Two teams going in the wrong direction will square off on Friday night in Dallas as the Atlanta Dream visits the Dallas Wings in a WNBA East-West showdown. The Dream and Wings would both be on the outside looking in for the playoffs in both the Eastern and Western Conference if the season were to end today. The opening tap for this matchup is scheduled for 7:30 PM EST on Friday.
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Dream Hope to Get Back on Track
The Atlanta Dream head to Dallas on Friday night hoping to end their losing streak and get back in the playoff race in the Eastern Conference. The Dream are just 2-8 in their last ten games following an 85-7 7 loss to the Chicago Sky on Tuesday night. The Dream looked to be in position to win the game, up 75-72 with just over three minutes left in the game. Instead, the Dream went without a field goal in the game’s final three minutes. WNBA all-star Allisha Gray tied for the lead in scoring for the Dream with 19 points with teammate Tina Charles who also had 14 rebounds. The Dream turned the ball over 18 times in the loss.
Atlanta comes into this game with an overall record of 7-11. The Dream are last in the WNBA in points per game this season. They are last in field goal percentage and eighth in 3-point shooting. The Dream are 9th in 3-point field goals made per game. Defensively, the Dream are fifth in scoring defense this season. They are fourth in field goal defense and eighth in 3-point defense. Atlanta is sixth in the WNBA in total rebounds per game and third in fewest turnovers per game. They are 9th in point differential this season at -4.5.
Key Injuries: G Aerial Powers and G Rhyne Howard are out.
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Wings Looking for Wins
The Dallas Wings are falling fast in the Western Conference standings with a dismal stretch of basketball that was lowlighted by 11 straight losses. Since their upset win over the Minnesota Lynx to end the skid, the Wings have lost two straight heading into Wednesday night’s game against Phoenix at home. On Wednesday night, the Wings fell behind by 13 points at halftime and never were able to come all the way back in a 104-96 loss to the Mercury at home. The loss wasted a dominant effort by Natasha Howard who scored 36 points on 11-of-15 shooting. The Wings are now just 4-16 on the season.
The Wings have been banged up by several injuries to key players and the results have been disastrous on the floor. Dallas comes into this game eighth in the WNBA in scoring this season. They are fifth in field goal percentage and 9th in 3-point field goal percentage. The Wings are also 10th in 3-point field goals made per game. Defensively, the Wings are last in scoring defense. They are 11th in field goal defense and 7th in 3-point field goal percentage. The Wings are fourth in the league in total rebounds per game. They are last in the league in fewest turnovers per game and point differential (-8.2).
Key Injuries: F Maddy Siegrist, F Satou Sabally, and G Jaelyn Brown are out.
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Both teams come into this game struggling with both injuries and losses. Of the two teams, however, the Wings have been crushed by injuries to some of their best players. The results have been 13 losses in fourteen games heading into their matchup with Phoenix on Wednesday night. The Wings struggle with turnovers, leading to easy baskets for the opposition. Those numbers are reflected in Dallas’ defensive numbers, including the league’s worst-scoring defense and second-worst field goal defense. Atlanta hasn’t been excellent on offense, ranked last in scoring and field goal shooting but should get some easy opportunities at the rim thanks to the Wings’ propensity to turn the ball over. Defensively, Atlanta has been sound this season. They rank in the top five in scoring defense and field goal defense. They’ll get the job done on that end to come out with a win.
Take Atlanta with the points.
Prediction: Dallas -1.5
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Both teams rank in the bottom half of the WNBA in scoring this season. The Dream are last in the WNBA in points per game and last in field goal percentage. The Wings are eighth in points per game this season and are ineffective from the perimeter, ranked 10th in the league in 3-point field goals per game. Atlanta won’t get many points from the perimeter either, ranked 9th in 3-point field goals per game. This should be a low-scoring game featuring two struggling teams.
Take the under.
Prediction: Under 165.5
