Connecticut Sun vs Atlanta Dream Prediction, 6/2/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Connecticut Sun vs Atlanta Dream

Date: Sunday, June 2, 2024

Location: Gateway Center Arena in College Park, GA

TV: WNBA League Pass

The Connecticut Sun (6-0) go to Gateway Center Arena on Sunday where they'll take on the Atlanta Dream (3-2) in a Commissioner's Cup game.

The Connecticut Sun stepped onto the hardwood against the Phoenix Mercury and took home the win by a score of 70-47 in their last contest. Connecticut finished with a 35.1% field goal percentage (27 of 77) and converted 5 of their 24 shots from distance. When they shot from the free throw line, the Sun made 11 of 18 attempts for a percentage of 61.1%. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they earned 38 with 11 of them being offensive. They also distributed 23 assists in this game as well as creating 20 turnovers and having 12 steals. When it comes to defense, Connecticut allowed the other team to shoot 23.8% from the floor on 15 out of 63 shooting. Phoenix earned 12 dimes and had 7 steals in this contest. On top of that, Phoenix collected 43 boards (12 offensive, 31 defensive) and had 9 rejections. Phoenix finished the game at 72.7% from the charity stripe by knocking down 16 of 22 tries. They made 1 out of their 27 shots from long range.

DeWanna Bonner is one player who played a role for the contest. She ended up with 19 points on 7 out of 11 shooting. She was on the court for 29 minutes played and pulled down 3 rebounds. Bonner finished the game at 63.6% from the floor and also recorded 3 assists.

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Connecticut comes into this one with a win-loss mark of 6-0 on the campaign. They are turning it over 12.5 times per game and as a squad they commit 17.8 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Connecticut is pulling in 33.0 boards per contest and has accounted for 108 assists on the campaign, which is 10th in the WNBA in terms of passing the ball. The Sun are hitting 27.7% on shots from 3-point land (31 of 112) and 80.9% from the free throw line. They have an average of 83.8 points per outing (5th in basketball) while hitting 43.1% from the field. Defensively, the Sun have forced 18.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.0 personal fouls. They concede 28.3% from 3-point land while they are 1st in the WNBA in points per game allowed (73.8). The Sun defense is allowing a FG percentage of 43.3% (110 of 120) and they surrender 31.5 boards per game as a team. They are 5th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 111 surrendered for the season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Atlanta Dream got the victory with a final of 73-67 when they faced the Washington Mystics. The Dream pulled down 31 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 36 for the contest. They gave up possession of the ball 17 times, while getting 9 steals for the game. The Mystics had 17 personal fouls for the game which got the Dream to the charity stripe for a total of 21 attempts. They were able to make 15 of the free throw tries for a rate of 71.4%. When talking about three-point attempts, Atlanta made 6 of their 21 tries (28.6%). When the game finished, the Dream shot 26 out of 62 from the field which had them shooting 41.9%. The Dream allowed the Mystics to bury 27 of their 74 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 36.5% for the contest. They finished shooting 22.2% from distance by going 6 out of 27 and ended up shooting 7 of 7 at the free throw line (100.0%). Concerning rebounding, Atlanta allowed Washington to snag 31 overall (9 on the offensive side).

Allisha Gray ended up having an impact for the Dream for this contest. She buried 7 out of 9 in this matchup giving her a field goal percentage of 77.8%, and tallied 2 rebounds. Gray accumulated 19 points in her 36 mins of playing time and had 3 dimes in the game.

Atlanta has a mark of 3-2 on the campaign. Atlanta has 412 pts so far this year (82.4 per contest) and they collect 34.2 rebounds per game. The Dream are committing 19.0 fouls per contest and they hit 76.7% from the charity stripe. When it comes to offense, the Dream are hitting on 44.2% from the floor, which is ranked 2nd in the league. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 20.0 times per game (6th in basketball) and they turn it over 13.0 times per contest. The Dream on the defensive side of the court are 6th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 81.2. The Atlanta defense gives up 31.0% on 3-point shots (39 of 126) and opponents are making 77.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 20.4 dimes and 34.0 rebounds per contest, which is 8th and 4th in the league. They are able to force 12.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 41.6% from the field (5th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Atlanta

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