Minnesota Lynx vs Washington Mystics Prediction, 6/3/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Minnesota Lynx vs Washington Mystics

Date: Saturday, June 3, 2023

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

TV: WNBA League Pass

The Minnesota Lynx (0-6) are headed to Entertainment & Sports Arena on Saturday where they'll take on the Washington Mystics (2-2).

The Minnesota Lynx faced the Connecticut Sun and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 89-84 in their last contest. Minnesota ended the game with a 45.0% FG percentage (27 out of 60) and made 8 of 19 3-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Lynx converted 22 of their 26 attempts for a percentage of 84.6%. In reference to pulling down boards, they earned a total of 32 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 16 dimes for the contest while forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and having 4 steals. With respect to defending, Minnesota allowed the other team to shoot 50.7% from the field on 36 out of 71 shooting. Connecticut earned 9 dimes and had 5 steals in this contest. On top of that, Connecticut snagged 29 rebounds (9 offensive, 20 defensive) and had 4 blocked shots. Connecticut finished the game shooting 90.9% at the charity stripe by making 10 of their 11 attempts. They converted 7 of 23 attempts from distance.

Napheesa Collier is a player who was a major contributor for this contest. She left the arena with 30 points on 10 of 18 shooting. She was on the court for 40 mins and totaled 2 boards. Collier went 55.6% from the floor and earned 4 assists.

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Minnesota heads into this matchup with a record of 0-6 so far this season. They cough up possession 14.5 times per contest and as a squad are committing 19.0 fouls per game. As a team, Minnesota is pulling in 34.0 boards per contest and is sitting with 109 assists on the year, which ranks 2nd in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Lynx are shooting 32.5% on shots from distance (39 of 120) and 83.5% from the free throw line. They are averaging 78.3 pts per game (7th in basketball) on 41.4% from the field. On defense, the Lynx have forced 12.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.0 personal fouls. They give up 36.3% on 3-pointers and they rank 10th in the WNBA in opponents PPG (87.8). The Lynx defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.4% (76 of 114) and they surrender 33.7 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They currently rank 12th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 141 conceded so far this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Washington Mystics walked away with a victory by a final of 71-69 against the Chicago Sky. The Mystics were able to collect 26 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 33 for the game. They coughed up the ball 15 times, while earning 10 steals for the game. The Sky committed 19 fouls in the matchup which took the Mystics to the charity stripe for a total of 20 attempts. They were able to make 16 of the free throw tries for a rate of 80.0%. In regard to shots from downtown, Washington knocked down 7 of their 17 tries (41.2%). When all was said and done, the Mystics finished shooting 24 for 66 from the field which gave them a rate of 36.4%. The Mystics allowed the Sky to bury 27 out of their 61 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 44.3% in the game. They wrapped up this game 28.6% from three-point range by going 6 out of 21 and finished the contest at 9 of 13 at the free throw line (69.2%). Regarding how they rebounded, Washington permitted Chicago to pull down 32 overall (3 offensive).

Elena Delle Donne ended up being a factor for the Mystics for this contest. She converted 10 out of 17 in the matchup for a rate of 58.8%, and had 3 rebounds. Delle Donne tallied 25 points in her 31 mins on the hardwood and had 2 dimes in this game.

Washington has a win-loss record of 2-2 so far this season. As an offense, the Mystics are hitting on 40.7% from the field, which is 7th in the WNBA. Washington has totaled 306 points so far this year (76.5 per game) and they average 34.0 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 19.5 times per game (5th in the league) and they are giving up possession 13.0 times per game. The Mystics have committed 19.3 fouls per game and they connect on 83.8% from the charity stripe. The Mystics on defense are ranked 3rd in the league in points per game surrendered with 75.3. They are able to force 15.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 40.5% from the field (7th in the WNBA). The Washington defense allows 28.3% on three-point shots (26 of 92) and opponents are connecting on 72.0% of their free throw shots. They allow 19.0 assists and 37.0 rebounds per game, which ranks 7th and 8th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota

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