Atlanta Dream vs Minnesota Lynx Prediction, 7/17/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Atlanta Dream vs Minnesota Lynx

Date: Wednesday, July 17, 2024

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: WNBA League Pass

The Minnesota Lynx (16-8) host the Atlanta Dream (7-16) at Target Center on Wednesday.

The Atlanta Dream played the Seattle Storm and ended up losing by a score of 81-70 in their last game. Atlanta finished the game having earned a 38.4% FG percentage (28 of 73) and buried 3 of their 17 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the charity stripe, the Dream buried 11 of their 15 tries for a rate of 73.3%. In relation to pulling down boards, they collected 39 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 18 dimes for the game in addition to forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and earning 9 steals. When discussing defense, Atlanta allowed 40.0% from the field on 30 of 75 shooting. Seattle recorded 10 assists and had 13 steals for this game. On top of that, Seattle snagged 35 rebounds (10 offensive, 25 defensive) and earned 7 blocked shots. Seattle shot 88.9% from the free throw line by converting 16 of their 18 shots. They also made 5 out of their 28 attempts from beyond the perimeter.

Maya Caldwell is one player who was a major contributor in the game. She was able to score 19 points on 8 of 14 shooting. She saw the court for 32 minutes and collected 5 rebounds. Caldwell ended up shooting 57.1% from the floor and dished out 4 assists.

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Atlanta steps onto the court with a mark of 7-16 on the campaign. They currently have an average of 75.0 pts per game (12th in basketball) while going 40.8% from the field. The Dream are shooting 30.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (122 of 404) and 77.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Atlanta is grabbing 35.3 rebounds per game and is sitting with 430 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 12th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 13.3 times per contest and as a group they are committing 17.0 fouls on a nightly basis. On defense, the Dream have forced 12.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.2 fouls. They are ranked 8th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 489 conceded on the year. The Dream are giving up a FG percentage of 42.7% (278 of 396) and they concede 35.2 rebounds per contest as a team. They are giving up 34.8% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 5th in the WNBA in PPG allowed (81.0).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Minnesota Lynx went home defeated by a final of 81-74 when they faced the Indiana Fever. The Lynx were able to snag 23 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards totaling 34 in this contest. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while earning 5 steals for the game. The Fever were called for 11 fouls in this contest which got the Lynx to the charity stripe for 10 attempts. They were able to make 9 of the free throw tries for a clip of 90.0%. When talking about shots from beyond the perimeter, Minnesota converted 11 out of 31 attempts (35.5%). When the final whistle blew, the Lynx finished shooting 27 out of 70 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 38.6%. The Lynx permitted the Fever to bury 31 of 70 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 44.3% in this matchup. They finished 27.6% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 8 of 29 and finished the game at 11 of 12 at the free throw line (91.7%). With respect to rebounds, Minnesota allowed Indiana to snag 34 in all (10 offensive).

Alanna Smith ended up being important for the Lynx in this matchup. She buried 6 of 15 for this game giving her a rate of 40.0%, and accounted for 8 rebounds. Smith racked up 18 points in her 27 mins on the hardwood and accumulated 2 dimes in this game.

Minnesota has a win-loss mark of 16-8 for the campaign. Minnesota has scored 1,943 pts for the campaign (81.0 per game) and they collect 34.6 rebounds per game. The Lynx are committing 16.8 fouls per game and they shoot 78.8% from the charity stripe. As an offense, the Lynx are connecting on 43.9% from the floor, which is ranked 5th in the WNBA. They are assisting teammates 23.2 times per game (1st in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.9 times per game. The Lynx defensively are ranked 2nd in the WNBA in points allowed per game with 74.9. They are able to force 15.1 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 40.1% from the field (1st in the league). The Minnesota defense surrenders 27.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter (151 of 541) and opponents are knocking down 79.6% of their free throw shots. They give up 18.8 assists and 36.6 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 1st and 12th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atlanta

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