Chicago Sky vs Minnesota Lynx Prediction, 9/13/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Chicago Sky vs Minnesota Lynx

Date: Friday, September 13, 2024

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: ION

The Chicago Sky (13-23) head to Target Center on Friday where they'll meet the Minnesota Lynx (27-9).

The Chicago Sky faced the Washington Mystics and ended up losing by a score of 89-58 in their last contest. Chicago ended the contest with a 35.7% FG percentage (25 of 70) and made 1 of 8 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Sky buried 7 of their 11 shots for a percentage of 63.6%. Regarding rebounding, they compiled 32 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 17 dimes for the game while forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and having 7 steals. In the matter of the defense, Chicago allowed 50.0% from the field on 34 of 68 shooting. Washington distributed 9 dimes and had 9 steals in this contest. Moreover, Washington collected 37 boards (9 offensive, 28 defensive) and added 7 blocked shots. Washington went 70.6% at the free throw line by making 12 of 17 attempts. They converted 9 of 23 tries from beyond the arc.

Chennedy Carter is someone who was a contributor for the matchup. She finished with 16 points on 7 of 13 shooting. She was on the hardwood for 24 minutes and also collected 2 rebounds. Carter walked away from this one shooting 53.8% from the field and recorded 1 assist.

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Chicago enters this contest with a record of 13-23 for the campaign. They are giving up possession 13.2 times per game and as a unit they are committing 19.2 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Chicago is collecting 37.2 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 687 dimes this year, which is 11th in basketball in terms of passing. The Sky are hitting 31.7% on shots from 3-point land (163 of 515) and 74.3% from the free throw line. They are averaging 78.3 points per game (11th in the league) while connecting on 42.5% from the floor. On defense, the Sky are able to force 13.0 turnovers per game while drawing 17.4 fouls. The Sky defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 44.1% (468 of 627) and they relinquish 33.6 boards per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 8th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 770 relinquished on the season. They give up 32.4% on shots from downtown while they are 7th in the league in PPG allowed (82.0).

The last time they took the court, the Minnesota Lynx walked away with a victory by a final of 76-64 when they played the Atlanta Dream. The Lynx were able to snag 33 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive boards totaling 37 in this matchup. They also gave up possession 10 times, while recording 7 steals for this game. The Dream earned 11 personal fouls for the contest which got the Lynx to the charity stripe for 9 tries. They were able to knock down 5 of those for a rate of 55.6%. With respect to 3-pointers, Minnesota converted 7 of their 20 tries (35.0%). Overall, the Lynx walked away from this one shooting 32 out of 64 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0%. The Lynx allowed the Dream to convert 21 of 70 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 30.0% in the game. They went 27.8% from 3-point land by connecting on 5 out of 18 and finished the contest at 17 out of 19 at the free throw line (89.5%). In relation to how they cleaned up the glass, Minnesota allowed Atlanta to get 37 overall (10 offensive).

Kayla McBride ended up being a major contributor for the Lynx for this contest. She buried 5 out of 9 in this game giving her a rate of 55.6%, and accounted for 2 rebounds. McBride recorded 15 points in her 33 minutes on the court and had 1 assist in the matchup.

Minnesota has a record of 27-9 this season. Minnesota has accumulated 2,979 points so far this season (82.8 per contest) and they pull in 34.3 rebounds per contest. The Lynx commit 16.6 personal fouls per contest while shooting 78.6% from the free throw line. As an offense, the Lynx are shooting 44.8% from the floor, which is ranked 4th in the league. They are earning an assist 23.3 times per game (1st in the WNBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.3 times per contest. The Lynx on defense are ranked 2nd in basketball in points given up per game with 76.0. The Minnesota defense surrenders 30.1% on shots from behind the 3-point line (244 of 811) and opponents are connecting on 79.0% of their free throw shots. They surrender 18.6 dimes and 35.4 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 1st and 9th in the league. They have forced 15.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.0% from the floor (1st in the league).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Minnesota

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