Atlanta Dream at Minnesota Lynx 6/6/21 - WNBA Picks & Predictions

The Atlanta Dream look to bounce back from a loss when visiting the Minnesota Lynx on Sunday. Atlanta is 4-3 following an 86-84 loss to the Lynx on Friday in the first of two consecutive games between the two. Tiffany Hayes was the leading scorer for Atlanta with 23 points. Atlanta took the lead for the first time in the game at 80-79 with just less than two minutes to play but could not hold on.

Courtney Williams is the leading scorer, leader in assists and the second-leading rebounder for Atlanta with averages of 19.5 points, 4.2 assists and 7.2 rebounds per game. The leading rebounder is Monique Billings with an average of 7.7 boards per game. Tiffany Hayes is the second leading scorer with an average of 16.6 points per game and Atlanta has three players averaging double-figures in scoring.

With its victory over Atlanta on Friday in the first of two straight games against the Dream, Minnesota improved to 2-4. The win was Minnesota's second straight after opening the season with four consecutive losses. Minnesota is fifth in the Western Conference standings four games behind first place Seattle. In the victory over Atlanta, Napheesa Collier was the leading scorer with 26 points and Collier sank a pair of free throws with 1.5 seconds left to seal the victory.

Sylvia Fowles is leading Minnesota in scoring and rebounding with averages of 19.2 points and 9.2 rebounds per game. The leader in assists is Aerial Powers with an average of 4.3 per game. Minnesota has five players besides Fowles averaging double-figures in scoring and each one averages between 10.2 and 12.5 points per game.