Wednesday's Best WNBA Bet
Atlanta Dream at Washington Mystics (-4.5, 162)
Atlanta had better not get caught dreaming of home when it finishes a four-game road run in D.C. Wednesday night.
The Dream have lost three straight road contests, most recently dropping a 96-80 defeat to the Connecticut Sun last weekend. Atlanta is 0-3 against the spread as well, posting a 2-8 ATS mark in its last 10 games.
The Dream looked fatigued in their most recent outing, tossing up numerous poor shots and hitting at only 40 percent from the field and going just 3-for-13 from beyond the arc. Atlanta dropped 28 points in the first quarter then was outscored 76-52 in the final three frames.
“I don’t want to use that as an excuse, but sometimes when you are fatigued you make bad decisions, and I thought we had some bad offensive shot selections that led to their points,” Atlanta head coach Marynell Meadors told the Connecticut Sports Examiner. “We got down in that hole and it’s just hard to come back.
“It’s tough, and the commercial travel makes it really tough,” Meadors added. “These are professional athletes and my concern is they are tired and subject to injury and that bothers me because they make their livelihood with their feet, their knees and their legs and their bodies.”
Atlanta is tops in the Eastern Conference with a 14-8 record but is 6-6 away from home. The Dream needed overtime to defeat the Mystics on the road in their last meeting, but won’t have the gas to go deep Wednesday.
Pick: Washington
ATLANTA (14 - 8) at WASHINGTON (12 - 7)
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 23-12 ATS (+9.8 Units) in May, June, or July games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 19-10 ATS (+8.0 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 189-232 ATS (-66.2 Units) in all games since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 16-31 ATS (-18.1 Units) on Wednesday since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 5-15 ATS (-11.5 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 116-152 ATS (-51.2 Units) vs. division opponents since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 13-32 ATS (-22.2 Units) after 3 or more consecutive unders since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 8-20 ATS (-14.0 Units) in home games off a upset loss as a favorite since 1997.
Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 4-3 against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 5-3 straight up against ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
ATLANTA vs. WASHINGTON
Atlanta is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
Atlanta is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Washington is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Washington is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games