Dallas Wings vs Atlanta Dream Prediction, 5/21/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Dallas Wings vs Atlanta Dream
Date: Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Location: Gateway Center Arena in College Park, GA
TV: WNBA League Pass
Gateway Center Arena is the site where and the Atlanta Dream (1-1) will play the Dallas Wings (1-1) on Tuesday.
The Dallas Wings faced off with the Chicago Sky and went home with a loss by a final score of 83-74 in their last contest. Dallas ended with a 34.8% field goal percentage (23 of 66) and buried 7 out of their 18 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Wings buried 21 of 23 attempts for a rate of 91.3%. When discussing getting rebounds, they earned 40 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 15 dimes in this contest as well as forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and getting 7 steals. When talking about the defense, Dallas allowed the other team to go 40.0% from the floor on 32 out of 80 shooting. Chicago recorded 19 assists and had 15 steals for the contest. Furthermore, Chicago pulled down 42 boards (19 offensive, 23 defensive) and earned 13 rejections. Chicago ended up shooting 75.0% from the charity stripe by converting 15 of their 20 shots. They knocked down 4 of their 21 shots from 3-point land.
Arike Ogunbowale is someone who was a contributor for the matchup. She notched 35 points on 9 of 28 shooting. She played 40 minutes and also collected 5 rebounds. Ogunbowale finished 32.1% from the field and also totaled 3 assists.
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Dallas comes into this one with a win-loss record of 1-1 on the season. The Wings are connecting on 36.4% on 3-pointers (12 of 33) and 87.9% from the free throw line. They are averaging 80.5 points per contest (10th in basketball) while going 40.5% from the field. They are giving up possession 20.0 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 21.5 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Dallas is grabbing 41.0 boards per game and has tallied 33 dimes for the season, which ranks 12th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. On the defensive end, the Wings are able to force 14.5 turnovers per game and they draw 21.5 personal fouls. The Wings defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 39.6% (29 of 43) and they surrender 39.5 boards per game as a group. They are ranked 6th in the WNBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 39 surrendered for the campaign. They give up 23.7% on 3-point attempts and they rank 4th in basketball in PPG allowed (81.0).
In their last game, the Atlanta Dream walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 88-85 against the Phoenix Mercury. The Dream earned 26 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 33 for the matchup. They also turned the ball over 13 times, while getting 8 steals for the game. The Mercury earned 22 personal fouls in this game which took the Dream to the free throw line for 27 shots. They were able to knock down 21 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 77.8%. In regard to shots from distance, Atlanta knocked down 10 out of 23 tries (43.5%). When this game wrapped up, the Dream shot 27 out of 66 from the field which had them shooting 40.9%. The Dream allowed the Mercury to make 27 out of their 66 tries from the field which left them shooting 40.9% in this game. They went 26.1% from three-point range by going 6 of 23 and finished the game at 28 out of 32 from the free throw line (87.5%). When talking about how they attacked the glass, Atlanta permitted Phoenix to collect 38 in total (7 offensive).
Allisha Gray ended up being a major contributor for the Dream in this contest. She buried 8 of 12 in this game for a field goal rate of 66.7%, and had 6 rebounds. Gray racked up 22 points in her 33 mins on the hardwood and had 2 dimes in this game.
Atlanta has a record of 1-1 this season. Atlanta has 177 points on the season (88.5 per contest) and they pull down 33.5 rebounds per contest. The Dream commit 20.5 fouls per game and they hit 80.4% from the free throw line. As an offense, the Dream are shooting 45.9% from the floor, which is 2nd in the WNBA. Their rate of earning assists is at 20.5 times per game (4th in the league) and they are turning it over 13.0 times per game. The Dream on the defensive side of the court are 8th in the league in points given up per game with 84.5. They have given up 20.5 dimes and 36.5 total rebounds per game, ranking them 9th and 8th in the WNBA. The Atlanta defense concedes 33.3% on shots from beyond the arc (18 of 54) and opponents are knocking down 75.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They are able to force 11.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 39.9% from the field (4th in the league).
So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?
Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Atlanta
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