Atlanta Dream vs Connecticut Sun Prediction, 6/28/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Atlanta Dream vs Connecticut Sun

Date: Friday, June 28, 2024

Location: Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT

TV: ION

Mohegan Sun Arena is the site where and the Connecticut Sun (13-3) will play the Atlanta Dream (6-9) on Friday.

The Atlanta Dream took the court against the New York Liberty and ended up losing by a score of 96-75 in their last contest. Atlanta finished the contest with a 38.0% FG percentage (30 out of 79) and knocked down 2 out of their 12 shots from 3-point land. From the charity stripe, the Dream converted 13 of 19 attempts for a rate of 68.4%. In reference to pulling down boards, they earned 40 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 21 assists for this contest while forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In reference to defense, Atlanta allowed the other team to go 51.4% from the floor on 36 out of 70 shooting. New York doled out 7 dimes and had 7 steals in this game. Furthermore, New York pulled down 38 boards (7 offensive, 31 defensive) and got 4 blocks. New York walked away from this one shooting 93.3% when shooting free throws by making 14 of their 15 tries. They converted 10 of 25 attempts from downtown.

Tina Charles is one player who was a major contributor in the matchup. She finished with 19 points on 9 out of 16 shooting. She played for 22 minutes and pulled down 7 rebounds. Charles shot 56.3% from the floor and earned 3 assists.

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Atlanta heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 6-9 on the year. They turn the ball over 11.7 times per game and as a team they commit 17.3 fouls per game. As a team, Atlanta is pulling down 34.9 rebounds per game and has tallied 277 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 12th in the WNBA in terms of passing the rock. The Dream are shooting 31.1% on shots beyond the perimeter (90 of 289) and 79.4% from the free throw line. They are averaging 75.9 points per game (12th in basketball) while shooting 39.2% from the field. On the defensive end, the Dream are forcing their opponents into 12.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.7 personal fouls. The Dream are giving up a field goal percentage of 42.9% (191 of 280) and they surrender 36.3 boards per contest as a squad. They are ranked 5th in basketball in giving up assists with 312 relinquished this season. They give up 35.0% on 3-pointers and they are 6th in basketball in opponents PPG (80.9).

When they last stepped on the court, the Connecticut Sun took a loss by a score of 72-61 against the Seattle Storm. The Sun were able to corral 26 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards totaling 38 for the contest. They turned the ball over 14 times, while getting 8 steals for the matchup. The Storm earned 14 fouls for the game which took the Sun to the free throw line for a total of 17 attempts. They were able to make 9 of those for a percentage of 52.9%. When discussing 3-pointers, Connecticut knocked down 2 of 14 attempts (14.3%). When this game wrapped up, the Sun finished the game shooting 25 out of 67 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 37.3%. The Sun permitted the Storm to make 27 of 64 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 42.2% for the matchup. They finished 25.0% from 3-point land by shooting 4 out of 16 and ended up shooting 14 out of 16 from the free throw line (87.5%). When it comes to rebounds, Connecticut allowed Seattle to pull down 35 overall (8 on the offensive side).

Brionna Jones was important for the Sun for this contest. She knocked down 5 of 13 for this contest giving her a rate of 38.5%, and added 5 rebounds. Jones accumulated 14 points in her 30 mins of playing time and had 2 dimes in this game.

Connecticut has a record of 13-3 this year. In terms of offensive execution, the Sun are shooting 44.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 4th in basketball. Connecticut has accumulated 1,268 pts for the season (79.3 per game) and they grab 33.6 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 18.8 times per contest (11th in basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.9 times per contest. The Sun commit 16.8 fouls per game and they hit 74.7% from the free throw line. The Sun on the defensive end are ranked 1st in basketball in points per game surrendered with 71.7. The Connecticut defense gives up 28.5% on shots from 3-point land (92 of 323) and opponents are making 77.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 18.6 assists and 31.5 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks 2nd and 1st in basketball. They are able to force 15.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.9% from the floor (5th in the WNBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atlanta

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