Atlanta Dream vs. Phoenix Mercury 9/8/21 WNBA Pick, Odds, and Prediction

The Atlanta Dream and Phoenix Mercury face off on Wednesday in a WNBA basketball showdown at the Gateway Center Arena. The last time these two teams faced off was August 21st and Phoenix came away with the 84-69 victory. 

The Atlanta Dream come into this game with a 7-20 record overall which puts them in fifth place in the Eastern Conference. Even though the Dream are struggling, they are coming off a win in their last game against the Dallas Wings. Even though they won, Atlanta still only scored 69 points. Atlanta on the season is averaging 79.7 points per game while their defense is giving up 85.3 points per game. Courtney Williams has been the best player for Atlanta averaging 16.3 points while shooting 40.9 percent from the field. 

On the other side of this matchup is the Phoenix Mercury who sit with an 18-10 record overall and they sit in 4th place in the Western Conference. The Mercury are playing some really good basketball right now having won nine games in a row. In the last game against the Indiana Fever, they really struggled late but they still held on for the 86-81 victory. Phoenix on the season is averaging 82.7 points per game while their defense is giving up 79.1 points per game. No one can really seem to slow down Brittney Griner and she is averaging 20.7 points per game while shooting 57 percent from the field.

The Dream’s offense struggled in the last game and they are going to have issues again in this game. Phoenix is going to run up the score, Atlanta is going to have no chance to keep up, and Phoenix will cover the spread.