Indiana Fever vs Atlanta Dream Prediction, 5/28/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Indiana Fever vs Atlanta Dream
Date: Sunday, May 28, 2023
Location: Gateway Center in College Park, GA
TV: Youtube TV
Gateway Center is the venue where and the Atlanta Dream (1-1) will play the Indiana Fever (0-2) on Sunday.
The Indiana Fever took the court against the New York Liberty and ended up losing by a score of 90-73 in their last contest. Indiana ended having earned a 35.6% field goal percentage (26 out of 73) and knocked down 5 of 20 shots from beyond the arc. From the charity stripe, the Fever knocked down 16 of 21 shots for a percentage of 76.2%. Concerning grabbing boards, they earned 35 with 12 of them being offensive. They also recorded 11 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In reference to defending, Indiana allowed the other team to shoot 48.5% from the field on 33 out of 68 shooting. New York recorded 7 dimes and had 7 steals in the matchup. Furthermore, New York snagged 36 rebounds (7 offensive, 29 defensive) and had 5 rejections. New York finished the game shooting 90.9% from the free throw line by making 10 of their 11 attempts. They also made 14 out of their 29 tries from 3-point range.
Aliyah Boston is one player who was a factor in this contest. She scored 15 points on 5 out of 7 shooting. She was on the court for 29 mins played and also pulled down 4 boards. Boston ended up shooting 71.4% from the field and also distributed 2 dimes.
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Indiana comes into this matchup with a win-loss record of 0-2 for the campaign. The Fever are hitting 25.0% on three-point attempts (11 of 44) and 67.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 67.0 pts per game (12th in basketball) while connecting on 34.5% from the field. They cough up possession 17.0 times per contest and as a group they are committing 20.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Indiana is pulling down 35.0 boards per game and has racked up 26 dimes this year, which ranks 12th in the WNBA in terms of passing the rock. On the defensive end of the court, the Fever are forcing their opponents into 16.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.5 personal fouls. The Fever defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 40.3% (33 of 41) and they surrender 39.5 boards per game as a squad. They are 7th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 43 conceded for the year. They give up 39.1% on 3-pointers and they are 6th in the league in points per game allowed (80.0).
In their last game, the Atlanta Dream walked away with a victory by a final of 83-77 against the Minnesota Lynx. The Dream recorded 22 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 33 in the matchup. They turned it over 16 times, while getting 6 steals for the contest. The Lynx earned 26 personal fouls for this contest which took the Dream to the charity stripe for a total of 20 attempts. They were able to make 18 of those for a rate of 90.0%. Concerning shots from 3-point land, Atlanta made 7 of their 23 attempts (30.4%). At the conclusion of this game, the Dream finished shooting 29 for 69 from the field which had them shooting 42.0%. The Dream permitted the Lynx to bury 30 of 67 attempts from the field which left them shooting 44.8% in the game. They went 30.0% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 6 out of 20 and finished the game at 11 of 15 at the charity stripe (73.3%). When talking about rebounds, Atlanta permitted Minnesota to collect 33 overall (10 on the offensive side).
Allisha Gray was important for the Dream in this contest. She made 8 of 17 in this matchup for a rate of 47.1%, and had 10 rebounds. Gray earned 26 points in her 35 mins on the court and had 1 assist for this contest.
Atlanta has a record of 1-1 so far this year. As an offense, the Dream are connecting on 38.4% from the floor, which is ranked 10th in the league. Atlanta has 161 points on the year (80.5 per contest) and they grab 39.0 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 19.5 times per game (6th in the league) and they are giving up possession 17.5 times per contest. The Dream have committed 19.5 fouls per contest and they shoot 85.3% from the free throw line. The Dream on defense are ranked 7th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 81.0. They have allowed 18.0 assists and 36.5 total boards per game, ranking them 6th and 8th in the league. The Atlanta defense allows 30.0% on 3-pointers (15 of 50) and their opponents are connecting on 80.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have forced 15.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 40.4% from the floor (7th in basketball).
Who will win tonight's WNBA game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Indiana
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