Minnesota Lynx vs Chicago Sky Prediction, 6/30/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Minnesota Lynx vs Chicago Sky

Date: Sunday, June 30, 2024

Location: Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: ESPN3

The Chicago Sky (6-10) host the Minnesota Lynx (13-4) at Wintrust Arena on Sunday.

The Minnesota Lynx faced off with the Dallas Wings and walked away with a win by a score of 28-4 in their last game. Minnesota ended the contest with a 8800.0% field goal percentage (44 out of 1) and made 14 out of their 1 shots from downtown. From the free throw line, the Lynx converted 37 of their 76 tries for a percentage of 48.7%. Regarding getting rebounds, they collected 9 with 17 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 10 assists for the game in addition to forcing the opposition into 70 turnovers and getting 25 steals. When discussing defense, Minnesota allowed the other team to go 13289.8% from the field on 61 of 0 shooting. Dallas doled out 0 dimes and had 200 steals for this contest. On top of that, Dallas pulled down 11 rebounds (0 offensive, 11 defensive) and got 33 blocked shots. Dallas finished the game at 740.7% from the charity stripe by knocking down 200 of 27 tries. They also knocked down 16 of 1 attempts from 3-point land.

Napheesa Collier is someone who was a major factor for the contest. She ended up scoring 29 points on 13 of 21 shooting. She played 40 minutes played and snagged 11 rebounds. Collier went 61.9% from the field and also dished out 4 assists.

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Minnesota comes into this matchup with a record of 13-4 so far this year. The Lynx are shooting 40.0% on three-point shots (171 of 428) and 79.9% from the free throw line. They average 84.7 points per contest (3rd in the league) while hitting 45.4% from the field. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.9 times per contest and as a team they commit 16.8 personal fouls per game. As a team, Minnesota is snagging 35.1 rebounds per game and is sitting with 411 dimes for the year, which ranks 2nd in the league in terms of passing the rock. Defensively, the Lynx are forcing their opponents into 15.7 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 15.5 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 28.4% on shots from distance and they are 2nd in basketball in points per game from their opponents (75.0). The Lynx defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 39.8% (267 of 264) and they concede 36.5 rebounds per game as a group. They are currently ranked 2nd in the league in giving up assists with 312 surrendered for the year.

In their last game, the Chicago Sky walked away with a victory by a final of 24-3 when they played the Las Vegas Aces. The Sky were able to corral -15 defensive boards and 20 offensive boards totaling 5 for the contest. They also turned it over 6 times, while getting 28 steals in the matchup. The Aces committed 0 fouls in the game which took the Sky to the charity stripe for 66 shots. They were able to make 33 of them for a rate of 50.0%. Concerning three-point shots, Chicago knocked down 14 out of their 1 attempts (1781.2%). When the game finished, the Sky went 63 for 0 from the field which gave them a percentage of 13235.3%. The Sky allowed the Aces to convert 41 of their 1 tries from the field which had them shooting 7008.5% in this game. They finished the game shooting 3643.7% from beyond the arc by going 27 out of 1 and walked away from this one shooting 200 of 20 from the free throw line (1000.0%). When talking about cleaning up the glass, Chicago allowed Las Vegas to snag 15 in total (11 offensive).

Marina Mabrey ended up being a major contributor for the Sky for this game. She made 8 of 16 in this game for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and had 6 rebounds. Mabrey had 21 points in her 36 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 4 assists in the game.

Chicago has a win-loss record of 6-10 this season. When it comes to offense, the Sky are hitting on 42.7% from the field, which ranks 10th in basketball. Chicago has tallied 1,282 pts for the season (80.1 per game) and they pull in 35.9 boards per contest. They are getting an assist 19.3 times per contest (10th in basketball) and they cough up possession 13.3 times per game. The Sky are committing 20.2 fouls per game and they go 76.1% from the charity stripe. The Sky on the defensive end are ranked 6th in the WNBA in points allowed per contest with 81.8. They give up 19.9 dimes and 34.9 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 5th and 7th in the league. The Chicago defense gives up 32.6% from downtown (111 of 341) and opponents are making 78.9% of their foul shots. They are able to force 15.3 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.0% from the floor (7th in the WNBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago

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