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The Chicago Sky (13-25) and the Atlanta Dream (13-25) meet Tuesday at Gateway Center Arena at College Park. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Sky vs. Dream odds, and make our expert WNBA picks and predictions.
Season series: Sky lead 2-1
The Sky, Dream and Washington Mystics are each tied with a 13-25 record, as the trio vie for the 8th and final postseason spot with 2 games left to play for each team.
Chicago has won 2 of the 1st 3 meetings this season, but this will be the 1st try against Atlanta without rookie F Angel Reese. The Sky won their only previous meeting this season in Atlanta 85-77, cashing as a 1-point favorite as the Over (157.5) cashed.
The Sky have dropped and failed to cover 3 in a row, and Chicago is just 2-10 SU in the past 12 games since Aug. 18. Chicago is also just 3-6 ATS in the past 9 outings, with the Under going 3-1 in the past 4 games, while cashing at a 7-3 clip in the previous 10 outings.
The Dream won a critical 76-73 game in overtime at Washington on Sunday, keeping the ‘dream’ alive for a postseason spot, especially after falling to the Mystics 72-69 in the front end of the home-and-home set Friday. The Under is 3-0 in the past 3 for Atlanta, and 6-2 across the previous 8 outings.
Sky at Dream odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 1:31 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Sky +200 (bet $100 to win $200) | Dream -250 (bet $250 to win $100)
- Against the spread: Sky +6.5 (-110) | Dream -6.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 154.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Sky at Dream picks and predictions
Prediction
Dream 81, Sky 69
Moneyline
Atlanta (-250) will cost you 2 1/2 times your potential return, and that’s way too much risk for not nearly enough reward.
While Chicago (+200) has been sinking like a stone in the standings, it still has plenty of talent without Reese to make things interesting down south.
PASS.
Against the spread
Play ATLANTA -6.5 (-110) laying the points. While Chicago +6.5 (-110) has the talent to compete, things have been a bit disjointed since Reese went down.
The Sky have dropped 3 in a row, while also going 0-3 ATS in the span, and Chicago has scored 66 or fewer points in 2 of the previous 3 outings. Chicago has covered just 3 of the past 9 games, and it isn’t a good bet to cover here, either.
Over/Under
UNDER 154.5 (-110) is the best play on the board in this crucial WNBA battle for positioning in the playoff chase.
The Under has hit in 3 of the past 4 outings for the Sky, while going 7-3 in the previous 10 outings.
For the Dream, we’ve had 3 consecutive Under results, while the total has gone low in 6 of the past 8 outings. The Under is 5-2 in the past 7 meetings in this series dating back to May 30, 2023, too.
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