Indiana Fever vs Minnesota Lynx Prediction, 7/14/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Indiana Fever vs Minnesota Lynx

Date: Sunday, July 14, 2024

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: ESPN

Target Center is the venue where and the Minnesota Lynx (16-6) will play the Indiana Fever (9-14) on Sunday.

The Indiana Fever faced off with the Washington Mystics and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 89-84 in their last game. Indiana ended the contest with a 53.4% FG percentage (31 of 58) and made 8 of 25 3-point shots. From the free throw line, the Fever buried 14 of their 17 tries for a percentage of 82.4%. When talking about pulling down boards, they compiled 29 with 2 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 18 assists for this game in addition to forcing 16 turnovers and having 9 steals. In reference to defense, Indiana allowed 44.0% from the field on 33 out of 75 shooting. Washington totaled 10 assists and had 8 steals in this contest. Moreover, Washington grabbed 31 boards (10 offensive, 21 defensive) and had 3 blocked shots. Washington walked away from this one shooting 84.2% from the charity stripe by making 16 of their 19 shots. They made 7 of their 20 shots from distance.

Caitlin Clark is someone who was a major contributor for the matchup. She scored 29 points on 7 out of 14 shooting. She played 38 minutes and collected 5 boards. Clark ended up going 50.0% from the field and also dished out 13 dimes.

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Indiana enters this contest with a win-loss mark of 9-14 for the season. The Fever are hitting 34.5% on shots from 3-point land (195 of 566) and 76.6% from the free throw line. They average 80.7 pts per game (7th in the league) while hitting 44.3% from the field. They turn it over 14.0 times per game and as a squad they commit 19.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Indiana is snagging 34.0 rebounds per game and has accounted for 458 assists for the campaign, which is 4th in the WNBA in terms of passing the rock. On the defensive end, the Fever have forced 11.9 turnovers per game and they draw 17.3 fouls. They currently rank 11th in the WNBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 496 surrendered on the year. The Fever defense is allowing a FG percentage of 44.7% (274 of 399) and they surrender 34.2 boards per game as a group. They are surrendering 34.9% on shots from downtown and they rank 11th in basketball in points per game allowed (87.3).

The last time they took the court, the Minnesota Lynx got the win with a final of 20-3 when they played the Los Angeles Sparks. The Lynx recorded -19 defensive boards and 22 offensive rebounds totaling 3 in the matchup. They also turned the ball over 4 times, while getting 23 steals in this matchup. The Sparks earned 0 fouls for this contest which got the Lynx to the free throw line for a total of 56 attempts. They were able to knock down 23 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 41.1%. In relation to 3-pointers, Minnesota made 10 out of their 1 attempts (1111.1%). When the final whistle blew, the Lynx ended up going 47 for 0 from the floor which had them sitting at 9611.5%. The Lynx permitted the Sparks to convert 36 of 1 attempts from the field which had them shooting 6474.8% in this matchup. They finished shooting 2006.3% from beyond the arc by hitting 19 out of 1 and finished the contest at 200 out of 23 at the free throw line (869.6%). Regarding cleaning up the glass, Minnesota allowed Los Angeles to collect 20 overall (5 offensive).

Bridget Carleton pitched in for the Lynx in this contest. She made 6 of 7 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 85.7%, and had 4 rebounds. Carleton earned 16 points in her 28 minutes of playing time and had 3 assists in this game.

Minnesota has a record of 16-6 on the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Lynx are hitting on 44.7% from the field, which is ranked 3rd in the WNBA. Minnesota has tallied 1,806 pts for the campaign (82.1 per game) and they collect 34.8 boards per game. They are earning an assist 23.8 times per contest (1st in the WNBA) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.8 times per contest. The Lynx have committed 16.8 fouls per contest and they shoot 78.5% from the free throw line. The Lynx on the defensive end are ranked 2nd in the WNBA in points allowed per contest with 73.9. They are forcing their opponents into 15.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 39.6% from the floor (1st in the WNBA). The Minnesota defense surrenders 27.6% on shots from beyond the arc (134 of 486) and their opponents are connecting on 78.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 18.3 assists and 36.6 total boards per game, which is ranked 1st and 12th in the league.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Minnesota

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