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"Sep 20, 8:00 PM | Allstate ArenaAtlanta Dream vs Chicago Sky Odds18-14TEAM RECORD13-19Atlanta travels to Chicago on Thursday, hoping to boost its 18-14 mark with a victory over the Sky. Chicago battles the Dream, currently with a 18-14 mark (17-15 ATS). The OVER/UNDER records, important for totals bettors, are 18-13-1 for the Sky and 14-16-2 for the Dream. View Atlanta vs Chicago Odds and Stats.Betting Line:The visitors opened as 2-point underdogs in this one at most sportsbooks tracked at Odds Shark, while the total was hovering around 155.5 at most shops.ADVERTISEMENT: Placing a wager on WNBA? Get a 50% Sign-up Bonus at Bovada by Clicking Here!How They Match Up:Offensively, the game matches up Chicago&amp;#039;s No. 8-ranked offense (75.5 PPG) against a Dream defense that ranks No. 4 at 75.6 PPG. The Sky have averaged 43.3% from the field per game, almost the same as the Dream have managed so far this season (43.3% on average).Defensively, the Dream feature the league&amp;#039;s No. 7-rated defense on the road, allowing 80.9 points per game. Chicago, meanwhile, comes in at No. 9 in the league in scoring at home.Atlanta won its last outing, an 82-74 result against the Mystics on September 14. The Dream failed to cover in that game as a 9.5-point favorite, while the 156 combined points took the game OVER the total. Atlanta got 26 points from Angel McCoughtry en route to an 82-74 victory over Washington on Friday at Verizon Center.The Sky were a 75-60 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Storm. They failed to cover the 1-point spread as favorites, while the total score (135) made winners of UNDER bettors. Epiphanny Prince scored 21 points in a failed effort to lead the Sky to victory (they lost 75-60 to Seattle at KeyArena on Tuesday).Atlanta Dream Trends:When playing on Thursday are 2-1Before playing Connecticut are 10-0After playing Washington are 7-3After a win are 5-5Chicago Sky Trends:When playing on Thursday are 2-6Before playing Washington are 5-5After playing Seattle are 5-5After a loss are 4-6A few Dream at Sky trends to consider:Atlanta is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta&amp;#039;s last 6 games on the roadThe total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta&amp;#039;s last 5 games when playing ChicagoThe total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta&amp;#039;s last 7 games when playing on the road against ChicagoThe total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago&amp;#039;s last 5 games when playing AtlantaThe total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago&amp;#039;s last 7 games when playing at home against AtlantaThe total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago&amp;#039;s last 6 games at homeChicago is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against AtlantaNext up:Atlanta at Connecticut, Sunday, September 23Chicago home to Washington, Saturday, September 22"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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