Dallas Wings vs Phoenix Mercury Prediction, 5/25/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Dallas Wings vs Phoenix Mercury

Date: Saturday, May 25, 2024

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: WNBA League Pass

Footprint Center is the site where and the Phoenix Mercury (3-1) will take on the Dallas Wings (1-2) on Saturday.

The Dallas Wings stepped onto the hardwood against the Atlanta Dream and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 83-78 in their last contest. Dallas wrapped up the game having earned a 42.9% FG percentage (30 of 70) and buried 2 of their 16 shots from 3-point land. From the charity stripe, the Wings buried 16 of 20 attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. In relation to rebounding, they earned a total of 35 with 11 of them being offensive. They also recorded 17 assists for the game as well as forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and having 6 steals. Regarding defense, Dallas allowed the other team to shoot 41.7% from the field on 30 out of 72 shooting. Atlanta recorded 13 assists and had 9 steals in the game. In addition, Atlanta snagged 36 rebounds (13 offensive, 23 defensive) and had 3 blocks. Atlanta finished the game at 72.7% at the free throw line by burying 16 of 22 attempts. They converted 7 out of their 22 shots from downtown.

Arike Ogunbowale is someone who was a contributor for the contest. She left the arena with 24 points on 8 out of 20 shooting. She was on the court for 37 mins and totaled 3 rebounds. Ogunbowale finished the game shooting 40.0% from the field and also earned 2 dimes.

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Dallas steps onto the court with a record of 1-2 this year. They turn it over 18.0 times per contest and as a unit are committing 21.0 fouls per contest. As a unit, Dallas is pulling in 39.0 rebounds per game and has tallied 50 dimes for the season, which ranks 12th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Wings are hitting 28.6% from downtown (14 of 49) and 84.9% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 79.7 pts per contest (8th in the WNBA) while shooting 41.3% from the field. When they are on defense, the Wings have forced 13.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 21.0 personal fouls. The Wings are allowing a field goal percentage of 40.3% (41 of 63) and they surrender 38.3 boards per contest as a squad. They rank 3rd in the league in giving up assists with 56 conceded on the season. They are relinquishing 26.7% on 3-pointers while they are 5th in the league in points per game from their opponents (81.7).

In their last game, the Phoenix Mercury took home the win by a final score of 83-80 against the Washington Mystics. The Mercury snagged 30 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 34 in this game. They also coughed it up 16 times, while getting 9 steals in the matchup. The Mystics had 21 personal fouls in the game which took the Mercury to the charity stripe for a total of 24 shots. They were able to convert 21 of those for a clip of 87.5%. In reference to shots from beyond the perimeter, Phoenix made 10 out of 33 attempts (30.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Mercury shot 26 out of 60 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.3%. The Mercury permitted the Mystics to convert 27 out of 70 tries from the field 0 38.6% for the game. They finished shooting 36.1% from distance by shooting 13 of 36 and walked away from this one shooting 13 of 16 at the free throw line (81.3%). With respect to rebounding, Phoenix permitted Washington to pull down 36 overall (9 offensive).

Kahleah Copper ended up being a factor for the Mercury for the contest. She buried 7 of 17 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 41.2%, and had 5 rebounds. Copper earned 20 points in her 28 mins on the hardwood and had 2 dimes in this matchup.

Phoenix has a record of 3-1 on the season. The Mercury have committed 19.8 personal fouls per game and they hit 81.0% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 20.3 times per contest (7th in the league) and they are giving up possession 12.5 times per game. Phoenix has tallied 349 pts for the season (87.3 per game) and they grab 37.0 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Mercury are hitting on 42.5% from the floor, which ranks 7th in the league. The Mercury are ranked 10th in the WNBA in points allowed per game with 85.5. They have forced 12.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 40.7% from the floor (4th in the WNBA). The Phoenix defense gives up 33.6% on three-point shots (40 of 119) and opponents are knocking down 80.5% of their foul shots. They concede 20.3 dimes and 36.3 boards on a nightly basis, ranking them 10th and 8th in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Phoenix

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