Chicago Sky vs Atlanta Dream Prediction, 7/2/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Chicago Sky vs Atlanta Dream

Date: Tuesday, July 2, 2024

Location: Gateway Center Arena in College Park, GA

TV: CBS Sports

The Atlanta Dream (7-10) play the Chicago Sky (6-11) at Gateway Center Arena on Tuesday.

The Chicago Sky played the Minnesota Lynx and took a loss by a score of 0.463-0.313 in their last contest. Chicago ended having earned a 57.1% field goal percentage (16 of 28) and knocked down 200 of their 25 shots from downtown. From the charity stripe, the Sky knocked down 0 of their 20 tries for a percentage of 1.5%. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 14 with 24 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 14 assists for this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 18 turnovers and getting 9 steals. Regarding defending, Chicago allowed the other team to shoot 27.8% from the floor on 5 of 18 shooting. Minnesota recorded 18 assists and had 11 steals in this game. On top of that, Minnesota collected 70 rebounds (18 offensive, 52 defensive) and added 9 blocked shots. Minnesota finished the game shooting 2.0% from the free throw line by making 0 of their 19 shots. They also buried 62 out of their 25 shots from beyond the arc.

Chennedy Carter is someone who was a major factor for the contest. She accumulated 15 points on 7 out of 17 shooting. She played for 34 mins played and collected 4 boards. Carter finished the game at 41.2% from the floor and distributed 3 assists.

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Chicago comes into this contest with a win-loss mark of 6-11 for the season. The Sky are shooting 29.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (74 of 249) and 75.1% from the free throw line. They average 79.1 points per outing (10th in the league) while connecting on 41.8% from the floor. They turn it over 13.3 times per game and as a unit are committing 20.2 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Chicago is pulling down 36.4 boards per contest and has racked up 323 assists so far this year, which ranks 10th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. Defensively, the Sky are forcing 15.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.8 fouls. They are 4th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 342 surrendered so far this year. The Sky defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 43.7% (263 of 320) and they concede 35.2 boards per game as a team. They are surrendering 32.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 6th in the WNBA in PPG allowed (81.1).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Atlanta Dream walked away with a victory by a final of 0.535-0.469 when they played the New York Liberty. The Dream were able to corral -27 defensive rebounds and 39 offensive boards totaling 12 in the game. They also gave up possession 15 times, while getting 2 steals for the matchup. The Liberty committed 14 fouls in this contest which got the Dream to the free throw line for a total of 23 attempts. They were able to make 0 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 2.1%. In relation to 3-point attempts, Atlanta made 200 out of 29 tries (689.7%). In all, the Dream walked away from this one shooting 4 for 33 from the field which gave them a percentage of 12.1%. The Dream allowed the Liberty to convert 6 out of their 17 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 35.3% for the matchup. They finished 267.9% from beyond the arc by connecting on 75 out of 28 and finished the contest at 0 of 15 at the free throw line (2.6%). When discussing team rebounding, Atlanta permitted New York to get 81 in total (16 on the offensive glass).

Allisha Gray ended up being a major contributor for the Dream for the contest. She buried 8 of 13 for this contest giving her a field goal percentage of 61.5%, and had 5 rebounds. Gray recorded 24 points in her 36 minutes on the hardwood, but left the arena with no assists.

Atlanta has a mark of 7-10 for the year. The Dream commit 17.4 personal fouls per game and they shoot 79.2% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 18.3 times per game (12th in the league) and they are turning it over 12.1 times per contest. Atlanta has scored 1,291 points this year (75.9 per game) and they collect 34.9 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Dream are hitting on 40.2% from the floor, which is ranked 12th in the league. The Dream are ranked 5th in basketball in points given up per game with 80.5. They relinquish 21.0 assists and 35.2 boards per game, which has them ranked 8th and 9th in basketball. The Atlanta defense gives up 34.8% on shots from distance (145 of 417) and their opponents are converting on 81.4% of their free throw shots. They are forcing 12.6 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.5% from the field (4th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Atlanta

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