This season is going very well for the Atlanta Dream. The same cannot be said for the Chicago Sky.
Chicago has yet to record a quality win on the season. They’re 3-9 after losing on Saturday to the Mercury. That puts the Sky at 0-9 against teams with better records than them, and 3-0 against the Wings and Sun, the two worst teams in the league. On the bright side, there’s some evidence they’re not in the lowest tier of teams. On the other hand, they’re not close to belonging in the playoff picture.
Atlanta is on a quest to prove it belongs with the contenders. With a 9-4 record, they seem like a lock for a playoff spot. The Dream are within 1.5 games of the New York Liberty for the top seed in the WNBA Eastern Conference. With Allisha Gray’s massive leap, the offense has gone from 11th last year to third this year. The defense has ticked up with the addition of Brittney Griner. The Dream have the tools in the bag to build a contender sooner than people may think.
The Dream are 15.5-point favorites at home and are -1650 on the moneyline on DraftKings Sportsbook. The total is set at 159.5 points. Let’s look at the best bets and predictions for this contest.
Dream vs. Sky Prediction
The gap between these teams is quite large. Chicago can’t go all season without beating a team above .500, but this is not the squad they can take down. The Sky have no answer for scoring on the Griner-Brionna Jones frontcourt, and they can’t contain Gray and Rhyne Howard.
Upsets happen all the time in the WNBA, no doubt. But this isn’t the kind of game that screams upset potential.
Dream vs. Sky Pick
Atlanta Dream -15.5 (-110)
The last time these two teams faced off, Atlanta rattled off a 88-70 victory at home. I have little reason to think anything has changed since then.
Atlanta has continued to play well since that game, with its only loss coming against the Liberty. With Gray rolling and the defense continuing to grow, Chicago doesn’t stand a chance in this one. The spread should be much closer to 20. Take the Dream spread and don’t look back.
