Minnesota Lynx vs Washington Mystics Prediction, 8/17/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Minnesota Lynx vs Washington Mystics

Date: Saturday, August 17, 2024

Location: Entertainment & Sports Arena in Washington, D.C.

TV: CBS

Entertainment & Sports Arena is the site where and the Washington Mystics (6-19) will take on the Minnesota Lynx (17-8) on Saturday.

The Minnesota Lynx took the court against the Atlanta Dream and took home the win by a score of 86-79 in their last contest. Minnesota ended the contest with a 38.7% field goal percentage (29 of 75) and converted 11 of their 30 shots from beyond the arc. At the charity stripe, the Lynx converted 17 of 23 attempts for a rate of 73.9%. With respect to rebounding, they compiled 32 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 25 assists for this contest as well as forcing 16 turnovers and getting 10 steals. When it comes to the defense, Minnesota allowed 49.2% from the floor on 29 of 59 shooting. Atlanta doled out 5 dimes and had 5 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Atlanta had 33 boards (5 offensive, 28 defensive) and added 4 rejections. Atlanta finished the game at 76.2% at the free throw line by knocking down 16 of their 21 tries. They buried 5 out of their 15 shots from downtown.

Kayla McBride is one player who was a factor for the game. She ended up scoring 30 points on 9 out of 17 shooting. She was on the court for 34 mins and also snagged 1 rebound. McBride finished the contest at 52.9% from the field and also totaled 1 assist.

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Minnesota enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 17-8 on the year. The Lynx are hitting 38.4% on 3-point shots (246 of 641) and 78.5% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 81.2 pts per contest (7th in the league) while connecting on 43.6% from the floor. They are giving up possession 13.6 times per game and as a team they are committing 16.8 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Minnesota is pulling down 34.5 boards per contest and has racked up 582 assists for the campaign, which ranks 1st in the league in terms of passing the rock. On the defensive end, the Lynx are able to force 15.1 turnovers per game while drawing 15.5 personal fouls. They are 2nd in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 468 relinquished this season. The Lynx defense is allowing a FG percentage of 40.4% (378 of 387) and they concede 36.5 boards per game as a squad. They surrender 28.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 2nd in the league in PPG allowed (75.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the Washington Mystics walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 96-87 against the Phoenix Mercury. The Mystics were able to corral 25 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 33 in the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while earning 5 steals for this contest. The Mercury were called for 14 personal fouls for this game which got the Mystics to the free throw line for a total of 13 attempts. They were able to bury 11 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 84.6%. When it comes to shots from beyond the perimeter, Washington made 10 out of their 33 attempts (30.3%). Overall, the Mystics went 33 for 72 from the field which had them shooting 45.8%. The Mystics allowed the Mercury to make 35 of 65 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 53.8% for the matchup. They wrapped up this game 44.4% from downtown by going 8 of 18 and ended up going 18 of 21 at the charity stripe (85.7%). When discussing cleaning the glass, Washington permitted Phoenix to get 31 overall (6 on the offensive glass).

Myisha Hines-Allen was important for the Mystics for the contest. She buried 8 of 16 in the matchup giving her a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 12 rebounds. Hines-Allen racked up 18 points in her 31 mins on the court and accumulated 5 assists in this game.

Washington has a mark of 6-19 for the year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Mystics are hitting on 43.0% from the field, which has them ranked 9th in the league. Washington has scored 1,983 points for the year (79.3 per game) and they collect 31.8 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 22.1 times per contest (3rd in basketball) and they turn it over 15.1 times per game. The Mystics have committed 19.1 fouls per contest and they shoot 77.1% from the free throw line. The Mystics are ranked 8th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 83.8. They are forcing their opponents into 14.9 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 45.9% from the field (11th in basketball). The Washington defense surrenders 34.8% on 3-point attempts (209 of 600) and opponents are knocking down 77.9% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 20.2 assists and 34.8 boards per contest, which has them ranked 5th and 7th in the WNBA.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Washington

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