Dream at Lynx 8/5/18 - WNBA Picks & Predictions

On Sunday, the Atlanta Dream look for a second straight victory when they visit the Minnesota Lynx. The Dream bounced back from defeat in their most recent outing beating the Chicago Sky 89-74 on Friday night. Angel McCoughtry led the Dream with 21 points, while Tiffany Hays scored 19. Atlanta remains in first place in the Eastern Conference by 1 ½ games over Washington.

Minnesota lost its second straight game on Friday falling to the Seattle Storm 85-75. The Lynx were led by Sylvia Fowles with 20 points and 16 boards, while Maya Moore hit just 2 of 9 shots and scored just seven points. The Lynx fought back with a 10-2 run to open the second half to take the lead 49-48, but were outscored the remainder of the game 22-9. Tiffany Hayes is the leading scorer for Atlanta with an average of 17.3 points per game. Angel McCoughtry is Atlanta’s second leading scorer and second leading rebounder averaging 16.5 points and 6.0 rebounds per game. Jessica Breland leads the Dream in rebounds with an average of 8.1 per game. Renee Montgomery leads the team in assists with an average of 3.4 per game. The Dream are scoring an average of 79.0 points per game.

Maya Moore leads Minnesota in scoring and is the third leading rebounder with averages of 17.4 points and 5.1 rebounds per game. Sylvia Fowles is the second leading scorer and leading rebounder with averages of 17.1 points and 11.7 rebounds per game. Lindsay Whalen leads Minnesota in assists with an average of 3.1 per game. Minnesota is scoring an average of 78.5 points per game.