Dallas Wings vs Phoenix Mercury Prediction, 8/12/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Dallas Wings vs Phoenix Mercury

Date: Friday, August 12, 2022

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: NBATV

The Dallas Wings (17-17) travel to Footprint Center on Friday where they'll take on the Phoenix Mercury (14-20).

The Dallas Wings took the court against the Dallas Wings and ended up losing by a score of 91-73 in their last contest. Dallas ended the contest having earned a 34.3% field goal percentage (23 out of 67) and converted 7 of their 19 three-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Wings buried 20 of 25 tries for a percentage of 80.0%. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they earned 33 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 12 dimes in the game as well as forcing 12 turnovers and getting 4 steals. In relation to defense, Dallas allowed the other team to shoot 54.8% from the floor on 34 of 62 shooting. Dallas recorded 5 assists and had 4 steals in the matchup. Additionally, Dallas grabbed 32 rebounds (5 offensive, 27 defensive) and had 5 blocked shots. Dallas ended up shooting 90.9% at the free throw line by burying 10 of their 11 attempts. They converted 13 of 27 attempts from long range.

Veronica Burton is a player who played a role in this game. She ended up scoring 15 points on 4 out of 5 shooting. She played for 22 mins and also collected 1 rebound. Burton finished the contest at 80.0% from the floor and also recorded 4 assists.

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Dallas will enter this contest with a mark of 17-17 for the season. They are averaging 82.2 pts per game (5th in the league) while hitting 42.8% from the floor. The Wings are hitting 33.6% from downtown (259 of 770) and 76.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, Dallas is pulling down 33.9 boards per game and has accounted for 626 dimes this season, which has them ranked 10th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 12.6 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 19.0 personal fouls per contest. Defensively, the Wings are forcing 13.7 turnovers per game while drawing 18.6 personal fouls. They are surrendering 33.8% from beyond the arc while they are 7th in basketball in PPG allowed (82.5). The Wings defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 45.8% (465 of 633) and they concede 33.2 boards per game as a group. They are 5th in the WNBA in allowing assists to their opponents with 675 surrendered for the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Phoenix Mercury took a defeat with a final score of 86-77 when they faced the Phoenix Mercury. The Mercury were able to pull down 18 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 27 in the game. They also gave up possession 12 times, while earning 8 steals in the game. The Mercury committed 13 personal fouls for the game which took the Mercury to the charity stripe for 8 tries. They were able to make 8 of the free throws for a percentage of 100.0%. With respect to 3-point attempts, Phoenix made 13 of 31 tries (41.9%). Overall, the Mercury finished 28 for 67 from the field which gave them a percentage of 41.8%. The Mercury permitted the Mercury to convert 30 of 65 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.2% in this matchup. They finished the game shooting 35.3% from beyond the arc by shooting 6 out of 17 and ended up shooting 20 of 24 at the free throw line (83.3%). With respect to cleaning up the glass, Phoenix allowed Phoenix to grab 38 overall (13 offensive).

Shey Peddy was important for the Mercury in this game. She made 7 of 15 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 46.7%, and had 10 rebounds. Peddy recorded 21 points in her 35 mins of playing time and had 4 assists for this game.

Phoenix has a win-loss record of 14-20 this season. Phoenix has tallied 2,767 points this year (81.4 per contest) and they pull down 31.2 boards per game. The Mercury are responsible for committing 20.2 fouls per contest and they go 81.6% from the charity stripe. As an offensive team, the Mercury are hitting on 42.6% from the floor, which is ranked 10th in the league. They are dishing out assists 19.1 times per contest (8th in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.3 times per contest. The Mercury are ranked 10th in the WNBA in PPG allowed with 84.5. They are forcing 14.2 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.0% from the field (9th in the league). The Phoenix defense concedes 36.3% on shots from beyond the arc (280 of 772) and their opposition knocks down 78.6% of their foul shots. They allow 20.6 assists and 37.7 rebounds per game, which ranks them 6th and 12th in the league.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Phoenix

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