Atlanta Dream vs Washington Mystics Prediction, 5/16/2025 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Atlanta Dream vs Washington Mystics

Date: Friday, May 16, 2025

Location: CareFirst Arena in Washington, DC

TV: Youtube TV

CareFirst Arena is the site where and the Washington Mystics (14-26 last season) will play the Atlanta Dream (15-25 last year) on Friday.

The Atlanta Dream played the New York Liberty and took a loss by a score of 91-82 in their last contest last year. Atlanta ended the game having earned a 53.8% FG percentage (35 out of 65) and buried 7 of their 19 3-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Dream converted 5 of their 9 tries for a rate of 55.6%. Regarding rebounding, they compiled 30 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 20 assists in this game while forcing 11 turnovers and earning 8 steals. When discussing defense, Atlanta allowed the other team to shoot 49.3% from the floor on 35 out of 71 shooting. New York earned 11 assists and had 8 steals in the game. In addition, New York collected 31 rebounds (11 offensive, 20 defensive) and got 2 rejections. New York finished the game at 92.9% from the free throw line by converting 13 of 14 tries. They converted 8 of 24 attempts from three-point range.

Allisha Gray is a player who was a factor in this contest. She ended up with 26 points on 10 out of 16 shooting. She saw the court for 40 mins played and also collected 3 rebounds. Gray finished 62.5% from the field and recorded 2 assists.

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Atlanta comes into this contest after finishing with a record of 15-25 last year. The Dream hit on 30.8% from downtown (239 of 775) and 77.1% from the charity stripe. They averaged 77.0 pts per contest (12th in basketball) while shooting 40.8% from the field. They turned the ball over 12.5 times per contest and as a squad committed 16.9 personal fouls per game. As a squad, Atlanta snagged 36.1 rebounds per contest and accounted for 736 dimes throughout last year, which was 12th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. On defense, the Dream were able to force 12.5 turnovers per game while drawing 17.6 fouls. They were 7th in the WNBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 804 surrendered last season. The Dream defense allowed a shooting percentage of 42.9% (1,156 of 2,695) and they conceded 34.6 boards per game as a group. They gave up 34.4% on shots from downtown and they ranked 5th in basketball in points per game allowed (79.8).

The last time they took the court in 2024, the Washington Mystics walked away with a victory by a final of 92-91 when they played the Indiana Fever. The Mystics snagged 22 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 30 for the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while getting 9 steals in this contest. The Fever had 20 fouls in this matchup which got the Mystics to the free throw line for 15 tries. They were able to make 14 of those for a rate of 93.3%. When discussing 3-pointers, Washington buried 12 of their 34 attempts (35.3%). When the game finished, the Mystics shot 33 for 71 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 46.5%. The Mystics allowed the Fever to convert 34 out of 64 tries from the field which had them at 53.1% in the matchup. They finished 50.0% from distance by shooting 10 out of 20 and ended up shooting 13 out of 15 from the free throw line (86.7%). In relation to cleaning the glass, Washington permitted Indiana to snag 32 overall (3 on the offensive glass).

Sika Kone pitched in for the Mystics in the game. She knocked down 7 out of 10 for this contest giving her a field goal percentage of 70.0%, and totaled 7 rebounds. Kone accumulated 20 points in her 22 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 2 dimes for the matchup.

Washington had a mark of 14-26 last year. The Mystics were responsible for committing 18.4 personal fouls per contest while shooting 76.7% from the free throw line. They earned an assist 21.6 times per contest (3rd in basketball) and they lost possession via turnover 15.1 times per contest. Washington accounted for 3,172 points last season (79.3 per contest) and they averaged 31.9 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Mystics shot 43.3% from the field, which ranked them 9th in the league. The Mystics on defense were ranked 7th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 82.3. The Washington defense gave up 33.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter (311 of 933) and opponents made 79.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They forced 15.0 TO's per game and let teams shoot 44.3% from the floor (9th in the league). They relinquished 20.1 assists and 35.4 rebounds per contest, which was ranked 6th and 9th in those defensive categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atlanta

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