Connecticut Sun vs Dallas Wings Prediction, 8/24/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Connecticut Sun vs Dallas Wings

Date: Wednesday, August 24, 2022

Location: College Park Center in Arlington, TX

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Connecticut (-7)

College Park Center is the venue where and the Dallas Wings (18-18) will take on the Connecticut Sun (25-11) on Wednesday. Connecticut opens this contest as 7 point favorites. The total opens at 165.

The Connecticut Sun took the court against the Dallas Wings and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 89-79 in their last contest. Connecticut ended the game with a 45.2% field goal percentage (28 of 62) and made 4 of their 14 shots from distance. At the free throw line, the Sun knocked down 19 of 21 shots for a rate of 90.5%. With respect to rebounding, they earned 32 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 21 assists in this game in addition to forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and earning 1 steal. Concerning defense, Connecticut allowed 48.0% from the field on 36 out of 75 shooting. Dallas distributed 28 dimes and had 8 steals in this game. Additionally, Dallas collected 35 rebounds (13 offensive, 22 defensive) and had 2 blocks. Dallas finished the game at 66.7% when shooting free throws by burying 6 of their 9 attempts. They converted 11 out of their 26 attempts from beyond the arc.

Jonquel Jones is a player who was a factor for the game. She scored 20 points on 6 of 12 shooting. She was on the court for 22 minutes and pulled down 9 boards. Jones finished the contest at 50.0% from the floor but had no assists at the end of the game.

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Connecticut heads into this one with a win-loss mark of 25-11 for the year. They are averaging 85.8 points per contest (3rd in the league) while connecting on 46.2% from the field. The Sun are shooting 35.4% on shots from 3-point land (230 of 649) and 78.9% from the free throw line. As a team, Connecticut is pulling in 37.1 rebounds per game and has totaled 759 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 3rd in the league in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 14.4 times per game and as a team they are committing 17.1 fouls on a nightly basis. On defense, the Sun have forced 15.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.9 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 3rd in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 696 relinquished for the year. The Sun are allowing a shooting percentage of 43.9% (557 of 680) and they concede 29.0 rebounds per game as a group. They concede 32.8% on 3-pointers and they are 2nd in the WNBA in opponents PPG (77.8).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Dallas Wings went home victorious with a score of 89-79 when they faced the Connecticut Sun. The Wings were able to collect 22 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards for a total of 35 in this matchup. They turned the ball over 8 times, while earning 8 steals for the game. The Sun were called for 9 fouls for this game which took the Wings to the free throw line for a total of 9 shots. They were able to convert 6 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. When it comes to 3-point attempts, Dallas made 11 of their 26 attempts (42.3%). When all was said and done, the Wings went 36 out of 75 from the floor which had them at 48.0%. The Wings permitted the Sun to convert 28 of their 62 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 45.2% in this contest. They finished 28.6% from 3-point land via 4 out of 14 and finished the game at 19 out of 21 at the free throw line (90.5%). When talking about team rebounding, Dallas allowed Connecticut to grab 32 in all (10 offensive).

Allisha Gray pitched in for the Wings for this game. She converted 5 of 12 for this game for a field goal percentage of 41.7%, and added 5 rebounds. Gray had 15 points in her 37 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 8 dimes in the game.

Dallas has a record of 18-18 so far this season. As an offense, the Wings are connecting on 43.5% from the floor, which is ranked 8th in basketball. Dallas has scored 2,986 pts for the campaign (82.9 per contest) and they grab 33.8 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 18.8 times per contest (10th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.7 times per contest. The Wings are committing 18.8 fouls per game and they go 76.4% from the charity stripe. The Wings on the defensive side of the court are 7th in the WNBA in PPG surrendered with 82.8. They have given up 19.9 assists and 32.7 boards on a nightly basis, which is 5th and 3rd in the league. The Dallas defense allows 34.3% on shots from behind the 3-point line (262 of 764) and their opponents are knocking down 78.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They are forcing 13.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 45.9% from the field (10th in the WNBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Dallas (+7)

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