Phoenix Mercury vs Minnesota Lynx Prediction, 6/22/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Phoenix Mercury vs Minnesota Lynx

Date: Saturday, June 22, 2024

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: NBATV

The Phoenix Mercury (8-7) travel to Target Center on Saturday where they'll take on the Minnesota Lynx (11-3).

The Phoenix Mercury played the New York Liberty and took home the win by a score of 99-93 in their last game. Phoenix ended the contest with a 55.1% field goal percentage (38 of 69) and made 15 of their 30 three-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Mercury made 8 of their 10 shots for a percentage of 80.0%. In the matter of hauling in boards, they compiled a total of 31 with 4 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 24 dimes in this game as well as forcing 16 turnovers and having 7 steals. With respect to defending, Phoenix allowed 42.1% from the field on 32 of 76 shooting. New York distributed 11 dimes and had 14 steals for this contest. Additionally, New York pulled down 37 rebounds (11 offensive, 26 defensive) and had 4 blocked shots. New York shot 78.6% at the charity stripe by converting 11 of 14 attempts. They also made 18 out of their 42 tries from beyond the arc.

Brittney Griner is a player who came through for this contest. She ended up finishing with 19 points on 8 out of 13 shooting. She was on the hardwood for 31 minutes played and also totaled 4 boards. Griner went 61.5% from the field and also dished out 2 dimes.

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Phoenix steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss mark of 8-7 on the season. The Mercury are shooting 34.3% on 3-pointers (147 of 429) and 80.9% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 83.3 pts per contest (4th in the WNBA) while connecting on 42.8% from the floor. They turn it over 14.7 times per game and as a group are committing 17.2 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Phoenix is pulling in 34.1 boards per game and has totaled 303 assists this year, which ranks 3rd in the WNBA in terms of passing the ball. On defense, the Mercury are able to force 13.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.1 fouls. They are relinquishing 35.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 10th in the WNBA in PPG from their opponents (85.8). The Mercury defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 42.4% (196 of 256) and they concede 36.7 boards per contest as a group. They are 12th in the league in giving up assists with 324 conceded on the year.

When they last played, the Minnesota Lynx got the victory with a final of 68-55 when they played the Atlanta Dream. The Lynx snagged 35 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 45 in the game. They turned the ball over 9 times, while recording 5 steals in the game. The Dream earned 12 fouls in this matchup which got the Lynx to the free throw line for a total of 8 tries. They were able to make 7 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 87.5%. When talking about 3-point attempts, Minnesota buried 7 of 22 attempts (31.8%). When the final whistle blew, the Lynx finished the game shooting 27 out of 76 from the field which had them at 35.5%. The Lynx allowed the Dream to bury 19 of their 66 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 28.8% in this contest. They wrapped up this game 17.4% from three-point range by connecting on 4 of 23 and ended up going 13 out of 20 at the free throw line (65.0%). When it comes to cleaning the glass, Minnesota permitted Atlanta to grab 46 in total (12 on the offensive side).

Napheesa Collier ended up being a major contributor for the Lynx in this contest. She made 6 of 17 for this game for a field goal rate of 35.3%, and totaled 8 rebounds. Collier had 16 points in her 30 mins on the court and totaled 4 assists for this game.

Minnesota has a win-loss record of 11-3 so far this year. Minnesota has tallied 1,211 pts for the season (86.5 per contest) and they snag 33.7 boards per game. The Lynx commit 17.1 fouls per contest and they connect on 80.3% from the charity stripe. As an offensive team, the Lynx are shooting 46.3% from the floor, which ranks 1st in basketball. They are getting an assist 24.8 times per contest (1st in the WNBA) and they are turning it over 14.3 times per game. The Lynx on the defensive end are ranked 2nd in basketball in points per game surrendered with 76.1. They have allowed 18.6 dimes and 36.3 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 2nd and 11th in the league. The Minnesota defense concedes 28.6% on 3-pointers (86 of 301) and their opponents are making 80.9% of their free throw shots. They are forcing their opponents into 16.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 40.6% from the field (1st in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Phoenix

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