Atlanta Dream vs Washington Mystics Prediction, 9/15/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Dream vs Washington Mystics

Date: Sunday, September 15, 2024

Location: Entertainment & Sports Arena in Washington, D.C.

TV: WNBA League Pass

The Washington Mystics (12-24) host the Atlanta Dream (12-24) at Entertainment & Sports Arena on Sunday.

The Atlanta Dream faced off with the Minnesota Lynx and went home with a loss by a final score of 76-64 in their last contest. Atlanta wrapped up the game with a 30.0% FG percentage (21 out of 70) and made 5 out of their 18 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the charity stripe, the Dream converted 17 of 19 shots for a percentage of 89.5%. Concerning hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 37 with 10 of them being offensive. They also distributed 12 assists for this contest while creating 10 turnovers and earning 8 steals. When it comes to the defense, Atlanta let their opponent shoot 50.0% from the floor on 32 of 64 shooting. Minnesota earned 4 assists and had 7 steals for the matchup. Moreover, Minnesota had 37 boards (4 offensive, 33 defensive) and earned 4 rejections. Minnesota finished the contest at 55.6% at the charity stripe by converting 5 of their 9 attempts. They also knocked down 7 out of their 20 attempts from three-point range.

Allisha Gray is one player who was a factor in the matchup. She ended up finishing with 17 points on 4 of 13 shooting. She played 33 mins and grabbed 2 rebounds. Gray finished the game at 30.8% from the field and also distributed 1 assist.

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Atlanta comes into this one with a win-loss mark of 12-24 this season. They have an average of 77.0 points per outing (12th in the league) while hitting 40.8% from the floor. The Dream are shooting 31.3% on shots from 3-point land (220 of 703) and 77.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, Atlanta is grabbing 36.1 rebounds per contest and has earned 665 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 12th in the WNBA in terms of passing. They are turning it over 12.5 times per game and as a squad are committing 16.8 fouls on a nightly basis. When they are on defense, the Dream are forcing 12.1 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.3 fouls. They are 7th in the league in giving up assists with 743 surrendered this year. The Dream defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 43.1% (435 of 623) and they surrender 35.2 rebounds per game as a group. They give up 34.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 5th in the league in points per game allowed (80.8).

For their last game, the Washington Mystics went home victorious with a score of 89-58 against the Chicago Sky. The Mystics snagged 28 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 37 in this game. They turned the ball over 11 times, while getting 9 steals for this game. The Sky earned 20 personal fouls in the game which took the Mystics to the free throw line for 17 attempts. They were able to bury 12 of those for a percentage of 70.6%. In the matter of three-point attempts, Washington buried 9 out of 23 attempts (39.1%). In all, the Mystics walked away from this one shooting 34 out of 68 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0%. The Mystics allowed the Sky to convert 25 out of 70 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 35.7% for the contest. They finished 12.5% from beyond the arc by going 1 out of 8 and finished the game at 7 of 11 from the charity stripe (63.6%). In regard to how they cleaned up the glass, Washington allowed Chicago to pull down 32 in all (11 on the offensive glass).

Aaliyah Edwards pitched in for the Mystics for this game. She made 7 of 10 in the game giving her a field goal percentage of 70.0%, and had 10 rebounds. Edwards racked up 15 points in her 23 mins of playing time and accumulated 2 dimes for this game.

Washington has a mark of 12-24 so far this season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Mystics are connecting on 43.5% from the field, which ranks them 8th in basketball. Washington has accounted for 2,864 points for the season (79.6 per game) and they average 32.1 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 22.0 times per contest (3rd in the league) and they cough up possession 15.0 times per game. The Mystics commit 18.5 personal fouls per game and they shoot 75.7% from the charity stripe. The Mystics on the defensive side of the court are 8th in the WNBA in PPG given up with 82.4. They have conceded 20.0 dimes and 35.0 boards per contest, which ranks them 6th and 7th in the WNBA. The Washington defense concedes 33.9% on shots from 3-point land (284 of 838) and opponents are converting on 79.2% of their free throw shots. They are forcing 15.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 44.7% from the field (10th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Atlanta

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