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

Phoenix Mercury Betting Preview 

The Phoenix Mercury are 6-16 on the season, and 3 of those wins have come in their last 5 games. The Mercury are 3 games out of a playoff spot. The Phoenix Mercury are averaging 76.3 points on 44.5 percent shooting and allowing 83.8 points on 43.4 percent shooting. Brittney Griner is averaging 18.3 points and 6.6 rebounds, while Diana Taurasi is averaging 14.8 points and 3.3 rebounds. Sophie Cunningham is the third double-digit scorer and Michaela Onyenwere is dishing 1.5 assists. The Phoenix Mercury are shooting 32.7 percent from beyond the arc and 80.3 percent from the free throw line. The Phoenix Mercury are allowing 33.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 30.6 rebounds per game.

Atlanta Dream Betting Preview 

The Atlanta Dream have won 7 of their last 9 games and are 12-10 overall on the season. The Dream are fighting the Mystics for the fifth seed currently. The Atlanta Dream are averaging 85.3 points on 43.3 percent shooting and allowing 85.5 points on 42.7 percent shooting. Rhyne Howard is averaging 19 points and 4.6 rebounds, while Allisha Gray is averaging 17.8 points and 3.4 assists. Cheyenne Parker is the third double-digit scorer and Aari McDonald is grabbing 2.1 rebounds. The Atlanta Dream are shooting 35.3 percent from beyond the arc and 78.8 percent from the free throw line. The Atlanta Dream are allowing 33.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 37.3 rebounds per game.

Trends

The Mercury are 8-20-1 ATS in their last 29 road games and 1-7 ATS in their last 8 Tuesday games. The Dream are 5-11-1 ATS in their last 17 home games and 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games overall. The under is 4-1 in Mercury last 5 overall. The under is 5-0 in Dream last 5 overall. The Mercury are 0-4 ATS in the last 4 meetings.

Randy’s Pick

The Atlanta Dream have been the better team this season, they’re playing the better ball now, and they’re at home. However, the Mercury have come along over the last week or so and they need to start stringing some wins together to seriously get in the playoff conversation. The Dream simply aren’t good enough to be throwing these sorts of numbers out there, if we’re being honest. I’ll take a shot with the free buckets.