Dallas Wings vs Minnesota Lynx Prediction, 6/17/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Dallas Wings vs Minnesota Lynx

Date: Monday, June 17, 2024

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: WNBA League Pass

The Dallas Wings (3-8) head to Target Center on Monday where they'll meet the Minnesota Lynx (9-3).

The Dallas Wings played the Seattle Storm and went home with a loss by a final score of 92-84 in their last contest. Dallas finished the contest having earned a 47.7% field goal percentage (31 out of 65) and made 6 of their 13 shots from downtown. At the charity stripe, the Wings converted 16 of their 17 attempts for a percentage of 94.1%. Concerning getting rebounds, they compiled 28 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 23 assists for the contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and having 6 steals. Concerning defense, Dallas allowed the other team to go 52.2% from the floor on 36 of 69 shooting. Seattle dished out 7 dimes and had 12 steals in the game. In addition, Seattle grabbed 26 rebounds (7 offensive, 19 defensive) and added 6 rejections. Seattle finished shooting 92.9% at the charity stripe by knocking down 13 of 14 shots. They also made 7 of 20 tries from beyond the perimeter.

Arike Ogunbowale is someone who was a factor in this matchup. She scored 24 points on 8 of 19 shooting. She saw the court for 36 minutes played and snagged 6 rebounds. Ogunbowale walked away from this one shooting 42.1% from the field and totaled 5 assists.

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Dallas steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss record of 3-8 on the campaign. The Wings are shooting 29.6% on shots from distance (55 of 186) and 84.6% from the free throw line. They average 82.3 pts per game (5th in the WNBA) while hitting 44.3% from the floor. They turn it over 16.7 times per game and as a unit they are committing 18.2 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Dallas is snagging 36.5 rebounds per game and is sitting with 216 assists this year, which is 9th in the WNBA in terms of passing the rock. When they are on the defensive end, the Wings have forced 13.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.0 fouls. They are currently ranked 6th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 242 surrendered so far this season. The Wings defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 44.3% (150 of 198) and they surrender 32.4 boards per contest as a group. They concede 30.9% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 11th in the league in opponents points per game (86.0).

When they last played, the Minnesota Lynx went home victorious with a score of 100-86 when they faced the Las Vegas Aces. The Lynx were able to pull down 24 defensive boards and 4 offensive rebounds for a total of 28 in the game. They coughed up the ball 9 times, while earning 9 steals for the matchup. The Aces committed 19 personal fouls for this contest which took the Lynx to the free throw line for a total of 17 shots. They were able to knock down 11 of them for a rate of 64.7%. When discussing shots from beyond the perimeter, Minnesota converted 15 of their 27 tries (55.6%). Overall, the Lynx finished shooting 37 for 67 from the field which gave them a rate of 55.2%. The Lynx permitted the Aces to convert 28 out of 62 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 45.2% in the matchup. They finished shooting 32.3% from 3-point land by going 10 out of 31 and finished the game at 20 of 26 at the free throw line (76.9%). In the matter of rebounding, Minnesota allowed Las Vegas to snag 35 in all (5 on the offensive side).

Alanna Smith was important for the Lynx for the contest. She converted 7 of 9 for the contest giving her a rate of 77.8%, and accounted for 4 rebounds. Smith recorded 18 points in her 26 mins on the court and had 3 assists for the matchup.

Minnesota has a win-loss mark of 9-3 for the season. Minnesota has totaled 1,040 points for the campaign (86.7 per game) and they pull in 34.7 boards per game. The Lynx are committing 17.8 personal fouls per game and they shoot 78.1% from the free throw line. When it comes to offense, the Lynx are shooting 46.2% from the field, which ranks 1st in basketball. They are dishing out assists 25.0 times per contest (1st in basketball) and they turn the ball over 14.7 times per contest. The Lynx defensively are ranked 3rd in the league in PPG surrendered with 76.0. They are forcing 16.2 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 39.7% from the field (1st in the WNBA). The Minnesota defense gives up 28.0% on 3-point attempts (74 of 264) and opponents are knocking down 81.3% of their foul shots. They allow 17.8 dimes and 36.7 boards per contest, which is 1st and 11th in the WNBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Dallas

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