Dream vs Mercury Picks and Prediction – 8/4/2023

The Atlanta Dream take a road trip Thursday night to Phoenix, AZ for a match-up with the Phoenix Mercury. If you like this match-up, then you will love all of our free WNBA predictions. Atlanta is 2 games above .500 following a seven point win over Washington in their last game. Offensively, Atlanta has been solid this season averaging 84.3 points per game on 43.5% shooting, while the defense has struggled allowing 84.9 points through the 1st 26 games played.

Allisha Gray leads the Atlanta offense this season averaging 17.8 points per game on 48.2% shooting to go along with a team high 3.5 assists. Cheyenne Parker is averaging 13.7 points per game and Nia Coffey chips in 7.2 points. Rhyne Howard is second on the team this season averaging 17.5 points per game in 26 starts.

The Phoenix Mercury end a three-game road trip Thursday 13 games below .500 on a three-game skid after a 19 point loss to Chicago. Offensively Phoenix has been terrible this season scoring just 76 points per game on 43.9% shooting comma well the defense has been just as bad allowing nearly 84 points per game period defensively phoenix was obliterated in their last game giving up 104 points including 57 in the first half as Chicago shot 52.7% from the floor.

Brittney Griner is the offensive leader for Phoenix this season averaging 18.2 points per game to go along with a team leading 6.7 rebounds. Sophie Cunningham averages 10.5 points and Michaela Onyenwere is scoring 9.8 points per game. Diana Taurasi is second on the team averaging 16.1 points and leads the way averaging 5.1 assists but has played just eighteen games this season.