Mystics vs Wings Picks and Prediction – 7/2/2023

The Washington Mystics look to bounce back from a loss with a victory on the road Sunday when visiting the Dallas Wings. Washington is 9-6 and was defeated by the Atlanta Dream 94-89 on Friday night. The leading scorer for Washington was Elena Delle Donne with 31 points but the former MVP went down with an ankle injury late in the fourth quarter and is not expected to play on Sunday.

With Elena Delle Donne expected to miss Sunday's matchup, the leading active scorer for Washington is Ariel Atkins with an average of 11.7 points per game. Shakira Austin is the leading rebounder with an average of 7.8 rebounds per game and Natasha Cloud is the leader in assists with an average of 6.1 assists per game. Washington scores an average of 80.0 points per game.

The Dallas Wings look for their second consecutive victory on Sunday when hosting the Washington Mystics. Dallas improved to 7-8 following a 77-62 victory over the Phoenix Mercury on Tuesday. Arike Ogunbowale was the leading scorer for Dallas with 23 points, while Natasha Howard scored 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Wings. Dallas is second in the Western Conference, but seven games behind first place Las Vegas.

Arike Ogunbowale is leading Dallas in scoring and assists with averages of 22.4 points and 4.3 assists per game, while Satou Sabally is the second leading scorer and the leading rebounder with averages of 18.6 points and 10.1 rebounds per game. Dallas has three players averaging double figures in scoring and as a team is scoring an average of 84.0 points per game.