Atlanta Dream vs Phoenix Mercury Prediction, 7/17/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Atlanta Dream vs Phoenix Mercury

Date: Sunday, July 17, 2022

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Amazon Prime

The Phoenix Mercury (11-15) play the Atlanta Dream (10-14) at Footprint Center on Sunday.

The Atlanta Dream played the Connecticut Sun and ended up losing by a score of 93-68 in their last contest. Atlanta finished with a 41.9% FG percentage (26 out of 62) and converted 2 of their 13 shots from downtown. From the free throw line, the Dream converted 14 of their 19 attempts for a percentage of 73.7%. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they collected 30 with 4 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 20 assists for the contest while creating 12 turnovers and having 5 steals. Regarding defense, Atlanta let their opponent shoot 44.8% from the field on 30 out of 67 shooting. Connecticut distributed 10 assists and had 13 steals in the game. Additionally, Connecticut collected 39 boards (10 offensive, 29 defensive) and earned 1 block. Connecticut ended up shooting 78.1% from the free throw line by knocking down 25 of 32 attempts. They also buried 8 out of their 21 attempts from 3-point range.

Tiffany Hayes is a player who was a factor in this matchup. She left the arena with 18 points on 7 out of 11 shooting. She was on the court for 26 minutes and pulled down 6 rebounds. Hayes went 63.6% from the floor and earned 1 assist.

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Atlanta heads into this contest with a mark of 10-14 on the campaign. They are turning it over 16.0 times per contest and as a group they are committing 20.3 fouls per game. As a team, Atlanta is pulling in 35.3 boards per game and is sitting with 411 assists so far this year, which ranks 12th in the WNBA in terms of passing. The Dream are shooting 34.1% on shots beyond the perimeter (174 of 510) and 78.3% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 77.2 pts per game (12th in basketball) while shooting 41.7% from the field. On defense, the Dream are able to force 14.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.9 fouls. The Dream defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 41.8% (354 of 429) and they concede 34.5 boards per contest as a basketball team. They currently rank 2nd in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 456 surrendered on the year. They are relinquishing 34.1% from beyond the arc and they are 5th in basketball in PPG allowed (80.5).

When they last stepped on the court, the Phoenix Mercury got the victory with a final of 80-75 when they faced the Washington Mystics. The Mercury earned 25 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards for a total of 31 for the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while getting 10 steals for the contest. The Mystics committed 19 personal fouls for the contest which took the Mercury to the charity stripe for 20 tries. They were able to knock down 18 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 90.0%. Concerning shots from distance, Phoenix converted 10 of their 26 tries (38.5%). At the conclusion of this game, the Mercury ended up shooting 26 out of 69 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.7%. The Mercury allowed the Mystics to convert 22 of their 65 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 33.8% for this contest. They shot 29.6% from beyond the arc by connecting on 8 of 27 and finished the contest at 23 of 26 at the free throw line (88.5%). When discussing how they attacked the glass, Phoenix permitted Washington to get 42 in total (11 on the offensive glass).

Skylar Diggins-Smith pitched in for the Mercury for the contest. She buried 7 of 20 in the matchup for a rate of 35.0%, and accounted for 5 rebounds. Diggins-Smith tallied 24 points in her 35 minutes on the court and totaled 9 assists in this matchup.

Phoenix has a win-loss record of 11-15 on the season. As an offense, the Mercury are shooting 43.3% from the field, which ranks 8th in the WNBA. Phoenix has earned 2,159 points this season (83.0 per game) and they average 31.3 boards per game. They are earning an assist 19.4 times per game (8th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.1 times per game. The Mercury commit 20.8 fouls per contest while shooting 81.1% from the charity stripe. The Mercury defensively are ranked 10th in the league in PPG given up with 85.7. They are forcing 14.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 44.8% from the field (9th in the league). The Phoenix defense surrenders 37.7% from downtown (221 of 586) and opponents are connecting on 79.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 20.5 dimes and 36.8 boards per game, ranking them 7th and 11th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Phoenix

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