Phoenix Mercury vs Minnesota Lynx Prediction, 5/31/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Phoenix Mercury vs Minnesota Lynx

Date: Friday, May 31, 2024

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: ION

The Phoenix Mercury (3-4) head to Target Center on Friday where they'll meet the Minnesota Lynx (4-2).

The Phoenix Mercury stepped onto the hardwood against the New York Liberty and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 81-78 in their last game. Phoenix finished having earned a 42.6% FG percentage (29 of 68) and buried 10 of their 30 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Mercury buried 10 of 13 shots for a rate of 76.9%. In reference to pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 34 with 8 of them being offensive. They also doled out 18 dimes in this matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and having 6 steals. With respect to defense, Phoenix allowed the other team to go 41.2% from the floor on 28 out of 68 shooting. New York dished out 9 dimes and had 7 steals for the contest. Moreover, New York snagged 39 boards (9 offensive, 30 defensive) and added 5 blocked shots. New York ended up shooting 88.9% at the free throw line by converting 16 of 18 shots. They also converted 9 out of their 32 attempts from long range.

Natasha Cloud is a player who was a major contributor for this contest. She walked away with 21 points on 9 out of 17 shooting. She played 35 mins played and also snagged 2 rebounds. Cloud shot 52.9% from the floor and distributed 3 dimes.

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Phoenix enters this contest with a record of 3-4 for the campaign. The Mercury are shooting 33.2% on shots from downtown (72 of 217) and 80.9% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 80.9 pts per contest (8th in basketball) while shooting 39.9% from the field. They lose possession via turnover 14.1 times per contest and as a team they are committing 17.6 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Phoenix is pulling in 35.7 boards per contest and is sitting with 137 assists so far this season, which is 5th in the league in terms of passing the ball. On the defensive end, the Mercury are forcing 12.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.4 personal fouls. They rank 11th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 146 conceded on the year. The Mercury defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 41.6% (85 of 115) and they relinquish 37.1 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are giving up 32.8% on three-point shots while they are 11th in the league in points per game allowed (85.7).

The last time they took the court, the Minnesota Lynx went home defeated by a final of 80-66 against the Las Vegas Aces. The Lynx were able to collect 28 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 in this game. They turned the ball over 16 times, while getting 8 steals for this contest. The Aces were called for 12 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Lynx to the free throw line for 10 tries. They were able to bury 10 of those for a clip of 100.0%. In reference to 3-pointers, Minnesota converted 8 of 24 tries (33.3%). At the conclusion of this game, the Lynx ended up shooting 24 out of 65 from the floor which had them at 36.9%. The Lynx allowed the Aces to knock down 30 out of their 72 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.7% in this matchup. They finished 37.0% from 3-point land by shooting 10 of 27 and finished the game at 10 of 14 at the free throw line (71.4%). In relation to how they cleaned up the glass, Minnesota allowed Las Vegas to snag 41 overall (11 offensive).

Napheesa Collier ended up being a major contributor for the Lynx in the game. She made 6 out of 16 in this game for a field goal rate of 37.5%, and totaled 13 rebounds. Collier recorded 18 points in her 34 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist for the game.

Minnesota has a record of 4-2 for the year. Minnesota has accumulated 509 pts this year (84.8 per contest) and they collect 36.0 rebounds per game. The Lynx commit 17.7 fouls per contest and they go 77.4% from the charity stripe. As an offense, the Lynx are shooting 45.4% from the floor, which has them ranked 1st in basketball. They are assisting teammates 23.3 times per game (1st in the WNBA) and they cough up possession 17.2 times per game. The Lynx are ranked 3rd in the WNBA in points given up per game with 78.7. They relinquish 19.0 dimes and 36.3 total boards per game, ranking them 3rd and 10th in the WNBA. The Minnesota defense gives up 28.8% on 3-pointers (34 of 118) and their opponents are making 82.4% of their free throw shots. They are forcing their opponents into 16.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 41.1% from the field (2nd in basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Minnesota

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