Phoenix Mercury vs Dallas Wings Prediction, 7/3/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Phoenix Mercury vs Dallas Wings

Date: Wednesday, July 3, 2024

Location: College Park Center in Arlington, TX

TV: ESPN

The Phoenix Mercury (9-10) go to College Park Center on Wednesday where they'll meet the Dallas Wings (4-15).

The Phoenix Mercury faced off with the Connecticut Sun and took home the win by a score of 23-15 in their last game. Phoenix walked away from the contest having earned a 1.3% field goal percentage (1 out of 72) and converted 39 of 1 three-point shots. When they shot from the free throw line, the Mercury made 20 of their 0 attempts for a rate of 8000.0%. With respect to pulling down boards, they earned 18 with 2 of them being offensive. They also doled out 26 assists for the matchup while creating 0 turnovers and earning 60 steals. In relation to the defense, Phoenix let their opponent shoot 1.2% from the field on 1 of 83 shooting. Connecticut recorded 12 assists and had 3 steals for this game. Additionally, Connecticut grabbed 37 rebounds (12 offensive, 25 defensive) and added 17 blocks. Connecticut finished the contest at 66.7% at the free throw line by knocking down 2 of 3 attempts. They knocked down 6 out of their 20 shots from 3-point range.

Kahleah Copper is one player who was a major contributor for this contest. She accumulated 21 points on 7 out of 16 shooting. She played for 37 minutes and totaled 6 boards. Copper went 43.8% from the field and also totaled 2 dimes.

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Phoenix comes into this game with a win-loss mark of 9-10 for the season. They average 81.8 pts per contest (5th in basketball) while going 42.4% from the floor. The Mercury are connecting on 32.5% on 3-pointers (172 of 529) and 79.9% from the free throw line. As a team, Phoenix is pulling in 33.0 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 373 assists this year, which has them ranked 6th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 14.0 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 17.7 fouls per contest. On the defensive end, the Mercury are forcing 13.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.3 personal fouls. The Mercury defense is giving up a FG percentage of 42.9% (251 of 329) and they surrender 36.6 boards per game as a team. They currently rank 10th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 403 surrendered for the campaign. They are conceding 35.1% on 3-pointers and they rank 9th in the WNBA in points per game allowed (84.7).

In their last game, the Dallas Wings walked away with a victory by a final of 27-17 when they played the Seattle Storm. The Wings were able to collect 23 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 31 in this game. They also coughed it up 22 times, while earning 62 steals in this matchup. The Storm had 15 fouls in this game which took the Wings to the free throw line for a total of 0 attempts. They were able to convert 25 of the free throw tries for a clip of 7812.5%. In relation to three-point attempts, Dallas buried 46 of their 1 tries (8812.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Wings shot 1 out of 71 from the field which had them sitting at 1.1%. The Wings allowed the Storm to knock down 1 of their 95 attempts from the floor which had them at 0.9% in the game. They shot 78.9% from beyond the arc by going 15 out of 19 and ended up going 11 out of 3 from the free throw line (366.7%). In reference to team rebounding, Dallas permitted Seattle to snag 33 in total (11 on the offensive side).

Arike Ogunbowale was important for the Wings in this game. She converted 6 of 18 in this contest for a rate of 33.3%, and had 6 rebounds. Ogunbowale had 21 points in her 39 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 3 assists in the matchup.

Dallas has a win-loss mark of 4-15 so far this year. The Wings are responsible for committing 18.1 fouls per contest and they shoot 80.6% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 19.4 times per game (9th in the league) and they cough up possession 16.0 times per game. Dallas has accounted for 1,516 pts this season (79.8 per contest) and they grab 35.6 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Wings are shooting 43.6% from the floor, which is ranked 6th in basketball. The Wings on the defensive side of the court are 12th in basketball in points given up per game with 88.1. The Dallas defense allows 33.9% on shots from beyond the arc (141 of 416) and opponents are making 81.3% of their foul shots. They relinquish 22.6 assists and 33.2 boards per contest, which has them ranked 12th and 3rd in the league. They have forced 12.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 45.3% from the floor (11th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Phoenix

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