Minnesota Lynx vs Las Vegas Aces Prediction, 6/18/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Minnesota Lynx vs Las Vegas Aces

Date: Sunday, June 18, 2023

Location: Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas, NV

TV: WNBA League Pass

The Minnesota Lynx (3-7) travel to Michelob ULTRA Arena on Sunday where they'll meet the Las Vegas Aces (9-1).

The Minnesota Lynx faced the Los Angeles Sparks and took home the win by a score of 77-72 in their last game. Minnesota ended the game having earned a 50.9% field goal percentage (27 of 53) and made 6 out of their 19 three-point attempts. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Lynx buried 17 of 25 shots for a rate of 68.0%. When discussing rebounding, they earned 29 with 4 of them being offensive. They also doled out 19 assists for the game in addition to forcing 12 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Concerning defense, Minnesota allowed the other team to shoot 43.3% from the floor on 26 out of 60 shooting. Los Angeles recorded 5 dimes and had 6 steals for the contest. Moreover, Los Angeles pulled down 28 rebounds (5 offensive, 23 defensive) and got 1 block. Los Angeles went 68.8% at the free throw line by making 11 of 16 shots. They also made 9 out of their 26 tries from three-point range.

Napheesa Collier is one player who was a contributor for this contest. She ended up with 25 points on 9 of 13 shooting. She was on the hardwood for 38 minutes and also snagged 6 boards. Collier shot 69.2% from the field and earned 1 assist.

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Minnesota heads into this matchup with a mark of 3-7 so far this year. They turn it over 14.2 times per contest and as a squad they commit 17.4 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Minnesota is grabbing 34.8 rebounds per game and has 183 dimes this season, which is 7th in basketball in terms of passing. The Lynx are shooting 32.2% on shots from 3-point land (66 of 205) and 83.2% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 78.7 points per game (9th in basketball) while going 42.5% from the field. On the defensive end of the court, the Lynx are forcing their opponents into 11.7 turnovers per game while drawing 19.6 fouls. The Lynx defensively are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 44.4% (117 of 196) and they relinquish 32.1 rebounds per game as a unit. They are 12th in the WNBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 219 relinquished so far this year. They give up 34.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 9th in the WNBA in PPG allowed (83.4).

For their last game, the Las Vegas Aces took home the win by a final score of 96-63 when they faced the Seattle Storm. The Aces snagged 33 defensive boards and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 37 for the contest. They turned it over 11 times, while recording 10 steals for the matchup. The Storm earned 16 fouls for this game which got the Aces to the charity stripe for a total of 8 tries. They were able to bury 6 of the free throw tries for a clip of 75.0%. With respect to 3-point attempts, Las Vegas made 12 of their 26 tries (46.2%). Overall, the Aces went 39 for 70 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 55.7%. The Aces allowed the Storm to convert 24 out of 64 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 37.5% in this game. They finished shooting 21.7% from three-point range by shooting 5 out of 23 and walked away from this one shooting 10 out of 16 at the free throw line (62.5%). Concerning rebounding, Las Vegas allowed Seattle to snag 28 overall (4 on the offensive glass).

Jackie Young ended up having an impact for the Aces for the matchup. She made 12 of 18 for this game for a field goal rate of 66.7%, and had 2 rebounds. Young totaled 28 points in her 27 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist for this game.

Las Vegas has a win-loss mark of 9-1 this year. On the offensive side of the court, the Aces are shooting 50.0% from the floor, which is ranked 1st in basketball. Las Vegas has scored 918 points for the season (91.8 per game) and they pull in 35.4 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 21.7 times per game (2nd in the WNBA) and they are turning it over 12.4 times per game. The Aces are committing 16.1 fouls per game while shooting 80.5% from the free throw line. The Aces are ranked 2nd in the league in PPG given up with 77.5. The Las Vegas defense gives up 37.1% from downtown (78 of 210) and their opponents are connecting on 73.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 19.3 dimes and 33.3 rebounds per game, which ranks 6th and 2nd in the league. They have forced 13.8 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.1% from the field (3rd in the WNBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota

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