Connecticut Sun vs Dallas Wings Prediction, 6/15/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Connecticut Sun vs Dallas Wings

Date: Saturday, June 15, 2024

Location: College Park Center in Arlington, TX

TV: CBS

The Connecticut Sun (11-1) head to College Park Center on Saturday where they'll meet the Dallas Wings (3-8).

The Connecticut Sun faced the Chicago Sky and took home the win by a score of 83-75 in their last game. Connecticut ended the contest with a 45.2% FG percentage (28 out of 62) and knocked down 3 of their 14 three-point attempts. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Sun buried 24 of their 28 tries for a rate of 85.7%. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 28 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 21 dimes in this contest while forcing the opposition into 17 turnovers and getting 13 steals. When discussing defending, Connecticut allowed the other team to shoot 48.3% from the floor on 28 of 58 shooting. Chicago doled out 19 assists and had 8 steals for this contest. Furthermore, Chicago had 29 rebounds (8 offensive, 21 defensive) and earned 7 blocks. Chicago ended up shooting 86.7% from the charity stripe by burying 13 of 15 attempts. They buried 6 of 13 shots from 3-point land.

Alyssa Thomas is a player who came through in this game. She ended up with 20 points on 9 of 13 shooting. She played 40 mins played and pulled down 7 rebounds. Thomas shot 69.2% from the floor and also dished out 4 dimes.

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Connecticut comes into this game with a win-loss record of 11-1 so far this season. The Sun are connecting on 29.7% on shots from 3-point land (60 of 202) and 76.3% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 80.8 points per outing (7th in the league) while connecting on 44.0% from the field. They cough up possession 12.4 times per contest and as a team are committing 16.5 fouls per contest. As a unit, Connecticut is grabbing 33.8 rebounds per game and is sitting with 234 dimes this year, which has them ranked 7th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. On the defensive end, the Sun have forced 15.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.4 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 3rd in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 220 conceded for the season. The Sun are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.4% (316 of 745) and they relinquish 31.0 rebounds per game as a group. They are giving up 30.0% from beyond the arc and they are 1st in the league in points per game allowed (71.1).

The last time they took the court, the Dallas Wings took a loss by a score of 92-84 against the Seattle Storm. The Wings recorded 19 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 28 for the matchup. They also turned it over 19 times, while recording 6 steals for this contest. The Storm earned 16 personal fouls for this game which took the Wings to the free throw line for 17 shots. They were able to bury 16 of the free throws for a percentage of 94.1%. In regard to shots from downtown, Dallas converted 6 of their 13 attempts (46.2%). When the game finished, the Wings went 31 for 65 from the field which had them at 47.7%. The Wings permitted the Storm to convert 36 of 69 tries from the field which had them shooting 52.2% for the matchup. They finished 35.0% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 7 out of 20 and finished the game at 13 of 14 at the charity stripe (92.9%). In regard to how they attacked the glass, Dallas allowed Seattle to grab 26 in all (7 on the offensive glass).

Arike Ogunbowale ended up being important for the Wings for this game. She converted 8 of 19 in this contest giving her a rate of 42.1%, and had 6 rebounds. Ogunbowale scored 24 points in her 36 minutes on the court and accumulated 5 dimes in this game.

Dallas has a win-loss mark of 3-8 this season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Wings are shooting 44.3% from the floor, which has them ranked 3rd in basketball. Dallas has accumulated 905 points so far this year (82.3 per contest) and they grab 36.5 boards per game. They are getting an assist 19.6 times per game (4th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 16.7 times per contest. The Wings are responsible for committing 18.2 fouls per game and they hit 84.6% from the free throw line. The Wings defensively are ranked 11th in the league in points given up per game with 86.0. The Dallas defense concedes 30.9% from downtown (76 of 246) and opponents are converting on 75.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 22.0 dimes and 32.4 boards per contest, which ranks them 12th and 2nd in the league. They are able to force 13.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 44.3% from the floor (10th in the WNBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Connecticut

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