Los Angeles Sparks vs Minnesota Lynx Prediction, 9/19/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Los Angeles Sparks vs Minnesota Lynx

Date: Thursday, September 19, 2024

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: WNBA League Pass

The Los Angeles Sparks (7-32) travel to Target Center on Thursday where they'll meet the Minnesota Lynx (30-9).

The Los Angeles Sparks took the court against the Phoenix Mercury and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 85-81 in their last contest. Los Angeles ended the contest having earned a 33.7% field goal percentage (28 out of 83) and buried 9 of their 33 three-point shots. At the free throw line, the Sparks made 16 of their 20 attempts for a rate of 80.0%. Regarding getting rebounds, they compiled 49 with 23 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 16 assists for the contest while forcing 10 turnovers and having 5 steals. When discussing the defense, Los Angeles let their opponent shoot 46.9% from the field on 30 out of 64 shooting. Phoenix distributed 7 assists and had 11 steals for this game. Furthermore, Phoenix collected 25 rebounds (7 offensive, 18 defensive) and added 9 blocked shots. Phoenix went 81.8% from the charity stripe by converting 18 of 22 shots. They converted 7 of 28 attempts from beyond the arc.

Dearica Hamby is one player who came through for the contest. She left the arena with 21 points on 8 of 15 shooting. She played 25 mins and also collected 9 rebounds. Hamby finished the contest at 53.3% from the field and also distributed 2 dimes.

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Los Angeles heads into this matchup with a record of 7-32 on the season. They currently have an average of 78.7 pts per contest (10th in the WNBA) while hitting 42.3% from the field. The Sparks are shooting 32.0% from downtown (279 of 871) and 76.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, Los Angeles is grabbing 32.6 boards per game and has 769 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 10th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 14.9 times per game and as a team they are committing 18.0 personal fouls per game. When they are on defense, the Sparks are forcing their opponents into 12.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.2 fouls. They are relinquishing 36.2% from beyond the arc and they rank 10th in the league in PPG allowed (86.5). The Sparks are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 46.8% (487 of 710) and they surrender 34.2 rebounds per game as a group. They currently rank 9th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 842 conceded on the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Minnesota Lynx walked away with a victory by a final of 78-76 against the Connecticut Sun. The Lynx recorded 25 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 31 in this contest. They gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while recording 7 steals for the contest. The Sun had 13 fouls for this game which got the Lynx to the free throw line for a total of 13 attempts. They were able to bury 12 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 92.3%. When discussing 3-point attempts, Minnesota buried 6 of 14 tries (42.9%). In all, the Lynx shot 30 for 64 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 46.9%. The Lynx allowed the Sun to make 30 out of 66 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 45.5% for the matchup. They went 35.0% from beyond the arc by hitting 7 of 20 and walked away from this one shooting 9 of 11 at the charity stripe (81.8%). When it comes to rebounding, Minnesota permitted Connecticut to grab 31 in all (8 on the offensive side).

Napheesa Collier ended up being a factor for the Lynx in this game. She converted 11 of 16 for the game giving her a rate of 68.8%, and earned 6 rebounds. Collier earned 25 points in her 39 minutes on the court and accounted for 2 dimes for the contest.

Minnesota has a win-loss record of 30-9 this season. Minnesota has scored 3,228 pts for the year (82.8 per contest) and they grab 34.4 rebounds per game. The Lynx have committed 16.5 personal fouls per game and they shoot 79.1% from the charity stripe. When it comes to executing on offense, the Lynx are shooting 45.1% from the floor, which is 3rd in the league. They are earning an assist 23.3 times per game (1st in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 13.3 times per contest. The Lynx defensively are ranked 2nd in basketball in points allowed per contest with 75.8. The Minnesota defense gives up 30.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (263 of 876) and opponents are converting on 78.6% of their free throw attempts. They concede 18.6 dimes and 35.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks 1st and 8th in the WNBA. They have forced 14.8 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.0% from the floor (1st in the league).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Minnesota

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