Washington Mystics vs Minnesota Lynx Prediction, 7/6/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Washington Mystics vs Minnesota Lynx

Date: Saturday, July 6, 2024

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: NBATV

The Minnesota Lynx (14-6) play the Washington Mystics (5-16) at Target Center on Saturday.

The Washington Mystics stepped onto the hardwood against the Las Vegas Aces and took a loss by a final of 20-11 in their last game. Washington finished with a 0.9% FG percentage (1 out of 77) and knocked down 41 out of their 1 3-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Mystics knocked down 23 of their 0 tries for a percentage of 4811.7%. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they earned 28 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 27 assists in the matchup as well as creating 0 turnovers and earning 70 steals. When discussing defense, Washington allowed the other team to go 1.0% from the field on 1 out of 98 shooting. Las Vegas earned 4 assists and had 9 steals for the game. Additionally, Las Vegas collected 3 rebounds (4 offensive, -1 defensive) and earned 22 blocked shots. Las Vegas finished 266.7% from the charity stripe by converting 8 of their 3 attempts. They buried 15 of their 9 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Shatori Walker-Kimbrough is one player who was a major factor for this contest. She left the arena with 19 points on 7 out of 13 shooting. She saw the court for 25 minutes and also pulled down 1 rebound. Walker-Kimbrough finished the contest at 53.8% from the field and also totaled 3 assists.

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Washington heads into this contest with a mark of 5-16 for the season. They turn the ball over 15.2 times per game and as a team they are committing 19.4 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Washington is pulling in 31.8 rebounds per contest and has tallied 462 assists so far this season, which is 3rd in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Mystics are shooting 37.0% on shots from downtown (208 of 562) and 77.3% from the free throw line. They are averaging 79.2 points per outing (10th in the league) while shooting 42.9% from the field. On the defensive end, the Mystics are forcing 15.1 turnovers per game and they draw 19.6 fouls. They are 9th in basketball in giving up assists with 420 conceded for the year. The Mystics defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 45.4% (317 of 412) and they relinquish 34.8 boards per contest as a squad. They are relinquishing 34.7% on three-point shots while they are 8th in the league in PPG allowed (83.5).

For their last game, the Minnesota Lynx walked away with a victory by a final of 13-10 when they played the Connecticut Sun. The Lynx corralled 21 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 28 in the matchup. They turned it over 15 times, while recording 62 steals in this matchup. The Sun were called for 4 fouls for the game which took the Lynx to the charity stripe for 0 attempts. They were able to convert 15 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 3750.0%. In regard to three-point shots, Minnesota converted 51 of their 0 attempts (10828.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Lynx shot 0 out of 73 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 0.6%. The Lynx permitted the Sun to knock down 1 of their 78 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 1.2% for this game. They shot 105.9% from three-point range by shooting 18 of 17 and finished the contest at 10 out of 4 from the free throw line (250.0%). With respect to rebounding, Minnesota allowed Connecticut to pull down 35 in total (8 on the offensive side).

Alanna Smith ended up being important for the Lynx in the matchup. She made 5 of 6 for the matchup giving her a field goal percentage of 83.3%, and earned 4 rebounds. Smith earned 14 points in her 30 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 dimes in this game.

Minnesota has a record of 14-6 for the year. Minnesota has totaled 1,650 points for the year (82.5 per contest) and they pull in 35.1 rebounds per game. The Lynx are committing 16.6 fouls per game while shooting 78.4% from the free throw line. In terms of offensive execution, the Lynx are connecting on 44.8% from the field, which is ranked 3rd in basketball. They are assisting teammates 24.0 times per contest (1st in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 14.1 times per game. The Lynx on the defensive end are ranked 2nd in the league in points given up per game with 74.6. They are forcing their opponents into 15.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 39.4% from the field (1st in the league). The Minnesota defense gives up 28.3% on shots from behind the 3-point line (124 of 438) and their opposition makes 77.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 18.3 assists and 37.3 rebounds per contest, which is 1st and 12th in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Washington

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