The Atlanta Dream and Seattle Storm meet Tuesday in WNBA action at the Climate Pledge Arena. The Atlanta Dream look for a win after splitting their last 6 games. The Seattle Storm look to get a game above a .500 record.
The Atlanta Dream are averaging 75.5 points on 41.6 percent shooting and allowing 73.2 points on 38 percent shooting. Rhyne Howard is averaging 16.2 points and 3.9 rebounds, while Cheyenne Parker is averaging 11 points and 1.6 assists. Erica Wheeler is the third double-digit scorer and Aari McDonald is dishing 2 assists. The Atlanta Dream are shooting 35.1 percent from beyond the arc and 78.7 percent from the free throw line. The Atlanta Dream are allowing 29.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 36.3 rebounds per game.
The Seattle Storm are averaging 77.7 points on 40.5 percent shooting and allowing 76.9 points on 43.5 percent shooting. Breanna Stewart is averaging 20.4 points and 7 rebounds, while Jewell Loyd is averaging 17.6 points and 2.7 rebounds. Ezi Magbegor is the third double-digit scorer and Kaela Davis is grabbing 2 rebounds. The Seattle Storm are shooting 33.2 percent from beyond the arc and 79.6 percent from the free throw line. The Seattle Storm are allowing 33.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.9 rebounds per game.
The Dream are 8-3-1 ATS in their last 12 Tuesday games and 8-2 ATS in their last 10 vs. Western Conference. The Storm are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games and 8-23 ATS in their last 31 games overall. The under is 19-7 in Dream last 26 overall. The under is 17-8 in Storm last 25 games as a favorite. The Dream are 6-2 ATS in the last 8 meetings in Seattle.
The Seattle Storm are the better team, and they should be favored at home, but they've also had issues finding their stride this season, and they've been horrible against the number dating back to the end of last season. The Atlanta Dream are arguably playing the better ball at the moment, and they have a defense that travels and allows them to hang around in the underdog role. This is a lot of points to lay, with the Storm still trying to find their footing. Give me the Dream and the free buckets.
AUTHOR: Randy Chambers
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