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Washington Mystics vs Atlanta Dream Prediction and Picks for June 11, 2024

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Washington Mystics vs Atlanta Dream Prediction and Picks for June 11, 2024

There will be an Eastern Conference game Tuesday night as the Washington Mystics visit the Atlanta Dream in the WNBA. The Mystics come into this game still looking for their first win at 0-12 and sitting in last place in the Eastern Conference. The Dream are 5-4 this season and are 3.5 games behind the Connecticut Sun. The opening tap is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. EST.

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Dismal start

It’s been a start to forget so far for the Washington Mystics in WNBA play. The team is off to an 0-12 start, including eight straight losses in the Eastern Conference. The Mystics have been playing better lately, losing their last three games by a total of 15 points. On Sunday, the Mystics fell to the red-hot New York Liberty 93-88 in New York. The Mystics appeared to be done when the Liberty pushed their lead to seven in the final minutes before rallying to score the next five points to cut the lead to two. After a Liberty free throw, Jade Melbourne hit a layup to cut the lead to two and the Mystics had one last gasp as time expired, but Melbourne’s 3-point jumper fell short. Melbourne led the Mystics with a career-high 21 points. The banged-up Mystics played once again without Brittney Sykes and Shakira Austin.

“I will say we are holding up pretty well, even if no one is happy about it,” Mystics coach Eric Thibault said. “You never want to get to the point where you feel like you’re accepting it, and I don’t. I don’t think we achieved that. But we came back every game and fought. We don’t look like a discouraged team.

The Mystics have now lost 12 straight games, but nine of those games have come by single digits. They are last in the league in scoring this season and 10th overall in field goal shooting. The Mystics are fourth in the league in three-pointers made and fifth in 3-point field goals made per game. Defensively, the Mystics are 9th in points allowed per game. They are 11th in field goal defense and eight in 3-point defense and 3-point field goals allowed per game. The Mystics are 12th in rebounding and 10th in turnovers per game. The Mystics are 11th in the WNBA in point differential this season.

Key injuries: C Shakira Austin and G Brittney Sykes are out.

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Dream Weave

The Atlanta Dream are very much in the playoff race as the WNBA season moves closer to summer. The Dream are 5-4 overall and have won three of their last five games. On Saturday, Tina Charles scored 22 points and Cheyenne Parker-Tyus added 18 as the Dream beat the Chicago Sky on the road, 89-80. Atlanta jumped all over the place early on, making 12 of 22 shots in the first quarter to take a 29-15 lead after one quarter. It was a path that the Dream would never give up.

The Dream enter this game with a 5-4 record and are hoping to make it four wins in their last six games. They are ranked just 11th in the WNBA in points per game this season. The Dream are 11th in field goal shooting in the WNBA and 7th in 3-point shooting percentage. They are 8th in 3-point field goals made per game. On the defensive side, the Dreams are fifth in the league in defensive scoring. They are fourth in field goal defense and third in 3-point defense. The Dreams are just 9th in the WNBA in rebounding, but are third in fewest turnovers per game.

Key Injuries: G Jordin Canada is out.

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I’ll take the points in this battle of the Eastern Conference foes. The Mystics have lost 12 straight games, but they have lost nine of those games by single digits. The Dream are 5-4 but are only 7th in point differential this season and have struggled to score points. The two teams met earlier this year in Washington and the Dream won 73-67. I love the dream of winning this game, but the Mystics will stay close thanks to above-average three-point shooting and Atlanta’s inability to pull away from teams thanks to their scoring woes.

Take the mystics +7.5

Prediction: Washington +7.5

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Both teams are ranked 11th and 12th in the WNBA this season. In the first meeting, the two teams combined for a total of 140 points. Both teams are also below average shooting teams, with the Mystics ranked 10th in field goal shooting and the Dreams ranked 11th. Washington is dead last in the WNBA in rebounding but Atlanta is only slightly better at 9th in the league. Don’t expect either team to stand out in this one and don’t expect many goals.

Take the bottom.

Prediction: Under 155.5

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