The Washington Mystics and Atlanta Dream meet Wednesday in WNBA action at the Gateway Center. The Washington Mystics look for a win after splitting their last 10 games. The Atlanta Dream look to get back to a .500 record.
The Washington Mystics are averaging 79.3 points on 43.5 percent shooting and allowing 75.9 points on 43 percent shooting. Elena Delle Donne is averaging 15.3 points and 5.9 rebounds, while Ariel Atkins is averaging 15.2 points and 3.4 rebounds. Natasha Cloud is the third double-digit scorer and Alysha Clark is grabbing 4.7 rebounds. The Washington Mystics are shooting 34.1 percent from beyond the arc and 76.1 percent from the free throw line. The Washington Mystics are allowing 33.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35.1 rebounds per game.
The Atlanta Dream are averaging 78.3 points on 41.6 percent shooting and allowing 79.2 points on 40.8 percent shooting. Tiffany Hayes is averaging 15.5 points and 1.5 rebounds, while Rhyne Howard is averaging 15.3 points and 2.7 assists. AD Durr is the third double-digit scorer and Cheyenne Parker is dishing 1.8 assists. The Atlanta Dream are shooting 35.1 percent from beyond the arc and 78.6 percent from the free throw line. The Atlanta Dream are allowing 33.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35.9 rebounds per game.
The Dream are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Wednesday games and 3-7 ATS in their last 10 vs. Eastern Conference. The over is 4-1 in Mystics last 5 overall. The over is 4-1 in Dream last 5 overall. The Mystics are 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings in Atlanta and 18-6-2 ATS in the last 26 meetings.
The Washington Mystics have won all 3 meetings against the Dream this season, and their last 2 wins were complete beat downs. The Atlanta Dream have strung together back to back wins, and they're clearly the better team with Tiffany Hayes on the court. However, I need to see more from the Dream before I'm ready to believe they've turned their season around. The Washington Mystics are still the more talented team here, and they're more trustworthy. I'll lay the reasonable chalk with the road team.
AUTHOR: Randy Chambers
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