Dallas Wings vs Connecticut Sun Prediction, 6/4/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Dallas Wings vs Connecticut Sun
Date: Sunday, June 4, 2023
Location: Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT
TV: Youtube TV
The Dallas Wings (3-2) are headed to Mohegan Sun Arena on Sunday where they'll meet the Connecticut Sun (5-1).
The Dallas Wings faced the Washington Mystics and went home with a loss by a final score of 75-74 in their last game. Dallas finished the contest having earned a 34.2% field goal percentage (26 of 76) and converted 9 of their 32 three-point shots. When they shot from the free throw line, the Wings converted 13 of their 16 tries for a percentage of 81.3%. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 45 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 18 assists for this game as well as forcing 15 turnovers and having 10 steals. With respect to the defense, Dallas allowed their opponent to shoot 32.2% from the floor on 19 out of 59 shooting. Washington totaled 4 assists and had 7 steals for the matchup. Furthermore, Washington pulled down 40 rebounds (4 offensive, 36 defensive) and had 3 blocked shots. Washington ended up going 93.5% at the charity stripe by knocking down 29 of their 31 tries. They converted 8 of their 23 shots from beyond the arc.
Satou Sabally is a player who was a factor in this matchup. She ended up scoring 18 points on 7 out of 18 shooting. She played 34 minutes and grabbed 14 boards. Sabally went 38.9% from the field and totaled 7 dimes.
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Dallas heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 3-2 for the year. They are turning it over 11.6 times per game and as a team are committing 19.4 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Dallas is grabbing 37.0 boards per game and has accounted for 88 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 8th in basketball in terms of passing. The Wings are shooting 31.6% on shots from beyond the arc (43 of 136) and 88.3% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 87.2 points per contest (2nd in the WNBA) while hitting 41.0% from the field. On defense, the Wings are able to force 15.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.0 personal fouls. The Wings are allowing a field goal percentage of 41.0% (78 of 95) and they relinquish 39.4 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They currently rank 7th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 93 relinquished on the season. They are giving up 35.6% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 8th in the league in points per game allowed (85.4).
When they last stepped on the court, the Connecticut Sun walked away with a victory by a final of 89-84 when they faced the Minnesota Lynx. The Sun were able to collect 20 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 29 in this matchup. They turned the ball over 11 times, while getting 5 steals in this matchup. The Lynx were called for 18 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Sun to the charity stripe for 11 attempts. They were able to bury 10 of the free throw tries for a rate of 90.9%. When it comes to shots from beyond the arc, Connecticut knocked down 7 of their 23 attempts (30.4%). At the conclusion of this game, the Sun finished 36 out of 71 from the floor which had them shooting 50.7%. The Sun permitted the Lynx to convert 27 of 60 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 45.0% for the contest. They went 42.1% from beyond the arc by going 8 out of 19 and finished the contest at 22 of 26 from the free throw line (84.6%). When talking about rebounds, Connecticut allowed Minnesota to pull down 32 in total (9 offensive).
Alyssa Thomas ended up having an impact for the Sun for this game. She knocked down 8 out of 15 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 53.3%, and accounted for 9 rebounds. Thomas accumulated 16 points in her 40 minutes on the hardwood and earned 16 assists for the contest.
Connecticut has a win-loss record of 5-1 this season. Connecticut has scored 473 pts so far this year (78.8 per contest) and they pull in 37.7 rebounds per game. The Sun are responsible for committing 18.8 fouls per game and they connect on 74.8% from the charity stripe. When it comes to offensive execution, the Sun are shooting 40.4% from the floor, which is 9th in the WNBA. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 19.2 times per game (7th in basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 12.2 times per contest. The Sun defensively are ranked 5th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 76.5. They have surrendered 18.0 assists and 35.7 boards on a nightly basis, which is 4th and 7th in basketball. The Connecticut defense gives up 28.1% on shots from distance (38 of 135) and opponents are converting on 77.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They are forcing 13.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 41.4% from the floor (8th in the league).
Who will win tonight's WNBA game against the spread?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Dallas
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