Connecticut Sun vs Dallas Wings Prediction, 8/12/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Connecticut Sun vs Dallas Wings

Date: Saturday, August 12, 2023

Location: College Park Center in Arlington, TX

TV: WNBA League Pass

The Dallas Wings (15-14) play the Connecticut Sun (21-8) at College Park Center on Saturday.

The Connecticut Sun faced off with the Phoenix Mercury and took a loss by a final of 90-84 in their last game. Connecticut wrapped up the game with a 42.3% FG percentage (30 out of 71) and made 7 of their 13 3-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Sun made 17 of their 25 shots for a percentage of 68.0%. With respect to rebounding, they earned 31 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 17 assists in the game while creating 19 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Concerning the defense, Connecticut allowed their opponent to shoot 55.4% from the field on 31 out of 56 shooting. Phoenix distributed 21 dimes and had 8 steals in this contest. Additionally, Phoenix collected 26 rebounds (2 offensive, 24 defensive) and added 8 blocks. Phoenix shot 90.5% at the charity stripe by making 19 of 21 attempts. They also converted 9 out of their 18 tries from beyond the arc.

Rebecca Allen is a player who was a contributor for the matchup. She totaled 24 points on 9 of 12 shooting. She played 28 mins played and also collected 2 boards. Allen finished the game shooting 75.0% from the floor but had no assists when the time ran out.

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Connecticut heads into this matchup with a record of 21-8 for the campaign. The Sun are shooting 36.0% on three-point attempts (202 of 561) and 76.5% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 83.9 points per game (4th in the league) while hitting 44.7% from the field. They turn it over 12.1 times per contest and as a group they are committing 18.5 fouls per game. As a unit, Connecticut is pulling in 33.7 boards per contest and has 611 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 3rd in basketball in terms of passing. When they are on defense, the Sun are forcing 15.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.7 personal fouls. They are ranked 3rd in the WNBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 542 surrendered so far this season. The Sun are giving up a shooting percentage of 42.8% (445 of 571) and they relinquish 34.2 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are giving up 31.3% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 1st in the league in PPG from their opponents (78.4).

When they last played, the Dallas Wings took a defeat with a final score of 104-84 when they played the Las Vegas Aces. The Wings corralled 22 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 in the game. They coughed it up 6 times, while recording 4 steals in the matchup. The Aces committed 21 fouls in this contest which got the Wings to the free throw line for a total of 28 tries. They were able to convert 21 of them for a rate of 75.0%. Regarding three-point attempts, Dallas converted 9 of their 26 attempts (34.6%). When this game wrapped up, the Wings ended up shooting 27 out of 72 from the floor which had them shooting 37.5%. The Wings permitted the Aces to convert 37 out of their 74 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 50.0% for the game. They went 50.0% from 3-point land by going 16 out of 32 and finished the contest at 14 of 16 at the charity stripe (87.5%). When it comes to attacking the glass, Dallas permitted Las Vegas to pull down 45 overall (11 offensive).

Satou Sabally ended up having an impact for the Wings in this contest. She buried 6 out of 17 in this contest for a rate of 35.3%, and accounted for 5 rebounds. Sabally accumulated 21 points in her 31 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 2 assists for this game.

Dallas has a record of 15-14 on the season. The Wings have committed 19.0 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 79.8% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 20.0 times per contest (5th in the league) and they turn the ball over 12.7 times per contest. Dallas has tallied 2,500 pts on the campaign (86.2 per contest) and they average 39.0 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Wings are hitting on 43.3% from the floor, which is ranked 8th in the league. The Wings on the defensive end are ranked 10th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 84.2. The Dallas defense allows 35.7% on shots from distance (237 of 664) and opponents are knocking down 82.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 19.7 assists and 32.2 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 5th and 2nd in basketball. They are able to force 13.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 44.2% from the field (7th in the league).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Dallas

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