Atlanta Dream vs Chicago Sky Prediction, 7/10/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Atlanta Dream vs Chicago Sky

Date: Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Location: Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: WNBA League Pass

The Chicago Sky (8-12) play the Atlanta Dream (7-13) at Wintrust Arena on Wednesday.

The Atlanta Dream faced off with the Connecticut Sun and notched a win by a score of 19-4 in their last contest. Atlanta ended the contest with a 1.2% field goal percentage (1 of 67) and made 41 out of their 0 3-point shots. At the free throw line, the Dream buried 23 of 0 attempts for a percentage of 5287.4%. Concerning pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 4 with 18 of them being offensive. They also recorded 24 assists in this contest while creating 0 turnovers and earning 59 steals. In regard to defense, Atlanta let their opponent shoot 0.9% from the field on 1 out of 80 shooting. Connecticut earned 3 dimes and had 4 steals for the game. Furthermore, Connecticut grabbed 14 rebounds (3 offensive, 11 defensive) and earned 10 blocks. Connecticut finished the contest at 1250.0% at the free throw line by burying 200 of their 16 shots. They made 11 of their 25 tries from beyond the perimeter.

Allisha Gray is one player who was a major factor in this game. She notched 19 points on 7 out of 11 shooting. She played 21 minutes played and also collected 3 rebounds. Gray walked away from this one shooting 63.6% from the field and totaled 2 dimes.

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Atlanta heads into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 7-13 this season. The Dream are hitting 32.1% on three-point attempts (115 of 358) and 77.8% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 75.9 pts per contest (12th in basketball) while shooting 41.2% from the field. They are losing possession via turnover 13.1 times per contest and as a group they are committing 17.6 fouls per contest. As a unit, Atlanta is collecting 34.6 rebounds per game and has tallied 377 assists so far this season, which is 12th in the WNBA in terms of passing the ball. On the defensive end of the court, the Dream are forcing their opponents into 12.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.9 fouls. The Dream defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 42.9% (248 of 358) and they surrender 34.8 boards per contest as a team. They currently rank 6th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 418 relinquished for the season. They give up 35.4% on 3-point shots and they are 5th in the WNBA in PPG from their opponents (81.0).

In their last game, the Chicago Sky took home the win by a final score of 24-9 against the Seattle Storm. The Sky were able to collect -14 defensive boards and 18 offensive boards totaling 4 for the matchup. They gave up possession 26 times, while recording 78 steals for the contest. The Storm had 10 fouls in this contest which got the Sky to the charity stripe for 0 tries. They were able to bury 19 of the free throw tries for a clip of 6012.7%. In reference to three-point shots, Chicago converted 50 of their 0 tries (10869.6%). When this game wrapped up, the Sky walked away from this one shooting 1 out of 71 from the field which had them at 1.2%. The Sky permitted the Storm to convert 1 of 84 attempts from the field which had them shooting 1.0% for the game. They wrapped up this game 24.1% from distance by shooting 7 of 29 and ended up going 200 of 20 from the free throw line (1000.0%). Regarding rebounding, Chicago allowed Seattle to grab 15 in all (7 offensive).

Chennedy Carter ended up being a major contributor for the Sky for this contest. She buried 7 out of 22 for the contest giving her a rate of 31.8%, and tallied 4 rebounds. Carter scored 21 points in her 35 minutes on the court and accumulated 1 assist for the contest.

Chicago has a win-loss mark of 8-12 for the year. As an offense, the Sky are shooting 42.1% from the floor, which ranks 11th in the WNBA. Chicago has earned 1,588 pts so far this year (79.4 per game) and they snag 36.4 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 19.2 times per contest (10th in the league) and they turn the ball over 12.9 times per game. The Sky are responsible for committing 20.1 fouls per contest while shooting 75.0% from the free throw line. The Sky on defense are ranked 6th in the WNBA in points allowed per contest with 81.2. They have forced 15.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 43.7% from the floor (8th in basketball). The Chicago defense gives up 31.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter (133 of 425) and opponents are converting on 78.6% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 20.9 dimes and 35.0 boards per contest, which has them ranked 6th and 7th in the WNBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Atlanta

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