Minnesota Lynx vs Phoenix Mercury Prediction, 8/28/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Minnesota Lynx vs Phoenix Mercury

Date: Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: WNBA League Pass

The Phoenix Mercury (16-15) host the Minnesota Lynx (22-8) at Footprint Center on Wednesday.

The Minnesota Lynx took the court against the Indiana Fever and walked away with a win by a score of 90-80 in their last contest. Minnesota ended the game with a 50.8% FG percentage (33 out of 65) and knocked down 11 of their 27 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the Lynx converted 13 of their 20 shots for a percentage of 65.0%. When it comes to getting rebounds, they collected a total of 27 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 27 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Concerning the defense, Minnesota allowed the other team to go 43.4% from the field on 33 out of 76 shooting. Indiana earned 15 assists and had 5 steals for the matchup. In addition, Indiana collected 40 boards (15 offensive, 25 defensive) and had 1 block. Indiana went 87.5% when shooting free throws by making 7 of their 8 tries. They also made 7 of 29 shots from downtown.

Napheesa Collier is someone who came through for this game. She finished with 31 points on 12 out of 18 shooting. She was on the hardwood for 35 minutes played and also pulled down 5 rebounds. Collier went 66.7% from the field and earned 1 assist.

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Minnesota heads into this contest with a record of 22-8 so far this year. They are averaging 82.7 pts per contest (5th in basketball) while connecting on 44.9% from the floor. The Lynx are connecting on 39.1% on shots beyond the perimeter (297 of 760) and 77.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Minnesota is grabbing 34.3 rebounds per game and has accounted for 701 assists for the campaign, which is 2nd in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 13.6 times per contest and as a group are committing 17.0 fouls on a nightly basis. Defensively, the Lynx are forcing their opponents into 15.1 turnovers per game and they draw 16.0 personal fouls. They are 3rd in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 568 conceded this year. The Lynx are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.0% (453 of 480) and they surrender 35.1 boards per contest as a basketball team. They surrender 29.2% on 3-point shots and they are 3rd in basketball in opponents PPG (75.6).

When they last stepped on the court, the Phoenix Mercury took a defeat with a final score of 84-70 when they played the New York Liberty. The Mercury earned 24 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 for this game. They also gave up possession 20 times, while getting 7 steals in this contest. The Liberty committed 10 fouls for this contest which got the Mercury to the free throw line for a total of 4 tries. They were able to convert 3 of those for a percentage of 75.0%. In reference to 3-point attempts, Phoenix converted 5 out of their 22 attempts (22.7%). When this game wrapped up, the Mercury finished 31 for 67 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 46.3%. The Mercury allowed the Liberty to convert 29 of 70 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 41.4% for the contest. They went 41.4% from distance by connecting on 12 out of 29 and finished the contest at 14 of 16 at the free throw line (87.5%). In relation to how they rebounded, Phoenix permitted New York to get 32 in all (6 on the offensive side).

Brittney Griner ended up being a factor for the Mercury in this matchup. She buried 11 out of 16 in the game for a field goal percentage of 68.8%, and earned 6 rebounds. Griner earned 22 points in her 33 minutes on the court, but didn't record an assist.

Phoenix has a win-loss mark of 16-15 for the campaign. On the offensive side of the court, the Mercury are shooting 44.3% from the floor, which has them ranked 6th in the WNBA. Phoenix has scored 2,569 points so far this season (82.9 per game) and they grab 32.6 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 19.6 times per contest (9th in the league) and they are turning it over 13.3 times per contest. The Mercury are committing 17.6 personal fouls per contest while shooting 80.4% from the charity stripe. The Mercury on the defensive side of the court are 9th in the league in PPG surrendered with 84.3. They are able to force 12.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 42.8% from the field (5th in the league). The Phoenix defense surrenders 33.1% from downtown (275 of 831) and their opposition makes 77.6% of their free throw shots. They have given up 21.4 dimes and 36.6 boards per game, which is 10th and 12th in basketball.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Phoenix

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