Phoenix Mercury vs Atlanta Dream Prediction, 8/29/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Phoenix Mercury vs Atlanta Dream

Date: Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Location: Gateway Center in College Park, GA

TV: WNBA League Pass

Gateway Center is the venue where and the Atlanta Dream (16-19) will play the Phoenix Mercury (9-25) on Tuesday.

The Phoenix Mercury stepped onto the hardwood against the Dallas Wings and went home with a loss by a final score of 77-74 in their last game. Phoenix ended the contest with a 51.6% FG percentage (32 out of 62) and made 2 of 15 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Mercury made 8 of their 10 tries for a percentage of 80.0%. In relation to rebounding, they earned 30 with 4 of them being offensive. They also recorded 16 dimes for this contest in addition to forcing 11 turnovers and having 3 steals. When discussing defending, Phoenix let their opponent shoot 36.1% from the field on 26 out of 72 shooting. Dallas doled out 14 dimes and had 6 steals for this contest. On top of that, Dallas totaled 34 rebounds (14 offensive, 20 defensive) and had 3 blocked shots. Dallas finished shooting 95.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 19 of their 20 shots. They converted 6 out of their 16 attempts from beyond the arc.

Moriah Jefferson is one player who was a contributor in this game. She scored 20 points on 9 out of 16 shooting. She was on the court for 26 minutes played and also snagged 4 rebounds. Jefferson finished 56.3% from the field and distributed 5 dimes.

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Phoenix enters this contest with a win-loss record of 9-25 on the season. The Mercury are shooting 31.5% on shots beyond the perimeter (231 of 733) and 80.8% from the free throw line. They are averaging 76.6 points per contest (12th in the WNBA) while hitting 44.4% from the floor. They are turning it over 15.2 times per game and as a team they commit 19.4 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Phoenix is grabbing 30.9 boards per contest and is sitting with 653 dimes this season, which is 7th in the league in terms of passing the rock. When they are on the defensive end, the Mercury are forcing 12.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.6 personal fouls. They rank 3rd in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 656 surrendered so far this season. The Mercury defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 43.8% (419 of 597) and they relinquish 33.9 boards per contest as a unit. They are giving up 35.7% on three-point shots and they rank 6th in the league in PPG allowed (83.5).

When they last played, the Atlanta Dream took a loss by a score of 83-80 when they faced the Indiana Fever. The Dream earned 25 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards for a total of 37 in this contest. They also gave up possession 13 times, while recording 7 steals in the matchup. The Fever were called for 18 fouls in this game which got the Dream to the free throw line for a total of 27 tries. They were able to knock down 24 of them for a percentage of 88.9%. With respect to shots from beyond the perimeter, Atlanta converted 4 of their 16 tries (25.0%). Overall, the Dream walked away from this one shooting 26 for 69 from the field which had them at 37.7%. The Dream allowed the Fever to make 32 out of 70 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 45.7% for the contest. They finished 47.4% from 3-point land by connecting on 9 out of 19 and walked away from this one shooting 10 out of 13 from the charity stripe (76.9%). With respect to rebounding, Atlanta allowed Indiana to get 31 in all (7 on the offensive side).

Cheyenne Parker was important for the Dream for this game. She knocked down 9 out of 18 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and accumulated 10 rebounds. Parker earned 24 points in her 28 minutes on the court and had 2 assists for the contest.

Atlanta has a mark of 16-19 this year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Dream are connecting on 42.9% from the field, which ranks them 10th in the WNBA. Atlanta has totaled 2,886 pts on the year (82.5 per contest) and they grab 35.8 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 18.4 times per game (10th in the WNBA) and they cough up possession 14.1 times per contest. The Dream are committing 19.6 fouls per game and they shoot 78.5% from the charity stripe. The Dream defensively are ranked 10th in the league in points allowed per game with 84.5. The Atlanta defense allows 33.3% on 3-point shots (255 of 766) and their opponents are connecting on 79.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 18.5 dimes and 35.6 rebounds per game, which is ranked 1st and 10th in the WNBA. They are forcing 13.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.8% from the floor (3rd in the league).

Who will win tonight's WNBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Phoenix

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