Minnesota Lynx vs New York Liberty Prediction, 6/25/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Minnesota Lynx vs New York Liberty

Date: Tuesday, June 25, 2024

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: PRIME

Barclays Center is the site where and the New York Liberty (15-3) will take on the Minnesota Lynx (13-3) on Tuesday.

The Minnesota Lynx faced the Phoenix Mercury and went home with a win by a final score of 73-60 in their last contest. Minnesota finished the contest having earned a 41.9% FG percentage (26 out of 62) and converted 8 of their 22 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Lynx converted 13 of their 18 tries for a percentage of 72.2%. With respect to pulling down rebounds, they earned a total of 44 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 18 assists for the game while forcing 13 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In relation to defense, Minnesota allowed the other team to go 31.1% from the floor on 23 of 74 shooting. Phoenix distributed 7 dimes and had 8 steals for this contest. In addition, Phoenix totaled 31 boards (7 offensive, 24 defensive) and earned 5 blocked shots. Phoenix ended up going 58.3% from the charity stripe by burying 7 of 12 attempts. They buried 7 of 34 attempts from long range.

Napheesa Collier is a player who came through in the matchup. She was able to score 23 points on 9 out of 16 shooting. She saw the court for 37 minutes played and totaled 14 rebounds. Collier ended up shooting 56.3% from the field and also totaled 2 dimes.

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Minnesota heads into this matchup with a record of 13-3 on the season. The Lynx are shooting 39.8% from downtown (160 of 402) and 80.0% from the free throw line. They have an average of 84.5 points per game (3rd in basketball) on 45.3% from the floor. They cough up possession 14.0 times per game and as a group they are committing 16.8 personal fouls per game. As a team, Minnesota is pulling down 35.1 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 384 dimes on the year, which ranks 2nd in the WNBA in terms of passing the ball. On the defensive end of the court, the Lynx are forcing their opponents into 16.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 15.8 fouls. They surrender 27.1% on shots from distance and they rank 2nd in the WNBA in opponents PPG (73.8). The Lynx are giving up a FG percentage of 39.2% (257 of 253) and they relinquish 36.6 boards per game as a squad. They are ranked 2nd in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 291 relinquished for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the New York Liberty walked away with a victory by a final of 96-75 against the Atlanta Dream. The Liberty recorded 31 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 38 for this contest. They also turned the ball over 12 times, while earning 7 steals in this matchup. The Dream had 14 personal fouls in this contest which got the Liberty to the charity stripe for a total of 15 tries. They were able to knock down 14 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 93.3%. When discussing shots from beyond the arc, New York knocked down 10 of their 25 tries (40.0%). Overall, the Liberty ended up shooting 36 for 70 from the floor which had them shooting 51.4%. The Liberty allowed the Dream to bury 30 of 79 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 38.0% for this game. They shot 16.7% from 3-point land by going 2 out of 12 and ended up shooting 13 out of 19 from the charity stripe (68.4%). Regarding attacking the glass, New York allowed Atlanta to pull down 40 overall (14 on the offensive side).

Sabrina Ionescu was important for the Liberty in this contest. She converted 9 out of 18 in this game giving her a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and added 3 rebounds. Ionescu recorded 26 points in her 31 minutes on the court and had 11 assists for the matchup.

New York has a record of 15-3 on the year. New York has 1,586 pts on the campaign (88.1 per game) and they snag 36.3 rebounds per game. The Liberty are responsible for committing 16.0 fouls per contest and they hit 84.3% from the free throw line. As an offense, the Liberty are hitting on 46.3% from the floor, which is ranked 1st in the WNBA. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 23.4 times per game (2nd in basketball) and they cough up possession 13.7 times per contest. The Liberty on the defensive side of the court are 3rd in the WNBA in PPG given up with 78.4. The New York defense concedes 33.3% on 3-pointers (139 of 418) and opponents are converting on 76.1% of their free throw shots. They allow 20.0 assists and 32.7 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 6th and 2nd in the WNBA. They are forcing their opponents into 12.4 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.1% from the floor (3rd in the WNBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota

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