Phoenix Mercury vs Atlanta Dream Prediction, 8/21/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Phoenix Mercury vs Atlanta Dream

Date: Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Location: Gateway Center Arena in College Park, GA

TV: WNBA League Pass

The Phoenix Mercury (15-13) are headed to Gateway Center Arena on Wednesday where they'll meet the Atlanta Dream (9-17).

The Phoenix Mercury faced off with the Chicago Sky and went home with a win by a final score of 86-68 in their last game. Phoenix ended the game with a 45.2% FG percentage (28 out of 62) and made 7 of 23 shots from beyond the arc. At the free throw line, the Mercury converted 23 of 31 attempts for a rate of 74.2%. When discussing rebounding, they earned a total of 41 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 21 assists in this game in addition to forcing 9 turnovers and having 5 steals. In relation to defense, Phoenix let their opponent shoot 35.9% from the field on 28 out of 78 shooting. Chicago recorded 17 dimes and had 5 steals for this contest. In addition, Chicago grabbed 44 rebounds (17 offensive, 27 defensive) and earned 1 block. Chicago finished 57.1% at the charity stripe by making 12 of their 21 shots. They converted 0 out of their 14 tries from beyond the perimeter.

Diana Taurasi is a player who was a major contributor in the matchup. She ended up with 23 points on 6 out of 13 shooting. She played 30 minutes and also grabbed 3 rebounds. Taurasi shot 46.2% from the field and recorded 5 dimes.

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Phoenix heads into this contest with a record of 15-13 for the season. The Mercury are connecting on 34.4% on 3-pointers (257 of 748) and 80.4% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 84.1 pts per game (3rd in basketball) while connecting on 44.3% from the field. They are giving up possession 13.2 times per contest and as a team they are committing 17.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Phoenix is pulling down 32.5 boards per contest and has accounted for 554 assists for the year, which ranks 6th in basketball in terms of passing. On defense, the Mercury are able to force 12.5 turnovers per game and they draw 17.7 fouls. The Mercury defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 43.3% (349 of 495) and they concede 36.4 rebounds per contest as a group. They rank 12th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 607 surrendered this season. They relinquish 32.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 9th in the WNBA in points per game allowed (84.9).

In their last game, the Atlanta Dream walked away with a victory by a final of 82-70 when they played the Connecticut Sun. The Dream were able to collect 27 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 34 for the matchup. They turned it over 11 times, while recording 9 steals in this game. The Sun were called for 28 fouls for the matchup which took the Dream to the free throw line for a total of 31 tries. They were able to convert 25 of them for a rate of 80.6%. Concerning shots from beyond the arc, Atlanta knocked down 5 of 16 attempts (31.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Dream went 26 for 63 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 41.3%. The Dream allowed the Sun to knock down 23 out of their 65 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 35.4% in this contest. They finished 25.0% from three-point range by going 4 of 16 and walked away from this one shooting 20 out of 22 from the free throw line (90.9%). In reference to how they rebounded, Atlanta allowed Connecticut to collect 40 overall (11 on the offensive side).

Tina Charles pitched in for the Dream in this game. She converted 9 of 15 in this contest giving her a rate of 60.0%, and accounted for 15 rebounds. Charles scored 22 points in her 36 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 1 assist for the contest.

Atlanta has a record of 9-17 this year. Atlanta has accounted for 1,970 pts on the campaign (75.8 per game) and they pull down 35.3 boards per game. The Dream have committed 17.1 personal fouls per contest while shooting 77.0% from the charity stripe. As an offense, the Dream are shooting 41.4% from the floor, which is ranked 12th in the WNBA. They are dishing out assists 18.5 times per contest (12th in basketball) and they turn it over 13.5 times per game. The Dream on defense are ranked 5th in the league in points per game surrendered with 80.7. The Atlanta defense surrenders 34.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter (212 of 617) and their opponents are knocking down 80.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 20.9 dimes and 35.0 boards on a nightly basis, which is 7th and 8th in basketball. They are forcing their opponents into 12.2 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 42.4% from the floor (4th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Phoenix

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