Indiana Fever vs Atlanta Dream Prediction, 8/6/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Indiana Fever vs Atlanta Dream
Date: Sunday, August 6, 2023
Location: Gateway Center in College Park, GA
TV: WNBA League Pass
The Atlanta Dream (14-12) host the Indiana Fever (7-19) at Gateway Center on Sunday.
The Indiana Fever faced off with the Phoenix Mercury and earned the victory with a final of 72-71 in their last contest. Indiana ended the contest having earned a 39.7% FG percentage (25 of 63) and buried 4 out of their 15 shots from 3-point land. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Fever converted 18 of 22 attempts for a rate of 81.8%. When it comes to hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 36 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 12 dimes in this matchup while forcing the opposition into 18 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Regarding defending, Indiana let their opponent shoot 39.1% from the field on 25 of 64 shooting. Phoenix recorded 6 assists and had 7 steals in this game. In addition, Phoenix grabbed 29 rebounds (6 offensive, 23 defensive) and got 4 blocks. Phoenix finished shooting 85.7% at the free throw line by knocking down 12 of 14 shots. They converted 9 of their 23 shots from long range.
Emma Cannon is a player who was a contributor in the game. She ended up scoring 23 points on 8 of 17 shooting. She was on the court for 31 mins played and snagged 9 rebounds. Cannon ended up shooting 47.1% from the field and also recorded 1 assist.
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Indiana comes into this matchup with a win-loss record of 7-19 this season. The Fever are connecting on 32.1% on shots from 3-point land (162 of 505) and 79.7% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 80.3 points per game (7th in the league) while going 43.9% from the floor. They turn the ball over 14.0 times per game and as a team they commit 20.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Indiana is snagging 34.5 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 473 assists so far this year, which is 10th in the league in terms of passing the rock. On defense, the Fever are forcing 12.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.7 fouls. They are ranked 10th in the league in allowing assists with 533 surrendered so far this year. The Fever defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 44.6% (335 of 459) and they relinquish 32.4 rebounds per game as a team. They are relinquishing 36.9% on shots from distance while they are 12th in basketball in points per game allowed (85.1).
When they last stepped on the court, the Atlanta Dream walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 93-72 when they faced the Las Vegas Aces. The Dream pulled down 22 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards totaling 28 for the matchup. They turned the ball over 15 times, while getting 5 steals for this contest. The Aces were called for 20 fouls for the matchup which took the Dream to the free throw line for a total of 15 attempts. They were able to make 10 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 66.7%. In reference to 3-pointers, Atlanta made 4 of their 20 attempts (20.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Dream ended up shooting 29 out of 67 from the field which had them shooting 43.3%. The Dream permitted the Aces to convert 34 of 65 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.3% in this contest. They shot 47.8% from distance by hitting 11 of 23 and ended up shooting 14 of 17 at the free throw line (82.4%). In regard to how they attacked the glass, Atlanta permitted Las Vegas to grab 35 overall (3 offensive).
Cheyenne Parker pitched in for the Dream for this game. She made 9 of 13 in the matchup giving her a rate of 69.2%, and added 5 rebounds. Parker recorded 19 points in her 28 mins of playing time and had 3 dimes in the game.
Atlanta has a record of 14-12 so far this season. Atlanta has accounted for 2,191 pts so far this season (84.3 per contest) and they collect 36.5 boards per game. The Dream are committing 19.5 fouls per game and they go 77.7% from the charity stripe. As an offensive unit, the Dream are connecting on 43.5% from the floor, which has them ranked 6th in the league. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 18.8 times per game (7th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 14.5 times per game. The Dream on the defensive side of the court are 10th in the league in PPG given up with 84.9. They are able to force 13.2 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 42.6% from the field (3rd in the league). The Atlanta defense surrenders 33.2% on shots from beyond the arc (197 of 594) and opponents are converting on 79.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 19.0 dimes and 35.8 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 4th and 9th in the WNBA.
Who will win tonight's WNBA game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Indiana
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