Minnesota Lynx vs Phoenix Mercury Prediction, 7/1/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Minnesota Lynx vs Phoenix Mercury

Date: Saturday, July 1, 2023

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: WNBA League Pass

Footprint Center is the venue where and the Phoenix Mercury (3-11) will take on the Minnesota Lynx (6-9) on Saturday.

The Minnesota Lynx stepped onto the hardwood against the Seattle Storm and notched a win by a score of 99-97 in their last contest. Minnesota finished the contest having earned a 46.1% field goal percentage (35 of 76) and made 9 of their 26 shots from 3-point land. At the free throw line, the Lynx buried 20 of 25 shots for a percentage of 80.0%. When discussing hauling in boards, they compiled 36 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 25 dimes for the matchup as well as creating 18 turnovers and earning 11 steals. In relation to the defense, Minnesota allowed the other team to shoot 40.5% from the field on 34 out of 84 shooting. Seattle recorded 13 assists and had 8 steals in the matchup. Additionally, Seattle snagged 48 rebounds (13 offensive, 35 defensive) and had 3 blocked shots. Seattle finished the game at 84.2% from the charity stripe by making 16 of their 19 attempts. They made 13 out of their 26 attempts from 3-point range.

Napheesa Collier is a player who came through for this contest. She ended up finishing with 31 points on 11 of 21 shooting. She played for 45 mins played and also grabbed 8 rebounds. Collier went 52.4% from the field and also distributed 5 dimes.

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Minnesota comes into this contest with a win-loss mark of 6-9 so far this season. They are giving up possession 12.6 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 17.4 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Minnesota is collecting 35.7 boards per game and is sitting with 285 assists on the year, which has them ranked 6th in the league in terms of passing. The Lynx are connecting on 30.1% on three-point shots (97 of 322) and 82.8% from the free throw line. They average 79.1 pts per contest (9th in basketball) while hitting 41.8% from the field. On the defensive end, the Lynx are forcing 11.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.2 fouls. They are ranked 10th in basketball in giving up assists with 307 conceded on the year. The Lynx are giving up a FG percentage of 44.0% (178 of 288) and they surrender 34.5 rebounds per game as a squad. They are giving up 36.6% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 8th in the WNBA in opponents PPG (84.5).

For their last game, the Phoenix Mercury took home the win by a final score of 85-63 against the Indiana Fever. The Mercury recorded 25 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 30 in the matchup. They gave up possession 14 times, while getting 6 steals for the matchup. The Fever were called for 18 personal fouls in the game which got the Mercury to the charity stripe for a total of 16 tries. They were able to bury 11 of the free throw tries for a rate of 68.8%. In regard to shots from beyond the arc, Phoenix buried 6 out of their 19 attempts (31.6%). When this game wrapped up, the Mercury finished shooting 34 for 64 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 53.1%. The Mercury permitted the Fever to knock down 24 of 72 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 33.3% for this contest. They finished 35.3% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 6 of 17 and walked away from this one shooting 9 of 10 from the charity stripe (90.0%). In reference to rebounding, Phoenix allowed Indiana to get 33 in total (13 on the offensive side).

Brittney Griner ended up having an impact for the Mercury in the game. She converted 10 of 16 in the game for a field goal percentage of 62.5%, and accounted for 5 rebounds. Griner racked up 22 points in her 26 mins on the court and accumulated 3 dimes in this game.

Phoenix has a mark of 3-11 for the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Mercury are shooting 44.5% from the field, which is 3rd in basketball. Phoenix has earned 1,073 points this year (76.6 per contest) and they pull down 29.0 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 19.9 times per game (4th in the WNBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 15.8 times per contest. The Mercury are responsible for committing 20.2 personal fouls per game and they connect on 80.4% from the charity stripe. The Mercury on the defensive end are ranked 10th in the WNBA in PPG given up with 85.8. The Phoenix defense surrenders 34.0% on shots from beyond the arc (109 of 321) and opponents are making 82.3% of their foul shots. They allow 20.9 dimes and 35.2 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 11th and 8th in the league. They have forced 12.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.8% from the floor (8th in basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Phoenix

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