The Atlanta Dream and Phoenix Mercury meet Thursday in WNBA action at the Footprint Center. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

Atlanta Dream Betting Preview 

The Atlanta Dream have won 9 of their last 13 games and are 14-12 overall on the season. The Dream are in the fifth seed and 0.5 games behind the Wings. The Atlanta Dream are averaging 84.3 points on 43.5 percent shooting and allowing 84.9 points on 42.6 percent shooting. Allisha Gray is averaging 17.8 points and 5.1 rebounds, while Rhyne Howard is averaging 17.5 points and 3.3 assists. Cheyenne Parker is the third double-digit scorer and Aari McDonald is grabbing 2.3 rebounds. The Atlanta Dream are shooting 35.2 percent from beyond the arc and 77.7 percent from the free throw line. The Atlanta Dream are allowing 33.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 36.5 rebounds per game.

Phoenix Mercury Betting Preview 

The Phoenix Mercury are 6-19 on the season and have lost 4 straight games. The Mercury are now tied with the Storm for the worst record in the league. The Phoenix Mercury are averaging 76 points on 44 percent shooting and allowing 83.9 points on 43.8 percent shooting. Brittney Griner is averaging 18.2 points and 6.7 rebounds, while Diana Taurasi is averaging 16.1 points and 3.6 rebounds. Sophie Cunningham is the third double-digit scorer and Michaela Onyenwere is dishing 1.6 assists. The Phoenix Mercury are shooting 33 percent from beyond the arc and 80.9 percent from the free throw line. The Phoenix Mercury are allowing 34.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 30.6 rebounds per game.

Trends

The Dream are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 Thursday games and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The Mercury are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 Thursday games. The under is 9-1 in Dream last 10 overall. The under is 5-1 in Mercury last 6 overall. The Dream are 5-0 ATS in the last 5 meetings.

Randy’s Pick

The Atlanta Dream are rightful favorites because the Mercury have been a mess all year. I get it. However, the Dream have lost 4 of their last 6 games, and they’re 10th in scoring defense. Not ideal on the road. While the Dream should win, they’ve been hit or miss all year and their current form isn’t ideal on the road. The Mercury are back home for the first time in two weeks, and we’re getting a lot of points here. If forced to pick, I’m taking a stab with the Mercury and the free buckets, as the Dream are heading in the wrong direction.