Connecticut Sun vs Atlanta Dream Prediction, 7/15/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Connecticut Sun vs Atlanta Dream

Date: Friday, July 15, 2022

Location: Gateway Center Arena in College Park, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

The Atlanta Dream (10-13) host the Connecticut Sun (15-8) at Gateway Center Arena on Friday.

The Connecticut Sun stepped onto the hardwood against the Indiana Fever and walked away with a win by a score of 89-81 in their last game. Connecticut walked away from the contest with a 46.3% field goal percentage (31 of 67) and buried 6 of 19 three-point attempts. When they shot from the free throw line, the Sun made 21 of their 24 attempts for a percentage of 87.5%. In the matter of rebounding, they collected 38 with 10 of them being offensive. They also recorded 18 assists for this game in addition to forcing 16 turnovers and having 12 steals. In reference to defense, Connecticut allowed the other team to go 44.1% from the floor on 30 of 68 shooting. Indiana earned 21 dimes and had 9 steals for this contest. Moreover, Indiana grabbed 26 boards (7 offensive, 19 defensive) and had 1 block. Indiana ended up going 78.9% at the free throw line by converting 15 of their 19 tries. They buried 6 out of their 21 attempts from 3-point range.

Jonquel Jones is one player who was a major factor for the game. She finished with 24 points on 10 of 23 shooting. She saw the court for 37 mins played and totaled 11 boards. Jones walked away from this one shooting 43.5% from the field and also distributed 2 dimes.

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Connecticut will enter this game with a record of 15-8 for the season. The Sun are hitting 34.0% on 3-pointers (142 of 418) and 78.9% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 84.1 pts per game (3rd in the WNBA) while going 45.6% from the floor. They are turning it over 14.1 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 17.7 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Connecticut is grabbing 36.2 boards per game and is sitting with 469 dimes so far this year, which is 8th in the league in terms of passing the rock. On the defensive end, the Sun are forcing 15.3 turnovers per game while drawing 19.7 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 3rd in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 447 relinquished so far this season. The Sun defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 43.5% (653 of 1,501) and they relinquish 29.3 rebounds per contest as a group. They surrender 32.9% on 3-point attempts while they are 3rd in basketball in opponents points per game (77.9).

For their last game, the Atlanta Dream went home defeated by a final of 90-75 when they played the Chicago Sky. The Dream pulled down 23 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 33 for the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 17 times, while earning 7 steals in this contest. The Sky earned 16 personal fouls for the game which took the Dream to the free throw line for a total of 10 tries. They were able to knock down 7 of those for a percentage of 70.0%. In regard to three-point attempts, Atlanta knocked down 10 of their 23 attempts (43.5%). In all, the Dream shot 29 for 69 from the floor which gave them a rate of 42.0%. The Dream allowed the Sky to convert 35 of 66 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 53.0% for the contest. They finished shooting 35.7% from three-point range by shooting 5 of 14 and finished the contest at 15 of 21 at the free throw line (71.4%). Regarding rebounding, Atlanta permitted Chicago to get 34 in total (7 offensive).

Tiffany Hayes ended up being a major contributor for the Dream in this game. She converted 8 out of 15 in the matchup giving her a rate of 53.3%, and accumulated 3 rebounds. Hayes racked up 21 points in her 30 minutes on the court and accounted for 1 assist in this contest.

Atlanta has a record of 10-13 on the year. Atlanta has scored 1,785 pts so far this season (77.6 per game) and they collect 35.6 rebounds per contest. The Dream commit 20.3 fouls per contest and they go 78.6% from the charity stripe. When it comes to executing on offense, the Dream are shooting 41.6% from the field, which is 11th in the league. They are assisting teammates 17.0 times per contest (12th in basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 15.9 times per contest. The Dream defensively are ranked 4th in the league in points per game surrendered with 79.9. They have surrendered 19.0 dimes and 34.3 rebounds per contest, which ranks 3rd and 6th in basketball. The Atlanta defense gives up 34.0% on 3-point attempts (190 of 559) and opponents are knocking down 76.8% of their free throw attempts. They are forcing their opponents into 14.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 41.7% from the floor (1st in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Atlanta

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