Seattle Storm vs Minnesota Lynx Prediction, 6/27/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Seattle Storm vs Minnesota Lynx
Date: Tuesday, June 27, 2023
Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN
TV: Youtube TV
Target Center is the site where and the Minnesota Lynx (4-9) will take on the Seattle Storm (4-9) on Tuesday.
The Seattle Storm faced off with the Phoenix Mercury and walked away with a win by a score of 97-74 in their last game. Seattle wrapped up the game with a 47.1% field goal percentage (32 of 68) and made 13 of 32 3-point shots. From the free throw line, the Storm made 20 of their 22 attempts for a rate of 90.9%. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they earned 33 with 10 of them being offensive. They also dished out 23 dimes for the contest while forcing 20 turnovers and getting 9 steals. Regarding the defense, Seattle allowed 46.4% from the field on 26 of 56 shooting. Phoenix dished out 5 assists and had 3 steals in this game. Furthermore, Phoenix snagged 28 boards (5 offensive, 23 defensive) and had 2 rejections. Phoenix ended up going 75.0% from the free throw line by making 18 of their 24 tries. They also buried 4 out of their 17 tries from beyond the perimeter.
Jewell Loyd is one player who came through for this contest. She walked away with 24 points on 8 out of 15 shooting. She played for 29 mins played and also snagged 7 rebounds. Loyd finished the game at 53.3% from the floor and totaled 3 assists.
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Seattle steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 4-9 on the campaign. The Storm are connecting on 35.3% on three-point attempts (115 of 326) and 77.9% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 78.0 pts per contest (8th in the WNBA) while connecting on 39.3% from the floor. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.8 times per game and as a unit are committing 18.6 fouls per contest. As a team, Seattle is snagging 32.8 boards per game and has accounted for 216 assists for the year, which ranks 11th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. Defensively, the Storm are forcing 14.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.5 fouls. The Storm defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.2% (186 of 241) and they concede 36.5 rebounds per game as a group. They are currently ranked 9th in the WNBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 266 surrendered so far this year. They are surrendering 38.1% on 3-point shots while they are 8th in basketball in points per game from their opponents (84.0).
In their last game, the Minnesota Lynx took a defeat with a final score of 89-68 against the Connecticut Sun. The Lynx recorded 25 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 37 in this game. They also gave up possession 9 times, while getting 4 steals in this contest. The Sun earned 22 fouls for the contest which got the Lynx to the charity stripe for a total of 19 attempts. They were able to make 16 of the free throws for a rate of 84.2%. Concerning shots from beyond the perimeter, Minnesota buried 4 out of 22 tries (18.2%). At the conclusion of this game, the Lynx finished shooting 24 for 76 from the floor which had them at 31.6%. The Lynx permitted the Sun to make 27 of their 60 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.0% in the matchup. They wrapped up this game 48.0% from three-point range by connecting on 12 out of 25 and walked away from this one shooting 23 of 29 at the charity stripe (79.3%). When talking about cleaning up the glass, Minnesota permitted Connecticut to grab 40 in all (8 on the offensive side).
Napheesa Collier ended up being a factor for the Lynx in this matchup. She buried 9 out of 20 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 45.0%, and had 7 rebounds. Collier had 21 points in her 34 minutes on the court and accounted for 2 dimes for the matchup.
Minnesota has a win-loss record of 4-9 this year. The Lynx commit 17.5 fouls per game and they connect on 82.4% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 18.1 times per contest (9th in the WNBA) and they lose possession via turnover 13.2 times per game. Minnesota has earned 984 pts this season (75.7 per contest) and they average 35.5 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Lynx are connecting on 40.4% from the floor, which is ranked 11th in basketball. The Lynx defensively are ranked 7th in basketball in points allowed per game with 82.8. They allow 20.4 assists and 33.6 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 9th and 3rd in the WNBA. The Minnesota defense allows 35.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter (121 of 345) and opponents are connecting on 85.3% of their free throw attempts. They are forcing 11.8 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.1% from the floor (9th in the WNBA).
Who will win tonight's WNBA game against the spread?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota
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