Dallas Wings vs Phoenix Mercury Prediction, 7/10/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Dallas Wings vs Phoenix Mercury

Date: Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: WNBA League Pass

Footprint Center is the venue where and the Phoenix Mercury (11-10) will play the Dallas Wings (5-17) on Wednesday.

The Dallas Wings played the Las Vegas Aces and walked away with a win by a score of 19-4 in their last contest. Dallas ended with a 0.8% FG percentage (1 of 85) and made 45 of 1 shots from downtown. From the charity stripe, the Wings knocked down 36 of their 0 tries for a rate of 9254.5%. When it comes to hauling in boards, they earned 6 with 18 of them being offensive. They also distributed 35 assists in the game as well as forcing 0 turnovers and getting 76 steals. When it comes to defense, Dallas allowed 0.8% from the field on 1 out of 104 shooting. Las Vegas distributed 6 assists and had 6 steals in this game. Furthermore, Las Vegas collected 14 rebounds (6 offensive, 8 defensive) and earned 20 blocks. Las Vegas finished 1052.6% when shooting free throws by converting 200 of 19 attempts. They also knocked down 10 out of their 30 tries from three-point range.

Odyssey Sims is someone who had an impact for the contest. She ended up scoring 25 points on 11 of 18 shooting. She saw the court for 34 mins played and grabbed 4 rebounds. Sims finished the game shooting 61.1% from the field and also earned 5 assists.

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Dallas heads into this matchup with a mark of 5-17 this year. They currently have an average of 81.0 points per contest (6th in basketball) while hitting 44.0% from the field. The Wings are hitting 30.9% on three-point shots (125 of 405) and 79.1% from the charity stripe. As a team, Dallas is grabbing 35.2 rebounds per game and has tallied 429 assists so far this year, which ranks 6th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 15.6 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 18.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis. Defensively, the Wings are able to force 13.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.6 personal fouls. They are 12th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 498 relinquished this year. The Wings defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 46.2% (289 of 387) and they concede 33.0 boards per contest as a basketball team. They give up 34.9% on 3-point attempts and they are 12th in basketball in points per game allowed (89.2).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Phoenix Mercury walked away with a victory by a final of 19-5 when they faced the Los Angeles Sparks. The Mercury recorded -17 defensive rebounds and 23 offensive boards for a total of 6 for this contest. They also turned it over 20 times, while earning 59 steals in the game. The Sparks were called for 23 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Mercury to the charity stripe for a total of 0 tries. They were able to knock down 24 of the free throws for a rate of 11538.5%. When talking about 3-point shots, Phoenix knocked down 51 of 0 tries (10828.0%). Overall, the Mercury went 1 out of 84 from the floor which gave them a rate of 1.0%. The Mercury permitted the Sparks to make 1 out of 78 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 1.0% in the game. They went 52.6% from beyond the arc by going 10 of 19 and ended up shooting 200 out of 16 at the free throw line (1250.0%). In relation to how they cleaned up the glass, Phoenix allowed Los Angeles to grab 24 in all (2 on the offensive glass).

Natasha Cloud ended up being a major contributor for the Mercury in the game. She made 10 of 16 in the matchup giving her a field goal percentage of 62.5%, and had 9 rebounds. Cloud scored 31 points in her 37 minutes of playing time and had 5 assists for the matchup.

Phoenix has a win-loss record of 11-10 on the season. Phoenix has totaled 1,743 pts for the campaign (83.0 per game) and they average 32.8 boards per game. The Mercury are responsible for committing 18.2 fouls per contest and they go 80.8% from the charity stripe. When it comes to offensive execution, the Mercury are shooting 43.1% from the floor, which is ranked 8th in the league. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 19.6 times per game (8th in the WNBA) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.9 times per contest. The Mercury on the defensive end are ranked 9th in the league in points allowed per game with 84.9. They allow 21.3 assists and 36.1 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 9th and 11th in the league. The Phoenix defense surrenders 34.3% on shots from 3-point land (193 of 563) and their opponents are knocking down 79.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They are forcing their opponents into 12.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.0% from the field (5th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Dallas

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