Las Vegas Aces vs Minnesota Lynx Prediction, 5/29/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Las Vegas Aces vs Minnesota Lynx

Date: Wednesday, May 29, 2024

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: NBATV

Target Center is the site where and the Minnesota Lynx (4-1) will play the Las Vegas Aces (3-1) on Wednesday.

The Las Vegas Aces took the court against the Indiana Fever and earned the victory with a final of 99-80 in their last contest. Las Vegas finished the game having earned a 47.9% FG percentage (35 of 73) and made 13 out of their 35 three-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Aces converted 16 of their 18 attempts for a rate of 88.9%. In regard to pulling down boards, they collected 36 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 24 dimes for the contest as well as forcing 12 turnovers and having 7 steals. In reference to defense, Las Vegas allowed their opponent to shoot 42.9% from the field on 30 of 70 shooting. Indiana distributed 6 dimes and had 4 steals in this game. In addition, Indiana snagged 36 rebounds (6 offensive, 30 defensive) and had 3 blocks. Indiana shot 76.9% from the charity stripe by burying 10 of their 13 shots. They also buried 10 out of their 27 tries from downtown.

A'ja Wilson is someone who was a factor in this game. She left the arena with 29 points on 12 out of 18 shooting. She saw the court for 31 minutes and also collected 15 rebounds. Wilson finished the game shooting 66.7% from the floor and also totaled 2 assists.

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Las Vegas enters this matchup with a mark of 3-1 for the campaign. The Aces are connecting on 34.1% on three-point shots (43 of 126) and 84.6% from the free throw line. They are averaging 91.3 points per game (1st in basketball) while hitting 43.4% from the floor. They turn the ball over 9.5 times per game and as a group they commit 14.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Las Vegas is collecting 36.5 boards per game and has accounted for 86 dimes for the year, which is 9th in the WNBA in terms of passing the rock. On the defensive end of the court, the Aces have forced 12.8 turnovers per game while drawing 18.0 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 41.8% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 10th in the WNBA in PPG allowed (85.0). The Aces defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 44.8% (51 of 72) and they relinquish 35.8 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are 2nd in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 80 surrendered so far this season.

For their last game, the Minnesota Lynx took home the win by a final score of 92-79 against the Atlanta Dream. The Lynx collected 26 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 for the matchup. They also coughed it up 10 times, while getting 7 steals for this game. The Dream earned 15 personal fouls for this game which took the Lynx to the charity stripe for a total of 23 tries. They were able to make 17 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 73.9%. Concerning shots from distance, Minnesota made 13 out of 29 tries (44.8%). Overall, the Lynx shot 31 out of 62 from the field which had them shooting 50.0%. The Lynx permitted the Dream to convert 31 of their 68 attempts from the floor 0 45.6% in the matchup. They shot 27.3% from beyond the arc by hitting 6 out of 22 and finished the game at 11 of 14 from the charity stripe (78.6%). In the matter of rebounding, Minnesota permitted Atlanta to collect 32 in total (10 on the offensive side).

Kayla McBride ended up being a major contributor for the Lynx for this game. She knocked down 10 of 12 in the matchup giving her a field goal percentage of 83.3%, and had 1 rebound. McBride earned 31 points in her 32 mins on the hardwood and had 1 assist in this game.

Minnesota has a record of 4-1 for the year. Minnesota has accounted for 443 points on the year (88.6 per contest) and they collect 36.0 rebounds per contest. The Lynx are committing 18.0 fouls per game and they hit 74.7% from the charity stripe. As an offensive team, the Lynx are shooting 47.0% from the floor, which is 1st in the league. They are dishing out assists 24.4 times per contest (1st in the WNBA) and they turn it over 17.4 times per game. The Lynx on the defensive end are ranked 2nd in basketball in PPG allowed with 78.4. They have forced 16.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 40.9% from the field (2nd in the WNBA). The Minnesota defense concedes 26.4% on 3-point shots (24 of 91) and opponents are making 84.1% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 18.2 dimes and 35.4 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 2nd and 7th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Las Vegas

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