Dallas Wings vs Atlanta Dream Prediction, 6/21/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Dallas Wings vs Atlanta Dream
Date: Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Location: Gateway Center Arena in College Park, GA
TV: NBATV
The Atlanta Dream (7-8) host the Dallas Wings (8-8) at Gateway Center Arena on Tuesday.
The Dallas Wings faced off with the Los Angeles Sparks and notched a win by a score of 92-82 in their last contest. Dallas walked away from the game having earned a 45.1% field goal percentage (32 out of 71) and made 13 out of their 29 shots from 3-point land. From the free throw line, the Wings knocked down 15 of 22 tries for a rate of 68.2%. Regarding getting rebounds, they earned 39 with 8 of them being offensive. They also distributed 20 assists for this game as well as creating 17 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In the matter of defending, Dallas allowed 40.6% from the field on 28 of 69 shooting. Los Angeles distributed 10 assists and had 10 steals for the matchup. On top of that, Los Angeles totaled 42 rebounds (10 offensive, 32 defensive) and earned 5 blocked shots. Los Angeles ended up shooting 75.0% at the charity stripe by making 21 of 28 attempts. They also buried 5 of their 20 shots from downtown.
Arike Ogunbowale is a player who was a major contributor for this game. She ended up scoring 28 points on 8 out of 18 shooting. She played 35 minutes and also grabbed 1 rebound. Ogunbowale ended up going 44.4% from the field and also earned 4 assists.
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Dallas comes into this matchup with a win-loss record of 8-8 this year. The Wings are shooting 36.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (149 of 406) and 80.7% from the charity stripe. They average 82.3 points per contest (5th in the league) while going 41.8% from the field. They turn the ball over 13.6 times per contest and as a team they commit 20.0 fouls per game. As a team, Dallas is collecting 35.8 boards per game and has totaled 290 assists for the season, which has them ranked 10th in the WNBA in terms of passing the rock. On the defensive end of the court, the Wings have forced 13.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.9 personal fouls. They are surrendering 32.0% from 3-point land while they are 8th in basketball in opponents PPG (81.8). The Wings defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 45.7% (213 of 286) and they concede 32.9 boards per contest as a team. They currently rank 7th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 323 surrendered this season.
In their last game, the Atlanta Dream took a defeat with a final score of 106-100 when they faced the Chicago Sky. The Dream were able to collect 25 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive boards totaling 39 in this game. They also turned it over 15 times, while earning 9 steals for the game. The Sky earned 22 personal fouls for the contest which got the Dream to the charity stripe for a total of 21 attempts. They were able to bury 14 of those for a percentage of 66.7%. In the matter of shots from downtown, Atlanta made 8 of their 22 attempts (36.4%). When the game finished, the Dream ended up shooting 39 for 87 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.8%. The Dream allowed the Sky to make 35 of their 75 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 46.7% in this matchup. They finished 56.0% from 3-point land via 14 of 25 and walked away from this one shooting 22 of 25 from the charity stripe (88.0%). In the matter of how they attacked the glass, Atlanta allowed Chicago to get 47 in total (11 on the offensive side).
Aari McDonald ended up being a factor for the Dream for this game. She knocked down 7 of 12 in this matchup giving her a rate of 58.3%, and added 1 rebound. McDonald earned 19 points in her 34 mins on the court and had 5 assists for this contest.
Atlanta has a win-loss mark of 7-8 this season. Atlanta has scored 1,170 points for the campaign (78.0 per contest) and they average 36.5 rebounds per game. The Dream are responsible for committing 20.7 personal fouls per game and they connect on 76.0% from the free throw line. As an offensive unit, the Dream are connecting on 42.1% from the floor, which is 9th in the league. They are earning an assist 16.5 times per game (12th in the WNBA) and they cough up possession 16.1 times per game. The Dream on defense are ranked 4th in basketball in points given up per game with 78.5. They have conceded 18.7 assists and 34.5 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 2nd and 5th in basketball. The Atlanta defense gives up 33.6% on shots from behind the 3-point line (120 of 357) and opponents are knocking down 77.5% of their free throw shots. They are able to force 15.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 40.2% from the floor (1st in the league).
Who will win tonight's WNBA game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Dallas
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