Chicago Sky vs Atlanta Dream Prediction, 9/17/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Chicago Sky vs Atlanta Dream

Date: Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Location: Gateway Center Arena in College Park, GA

TV: WNBA League Pass

The Chicago Sky (13-25) are headed to Gateway Center Arena on Tuesday where they'll take on the Atlanta Dream (13-25).

The Chicago Sky took the court against the Phoenix Mercury and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 93-88 in their last contest. Chicago ended the game with a 44.4% field goal percentage (32 out of 72) and made 14 of 25 3-point shots. At the free throw line, the Sky buried 10 of 15 tries for a rate of 66.7%. In regard to rebounding, they earned 37 with 11 of them being offensive. They also recorded 26 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In relation to defending, Chicago allowed the other team to shoot 54.5% from the floor on 36 of 66 shooting. Phoenix recorded 3 dimes and had 4 steals in this contest. In addition, Phoenix had 30 rebounds (3 offensive, 27 defensive) and added 2 blocks. Phoenix finished shooting 70.6% at the charity stripe by burying 12 of their 17 shots. They also converted 9 of their 24 attempts from long range.

Chennedy Carter is someone who was a major factor for the matchup. She was able to score 20 points on 7 of 20 shooting. She saw the court for 34 mins and also snagged 4 rebounds. Carter ended up going 35.0% from the floor and totaled 4 dimes.

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Chicago comes into this game with a mark of 13-25 so far this season. The Sky are shooting 32.5% on shots beyond the perimeter (181 of 557) and 74.0% from the free throw line. They have an average of 78.2 pts per game (11th in the WNBA) while hitting 42.5% from the field. They are giving up possession 13.0 times per contest and as a unit are committing 18.9 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Chicago is pulling in 37.1 boards per game and has accounted for 730 dimes for the year, which is 11th in the WNBA in terms of passing. On the defensive end, the Sky are forcing their opponents into 12.8 turnovers per game while drawing 17.3 personal fouls. They are conceding 32.5% on shots from distance while they are 8th in the league in PPG from their opponents (82.3). The Sky are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 44.4% (486 of 656) and they relinquish 33.6 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They currently rank 9th in the league in allowing assists with 824 surrendered on the season.

The last time they took the court, the Atlanta Dream walked away with a victory by a final of 76-73 when they played the Washington Mystics. The Dream corralled 28 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 35 in the matchup. They also turned the ball over 15 times, while getting 13 steals for the matchup. The Mystics were called for 21 fouls for the matchup which took the Dream to the free throw line for 25 shots. They were able to convert 20 of those for a rate of 80.0%. Regarding 3-pointers, Atlanta made 4 of their 24 attempts (16.7%). When the game finished, the Dream went 26 out of 66 from the field which had them shooting 39.4%. The Dream permitted the Mystics to bury 23 of their 59 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 39.0% for the game. They went 32.3% from downtown by going 10 out of 31 and ended up going 17 of 21 at the free throw line (81.0%). Concerning how they cleaned up the glass, Atlanta allowed Washington to collect 26 in total (4 on the offensive glass).

Tina Charles ended up having an impact for the Dream for this contest. She made 8 of 14 in this game giving her a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and accounted for 10 rebounds. Charles earned 20 points in her 41 mins on the hardwood and accumulated 3 assists in this matchup.

Atlanta has a win-loss record of 13-25 so far this season. As an offense, the Dream are connecting on 40.4% from the field, which is ranked 12th in basketball. Atlanta has 2,916 pts this year (76.7 per contest) and they average 36.2 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 18.3 times per game (12th in basketball) and they turn it over 12.6 times per contest. The Dream commit 16.9 fouls per contest and they shoot 77.6% from the charity stripe. The Dream defensively are ranked 5th in the WNBA in points allowed per contest with 80.3. They concede 20.4 assists and 34.9 boards on a nightly basis, which is 7th and 7th in basketball. The Atlanta defense surrenders 34.2% on shots from behind the 3-point line (304 of 889) and opponents are connecting on 79.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They are able to force 12.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 43.0% from the floor (4th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago

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