Minnesota Lynx vs Dallas Wings Prediction, 8/30/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Minnesota Lynx vs Dallas Wings

Date: Friday, August 30, 2024

Location: College Park Center in Arlington, TX

TV: ION

College Park Center is the venue where and the Dallas Wings (8-22) will play the Minnesota Lynx (23-8) on Friday.

The Minnesota Lynx faced the Phoenix Mercury and notched a win by a score of 89-76 in their last game. Minnesota finished the contest with a 45.8% FG percentage (33 out of 72) and buried 11 of their 26 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the free throw line, the Lynx knocked down 12 of 16 attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. When talking about hauling in rebounds, they compiled 39 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 25 assists for the game while forcing 19 turnovers and having 9 steals. Regarding the defense, Minnesota allowed the other team to go 38.2% from the field on 26 of 68 shooting. Phoenix doled out 13 dimes and had 7 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Phoenix had 37 rebounds (13 offensive, 24 defensive) and had 3 blocked shots. Phoenix went 73.9% at the charity stripe by making 17 of their 23 shots. They also knocked down 7 of their 23 shots from 3-point land.

Kayla McBride is one player who was a major factor in this matchup. She totaled 19 points on 5 out of 12 shooting. She was on the hardwood for 32 minutes played and snagged 5 boards. McBride shot 41.7% from the field and dished out 3 assists.

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Minnesota heads into this matchup with a mark of 23-8 this year. They average 82.9 points per outing (5th in basketball) while going 44.9% from the field. The Lynx are hitting 39.2% on shots from distance (308 of 786) and 77.7% from the free throw line. As a team, Minnesota is pulling in 34.5 boards per contest and has racked up 726 assists on the campaign, which is 2nd in the league in terms of passing. They are turning it over 13.6 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 17.0 fouls on a nightly basis. On the defensive end of the court, the Lynx are able to force 15.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.0 personal fouls. They are conceding 29.2% on shots from distance and they rank 2nd in basketball in PPG allowed (75.6). The Lynx defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 40.9% (472 of 495) and they relinquish 35.2 boards per game as a unit. They rank 3rd in the league in giving up assists with 583 conceded on the season.

For their last game, the Dallas Wings got the victory with a final of 93-90 when they faced the Las Vegas Aces. The Wings were able to pull down 27 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 40 in the matchup. They gave up possession 11 times, while getting 4 steals for the contest. The Aces were called for 18 personal fouls in this game which got the Wings to the free throw line for a total of 19 attempts. They were able to make 15 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 78.9%. When talking about 3-point shots, Dallas knocked down 6 out of their 21 tries (28.6%). When the game finished, the Wings finished the game shooting 36 for 75 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.0%. The Wings allowed the Aces to convert 31 of 62 attempts from the floor which had them at 50.0% in this contest. They wrapped up this game 26.3% from distance by shooting 5 of 19 and finished the game at 23 of 30 from the free throw line (76.7%). Concerning rebounding, Dallas allowed Las Vegas to grab 26 in total (4 offensive).

Satou Sabally ended up having an impact for the Wings in the matchup. She made 10 of 14 for the contest for a rate of 71.4%, and accounted for 7 rebounds. Sabally racked up 28 points in her 38 mins on the hardwood and accounted for 5 assists in the matchup.

Dallas has a record of 8-22 on the year. Dallas has scored 2,490 pts for the year (83.0 per contest) and they pull down 34.6 rebounds per game. The Wings are responsible for committing 18.7 fouls per game and they go 77.9% from the charity stripe. On the offensive side of the ball, the Wings are connecting on 44.7% from the floor, which ranks 5th in basketball. They are earning an assist 20.0 times per contest (8th in the WNBA) and they turn it over 15.2 times per game. The Wings on the defensive side of the court are 12th in basketball in points allowed per game with 90.8. They are forcing their opponents into 13.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.4% from the floor (12th in the WNBA). The Dallas defense surrenders 35.1% on three-point shots (232 of 661) and their opposition knocks down 80.0% of their foul shots. They concede 23.1 assists and 32.6 boards on a nightly basis, which is 12th and 2nd in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Dallas

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