Indiana Fever vs Dallas Wings Prediction, 9/3/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Indiana Fever vs Dallas Wings
Date: Sunday, September 3, 2023
Location: College Park Center in Arlington, TX
TV: WNBA League Pass
The Dallas Wings (19-16) host the Indiana Fever (11-24) at College Park Center on Sunday.
The Indiana Fever took the court against the Atlanta Dream and notched a win by a score of 83-80 in their last game. Indiana ended having earned a 45.7% field goal percentage (32 of 70) and made 9 out of their 19 3-point shots. From the free throw line, the Fever converted 10 of 13 attempts for a rate of 76.9%. In relation to rebounding, they earned 31 with 7 of them being offensive. They also doled out 18 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and getting 8 steals. In reference to the defense, Indiana allowed the other team to go 37.7% from the floor on 26 of 69 shooting. Atlanta earned 12 dimes and had 7 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Atlanta grabbed 37 rebounds (12 offensive, 25 defensive) and earned 2 rejections. Atlanta finished the game at 88.9% from the charity stripe by burying 24 of 27 tries. They converted 4 of their 16 tries from three-point range.
Kristy Wallace is a player who was a major factor in this game. She notched 20 points on 7 out of 10 shooting. She played for 27 minutes played but didn't pull down any boards. Wallace finished the game at 70.0% from the field but had no assists at the end of the game.
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Indiana heads into this matchup with a win-loss record of 11-24 for the campaign. They are averaging 80.8 points per contest (7th in the league) while connecting on 44.3% from the field. The Fever are shooting 33.4% on shots from distance (229 of 685) and 79.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, Indiana is collecting 34.2 boards per game and is sitting with 629 assists for the year, which ranks 11th in the league in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.0 times per contest and as a team they are committing 20.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis. On the defensive end of the court, the Fever are forcing their opponents into 12.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.7 fouls. The Fever defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 44.3% (436 of 621) and they concede 32.1 rebounds per contest as a squad. They currently rank 8th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 700 relinquished this year. They give up 37.5% on 3-point attempts and they rank 11th in the league in points per game allowed (84.7).
In their last game, the Dallas Wings got the victory with a final of 77-74 when they played the Phoenix Mercury. The Wings snagged 20 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards totaling 34 for this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while earning 6 steals in the matchup. The Mercury committed 20 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Wings to the free throw line for 20 attempts. They were able to knock down 19 of them for a percentage of 95.0%. When discussing shots from distance, Dallas converted 6 out of their 16 attempts (37.5%). When the final whistle was blown, the Wings shot 26 for 72 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 36.1%. The Wings allowed the Mercury to bury 32 out of their 62 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 51.6% for the game. They finished the game shooting 13.3% from three-point range by hitting 2 out of 15 and finished the contest at 8 of 10 from the charity stripe (80.0%). In the matter of how they cleaned up the glass, Dallas allowed Phoenix to get 30 overall (4 offensive).
Arike Ogunbowale ended up having an impact for the Wings in this contest. She buried 8 of 22 for the game giving her a field goal percentage of 36.4%, and added 1 rebound. Ogunbowale totaled 29 points in her 38 mins of playing time and had 2 dimes for this game.
Dallas has a win-loss mark of 19-16 this season. Dallas has 3,027 pts for the season (86.5 per contest) and they pull down 38.7 boards per game. The Wings commit 18.7 personal fouls per contest and they hit 80.2% from the charity stripe. As an offense, the Wings are connecting on 43.6% from the floor, which ranks 7th in the WNBA. They are assisting teammates 19.8 times per contest (5th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.1 times per game. The Wings on defense are ranked 8th in basketball in points given up per game with 83.9. The Dallas defense gives up 35.5% on three-point shots (280 of 789) and their opponents are converting on 81.0% of their free throw attempts. They give up 19.6 dimes and 32.2 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 5th and 2nd in basketball. They are able to force 13.6 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.3% from the field (7th in basketball).
Who will win tonight's WNBA game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Indiana
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