Connecticut Sun vs Dallas Wings Prediction, 8/16/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Connecticut Sun vs Dallas Wings

Date: Friday, August 16, 2024

Location: College Park Center in Arlington, TX

TV: ION

The Connecticut Sun (18-6) are headed to College Park Center on Friday where they'll take on the Dallas Wings (6-19).

The Connecticut Sun faced the New York Liberty and took a loss by a score of 82-74 in their last game. Connecticut ended the contest with a 42.4% field goal percentage (28 of 66) and made 2 out of their 18 3-pointers. When they shot from the free throw line, the Sun knocked down 16 of 22 tries for a rate of 72.7%. When it comes to rebounding, they earned 31 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 17 assists for the game while forcing 18 turnovers and having 11 steals. When talking about defending, Connecticut allowed the other team to shoot 44.1% from the floor on 26 of 59 shooting. New York distributed 19 dimes and had 10 steals for the matchup. In addition, New York collected 30 rebounds (6 offensive, 24 defensive) and added 4 rejections. New York ended up going 95.0% at the free throw line by burying 19 of 20 attempts. They buried 11 of their 27 tries from downtown.

Brionna Jones is one player who was a factor for this contest. She ended up with 17 points on 7 out of 14 shooting. She was on the court for 35 mins played and also collected 5 boards. Jones walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the floor and recorded 1 assist.

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Connecticut comes into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 18-6 for the year. The Sun are hitting 31.4% on shots from downtown (133 of 424) and 76.0% from the free throw line. They average 79.8 points per game (8th in the league) on 43.8% from the field. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.6 times per contest and as a group they commit 16.2 fouls per contest. As a team, Connecticut is grabbing 33.8 boards per contest and has 462 dimes so far this year, which is 11th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. Defensively, the Sun are able to force 15.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.3 personal fouls. The Sun defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 43.7% (646 of 1,478) and they concede 30.8 rebounds per game as a group. They are 1st in the WNBA in allowing assists to their opponents with 456 conceded this year. They surrender 31.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 1st in basketball in points per game from their opponents (72.9).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Dallas Wings got the win with a final of 101-93 when they played the Indiana Fever. The Wings pulled down 23 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 29 for this game. They turned the ball over 10 times, while recording 10 steals for the contest. The Fever had 15 fouls for this contest which got the Wings to the charity stripe for a total of 18 tries. They were able to make 14 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 77.8%. With respect to 3-point shots, Dallas made 9 of their 20 attempts (45.0%). Overall, the Wings ended up shooting 39 out of 76 from the floor which had them shooting 51.3%. The Wings allowed the Fever to bury 38 of their 71 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 53.5% for this game. They finished 24.0% from distance by hitting 6 out of 25 and ended up going 11 of 17 from the charity stripe (64.7%). In regard to rebounds, Dallas allowed Indiana to get 35 in total (9 on the offensive side).

Arike Ogunbowale ended up being a major contributor for the Wings in this contest. She converted 8 out of 21 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 38.1%, and had 7 rebounds. Ogunbowale accumulated 24 points in her 40 minutes on the court and had 7 dimes for this game.

Dallas has a mark of 6-19 for the season. The Wings are responsible for committing 18.1 fouls per contest and they shoot 78.7% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 20.0 times per game (8th in basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 15.4 times per game. Dallas has 2,048 pts for the season (81.9 per contest) and they collect 34.5 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Wings are shooting 44.5% from the field, which is ranked 4th in the WNBA. The Wings are ranked 12th in the league in points given up per game with 89.7. The Dallas defense concedes 34.9% on shots from distance (189 of 541) and opponents are converting on 80.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 22.9 dimes and 32.4 rebounds per contest, which is 12th and 2nd in the WNBA. They are forcing 13.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 47.1% from the field (12th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Connecticut

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