Minnesota Lynx vs Los Angeles Sparks Prediction, 7/9/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Minnesota Lynx vs Los Angeles Sparks

Date: Tuesday, July 9, 2024

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: WNBA League Pass

The Minnesota Lynx (15-6) go to Crypto.com Arena on Tuesday where they'll take on the Los Angeles Sparks (5-16).

The Minnesota Lynx played the Connecticut Sun and took home the win by a score of 13-10 in their last game. Minnesota wrapped up the contest with a 0.6% FG percentage (0 out of 73) and knocked down 51 of 0 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Lynx knocked down 15 of 0 tries for a percentage of 3750.0%. When discussing hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 28 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 28 dimes for the game as well as forcing the other team into 1 turnovers and getting 62 steals. Regarding defense, Minnesota let their opponent shoot 1.2% from the field on 1 of 78 shooting. Connecticut dished out 8 assists and had 13 steals for this contest. Additionally, Connecticut collected 35 boards (8 offensive, 27 defensive) and added 25 blocks. Connecticut finished the game at 250.0% when shooting free throws by converting 10 of 4 shots. They buried 18 of their 17 shots from distance.

Alanna Smith is someone who was a factor for this contest. She ended up walking away with 14 points on 5 of 6 shooting. She was on the court for 30 mins and snagged 4 rebounds. Smith walked away from this one shooting 83.3% from the field and also distributed 2 dimes.

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Minnesota comes into this matchup with a record of 15-6 for the campaign. They currently have an average of 82.1 points per game (5th in the league) while going 44.5% from the floor. The Lynx are shooting 39.1% on 3-point shots (208 of 532) and 78.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Minnesota is snagging 35.2 boards per game and has 500 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 1st in the league in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 14.0 times per game and as a team they commit 16.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis. On the defensive end, the Lynx are forcing 15.3 turnovers per game while drawing 15.2 personal fouls. The Lynx are allowing a shooting percentage of 39.5% (321 of 320) and they relinquish 37.0 rebounds per game as a team. They currently rank 1st in basketball in giving up assists with 385 surrendered on the season. They are giving up 28.1% on 3-pointers and they rank 2nd in the league in points per game allowed (74.2).

When they last played, the Los Angeles Sparks walked away with a victory by a final of 28-2 against the Phoenix Mercury. The Sparks collected -21 defensive rebounds and 24 offensive rebounds totaling 3 for this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 24 times, while earning 75 steals in the matchup. The Mercury were called for 15 personal fouls for this contest which got the Sparks to the charity stripe for 0 tries. They were able to bury 21 of them for a percentage of 6306.3%. Concerning three-point shots, Los Angeles converted 38 of their 1 attempts (7224.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Sparks shot 1 out of 78 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 1.0%. The Sparks permitted the Mercury to bury 1 of 84 attempts from the floor which had them at 1.0% for this game. They finished 22.6% from three-point range by shooting 7 out of 31 and ended up shooting 200 out of 25 at the free throw line (800.0%). When talking about how they attacked the glass, Los Angeles allowed Phoenix to snag 23 in all (5 offensive).

Dearica Hamby pitched in for the Sparks for this game. She converted 10 of 19 in the matchup giving her a rate of 52.6%, and added 9 rebounds. Hamby earned 25 points in her 36 mins of playing time and totaled 1 assist for this contest.

Los Angeles has a win-loss record of 5-16 this season. The Sparks commit 18.9 fouls per contest and they go 75.3% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 20.2 times per contest (6th in the league) and they cough up possession 14.7 times per contest. Los Angeles has scored 1,658 pts so far this year (79.0 per contest) and they collect 32.9 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Sparks are connecting on 42.3% from the floor, which ranks them 10th in the WNBA. The Sparks defensively are ranked 10th in the league in points allowed per contest with 85.6. They are forcing 12.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.8% from the field (11th in the WNBA). The Los Angeles defense allows 36.9% from downtown (179 of 485) and their opposition knocks down 79.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 21.5 assists and 34.2 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 11th and 4th in the WNBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota

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