Phoenix Mercury vs Dallas Wings Prediction, 6/17/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Phoenix Mercury vs Dallas Wings

Date: Friday, June 17, 2022

Location: College Park Center in Arlington, TX

TV: Twitter

The Dallas Wings (6-8) host the Phoenix Mercury (6-9) at College Park Center on Friday.

The Phoenix Mercury took the court against the Indiana Fever and took home the win by a score of 93-80 in their last contest. Phoenix walked away from the game having earned a 50.7% field goal percentage (34 out of 67) and buried 8 of their 26 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the Mercury made 17 of their 18 attempts for a rate of 94.4%. Regarding pulling down rebounds, they collected 33 with 5 of them being offensive. They also distributed 24 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When discussing defense, Phoenix let their opponent shoot 37.2% from the field on 29 out of 78 shooting. Indiana earned 16 dimes and had 7 steals in the game. On top of that, Indiana collected 39 rebounds (16 offensive, 23 defensive) and added 4 blocks. Indiana went 88.9% from the charity stripe by making 16 of their 18 attempts. They also converted 6 of 21 attempts from beyond the arc.

Tina Charles is one player who had an impact in the game. She ended up with 29 points on 11 out of 21 shooting. She was on the hardwood for 33 minutes and also grabbed 7 boards. Charles finished the contest at 52.4% from the field and dished out 4 dimes.

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Phoenix heads into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 6-9 so far this season. The Mercury are shooting 32.6% on three-point shots (127 of 389) and 80.2% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 81.7 points per outing (5th in the WNBA) while shooting 43.9% from the floor. They are losing possession via turnover 13.5 times per game and as a group they commit 19.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Phoenix is snagging 31.5 rebounds per game and has accounted for 289 dimes for the year, which is 6th in the WNBA in terms of passing. Defensively, the Mercury are forcing 13.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.4 personal fouls. The Mercury defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 44.9% (200 of 276) and they concede 35.8 boards per game as a group. They are 10th in the WNBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 309 relinquished on the season. They surrender 37.4% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 10th in basketball in points per game from their opponents (85.8).

For their last game, the Dallas Wings walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 92-84 against the Las Vegas Aces. The Wings pulled down 29 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 40 in this contest. They coughed up the ball 11 times, while recording 2 steals for this contest. The Aces committed 12 personal fouls in the game which took the Wings to the free throw line for a total of 19 attempts. They were able to convert 16 of the free throws for a percentage of 84.2%. In the matter of shots from 3-point land, Dallas made 10 out of 29 tries (34.5%). In all, the Wings finished shooting 29 for 73 from the floor which had them sitting at 39.7%. The Wings allowed the Aces to convert 35 out of their 71 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 49.3% for the contest. They finished 27.3% from three-point range by shooting 6 of 22 and ended up shooting 16 out of 23 from the free throw line (69.6%). When discussing rebounds, Dallas allowed Las Vegas to collect 33 in all (4 offensive).

Arike Ogunbowale ended up having an impact for the Wings for this contest. She buried 8 of 18 in this matchup for a rate of 44.4%, and tallied 1 rebound. Ogunbowale accumulated 28 points in her 35 mins of playing time and had 4 dimes for the contest.

Dallas has a mark of 6-8 for the year. Dallas has 1,131 pts for the year (80.8 per game) and they pull down 35.9 rebounds per contest. The Wings commit 19.6 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 81.9% from the charity stripe. As an offense, the Wings are connecting on 41.1% from the field, which is 11th in the WNBA. They are earning an assist 18.0 times per contest (11th in the WNBA) and they are turning it over 13.8 times per game. The Wings on the defensive side of the court are 7th in the WNBA in points allowed per game with 81.3. They are forcing 13.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.9% from the floor (11th in the league). The Dallas defense surrenders 32.2% on shots from distance (92 of 286) and their opponents are knocking down 78.7% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 20.3 assists and 32.9 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 7th and 2nd in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Dallas

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