The Minnesota Lynx and Atlanta Dream meet Thursday in WNBA action at the Gateway Center. The Minnesota Lynx look to snap a 3-game losing streak. The Atlanta Dream need a win after losing 5 of their last 7 games.
The Minnesota Lynx are averaging 83.7 points on 44.6 percent shooting and allowing 84.1 points on 43.5 percent shooting. Sylvia Fowles is averaging 15.4 points and 9.9 rebounds, while Aerial Powers is averaging 14.2 points and 3.1 assists. Kayla McBride is the third double-digit scorer and Moriah Jefferson is grabbing 2.7 rebounds. The Minnesota Lynx are shooting 34 percent from beyond the arc and 77.5 percent from the free throw line. The Minnesota Lynx are allowing 34.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 37.9 rebounds per game.
The Atlanta Dream are averaging 77.5 points on 41.9 percent shooting and allowing 80.2 points on 41.8 percent shooting. Rhyne Howard is averaging 14.7 points and 4.4 rebounds, while Tiffany Hayes is averaging 14.5 points and 2.3 assists. Cheyenne Parker is the third double-digit scorer and AD Durr is dishing 1.8 assists. The Atlanta Dream are shooting 34.5 percent from beyond the arc and 77.3 percent from the free throw line. The Atlanta Dream are allowing 33.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35.6 rebounds per game.
The Lynx are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Dream are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The over is 27-13 in Lynx last 40 road games. The under is 15-6 in Dream last 21 home games. The over is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings in Atlanta and 5-0 in the last 5 meetings.
you can make a case for either team here with the cheap line, but there's no doubt the Minnesota Lynx are in a bit of a rough stretch, and these issues usually don't solve themselves on the road. The Atlanta Dream are at home, the better and more trustworthy defensive side, and they need to win games like this if they're going to hold onto that last playoff spot. We're not being asked to lay anything crazy. Give me the Dream and the small chalk.
AUTHOR: Randy Chambers
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