7:03 pm
August 7

Dream @ Lynx

Who will WIN this matchup?

Atlanta Dream (14-18)

@ Minnesota Lynx (12-20)

 

Current odds:

Atlanta Dream: (+125)

Minnesota Lynx: (-145)

 

• The spread for this game is Lynx by 2.5 points.

• The Atlanta Dream attempt to move closer to securing a playoff spot when they battle the Minnesota Lynx on Sunday night at Minneapolis. The Dream (14-18) have won their last two games and entered Saturday in seventh place with four games remaining. However, four teams trail them by two or fewer games, and one of those teams is the Lynx (12-20).

• Atlanta strengthened its playoff position on Friday when Cheyenne Parker scored on a layup with 0.3 seconds left to deliver a big 88-86 home victory over the Los Angeles Sparks. Parker scored 15 points but rookie star Rhyne Howard fueled the win with 28 points. It is her 10th performance of at least 20 points this season and fifth in the past seven games.

• Minnesota has lost four of its last six contests and can’t afford another setback.

• The Lynx didn’t play well Wednesday as they trailed by as many as 29 points during an 89-77 road loss against the Seattle Storm. Their starting five was outscored 79-38 by the Storm’s starting unit.

• Minnesota’s Nikolina Milic scored a team-best 13 points and veteran Sylvia Fowles added 12 in a contest the Lynx trailed 56-32 at the break.

• The teams split two meetings earlier this season. The Dream notched an 84-76 home win on June 1 behind Howard’s 22 points, while Aerial Powers scored 25 points as the Lynx recorded a 92-85 road victory on July 28.

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