of 19 and finished the game at 14 out of 20 at the charity stripe (70.0%). Concerning rebounds, Las Vegas permitted Los Angeles to snag 30 in total (6 offensive).

Jackie Young ended up having an impact for the Aces in this matchup. She buried 12 of 18 for the matchup for a rate of 66.7%, and had 3 rebounds. Young tallied 30 points in her 35 mins on the court and tallied 2 assists for the matchup.

Las Vegas has a win-loss record of 2-0 for the year. On the offensive side of the court, the Aces are connecting on 53.8% from the floor, which is 1st in the WNBA. Las Vegas has tallied 199 pts this year (99.5 per game) and they pull in 43.5 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 20.0 times per contest (4th in the league) and they are turning it over 17.0 times per contest. The Aces are committing 15.0 personal fouls per game and they shoot 80.0% from the charity stripe. The Aces on the defensive side of the court are 3rd in the league in points given up per game with 74.5. The Las Vegas defense surrenders 30.0% on shots from distance (12 of 40) and opponents are converting on 65.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 17.5 dimes and 31.0 rebounds per game, which is ranked 5th and 1st in basketball. They are forcing 12.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 37.0% from the field (2nd in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Minnesota

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