Minnesota Lynx vs Los Angeles Sparks Prediction, 5/18/2025 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Minnesota Lynx vs Los Angeles Sparks

Date: Sunday, May 18, 2025

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Youtube TV

Crypto.com Arena is the venue where and the Los Angeles Sparks (8-32 last season) will play the Minnesota Lynx (30-10 last year) on Sunday.

The Minnesota Lynx stepped onto the hardwood against the New York Liberty and took a loss by a final of 67-62 in their last game of last year. Minnesota ended the contest having earned a 37.1% FG percentage (26 out of 70) and knocked down 3 out of their 19 shots from beyond the arc. From the charity stripe, the Lynx converted 7 of 8 tries for a percentage of 87.5%. In relation to grabbing boards, they compiled 33 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 23 assists for the contest while creating 17 turnovers and getting 15 steals. Concerning the defense, Minnesota allowed the other team to go 30.6% from the field on 22 out of 72 shooting. New York earned 9 assists and had 10 steals in the game. Furthermore, New York collected 44 boards (9 offensive, 35 defensive) and added 5 blocked shots. New York finished 84.0% at the free throw line by burying 21 of their 25 attempts. They made 2 of their 23 shots from distance.

Napheesa Collier is a player who was a contributor in the matchup. She walked away with 22 points on 11 of 23 shooting. She played for 44 minutes and also pulled down 7 boards. Collier finished the contest at 47.8% from the floor and totaled 2 dimes.

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Minnesota enters this game after finishing with a record of 30-10 last season. The Lynx hit on 38.0% on shots from beyond the arc (380 of 1,000) and 79.0% from the charity stripe. They had an average of 82.0 pts per game (6th in the WNBA) while going 44.8% from the field. They lost possession via turnover 13.4 times per contest and as a team committed 16.4 fouls per contest. As a group, Minnesota grabbed 34.3 rebounds per contest and totaled 921 assists over the course of last year, which was 1st in the league in terms of passing the ball. On defense, the Lynx were able to force their opponents into 14.9 turnovers per game and they drew 15.7 fouls. They were 1st in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 742 relinquished last season. The Lynx defense gave up an opponent FG percentage of 41.0% (1,127 of 2,749) and they conceded 35.3 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They conceded 30.1% on 3-point shots and they ranked 2nd in the WNBA in points per game allowed (75.6).

When they last stepped on the court last season, the Los Angeles Sparks walked away with a victory by a final of 68-51 when they played the Minnesota Lynx. The Sparks earned 31 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 in this contest. They coughed it up 11 times, while earning 8 steals for this game. The Lynx had 20 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Sparks to the charity stripe for 9 shots. They were able to knock down 8 of those for a percentage of 88.9%. Regarding 3-point shots, Los Angeles buried 10 of their 31 tries (32.3%). When the game finished, the Sparks went 25 for 59 from the field which had them shooting 42.4%. The Sparks permitted the Lynx to make 16 of their 56 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 28.6% for the contest. They went 30.4% from three-point range by shooting 7 of 23 and finished the game at 12 out of 16 from the free throw line (75.0%). When it comes to rebounding, Los Angeles permitted Minnesota to collect 28 in total (6 on the offensive glass).

Dearica Hamby was important for the Sparks in this matchup. She knocked down 8 of 13 in this contest giving her a rate of 61.5%, and earned 7 rebounds. Hamby earned 20 points in her 40 mins on the court and had 3 dimes for the matchup.

Los Angeles had a win-loss mark of 8-32 last season. As an offensive unit, the Sparks shot 42.3% from the field, which had them ranked 10th in basketball. Los Angeles had 3,136 pts last season (78.4 per contest) and they grabbed 32.7 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists was at 19.7 times per game (10th in basketball) and they turned the ball over 15.0 times per contest. The Sparks committed 17.9 fouls per contest and they connected on 76.5% from the free throw line. The Sparks on defense were ranked 10th in the league in PPG given up with 85.6. The Los Angeles defense gave up 36.0% on 3-pointers (315 of 874) and opponents connected on 78.6% of their free throw shots. They forced their opponents into 12.6 turnovers per game and allowed teams to shoot 46.4% from the floor (11th in basketball). They conceded 21.3 assists and 34.0 rebounds per game, which was ranked 8th and 6th in those defensive categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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