Mercury vs Dream Picks and Prediction – 8/29/2023

The Phoenix Mercury look to snap a five-game losing streak with a victory on the road Tuesday when visiting the Atlanta Dream. Phoenix dropped to 9-25 following its 77-74 loss to the Dallas Wings on Sunday. Phoenix has lost five straight and six of the last eight. The Mercury were knocked out of playoff contention with their loss on Sunday. Keep up with the WNBA, with our WNBA picks.

Brittney Griner is the leading scorer and rebounder for Phoenix with averages of 18.0 points and 6.8 rebounds per game, while Diana Taurasi is the second leading scorer and leader in assists with averages of 16.6 points and 4.7 rebounds power game. Phoenix has three players averaging double figures in scoring and as a team is scoring an average of 76.6 points per game.

The Atlanta Dream looks to snap a three-game losing streak with a victory at home on Tuesday when hosting Phoenix. Atlanta dropped to 16-19 following its 83-80 loss to the Indiana Fever on Sunday. Atlanta has lost three straight and six of the last seven. The Dream have fallen to seventh place in the playoff standings just 1 ½ games ahead of ninth place, with only the top eight qualifying. 

Rhyne Howard is the leading scorer for Atlanta with an average of 17.6 points per game, while Cheyenne Parker is the leading rebounder with an average of 6.9 rebounds per game and Danielle Robinson is the leader in assists with an average of 3.3 assists per game. Atlanta has three players averaging double figures in scoring and as a team is scoring an average of 82.5 points per game.