Dallas Wings vs Minnesota Lynx Prediction, 6/2/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Dallas Wings vs Minnesota Lynx

Date: Sunday, June 2, 2024

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: CBS Sports

The Minnesota Lynx (4-2) host the Dallas Wings (3-2) at Target Center on Sunday in a Commissioner's Cup game.

The Dallas Wings played the Los Angeles Sparks and walked away with a win by a score of 84-83 in their last contest. Dallas finished with a 42.1% FG percentage (32 out of 76) and knocked down 2 out of their 12 shots from downtown. At the free throw line, the Wings buried 18 of 24 attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. When discussing grabbing boards, they earned 44 with 16 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 22 assists for this contest in addition to forcing 8 turnovers and earning 5 steals. With respect to the defense, Dallas let their opponent shoot 39.5% from the floor on 30 of 76 shooting. Los Angeles dished out 10 dimes and had 1 steal in this contest. On top of that, Los Angeles snagged 37 boards (10 offensive, 27 defensive) and had 4 blocked shots. Los Angeles finished the game shooting 81.0% from the charity stripe by converting 17 of their 21 attempts. They converted 6 out of their 21 tries from distance.

Arike Ogunbowale is someone who came through for this contest. She notched 20 points on 7 of 30 shooting. She played 37 minutes and totaled 5 rebounds. Ogunbowale finished the game at 23.3% from the floor and dished out 5 assists.

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Dallas steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss record of 3-2 for the season. The Wings are connecting on 32.1% on 3-point shots (26 of 81) and 83.7% from the free throw line. They have an average of 86.0 points per outing (2nd in the WNBA) while hitting 43.6% from the field. They are losing possession via turnover 15.6 times per game and as a group they commit 18.8 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Dallas is grabbing 39.8 boards per game and has accumulated 95 assists for the season, which has them ranked 12th in the WNBA in terms of passing. Defensively, the Wings are forcing 13.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.2 fouls. They are currently ranked 3rd in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 103 relinquished for the season. The Wings defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 40.3% (68 of 96) and they surrender 35.4 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are giving up 31.0% on three-point shots while they are 10th in the league in points per game allowed (84.0).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Minnesota Lynx went home defeated by a final of 80-66 when they faced the Las Vegas Aces. The Lynx were able to corral 28 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 for the matchup. They also turned it over 16 times, while earning 8 steals in this contest. The Aces had 12 personal fouls for this contest which took the Lynx to the charity stripe for a total of 10 shots. They were able to make 10 of those for a percentage of 100.0%. Concerning three-point attempts, Minnesota made 8 of 24 attempts (33.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Lynx went 24 for 65 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 36.9%. The Lynx permitted the Aces to convert 30 of 72 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.7% for the matchup. They finished shooting 37.0% from beyond the arc by connecting on 10 out of 27 and finished the contest at 10 of 14 from the free throw line (71.4%). In regard to cleaning up the glass, Minnesota allowed Las Vegas to get 41 in total (11 on the offensive side).

Napheesa Collier ended up having an impact for the Lynx for the contest. She knocked down 6 of 16 in this game for a field goal percentage of 37.5%, and had 13 rebounds. Collier racked up 18 points in her 34 minutes on the hardwood and added 1 assist for the contest.

Minnesota has a win-loss mark of 4-2 for the year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Lynx are hitting on 45.4% from the field, which ranks 1st in basketball. Minnesota has totaled 509 points for the year (84.8 per contest) and they pull in 36.0 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 23.3 times per contest (1st in the league) and they are turning it over 17.2 times per game. The Lynx have committed 17.7 fouls per game and they go 77.4% from the charity stripe. The Lynx on the defensive end are ranked 3rd in basketball in points per game surrendered with 78.7. They are forcing their opponents into 16.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 41.1% from the field (2nd in the WNBA). The Minnesota defense gives up 28.8% from downtown (34 of 118) and their opponents are connecting on 82.4% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 19.0 assists and 36.3 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 3rd and 10th in the WNBA.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Minnesota

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