WNBA betting trends, odds and predictions for Saturday, August 19th, 2017 from various handicappers and websites
WNBA Prediction: Atlanta Dream at Dallas Wings
By Nick Lagouretos
Bangthebook.com
A battle between two teams sitting on the second to last place of their respective conference takes place tonight, when the Dallas Wings (13-16), are hosting the struggling Atlanta Dream (10-19), with both teams looking to end the losing streaks they are currently running.
Dallas Wings have a 13-16 record (14-15 ATS) and are currently tied with Seattle in the second to last place of the West. They are coming from back-to-back losses and in their last game they lost on the road against Connecticut with a 96-88 score. Skylar Diggins-Smith leads the team in scoring with 18.2 ppg, adding a team high 5.6 assists. She is followed by Glory Johnson with 14.4 ppg and a team high 8.9 rebounds per game, while Allisha Gray adds 13.1 ppg and 4.3 rebounds.
Atlanta Dream have a 10-19 record so far this season (11-18 ATS) and they are sitting in the second to last place of the East. They have eight consecutive losses and in their last game they lost at home against Connecticut with a 75-96 score. Tiffany Hayes leads the team in scoring with 15.9 ppg, adding 4.2 rpg. She is followed by Brittney Sykes with 13.1 ppg, while Layshia Clanderon adds 10.9 ppg and a team high 7 assists per game.
This will be the third meeting between those two teams this season, with each team having won once at home. Dallas are 9-6 at home, while Atlanta are 3-11 on the road. Dallas are better offensively, scoring a second-best 85.8 ppg to Atlanta’s 79.4 (third-worse), while Atlanta are better defensively, allowing 82.7 ppg to Dallas’ league-low of 89.1. Both teams are extremely poor in shooting percentages, with Atlanta being second to last in field goals with 41.1% to Dallas’ league-low of 40.4%, while Dallas shoot 3-pointers with a third-worse of 31.2% to Atlanta’s league-low of 28.5%. Atlanta are better in assists made, with 18 to Dallas’ second-worse of 15.2, grab more rebounds (35 to 33.9), and commit less turnovers (12.9 to 14.2). Atlanta are struggling mightily and have been extremely weak on the road, plus Dallas had more days of rest, so pick Dallas for the win tonight.
Prediction: Dallas Wings -5
ATLANTA (10 - 19) at DALLAS (13 - 16) - 8/19/2017, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) in August or September games this season.
ATLANTA is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) in road games when playing with 3 or more days rest over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 5-15 ATS (-11.5 Units) in road games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 7-14 ATS (-8.4 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game this season.
DALLAS is 26-37 ATS (-14.7 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 10-21 ATS (-13.1 Units) against Eastern conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 9-20 ATS (-13.0 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 10-21 ATS (-13.1 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 22-35 ATS (-16.5 Units) after allowing 75 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 17-31 ATS (-17.1 Units) after scoring 75 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 5-13 ATS (-9.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record after 15+ games after 15+ games over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 7-18 ATS (-12.8 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game after 15+ games over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 8-19 ATS (-12.9 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game after 15+ games over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 5-2 against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
ATLANTA is 5-2 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
7 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
ATLANTA vs. DALLAS
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Atlanta's last 12 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Atlanta is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Dallas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Dallas is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
StatFox Super Situations
ATLANTA at DALLAS
Play On - Home favorites (DALLAS) revenging a loss versus opponent by 10 points or more, with a winning percentage of between 40-49% after 15 or more games 65-30 since 1997. ( 68.4% | 32.0 units ) 3-1 this year. ( 75.0% | 1.9 units )
ATLANTA at DALLAS
Play On - Any team vs the money line (DALLAS) after going over the total by 48 or more points total in their last seven games, a marginal losing team (40% to 49%) playing a bad team (25-40%) 34-12 since 1997. ( 73.9% | 0.0 units ) 1-0 this year. ( 100.0% | 0.0 units )
ATLANTA at DALLAS
Play Under - Home teams where the first half total is greater than 65.5 after having lost 2 of their last 3 games, with a winning percentage of between 40-49% after 15 or more games 116-63 since 1997. ( 64.8% | 46.7 units ) 8-5 this year. ( 61.5% | 2.5 units )