Minnesota Lynx vs Los Angeles Sparks Prediction, 6/16/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Minnesota Lynx vs Los Angeles Sparks

Date: Friday, June 16, 2023

Location: crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Youtube TV

The Minnesota Lynx (2-7) go to crypto.com Arena on Friday where they'll meet the Los Angeles Sparks (5-4).

The Minnesota Lynx faced the Los Angeles Sparks and earned the victory with a final of 91-86 in their last game. Minnesota finished having earned a 44.8% field goal percentage (30 of 67) and converted 7 of their 26 shots from downtown. When they shot from the free throw line, the Lynx buried 24 of their 25 tries for a rate of 96.0%. In relation to rebounding, they earned a total of 38 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 20 assists for this game as well as forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and having 7 steals. When talking about defending, Minnesota allowed the other team to shoot 47.8% from the field on 32 out of 67 shooting. Los Angeles earned 2 dimes and had 7 steals in this matchup. In addition, Los Angeles collected 26 rebounds (2 offensive, 24 defensive) and had 6 blocked shots. Los Angeles finished the game at 86.7% from the free throw line by converting 13 of 15 attempts. They also buried 9 of 28 tries from beyond the perimeter.

Napheesa Collier is someone who was a contributor for the matchup. She left the arena with 24 points on 6 of 12 shooting. She was on the court for 36 mins played and also grabbed 9 boards. Collier finished the contest at 50.0% from the field and also distributed 6 assists.

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Minnesota comes into this one with a mark of 2-7 this season. The Lynx are shooting 32.3% on shots from 3-point land (60 of 186) and 85.2% from the free throw line. They have an average of 78.9 points per game (10th in the league) while shooting 41.7% from the field. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.2 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 17.4 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Minnesota is collecting 35.4 rebounds per contest and has 164 assists for the campaign, which ranks 8th in the league in terms of passing. When they are on defense, the Lynx are able to force 11.7 turnovers per game while drawing 19.1 fouls. They are giving up 34.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 10th in the league in opponents PPG (84.7). The Lynx defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 44.5% (105 of 172) and they surrender 32.6 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are ranked 11th in the WNBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 201 conceded for the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Los Angeles Sparks took home the win by a final score of 79-61 when they faced the Dallas Wings. The Sparks corralled 26 defensive boards and 3 offensive boards totaling 29 for the contest. They also coughed up the ball 9 times, while getting 7 steals in this matchup. The Wings were called for 19 fouls for this contest which got the Sparks to the charity stripe for 16 attempts. They were able to knock down 9 of the free throws for a clip of 56.3%. In the matter of three-point attempts, Los Angeles converted 6 out of their 14 tries (42.9%). When the game finished, the Sparks ended up shooting 32 for 62 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.6%. The Sparks allowed the Wings to make 25 out of 69 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 36.2% in this game. They wrapped up this game 19.0% from distance by hitting 4 of 21 and ended up going 7 out of 7 at the free throw line (100.0%). With respect to how they attacked the glass, Los Angeles permitted Dallas to get 38 in total (12 on the offensive side).

Dearica Hamby ended up being a factor for the Sparks for the game. She made 10 out of 15 for this contest for a rate of 66.7%, and tallied 8 rebounds. Hamby scored 23 points in her 35 mins of playing time and accumulated 2 dimes in this game.

Los Angeles has a win-loss record of 5-4 on the year. The Sparks are responsible for committing 17.9 fouls per contest and they connect on 82.1% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 20.4 times per game (5th in the league) and they turn the ball over 11.8 times per contest. Los Angeles has earned 740 pts so far this season (82.2 per contest) and they collect 32.0 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Sparks are connecting on 43.4% from the floor, which is 5th in basketball. The Sparks are ranked 4th in the WNBA in points given up per game with 79.6. They are forcing their opponents into 15.8 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.4% from the field (8th in the league). The Los Angeles defense allows 30.4% on 3-pointers (65 of 214) and their opponents are making 82.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 17.7 dimes and 35.8 total boards per game, which has them ranked 2nd and 9th in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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