WNBA Seattle Storm vs Atlanta Dream Preview and Prediction

Date/Time: 07-06-2017 19:00 EDT

Spread: Atlanta Dream +5.5

Total: +162

Two teams from opposing conferences that are sitting on the top-3 places are clashing today, when the second in the West Seattle Storm, who want to continue on the winning ways by extending their winning streak, are hosting the third in the East Atlanta Dream, who want to turn their latest victory into a streak.

Storm are 13-5 (10-8 ATS) so far in the league and are sitting on the 2^nd place of the Western Conference and of the whole WNBA. They are 5-1 in their last 6 games and in their latest matchup they were victorious against the Liberty on the road. 77-62. Dream are 8-8 (8-8 ATS) so far in the league and are sitting on the 3^rd place of the East. In their latest matchup they ended a 2-game losing skid with a road victory against the Indiana Fever, 87-83.

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Seattle are led in scoring by Breanna Stewart with 21.8 ppg. She also leads the team in rebounding with 7.6 per game, while Jewell Loyd follows with 16.8 ppg, 4.7 rebounds and a total of 66 assists. Natasha Howard adds 13.6 ppg and 6.6 rebounds per game. Atlanta are led in scoring by Tiffany Hayes with 17 ppg. She also adds 3.5 rebounds per game, while Angel McCoughtry follows with 16.8 ppg and 6.5 rebounds per game. Renee Montgomery adds 9.5 ppg and a team-best of total 52 assists.

In their latest matchup earlier this years, the Dream were victorious on the road, 64-67. Dream have a 4-2 home record this season, while Storm are 5-2 on the road. Seattle are better offensively with a league-best of 86.6 ppg, while Atlanta are last with 75. Those two squads allow almost the same number of points off their opponents (78.9 and 79 ppg). Seattle have better percentages both in field goals, shooting with 46.8% to Atlanta’s league-low of 39.4% and in 3-pointers, shooting with 34.3% to Atlanta’s 27.1%. Atlanta grab more boards per game (35.6 to 34.8), while Seattle dish more assists, with 21.3 to Atlanta’s 16.4 and commit fewer turnovers per game (13.6 to 14.5). Seattle are playing much better than Atlanta lately and have been extremely efficient on the road throughout the season. Expect them to win on the road by more than 6 points today.  

Seattle Storm vs Atlanta Dream Prediction: Seattle Storm -5.5 (-113)