Minnesota Lynx vs Las Vegas Aces Prediction, 6/11/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Minnesota Lynx vs Las Vegas Aces

Date: Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Location: Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas, NV

TV: NBATV

The Minnesota Lynx (8-3) travel to Michelob Ultra Arena on Tuesday where they'll take on the Las Vegas Aces (5-4).

The Minnesota Lynx faced off with the Connecticut Sun and walked away with a win by a score of 87-83 in their last contest. Minnesota finished having earned a 57.4% FG percentage (35 out of 61) and buried 6 out of their 19 three-point attempts. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Lynx knocked down 11 of their 16 tries for a percentage of 68.8%. In the matter of getting rebounds, they earned 31 with 3 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 23 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In relation to defense, Minnesota allowed the other team to go 38.9% from the field on 28 of 72 shooting. Connecticut earned 11 assists and had 10 steals in this matchup. Moreover, Connecticut pulled down 34 rebounds (11 offensive, 23 defensive) and added 5 blocked shots. Connecticut ended up shooting 88.9% when shooting free throws by converting 24 of 27 tries. They made 3 of their 17 shots from long range.

Kayla McBride is one player who played a role for this contest. She accumulated 32 points on 9 out of 13 shooting. She was on the hardwood for 32 minutes and grabbed 2 boards. McBride went 69.2% from the floor and also totaled 1 assist.

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Minnesota heads into this matchup with a mark of 8-3 for the season. They turn the ball over 15.2 times per contest and as a squad they commit 17.6 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Minnesota is pulling down 35.3 rebounds per game and has accounted for 266 dimes so far this season, which ranks 2nd in the league in terms of passing. The Lynx are connecting on 40.5% from downtown (117 of 289) and 79.4% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 85.5 points per contest (3rd in the WNBA) while connecting on 45.4% from the field. On defense, the Lynx are able to force 16.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 15.5 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 5th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 195 conceded this year. The Lynx defense is giving up a FG percentage of 39.2% (181 of 170) and they surrender 36.8 boards per game as a basketball team. They are surrendering 27.5% from 3-point land while they are 2nd in basketball in points per game allowed (75.1).

For their last game, the Las Vegas Aces took home the win by a final score of 104-91 against the Dallas Wings. The Aces corralled 27 defensive boards and 3 offensive boards totaling 30 for the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while earning 5 steals in this matchup. The Wings had 23 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Aces to the charity stripe for a total of 28 attempts. They were able to make 27 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 96.4%. Regarding three-point attempts, Las Vegas made 13 out of 25 tries (52.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Aces finished shooting 32 for 64 from the floor which had them shooting 50.0%. The Aces allowed the Wings to bury 36 of 78 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.2% in the game. They finished 38.9% from 3-point land via 7 out of 18 and finished the contest at 12 of 21 from the charity stripe (57.1%). In relation to how they attacked the glass, Las Vegas permitted Dallas to get 41 in all (15 on the offensive glass).

A'ja Wilson was important for the Aces for the game. She made 10 of 17 in the game for a rate of 58.8%, and totaled 8 rebounds. Wilson racked up 31 points in her 37 mins on the hardwood and tallied 5 dimes in this contest.

Las Vegas has a win-loss mark of 5-4 on the season. Las Vegas has tallied 771 points on the year (85.7 per contest) and they average 34.8 rebounds per contest. The Aces are committing 16.3 fouls per contest and they shoot 85.1% from the charity stripe. As an offense, the Aces are shooting 41.8% from the field, which ranks them 7th in the WNBA. They are earning an assist 19.7 times per contest (4th in the WNBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 10.6 times per contest. The Aces are ranked 7th in the WNBA in points per game surrendered with 82.1. They have conceded 19.2 dimes and 37.3 boards per game, ranking them 5th and 12th in the league. The Las Vegas defense concedes 37.7% on shots from beyond the arc (83 of 220) and their opponents are connecting on 82.5% of their free throw shots. They are able to force 13.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 41.8% from the floor (5th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Las Vegas

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