Minnesota Lynx vs Seattle Storm Prediction, 7/12/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Minnesota Lynx vs Seattle Storm

Date: Friday, July 12, 2024

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: ION

The Seattle Storm (14-8) host the Minnesota Lynx (16-6) at Climate Pledge Arena on Friday.

The Minnesota Lynx took the court against the Los Angeles Sparks and earned the victory with a final of 20-3 in their last contest. Minnesota ended the game with a 9611.5% FG percentage (47 out of 0) and converted 10 out of their 1 shots from beyond the arc. From the free throw line, the Lynx made 23 of 56 shots for a percentage of 41.1%. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they earned 3 with 22 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 4 assists for the contest while creating 65 turnovers and earning 23 steals. Concerning defense, Minnesota allowed the other team to go 6474.8% from the field on 36 of 1 shooting. Los Angeles dished out 5 dimes and had 200 steals in the game. Additionally, Los Angeles snagged 20 rebounds (5 offensive, 15 defensive) and had 32 blocks. Los Angeles finished 869.6% when shooting free throws by knocking down 200 of their 23 attempts. They also converted 19 of their 1 tries from long range.

Bridget Carleton is one player who had an impact in this contest. She totaled 16 points on 6 out of 7 shooting. She played 28 mins and also grabbed 4 rebounds. Carleton finished shooting 85.7% from the floor and also distributed 3 assists.

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Minnesota steps onto the court with a mark of 16-6 on the campaign. The Lynx are connecting on 39.5% from downtown (217 of 550) and 78.5% from the free throw line. They average 82.1 points per contest (5th in the WNBA) while shooting 44.7% from the field. They turn it over 13.8 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 16.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Minnesota is grabbing 34.8 boards per game and has 523 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 1st in the league in terms of passing the rock. When they are on defense, the Lynx are able to force 15.4 turnovers per game and they draw 15.5 fouls. The Lynx defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 39.6% (339 of 340) and they relinquish 36.6 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are 1st in the league in giving up assists with 402 relinquished on the season. They concede 27.6% from beyond the arc and they rank 2nd in the league in opponents PPG (73.9).

The last time they took the court, the Seattle Storm took a defeat with a final score of 84-79 when they played the Las Vegas Aces. The Storm earned 30 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 40 for the matchup. They turned it over 13 times, while getting 4 steals for this game. The Aces had 14 fouls in the game which got the Storm to the charity stripe for a total of 16 tries. They were able to knock down 14 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 87.5%. In relation to 3-point attempts, Seattle made 3 out of their 17 attempts (17.6%). When this game wrapped up, the Storm shot 31 out of 77 from the field which gave them a percentage of 40.3%. The Storm allowed the Aces to make 30 out of 70 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 42.9% in this contest. They finished shooting 21.7% from three-point range via 5 out of 23 and walked away from this one shooting 19 of 20 at the free throw line (95.0%). Concerning rebounding, Seattle permitted Las Vegas to pull down 38 in all (4 on the offensive side).

Jewell Loyd ended up being a factor for the Storm for this game. She knocked down 8 of 22 in this game for a field goal percentage of 36.4%, and had 3 rebounds. Loyd accumulated 28 points in her 35 minutes on the court and accounted for 3 assists for this contest.

Seattle has a mark of 14-8 on the campaign. As an offensive team, the Storm are connecting on 43.4% from the field, which has them ranked 8th in the WNBA. Seattle has earned 1,846 pts on the campaign (83.9 per contest) and they pull down 36.0 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 20.4 times per contest (5th in basketball) and they are turning it over 13.3 times per game. The Storm have committed 17.4 fouls per game and they hit 82.9% from the free throw line. The Storm on the defensive end are ranked 4th in the league in points given up per game with 78.4. They concede 19.7 assists and 35.3 rebounds per game, which is ranked 3rd and 10th in the WNBA. The Seattle defense allows 32.1% on three-point shots (142 of 443) and their opponents are converting on 79.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have forced 15.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 42.2% from the field (3rd in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Minnesota

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