New York Liberty vs Minnesota Lynx Prediction, 8/4/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: New York Liberty vs Minnesota Lynx

Date: Friday, August 4, 2023

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: WNBA League Pass

Target Center is the venue where and the Minnesota Lynx (13-14) will play the New York Liberty (20-6) on Friday.

The New York Liberty played the Los Angeles Sparks and went home with a win by a final score of 76-69 in their last contest. New York ended the contest having earned a 42.4% FG percentage (28 of 66) and buried 8 out of their 33 shots from distance. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Liberty made 12 of 15 tries for a rate of 80.0%. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they collected 40 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 20 dimes in the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In the matter of defense, New York allowed their opponent to shoot 34.3% from the field on 24 of 70 shooting. Los Angeles doled out 12 dimes and had 7 steals in this matchup. On top of that, Los Angeles grabbed 35 rebounds (12 offensive, 23 defensive) and had 1 block. Los Angeles finished shooting 93.8% at the free throw line by knocking down 15 of 16 tries. They converted 6 of their 20 shots from distance.

Courtney Vandersloot is a player who was a major factor for this contest. She left the arena with 23 points on 9 of 14 shooting. She played 31 minutes and collected 7 boards. Vandersloot ended up shooting 64.3% from the field and earned 6 assists.

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New York comes into this contest with a win-loss mark of 20-6 for the campaign. They lose possession via turnover 14.2 times per contest and as a group they commit 17.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, New York is pulling in 38.0 rebounds per game and has earned 627 assists on the campaign, which ranks 1st in the league in terms of passing. The Liberty are hitting 37.4% on shots from 3-point land (283 of 757) and 83.2% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 88.2 points per game (2nd in the WNBA) while going 45.3% from the field. On the defensive end, the Liberty are forcing 11.9 turnovers per game and they draw 17.8 personal fouls. The Liberty defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 42.3% (309 of 464) and they concede 33.8 boards per contest as a squad. They currently rank 3rd in basketball in allowing assists with 490 relinquished so far this season. They are relinquishing 35.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 5th in the league in PPG allowed (82.0).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Minnesota Lynx went home defeated by a final of 79-69 against the Connecticut Sun. The Lynx were able to corral 25 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards totaling 30 in this game. They coughed it up 16 times, while getting 5 steals in this contest. The Sun earned 18 personal fouls for this game which got the Lynx to the free throw line for a total of 24 tries. They were able to make 18 of them for a percentage of 75.0%. In relation to shots from beyond the arc, Minnesota knocked down 5 out of their 18 attempts (27.8%). In all, the Lynx finished shooting 23 for 59 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 39.0%. The Lynx allowed the Sun to make 36 out of their 71 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.7% for the contest. They finished 20.0% from distance by shooting 4 out of 20 and ended up shooting 3 out of 6 at the charity stripe (50.0%). In relation to how they attacked the glass, Minnesota permitted Connecticut to get 32 overall (7 on the offensive side).

Lindsay Allen ended up being a factor for the Lynx for the matchup. She knocked down 7 out of 9 for the contest giving her a rate of 77.8%, and earned 1 rebound. Allen tallied 16 points in her 29 minutes on the court and added 3 assists for this contest.

Minnesota has a win-loss record of 13-14 for the season. Minnesota has accumulated 2,162 points on the year (80.1 per contest) and they grab 34.3 boards per game. The Lynx have committed 16.7 fouls per game and they go 79.5% from the free throw line. As an offensive team, the Lynx are connecting on 43.4% from the floor, which is 8th in the WNBA. They are assisting teammates 18.8 times per game (8th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.4 times per game. The Lynx on defense are ranked 11th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 85.1. They are forcing their opponents into 12.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.1% from the field (9th in the WNBA). The Minnesota defense allows 35.0% on 3-pointers (243 of 695) and opponents are knocking down 82.3% of their foul shots. They surrender 21.1 assists and 34.5 boards per game, which is ranked 12th and 6th in basketball.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Minnesota

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