Minnesota Lynx vs Atlanta Dream Prediction, 9/10/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Minnesota Lynx vs Atlanta Dream

Date: Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Location: Gateway Center Arena in College Park, GA

TV: NBATV

Gateway Center Arena is the venue where and the Atlanta Dream (12-23) will take on the Minnesota Lynx (26-9) on Tuesday.

The Minnesota Lynx took the court against the Washington Mystics and went home with a win by a final score of 78-71 in their last contest. Minnesota walked away from the contest having earned a 40.9% FG percentage (27 out of 66) and made 7 out of their 24 3-pointers. At the free throw line, the Lynx made 17 of their 17 shots for a percentage of 100.0%. When it comes to rebounding, they compiled 38 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 19 assists for the game in addition to creating 14 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Regarding the defense, Minnesota allowed the other team to shoot 41.4% from the field on 29 of 70 shooting. Washington earned 8 dimes and had 6 steals in the game. On top of that, Washington pulled down 35 rebounds (8 offensive, 27 defensive) and had 3 blocks. Washington finished the contest at 66.7% at the charity stripe by making 2 of their 3 attempts. They also converted 11 of 32 tries from beyond the arc.

Napheesa Collier is one player who came through in the game. She left the arena with 19 points on 5 of 14 shooting. She was on the hardwood for 37 minutes and grabbed 12 boards. Collier finished 35.7% from the floor but had no assists when the time ran out.

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Minnesota comes into this contest with a win-loss mark of 26-9 on the season. They have an average of 82.9 points per contest (6th in the league) while going 44.7% from the field. The Lynx are connecting on 38.2% on three-point shots (343 of 899) and 78.9% from the free throw line. As a team, Minnesota is collecting 34.3 boards per contest and has tallied 813 dimes for the campaign, which is 1st in the WNBA in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 13.4 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 16.6 personal fouls per contest. When they are on the defensive end, the Lynx are able to force 15.1 turnovers per game and they draw 16.1 personal fouls. They rank 1st in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 657 surrendered this season. The Lynx are allowing a FG percentage of 41.3% (529 of 563) and they relinquish 35.4 boards per game as a squad. They are giving up 30.1% on three-point shots while they are 3rd in the WNBA in PPG from their opponents (76.3).

When they last stepped on the court, the Atlanta Dream took a loss by a final score of 104-100 when they faced the Indiana Fever. The Dream snagged 23 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive boards for a total of 38 in the game. They gave up possession 8 times, while earning 8 steals in the game. The Fever committed 19 fouls in the game which got the Dream to the free throw line for a total of 18 shots. They were able to make 13 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 72.2%. In relation to shots from beyond the arc, Atlanta knocked down 9 of their 26 tries (34.6%). Overall, the Dream finished 39 out of 94 from the floor which gave them a rate of 41.5%. The Dream allowed the Fever to make 37 of 68 tries from the floor 0 54.4% for this game. They went 40.0% from three-point range by hitting 10 out of 25 and finished the game at 20 of 25 from the free throw line (80.0%). When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, Atlanta permitted Indiana to grab 37 overall (7 on the offensive glass).

Rhyne Howard pitched in for the Dream in the matchup. She made 13 out of 28 in the game for a rate of 46.4%, and accumulated 4 rebounds. Howard totaled 36 points in her 42 minutes on the hardwood and had 5 assists in this contest.

Atlanta has a record of 12-23 on the season. The Dream commit 17.0 fouls per game and they go 76.8% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 18.7 times per contest (12th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 12.5 times per contest. Atlanta has tallied 2,707 pts for the season (77.3 per game) and they pull in 36.0 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Dream are connecting on 41.1% from the floor, which ranks 12th in the WNBA. The Dream defensively are ranked 5th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 80.9. The Atlanta defense gives up 34.1% from downtown (279 of 817) and their opponents are making 80.2% of their free throw attempts. They give up 20.5 dimes and 35.2 boards per game, which has them ranked 7th and 8th in the league. They are forcing 12.1 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 42.9% from the field (4th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota

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