Minnesota Lynx vs Seattle Storm Prediction, 5/14/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Minnesota Lynx vs Seattle Storm

Date: Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: WNBA League Pass

Climate Pledge Arena is the venue where and the Seattle Storm (11-29 last year) will play the Minnesota Lynx (19-21 last season) on Tuesday.

The Minnesota Lynx played the Connecticut Sun and ended up losing by a score of 90-75 in their last game. Minnesota wrapped up the game with a 43.3% field goal percentage (26 out of 60) and buried 8 out of their 22 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Lynx converted 15 of 19 attempts for a percentage of 78.9%. Concerning getting rebounds, they compiled a total of 27 with 6 of them being offensive. They also recorded 16 assists for this contest while creating 8 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When it comes to defense, Minnesota allowed their opponent to shoot 55.4% from the field on 36 of 65 shooting. Connecticut totaled 7 assists and had 7 steals in this matchup. On top of that, Connecticut grabbed 35 rebounds (7 offensive, 28 defensive) and had 5 blocked shots. Connecticut finished the game shooting 64.3% from the charity stripe by making 9 of 14 attempts. They also buried 9 of their 20 tries from beyond the perimeter.

Napheesa Collier is one player who was a major factor in this contest. She totaled 31 points on 11 of 19 shooting. She played for 37 minutes and also grabbed 5 boards. Collier ended up shooting 57.9% from the floor and also earned 2 dimes.

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Minnesota heads into this matchup after finishing with a record of 19-21 last year. They averaged 80.2 pts per game (9th in the league) while connecting on 43.5% from the floor. The Lynx shot 32.5% on shots from downtown (270 of 832) and 80.1% from the free throw line. As a group, Minnesota collected 34.3 rebounds per game and accumulated 776 dimes throughout last year, which was 6th in the league in terms of passing. They coughed up possession 13.4 times per game and as a squad committed 16.9 fouls per game. On the defensive end, the Lynx forced their opponents into 12.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.9 fouls. They were 10th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 819 surrendered over the course of last year. The Lynx defense gave up an opponent shooting percentage of 44.6% (1,258 of 2,820) and they surrendered 35.2 rebounds per contest as a squad. They conceded 35.7% on shots from distance and they were ranked 11th in the league in points per game from their opponents (85.0).

In their last game, the Seattle Storm took a loss by a score of 91-89 when they faced the Los Angeles Sparks. The Storm pulled down 28 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 33 in this matchup. They coughed up the ball 20 times, while recording 5 steals for the matchup. The Sparks earned 16 fouls for the matchup which got the Storm to the charity stripe for 15 attempts. They were able to make 13 of them for a clip of 86.7%. When talking about 3-point attempts, Seattle made 12 out of their 22 tries (54.5%). When the game finished, the Storm finished shooting 32 out of 65 from the field which had them shooting 49.2%. The Storm allowed the Sparks to knock down 34 out of 77 tries from the field 0 44.2% in this contest. They finished shooting 27.8% from distance by connecting on 5 of 18 and ended up going 18 out of 24 at the charity stripe (75.0%). In the matter of attacking the glass, Seattle allowed Los Angeles to collect 38 overall (14 on the offensive side).

Jewell Loyd pitched in for the Storm in the matchup. She made 9 of 22 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 40.9%, and accumulated 3 rebounds. Loyd tallied 28 points in her 36 mins on the court and had 4 dimes in this matchup.

Seattle had a mark of 11-29 last season. Seattle scored 3,153 points last season (78.8 per game) and they snagged 34.9 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Storm hit 41.0% from the floor, which ranked them 12th in the league. The Storm committed 17.9 fouls per contest and they connected on 78.6% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists was at 17.7 times per game (12th in the league) and they lost possession via turnover 14.5 times per game. The Storm were ranked 8th in the WNBA in points given up per game with 84.5. The Seattle defense allowed 35.3% on three-point shots (302 of 855) and their opposition knocked down 82.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They were able to force 12.9 turnovers per game and allowed teams to shoot 44.8% from the field (9th in basketball). They relinquished 21.0 assists and 36.0 boards on a nightly basis, which had them ranked 12th and 12th in those defensive categories.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Seattle

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