Atlanta Dream at Phoenix Mercury 6/10/22 - WNBA Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 06/09/2022 at 9:13 PM ET
The Atlanta Dream look to bounce back from a loss when visiting the Phoenix Mercury on Friday. Atlanta is 7-5 following its 72-60 loss to the Seattle Storm on Tuesday. Cheyenne Parker was the leading scorer and rebounder for Atlanta with 13 points and 10 boards. Atlanta is fourth in the Eastern Conference, but just 2 ½ games behind first place Connecticut.
Rhyne Howard is the leading scorer for Atlanta with an average of 15.8 points per game, while Monique Billings is the leading rebounder with an average of 7.4 rebounds per game and Erich Wheeler is the leader in assists with an average of 3.8 assists per game. Cheyenne Parker is the second leading scorer with an average of 11.2 points per game. Atlanta is scoring an average of 74.2 points per game.
Phoenix looks for its second consecutive victory when hosting Atlanta on Friday. The Mercury are 3-8 following an 81-74 victory over the Los Angeles Sparks on Sunday. Skylar Diggins-Smith was the leading scorer for Phoenix with 29 points, hitting 10-of-16 shots. The victory snapped a seven-game losing skid for Phoenix. The Mercury are fifth in the Western Conference, 6 ½ games behind first-place Las Vegas.
Skylar Diggins-Smith is leading Phoenix in scoring and assists with averages of 18.4 points and 4.6 assists per game. Tina Charles is the leading rebounder with an average of 7.4 rebounds per game while Diana Taurasi is the second-leading scorer with an average of 15.5 points per game. Four players for Phoenix are averaging double-figures in scoring and the Mercury are scoring an average of 79.9 points per game.
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Phoenix has struggled all season on the defensive end as the Mercury are allowing an average of 86.0 points per game and are scoring an average of only 79.9 points per game. In comparison Atlanta has the best defense in the WNBA allowing an average of only 73.1 points per game but scores an average of only 74.2 points per game. Therefore the play here is UNDER. The UNDER has cashed in four of Atlanta’s last five and in four of Phoenix’s last six. Final Score Prediction, Atlanta Dream wins, but our best play is UNDER 70-67.
