Indiana Fever vs Minnesota Lynx Prediction, 8/24/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Indiana Fever vs Minnesota Lynx

Date: Saturday, August 24, 2024

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: NBATV

Target Center is the site where and the Minnesota Lynx (19-8) will play the Indiana Fever (13-15) on Saturday.

The Indiana Fever stepped onto the hardwood against the Seattle Storm and took home the win by a score of 92-75 in their last game. Indiana ended with a 46.6% field goal percentage (34 out of 73) and made 15 of 31 3-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Fever knocked down 9 of their 14 tries for a rate of 64.3%. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they earned 43 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 22 dimes for the game while creating 12 turnovers and having 6 steals. In regard to defense, Indiana let their opponent shoot 38.9% from the floor on 28 of 72 shooting. Seattle earned 5 dimes and had 6 steals for the contest. Additionally, Seattle pulled down 32 rebounds (5 offensive, 27 defensive) and added 6 blocks. Seattle finished shooting 75.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 12 of 16 shots. They also made 7 of 21 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Kelsey Mitchell is one player who played a role for this game. She ended up with 27 points on 10 of 19 shooting. She was on the hardwood for 35 minutes and totaled 2 rebounds. Mitchell shot 52.6% from the floor and dished out 3 assists.

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Indiana enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 13-15 on the year. The Fever are hitting 34.0% on three-point attempts (244 of 718) and 76.9% from the free throw line. They have an average of 82.7 points per game (5th in the WNBA) while shooting 45.0% from the field. They turn it over 13.8 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 18.3 fouls per contest. As a team, Indiana is collecting 34.8 rebounds per game and has accounted for 571 assists so far this season, which is 4th in basketball in terms of passing. When they are on defense, the Fever are forcing 11.9 turnovers per game and they draw 17.0 fouls. They currently rank 9th in the WNBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 593 surrendered on the year. The Fever defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 44.3% (332 of 477) and they relinquish 33.7 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They concede 35.4% from 3-point land and they rank 11th in the league in points per game allowed (86.9).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Minnesota Lynx walked away with a victory by a final of 98-87 against the Las Vegas Aces. The Lynx pulled down 25 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 31 for this contest. They gave up possession 10 times, while getting 4 steals for the matchup. The Aces had 19 personal fouls for the game which took the Lynx to the charity stripe for a total of 14 attempts. They were able to make 11 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 78.6%. With respect to shots from beyond the arc, Minnesota made 11 out of their 19 attempts (57.9%). At the conclusion of this game, the Lynx walked away from this one shooting 38 out of 64 from the field which had them shooting 59.4%. The Lynx permitted the Aces to bury 33 out of 71 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 46.5% for the contest. They wrapped up this game 43.3% from distance by shooting 13 of 30 and ended up shooting 8 of 12 at the free throw line (66.7%). When discussing cleaning the glass, Minnesota allowed Las Vegas to grab 28 in total (9 offensive).

Napheesa Collier ended up being a factor for the Lynx for this contest. She made 13 of 16 for this contest giving her a field goal percentage of 81.3%, and earned 4 rebounds. Collier scored 30 points in her 29 minutes on the hardwood and earned 3 assists in the matchup.

Minnesota has a mark of 19-8 so far this season. When it comes to offense, the Lynx are connecting on 44.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 6th in the WNBA. Minnesota has totaled 2,207 pts on the year (81.7 per contest) and they snag 34.6 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 23.1 times per game (1st in the league) and they turn it over 13.6 times per contest. The Lynx are responsible for committing 17.0 fouls per game and they shoot 78.1% from the free throw line. The Lynx defensively are ranked 2nd in basketball in PPG given up with 75.1. They are forcing 15.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 40.5% from the field (1st in the league). The Minnesota defense gives up 28.5% on three-point shots (172 of 604) and their opposition makes 78.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 19.0 assists and 35.9 boards per contest, ranking them 2nd and 11th in the WNBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota

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