Gateway Center Arena will be the venue to an intriguing matchup between the Atlanta Dream and the Phoenix Mercury this Friday night. The Atlanta Dream are placed fifth in the Eastern Conference with a current record of 10-17. On the other hand, the Phoenix Mercury are fourth in the Western Conference with 15-14 as of now. As per the latest WNBA betting trends, the Phoenix Mercury will be winning this game.
Atlanta Dream vs Phoenix Mercury preview information
Date: August 23, Friday | Time: 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Location: Gateway Center Arena, College Park, Atlanta
TV: ION
Stream: NBA League Pass
Moneyline: Atlanta Dream (+125) vs Phoenix Mercury (-145)
Spread: Atlanta Dream (+3 – 110) vs Phoenix Mercury (-3 -110)
Total (O/U): Atlanta Dream (o163.5) vs Phoenix Mercury (u163.5)
Atlanta Dream
The Atlanta Dream are coming to this game having won three games in a row. In their last game against the Mercury, the Dream won with a final score of 72-63. In Mercury’s game, Atlanta’s Allisha Gray scored a total of 21 points for the team, along with three boards and a pair of helpers. In this WNBA season, the Dream is scoring an average of 75.63 points in each game, while giving away 80.07 points per contest.
Top 3 Players:
Rhyne Howard: PTS 16.3 REB 4.6 AST 3.3 STL 1.9
Allisha Gray: PTS 15.7 REB 3.9 AST 2.5 STL 1.0
Tina Charles: PTS 13.9 REB 8.7 AST 2.0 STL 0.9
Phoenix Mercury
The Phoenix Mercury have won four games out of their last eight played on the road. In their last game against the Dream, Phoenix’s Kahleah Copper chalked up 22 points for the team, while Brittney Griner contributed another 14 points along with eight boards. This season, the Phoenix Mercury is scoring an average of 83.34 points in each game, and are allowing their opponents to get away with 84.41 points per contest.
Top 3 Players:
Kahleah Copper: PTS 23.1 REB 4.6 AST 2.4 STL 0.8
Brittney Griner: PTS 18.1 REB 6.4 AST 2.2 STL 0.6
Diana Taurasi: PTS 15.7 REB 4.3 AST 2.8 STL 0.6
Injury Report
Atlanta Dream
Cheyenne Parker F Is out indefinitely, Leg
Aerial Powers F Is out indefinitely, Calf
Laeticia Amihere F Is out indefinitely, Personal
Phoenix Mercury
Rebecca Allen F Is out indefinitely, Hamstring
Charisma Osborne G Is “?” Friday vs Atlanta Dream, Leg
Betting Trends
Atlanta Dream
Atlanta is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Atlanta is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Atlanta’s last 8 games
Atlanta is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Atlanta’s last 16 games at home
Phoenix Mercury
Phoenix is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Phoenix is 6-19 SU in its last 25 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Phoenix’s last 6 games on the road
Phoenix is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Atlanta
Phoenix is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games when playing Atlanta
Summary and Prediction
Although Mercury’s defense is quite weak in this pairing, Atlanta Dream’s offense needs some serious revamping if they want to win here. Phoenix Mercury definitely looks like the better team and will be winning this matchup with a final score of 72-69.
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