Atlanta Dream vs Dallas Wings Prediction, 5/20/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Atlanta Dream vs Dallas Wings

Date: Saturday, May 20, 2023

Location: College Park Center in Arlington, TX

TV: ABC

The Dallas Wings (18-18 last season) play the Atlanta Dream (14-22 last year) at College Park Center on Saturday.

The Atlanta Dream took the court against the New York Liberty and took a loss by a score of 87-83 in their last game. Atlanta finished with a 36.5% FG percentage (27 of 74) and knocked down 10 of their 31 shots from 3-point land. When they shot from the free throw line, the Dream buried 19 of 22 shots for a percentage of 86.4%. When discussing rebounding, they collected 38 with 13 of them being offensive. They also doled out 20 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In the matter of the defense, Atlanta allowed the other team to go 45.0% from the field on 27 out of 60 shooting. New York doled out 4 dimes and had 3 steals in this game. On top of that, New York snagged 34 boards (4 offensive, 30 defensive) and earned 4 blocks. New York went 81.8% when shooting free throws by making 18 of their 22 shots. They knocked down 15 out of their 32 attempts from beyond the arc.

Monique Billings is a player who was a contributor for the contest. She notched 15 points on 5 out of 6 shooting. She was on the court for 20 mins and also totaled 6 boards. Billings finished shooting 83.3% from the field and also dished out 2 assists.

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Atlanta enters this matchup after finishing with a win-loss record of 14-22 last season. The Dream hit on 35.1% on shots from beyond the arc (271 of 771) and 77.7% from the free throw line. They averaged 78.5 points per game (11th in the WNBA) while going 42.0% from the floor. They lost possession via turnover 15.2 times per game and as a squad committed 19.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a squad, Atlanta collected 35.4 rebounds per game and racked up 632 assists last season, which had them ranked 12th in the WNBA in terms of passing. Defensively, the Dream were able to force their opponents into 14.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.9 personal fouls. They were 4th in the WNBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 707 surrendered last year. The Dream allowed a shooting percentage of 43.2% (1,031 of 2,389) and they surrendered 33.9 boards per game as a unit. They conceded 34.8% on shots from distance and they were ranked 5th in the WNBA in points per game allowed (81.5).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Dallas Wings went home defeated by a final of 73-58 when they faced the Connecticut Sun. The Wings were able to snag 24 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 31 in this contest. They also turned the ball over 19 times, while getting 4 steals for the contest. The Sun had 20 fouls in the game which got the Wings to the free throw line for 16 attempts. They were able to make 14 of those for a clip of 87.5%. In relation to shots from beyond the arc, Dallas made 4 of 17 tries (23.5%). Overall, the Wings shot 20 for 55 from the floor which had them at 36.4%. The Wings permitted the Sun to bury 27 out of 76 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 35.5% for this contest. They finished 23.5% from beyond the perimeter by going 4 out of 17 and finished the contest at 15 out of 23 from the free throw line (65.2%). Concerning team rebounding, Dallas permitted Connecticut to grab 40 overall (17 offensive).

Veronica Burton pitched in for the Wings for the matchup. She knocked down 3 out of 6 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and totaled 6 rebounds. Burton tallied 10 points in her 30 minutes on the hardwood and earned 4 dimes in the game.

Dallas had a win-loss mark of 18-18 last season. Dallas earned 2,986 pts last season (82.9 per game) and they snagged 33.8 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Wings connected on 43.5% from the field, which was ranked 8th in the league. The Wings committed 18.8 fouls per contest and they hit 76.4% from the free throw line. They dished out assists 18.8 times per contest (10th in basketball) and they lost possession by turning the ball over 12.7 times per contest. The Wings were ranked 7th in basketball in PPG given up with 82.8. They gave up 19.9 assists and 32.7 boards per game, which was ranked 5th and 3rd in the league. The Dallas defense allowed 34.3% on 3-point shots (262 of 764) and their opponents converted on 78.4% of their free throw shots. They forced 13.4 TO's per game and let teams shoot 45.9% from the floor (10th in the WNBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atlanta

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