Atlanta Dream vs Chicago Sky Prediction, 6/8/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Atlanta Dream vs Chicago Sky

Date: Saturday, June 8, 2024

Location: Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: NBATV

The Chicago Sky (4-5) host the Atlanta Dream (4-4) at Wintrust Arena on Saturday.

The Atlanta Dream faced the New York Liberty and took a loss by a final of 78-61 in their last contest. Atlanta ended with a 34.4% field goal percentage (22 out of 64) and made 3 of 21 3-pointers. When they shot from the free throw line, the Dream converted 14 of their 17 shots for a percentage of 82.4%. Concerning pulling down boards, they earned 34 with 7 of them being offensive. They also doled out 15 assists for the matchup while forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and earning 8 steals. When discussing defending, Atlanta allowed their opponent to shoot 39.2% from the field on 29 out of 74 shooting. New York distributed 11 dimes and had 6 steals for this game. Furthermore, New York pulled down 44 rebounds (11 offensive, 33 defensive) and had 4 blocks. New York shot 84.6% from the charity stripe by burying 11 of their 13 attempts. They also knocked down 9 of 31 tries from beyond the arc.

Allisha Gray is a player who was a major contributor in this game. She notched 16 points on 7 out of 15 shooting. She was on the court for 32 mins played and snagged 5 rebounds. Gray walked away from this one shooting 46.7% from the field but had no assists when the game ended.

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Atlanta heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 4-4 this season. The Dream are shooting 32.3% on 3-point shots (51 of 158) and 79.5% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 75.1 pts per game (11th in the WNBA) while shooting 40.0% from the field. They turn it over 12.5 times per contest and as a team they are committing 18.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Atlanta is snagging 34.5 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 142 dimes on the year, which ranks 12th in the league in terms of passing the ball. When they are on the defensive end, the Dream are able to force 2.0 turnovers per game and they draw 3.0 fouls. The Dream defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 40.7% (16 of 24) and they surrender 5.8 boards per game as a team. They are currently ranked 8th in the league in giving up assists with 26 relinquished on the year. They are relinquishing 30.4% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 10th in basketball in PPG allowed (12.5).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Chicago Sky walked away with a victory by a final of 79-71 against the Washington Mystics. The Sky recorded 27 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 40 for the game. They turned it over 13 times, while getting 14 steals in the game. The Mystics committed 24 personal fouls in this contest which took the Sky to the charity stripe for 22 tries. They were able to knock down 18 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 81.8%. In the matter of shots from distance, Chicago converted 1 out of 14 attempts (7.1%). Overall, the Sky finished 30 for 79 from the field which had them shooting 38.0%. The Sky permitted the Mystics to knock down 27 out of 64 tries from the floor which had them shooting 42.2% in this contest. They went 23.5% from beyond the arc by going 4 of 17 and finished the game at 13 out of 20 at the free throw line (65.0%). In reference to cleaning up the glass, Chicago allowed Washington to collect 36 in total (7 on the offensive side).

Chennedy Carter was important for the Sky in the matchup. She buried 10 out of 17 in this contest for a rate of 58.8%, and added 4 rebounds. Carter scored 25 points in her 27 mins of playing time and totaled 2 dimes in this game.

Chicago has a win-loss mark of 4-5 on the season. Chicago has accounted for 709 pts for the year (78.8 per contest) and they snag 37.2 boards per game. The Sky commit 20.4 personal fouls per game while shooting 74.7% from the charity stripe. As an offensive team, the Sky are hitting on 40.4% from the field, which is ranked 9th in the league. Their rate of earning assists is at 19.2 times per contest (7th in the WNBA) and they are giving up possession 13.6 times per contest. The Sky defensively are ranked 8th in the league in points allowed per contest with 10.9. They are able to force 2.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.4% from the floor (8th in the WNBA). The Chicago defense surrenders 30.0% on shots from beyond the arc (8 of 25) and their opponents are connecting on 77.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 2.6 assists and 5.1 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 7th and 9th in the WNBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago

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