Atlanta Dream vs Chicago Sky Prediction, 7/7/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Atlanta Dream vs Chicago Sky

Date: Friday, July 7, 2023

Location: Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: Youtube TV

Wintrust Arena is the venue where and the Chicago Sky (8-9) will take on the Atlanta Dream (8-8) on Friday.

The Atlanta Dream stepped onto the hardwood against the Los Angeles Sparks and went home with a win by a final score of 90-79 in their last game. Atlanta ended having earned a 49.3% field goal percentage (33 of 67) and converted 10 of their 24 shots from 3-point land. From the charity stripe, the Dream buried 14 of 23 tries for a rate of 60.9%. In relation to hauling in boards, they collected a total of 39 with 3 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 30 assists in this game while creating 11 turnovers and having 6 steals. With respect to the defense, Atlanta let their opponent shoot 42.6% from the floor on 29 out of 68 shooting. Los Angeles distributed 4 dimes and had 3 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Los Angeles grabbed 33 boards (4 offensive, 29 defensive) and had 5 rejections. Los Angeles finished the game shooting 68.2% from the charity stripe by converting 15 of 22 attempts. They knocked down 6 of 22 shots from 3-point range.

Allisha Gray is a player who was a contributor in the game. She scored 23 points on 8 of 14 shooting. She was on the hardwood for 34 minutes and totaled 4 boards. Gray finished the contest at 57.1% from the field and also totaled 6 dimes.

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Atlanta heads into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 8-8 for the campaign. They average 86.9 points per contest (3rd in basketball) while shooting 43.8% from the field. The Dream are hitting 36.5% on shots from 3-point land (112 of 307) and 78.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Atlanta is grabbing 36.1 boards per game and is sitting with 303 assists for the year, which ranks 9th in the WNBA in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 14.7 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 20.1 personal fouls per contest. When they are on defense, the Dream are forcing 13.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.6 personal fouls. The Dream defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.7% (215 of 329) and they concede 36.8 boards per contest as a group. They are ranked 4th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 318 conceded so far this season. They surrender 33.4% on shots from distance and they rank 12th in the league in points per game from their opponents (88.8).

In their last game, the Chicago Sky walked away with a victory by a final of 89-87 against the Indiana Fever. The Sky pulled down 22 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 31 in the game. They gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while earning 8 steals in this game. The Fever committed 18 fouls in this matchup which took the Sky to the charity stripe for a total of 16 attempts. They were able to knock down 9 of the free throw tries for a rate of 56.3%. When it comes to three-point attempts, Chicago converted 12 out of their 28 attempts (42.9%). When this game wrapped up, the Sky finished shooting 34 for 68 from the field which had them at 50.0%. The Sky allowed the Fever to bury 35 of 68 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.5% in the matchup. They went 29.4% from three-point range by going 5 out of 17 and ended up shooting 12 of 18 at the charity stripe (66.7%). When talking about rebounds, Chicago permitted Indiana to collect 35 in total (9 on the offensive side).

Courtney Williams ended up being important for the Sky for this game. She converted 12 of 17 for the contest for a rate of 70.6%, and had 5 rebounds. Williams earned 28 points in her 34 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 8 assists in the matchup.

Chicago has a win-loss mark of 8-9 for the season. The Sky are committing 17.5 fouls per game while shooting 71.7% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 20.3 times per contest (4th in the league) and they are turning it over 14.1 times per game. Chicago has tallied 1,337 pts this year (78.6 per game) and they snag 33.9 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Sky are connecting on 44.0% from the field, which ranks them 6th in the league. The Sky on the defensive side of the court are 5th in the league in PPG given up with 81.3. They concede 19.4 assists and 34.3 total boards per game, which is ranked 5th and 5th in the league. The Chicago defense concedes 32.1% on 3-point shots (102 of 318) and opponents are making 80.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They are forcing their opponents into 13.1 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.4% from the field (9th in the WNBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago

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