PREMIUM
Stephen Nover's WNBA Game of the Week
(WNBA) Wings (DAL) vs. Dream (ATL),
Money Line: -130.00 Dream (ATL) (Home)
Result: Win
Money Line: -130.00 Dream (ATL) (Home)
Result: Win
The Wings can't do two things: Play defense and win on the road. They are the worst defensive team in the WNBA by far. They've also lost 13 consecutive road games with 11 of those defeats coming by double-digits.
The Dream is tied with the Sky for the final playoff spot. The Wings are two games behind those teams and likely more concerned with getting a high draft pick given how poorly they play defense.
Dallas ranks last in scoring defense allowing 90.7 points per game and also is last in defensive field goal percentage. The Wings have permitted at least 90 points in seven of their past nine games. This is their first road game since Aug. 22.
Atlanta gives up 10.2 fewer points per game than Dallas. The Dream ranks last in scoring, but that number is skewed because their leading scorer, Ryhne Howard, missed 10 games. The Dream are at full strength now.
The Dream is tied with the Sky for the final playoff spot. The Wings are two games behind those teams and likely more concerned with getting a high draft pick given how poorly they play defense.
Dallas ranks last in scoring defense allowing 90.7 points per game and also is last in defensive field goal percentage. The Wings have permitted at least 90 points in seven of their past nine games. This is their first road game since Aug. 22.
Atlanta gives up 10.2 fewer points per game than Dallas. The Dream ranks last in scoring, but that number is skewed because their leading scorer, Ryhne Howard, missed 10 games. The Dream are at full strength now.