New York Liberty vs Minnesota Lynx Prediction, 8/26/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: New York Liberty vs Minnesota Lynx

Date: Saturday, August 26, 2023

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Youtube TV

The New York Liberty (25-7) are headed to Target Center on Saturday where they'll take on the Minnesota Lynx (16-17).

The New York Liberty faced the Phoenix Mercury and earned the victory with a final of 85-63 in their last contest. New York wrapped up the game having earned a 45.2% field goal percentage (33 out of 73) and knocked down 10 out of their 29 3-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Liberty knocked down 9 of 11 tries for a percentage of 81.8%. In reference to pulling down boards, they earned a total of 40 with 8 of them being offensive. They also doled out 17 assists for this contest while forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and having 10 steals. In regard to defense, New York allowed the other team to go 35.2% from the floor on 25 of 71 shooting. Phoenix distributed 11 assists and had 4 steals for this contest. Additionally, Phoenix collected 36 rebounds (11 offensive, 25 defensive) and earned 4 blocks. Phoenix went 81.8% at the charity stripe by making 9 of their 11 attempts. They buried 4 of their 23 attempts from downtown.

Betnijah Laney is one player who came through in this contest. She ended up scoring 22 points on 9 out of 13 shooting. She played for 30 minutes and totaled 4 rebounds. Laney finished the game shooting 69.2% from the field and distributed 2 assists.

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New York heads into this contest with a record of 25-7 this season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.8 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 16.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, New York is pulling in 38.0 rebounds per contest and has totaled 775 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 1st in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Liberty are shooting 37.9% on shots from downtown (359 of 947) and 82.5% from the free throw line. They are averaging 88.0 pts per game (2nd in the league) while shooting 45.5% from the floor. On defense, the Liberty are forcing 11.8 turnovers per game while drawing 17.2 fouls. They relinquish 33.9% on shots from downtown and they rank 3rd in basketball in opponents points per game (80.4). The Liberty defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 41.9% (951 of 2,270) and they concede 33.5 boards per contest as a squad. They are ranked 1st in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 601 relinquished this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Minnesota Lynx walked away with a victory by a final of 91-86 against the Dallas Wings. The Lynx recorded 20 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 28 in this game. They gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while earning 9 steals in the game. The Wings earned 18 fouls in the matchup which got the Lynx to the free throw line for 15 attempts. They were able to make 12 of the free throw tries for a clip of 80.0%. Regarding shots from beyond the perimeter, Minnesota converted 11 out of their 25 tries (44.0%). When the final whistle was blown, the Lynx went 34 out of 70 from the field which had them at 48.6%. The Lynx allowed the Wings to make 33 of 77 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 42.9% for this game. They finished shooting 34.8% from 3-point land by going 8 of 23 and finished the contest at 12 of 16 from the free throw line (75.0%). With respect to cleaning the glass, Minnesota allowed Dallas to pull down 41 overall (17 on the offensive glass).

Napheesa Collier ended up being a factor for the Lynx for the matchup. She converted 11 of 16 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 68.8%, and had 7 rebounds. Collier totaled 29 points in her 37 mins on the court and tallied 3 dimes for the contest.

Minnesota has a record of 16-17 for the campaign. The Lynx are committing 16.7 fouls per game while shooting 80.4% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 19.1 times per game (7th in the league) and they cough up possession 13.3 times per contest. Minnesota has 2,632 pts on the season (79.8 per contest) and they average 34.0 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Lynx are connecting on 43.3% from the field, which has them ranked 8th in the league. The Lynx on the defensive end are ranked 10th in the league in PPG allowed with 84.5. They are able to force 12.6 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 44.6% from the floor (8th in basketball). The Minnesota defense gives up 34.9% on shots from beyond the arc (299 of 856) and their opponents are converting on 81.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 20.7 assists and 35.1 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 11th and 9th in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York

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