Atlanta Dream vs Connecticut Sun Prediction, 6/15/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Atlanta Dream vs Connecticut Sun

Date: Wednesday, June 15, 2022

Location: Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT

TV: Bally Sports Southeast

The Atlanta Dream (7-6) go to Mohegan Sun Arena on Wednesday where they'll meet the Connecticut Sun (10-4).

The Atlanta Dream faced the Phoenix Mercury and ended up losing by a score of 90-88 in their last contest. Atlanta wrapped up the game with a 44.3% field goal percentage (35 of 79) and buried 10 of their 24 3-pointers. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Dream knocked down 8 of their 9 tries for a percentage of 88.9%. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they earned 36 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 16 assists for the game as well as creating 9 turnovers and getting 6 steals. When it comes to defending, Atlanta allowed the other team to shoot 41.8% from the floor on 28 out of 67 shooting. Phoenix earned 7 dimes and had 1 steal for the matchup. Furthermore, Phoenix had 38 rebounds (7 offensive, 31 defensive) and added 6 blocked shots. Phoenix ended up shooting 85.7% when shooting free throws by converting 24 of 28 tries. They also converted 10 of their 31 shots from 3-point land.

Cheyenne Parker is one player who was a major factor for this game. She ended up with 20 points on 8 of 12 shooting. She saw the court for 29 mins played and also grabbed 13 boards. Parker finished the game shooting 66.7% from the field and earned 1 assist.

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Atlanta will play this game with a mark of 7-6 so far this season. They cough up possession 16.2 times per contest and as a team are committing 21.0 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Atlanta is pulling in 36.3 boards per game and is sitting with 206 assists this season, which is 12th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Dream are shooting 34.0% on shots beyond the perimeter (99 of 291) and 78.1% from the free throw line. They are averaging 75.2 pts per contest (12th in basketball) while hitting 41.4% from the field. On defense, the Dream are able to force 15.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.2 personal fouls. They are ranked 1st in the WNBA in allowing assists to their opponents with 226 surrendered so far this year. The Dream defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 38.6% (330 of 856) and they relinquish 33.7 boards per contest as a basketball team. They surrender 30.1% on shots from distance while they are 1st in basketball in opponents points per game (74.4).

When they last stepped on the court, the Connecticut Sun went home defeated by a final of 83-79 when they faced the Chicago Sky. The Sun pulled down 26 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 35 in the game. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while earning 4 steals for the game. The Sky earned 17 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Sun to the free throw line for 9 shots. They were able to make 5 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 55.6%. Concerning shots from beyond the arc, Connecticut made 4 of 12 attempts (33.3%). At the conclusion of this game, the Sun went 35 out of 76 from the floor which gave them a rate of 46.1%. The Sun permitted the Sky to bury 31 of 61 tries from the field which had them shooting 50.8% for the contest. They finished 42.9% from beyond the perimeter via 6 out of 14 and ended up going 15 of 17 at the charity stripe (88.2%). In regard to cleaning up the glass, Connecticut allowed Chicago to snag 29 in all (4 on the offensive glass).

Brionna Jones was important for the Sun in the matchup. She knocked down 9 of 15 for this contest for a field goal rate of 60.0%, and totaled 5 rebounds. Jones earned 20 points in her 25 minutes on the hardwood, but left the arena with no assists.

Connecticut has a win-loss mark of 10-4 this season. The Sun are responsible for committing 18.9 personal fouls per contest and they go 80.2% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 20.6 times per game (5th in the WNBA) and they turn it over 14.5 times per game. Connecticut has accounted for 1,219 points on the campaign (87.1 per game) and they collect 36.1 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Sun are hitting on 46.4% from the floor, which has them ranked 2nd in basketball. The Sun on the defensive end are ranked 5th in the WNBA in points given up per game with 77.9. The Connecticut defense gives up 31.5% on shots from distance (98 of 311) and their opponents are converting on 82.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 18.6 assists and 27.9 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 4th and 1st in basketball. They are forcing 15.6 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.3% from the floor (6th in the WNBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Connecticut

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