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

Game: Phoenix Mercury vs Minnesota Lynx

Date: Friday, July 7, 2023

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Youtube TV

The Phoenix Mercury (3-13) travel to Target Center on Friday where they'll meet the Minnesota Lynx (8-9).

The Phoenix Mercury took the court against the New York Liberty and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 99-95 in their last contest. Phoenix ended having earned a 50.7% field goal percentage (34 out of 67) and made 9 out of their 20 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Mercury converted 18 of 22 shots for a rate of 81.8%. When talking about pulling down boards, they earned 25 with 3 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 23 assists for the contest while forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In reference to defense, Phoenix allowed their opponent to shoot 49.2% from the field on 32 of 65 shooting. New York doled out 6 assists and had 6 steals for the matchup. On top of that, New York pulled down 30 rebounds (6 offensive, 24 defensive) and had 3 rejections. New York walked away from this one shooting 85.7% from the free throw line by knocking down 24 of their 28 tries. They also made 11 of their 25 shots from beyond the arc.

Diana Taurasi is someone who was a contributor in the matchup. She finished with 23 points on 6 out of 13 shooting. She played for 28 mins and snagged 5 rebounds. Taurasi ended up going 46.2% from the field and distributed 7 dimes.

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Phoenix comes into this contest with a win-loss mark of 3-13 on the campaign. The Mercury are shooting 31.3% on shots from distance (105 of 336) and 79.0% from the free throw line. They average 77.8 points per game (12th in the WNBA) while shooting 45.3% from the field. They turn the ball over 16.1 times per contest and as a team they are committing 20.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Phoenix is pulling in 29.1 rebounds per contest and has earned 321 dimes this year, which has them ranked 7th in the WNBA in terms of passing the ball. Defensively, the Mercury have forced 12.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.7 fouls. The Mercury are giving up a field goal percentage of 44.3% (202 of 299) and they relinquish 34.6 boards per game as a team. They are ranked 7th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 335 relinquished this season. They are relinquishing 34.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 11th in the league in PPG allowed (86.6).

When they last stepped on the court, the Minnesota Lynx got the victory with a final of 90-83 against the Indiana Fever. The Lynx were able to collect 18 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 26 for the game. They also gave up possession 18 times, while earning 5 steals in this contest. The Fever were called for 25 personal fouls for this game which got the Lynx to the charity stripe for 34 attempts. They were able to knock down 29 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 85.3%. Concerning three-point attempts, Minnesota converted 7 of 20 attempts (35.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Lynx finished the game shooting 27 for 58 from the floor which had them shooting 46.6%. The Lynx allowed the Fever to make 33 of 70 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 47.1% for this game. They finished 25.0% from 3-point land by shooting 4 of 16 and walked away from this one shooting 13 out of 14 at the charity stripe (92.9%). Regarding team rebounding, Minnesota permitted Indiana to collect 30 in total (10 on the offensive side).

Napheesa Collier ended up being a factor for the Lynx for the contest. She knocked down 11 of 23 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 47.8%, and added 8 rebounds. Collier tallied 32 points in her 32 minutes on the court and had 2 dimes for this game.

Minnesota has a record of 8-9 this year. The Lynx commit 17.4 fouls per game and they connect on 82.9% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 18.9 times per contest (8th in the WNBA) and they turn it over 12.9 times per contest. Minnesota has scored 1,363 points this season (80.2 per contest) and they average 34.8 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Lynx are shooting 42.3% from the field, which ranks 8th in the league. The Lynx on defense are ranked 8th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 83.9. They concede 20.1 assists and 34.3 boards per contest, which is ranked 9th and 6th in the league. The Minnesota defense concedes 35.9% on 3-point attempts (157 of 437) and opponents are converting on 83.7% of their foul shots. They are able to force 12.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 44.5% from the floor (10th in basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Minnesota

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