Minnesota Lynx vs Washington Mystics Prediction, 9/8/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Minnesota Lynx vs Washington Mystics

Date: Sunday, September 8, 2024

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

TV: ESPN3

Entertainment & Sports Arena is the venue where and the Washington Mystics (11-23) will play the Minnesota Lynx (24-9) on Sunday.

The Minnesota Lynx faced the Chicago Sky and earned the victory with a final of 79-74 in their last game. Minnesota walked away from the contest with a 45.7% field goal percentage (32 out of 70) and made 5 of their 22 3-point shots. From the free throw line, the Lynx buried 10 of 12 tries for a percentage of 83.3%. When discussing pulling down rebounds, they earned 24 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 23 assists in this contest in addition to forcing 21 turnovers and getting 10 steals. Regarding defense, Minnesota allowed the other team to go 45.8% from the field on 27 out of 59 shooting. Chicago earned 11 assists and had 5 steals in this game. In addition, Chicago pulled down 38 rebounds (11 offensive, 27 defensive) and got 1 block. Chicago finished 94.7% from the free throw line by converting 18 of their 19 shots. They also made 2 of their 9 attempts from beyond the arc.

Courtney Williams is one player who came through in this game. She ended up walking away with 22 points on 11 of 16 shooting. She saw the court for 27 mins played and grabbed 3 boards. Williams walked away from this one shooting 68.8% from the field and distributed 6 assists.

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Minnesota steps onto the court with a mark of 24-9 on the season. The Lynx are shooting 38.3% on three-point shots (323 of 843) and 78.2% from the charity stripe. They average 82.6 pts per contest (6th in the league) while going 44.8% from the floor. They are turning it over 13.5 times per contest and as a squad are committing 16.8 fouls per contest. As a unit, Minnesota is grabbing 34.1 rebounds per game and is sitting with 769 assists for the year, which has them ranked 2nd in basketball in terms of passing. On the defensive end, the Lynx have forced 15.2 turnovers per game while drawing 15.9 personal fouls. They give up 29.4% on three-point shots and they are ranked 2nd in the WNBA in opponents PPG (76.1). The Lynx defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 41.3% (501 of 526) and they relinquish 35.4 boards per game as a group. They rank 1st in basketball in allowing assists with 619 relinquished for the year.

When they last played, the Washington Mystics walked away with a victory by a final of 90-77 when they played the Phoenix Mercury. The Mystics were able to snag 25 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 in this game. They turned the ball over 12 times, while recording 10 steals for the matchup. The Mercury committed 13 personal fouls in the game which got the Mystics to the charity stripe for a total of 5 attempts. They were able to knock down 4 of the free throws for a clip of 80.0%. In relation to shots from distance, Washington knocked down 14 of 28 attempts (50.0%). When all was said and done, the Mystics shot 36 for 68 from the field which had them sitting at 52.9%. The Mystics allowed the Mercury to knock down 27 of their 68 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 39.7% for this game. They went 30.0% from beyond the arc by going 9 of 30 and ended up going 14 out of 17 at the charity stripe (82.4%). In relation to rebounds, Washington permitted Phoenix to snag 33 in total (9 offensive).

Karlie Samuelson was important for the Mystics in the game. She knocked down 6 out of 6 in the game for a field goal percentage of 100.0%, and had 1 rebound. Samuelson totaled 19 points in her 20 mins on the court and tallied 3 assists in this game.

Washington has a win-loss record of 11-23 so far this season. Washington has tallied 2,704 pts on the campaign (79.5 per game) and they pull in 31.9 rebounds per contest. The Mystics commit 18.8 personal fouls per game and they hit 75.9% from the charity stripe. As an offense, the Mystics are shooting 43.3% from the floor, which is ranked 8th in the league. They are dishing out assists 21.9 times per game (3rd in the WNBA) and they are turning it over 15.1 times per game. The Mystics on the defensive end are ranked 8th in the league in PPG surrendered with 83.3. They are able to force 15.1 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.1% from the field (10th in the league). The Washington defense gives up 34.2% on 3-point shots (276 of 806) and opponents are connecting on 78.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 20.1 assists and 35.0 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 5th and 7th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota

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