Atlanta Dream vs Dallas Wings Prediction, 9/19/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Atlanta Dream vs Dallas Wings

Date: Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Location: College Park Center in Arlington, TX

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Atlanta (+6.5)

The Atlanta Dream (19-21) head to College Park Center on Tuesday where they'll take on the Dallas Wings (22-18) in Game 2 of their series. The Wings lead 1-0. The spread on this game has Dallas as 6.5 point favorites. The over/under opens at 170.5.

The Atlanta Dream went home with a loss by a final score of 94-82 in Game 1. Atlanta wrapped up the game having earned a 36.8% field goal percentage (28 of 76) and converted 13 out of their 27 3-pointers. When they shot from the free throw line, the Dream converted 13 of their 17 tries for a rate of 76.5%. When discussing pulling down rebounds, they collected 32 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 18 assists in the matchup in addition to creating 18 turnovers and earning 10 steals. When it comes to defending, Atlanta allowed the other team to go 48.6% from the field on 34 out of 70 shooting. Dallas recorded 11 assists and had 12 steals in this game. Additionally, Dallas collected 44 rebounds (11 offensive, 33 defensive) and earned 5 blocks. Dallas finished the game at 70.4% from the free throw line by knocking down 19 of their 27 attempts. They knocked down 7 out of their 17 tries from distance.

Rhyne Howard is someone who had an impact for this contest. She was able to score 36 points on 13 of 29 shooting. She played for 38 mins and also snagged 4 boards. Howard finished shooting 44.8% from the floor and distributed 2 assists.

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Atlanta steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 19-21 this season. They average 82.5 points per contest (5th in the league) while shooting 42.8% from the floor. The Dream are shooting 33.6% from downtown (257 of 766) and 78.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Atlanta is pulling down 36.1 boards per contest and has racked up 744 assists for the season, which is 10th in the WNBA in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 13.6 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 19.3 personal fouls per game. When they are on defense, the Dream are able to force 13.0 turnovers per game while drawing 19.8 personal fouls. The Dream defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 43.0% (520 of 791) and they relinquish 35.6 rebounds per game as a team. They are ranked 1st in the WNBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 756 conceded so far this year. They concede 33.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 7th in basketball in PPG allowed (84.0).

In Game 1, the Wings recorded 33 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards for a total of 44 for the contest. They coughed up the ball 18 times, while recording 12 steals for this contest. The Dream committed 19 personal fouls in the game which took the Wings to the free throw line for 27 shots. They were able to knock down 19 of them for a percentage of 70.4%. When it comes to shots from distance, Dallas buried 7 out of 17 tries (41.2%). When the final whistle was blown, the Wings finished shooting 34 out of 70 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.6%. The Wings permitted the Dream to make 28 of 76 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 36.8% for this game. They finished 48.1% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 13 out of 27 and ended up shooting 13 out of 17 from the free throw line (76.5%). Concerning cleaning the glass, Dallas allowed Atlanta to pull down 32 in all (9 on the offensive side).

Satou Sabally pitched in for the Wings for the matchup. She made 11 out of 20 in the game for a rate of 55.0%, and had 5 rebounds. Sabally scored 32 points in her 37 mins on the court and totaled 4 dimes in this contest.

Dallas has a win-loss record of 22-18 this year. The Wings have committed 18.9 fouls per contest while shooting 80.6% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 20.3 times per contest (5th in basketball) and they cough up possession 13.1 times per contest. Dallas has scored 3,514 points so far this season (87.9 per contest) and they average 38.7 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Wings are hitting on 44.3% from the field, which is 5th in the league. The Wings on defense are ranked 9th in the league in points allowed per contest with 84.9. They have forced 13.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 44.4% from the field (6th in the WNBA). The Dallas defense gives up 36.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (328 of 910) and opponents are converting on 80.8% of their free throw attempts. They concede 20.0 dimes and 32.1 boards per game, which ranks them 8th and 1st in basketball.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Dallas (-6.5) and over 170.5 points

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