Minnesota Lynx vs Atlanta Dream Prediction, 8/21/2025 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Minnesota Lynx vs Atlanta Dream

Date: Thursday, August 21, 2025

Location: Gateway Center Arena in College Park, GA

TV: WNBA League Pass

The Atlanta Dream (22-13) host the Minnesota Lynx (28-6) at Gateway Center Arena on Thursday.

The Minnesota Lynx took the court against the New York Liberty and took a loss by a score of 85-75 in their last contest. Minnesota ended having earned a 40.8% FG percentage (29 of 71) and buried 6 out of their 22 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Lynx converted 11 of their 14 attempts for a percentage of 78.6%. With respect to rebounding, they compiled 33 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 10 assists for this game as well as forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and having 7 steals. In regard to defense, Minnesota allowed 43.9% from the field on 29 of 66 shooting. New York recorded 8 assists and had 6 steals in this contest. Additionally, New York collected 37 boards (8 offensive, 29 defensive) and had 2 rejections. New York walked away from this one shooting 77.8% at the free throw line by making 14 of their 18 attempts. They buried 13 of their 32 tries from three-point range.

Courtney Williams is someone who was a factor in the matchup. She ended up finishing with 17 points on 7 out of 19 shooting. She was on the court for 32 mins played and also collected 5 rebounds. Williams finished 36.8% from the field and also dished out 2 assists.

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Minnesota enters this matchup with a record of 28-6 on the season. They are averaging 86.6 pts per game (1st in basketball) on 46.8% from the field. The Lynx are shooting 36.7% on three-point shots (322 of 878) and 77.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Minnesota is grabbing 34.1 boards per contest and has 794 dimes for the campaign, which is 1st in the league in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 12.0 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 16.2 fouls per contest. When they are on the defensive end, the Lynx are forcing 14.4 turnovers per game and they draw 17.0 fouls. They rank 1st in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 638 conceded this season. The Lynx defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.1% (962 of 2,286) and they concede 33.6 boards per game as a squad. They are conceding 32.2% on 3-pointers and they rank 1st in basketball in points per game allowed (76.0).

The last time they took the court, the Atlanta Dream took a loss by a score of 74-72 when they played the Las Vegas Aces. The Dream were able to collect 29 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 38 in the game. They coughed it up 9 times, while getting 6 steals for the contest. The Aces committed 16 fouls for the contest which got the Dream to the free throw line for a total of 14 shots. They were able to make 12 of them for a rate of 85.7%. In the matter of shots from distance, Atlanta knocked down 8 of their 29 attempts (27.6%). When the final whistle was blown, the Dream shot 26 for 65 from the field which gave them a percentage of 40.0%. The Dream allowed the Aces to make 29 of their 64 attempts from the field which had them shooting 45.3% in this game. They finished shooting 35.0% from beyond the arc by connecting on 7 out of 20 and finished the game at 9 of 11 from the free throw line (81.8%). With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, Atlanta permitted Las Vegas to grab 27 overall (5 offensive).

Rhyne Howard ended up having an impact for the Dream for this contest. She knocked down 6 of 16 for this game for a field goal rate of 37.5%, and accounted for 3 rebounds. Howard accumulated 19 points in her 35 mins on the court and had 6 assists in this game.

Atlanta has a record of 22-13 this year. Atlanta has totaled 2,926 points on the campaign (83.6 per game) and they pull down 36.3 rebounds per contest. The Dream commit 16.3 personal fouls per game and they shoot 77.5% from the charity stripe. As an offense, the Dream are shooting 44.1% from the field, which ranks them 7th in the league. They are dishing out assists 21.0 times per contest (4th in basketball) and they are turning it over 11.9 times per contest. The Dream on the defensive side of the court are 3rd in the league in points allowed per game with 77.5. They are able to force 11.5 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.0% from the floor (5th in the WNBA). The Atlanta defense allows 33.1% from downtown (238 of 718) and opponents are converting on 77.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 18.9 dimes and 31.2 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 2nd and 1st in the WNBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Minnesota

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