Atlanta Dream vs Connecticut Sun Prediction, 8/13/2026 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Atlanta Dream vs Connecticut Sun

Date: Thursday, August 13, 2026

Location: Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT

TV: WNBA League Pass

Odds/Point Spread: Atlanta (-9.5)

Mohegan Sun Arena is the venue where and the Connecticut Sun (8-23) will play the Atlanta Dream (20-12) on Thursday. Connecticut opens this contest as 9.5 point underdogs. The O/U opens at 173.5.

The Atlanta Dream took the court against the Toronto Tempo and went home with a win by a final score of 107-95 in their last game. Atlanta ended the contest having earned a 51.4% field goal percentage (36 of 70) and knocked down 14 of their 32 shots from 3-point land. At the free throw line, the Dream made 21 of their 30 tries for a percentage of 70.0%. In reference to getting rebounds, they collected 39 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 29 assists for the game in addition to forcing 13 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When discussing defense, Atlanta allowed 52.2% from the floor on 35 of 67 shooting. Toronto doled out 5 dimes and had 7 steals for this game. Additionally, Toronto snagged 25 boards (5 offensive, 20 defensive) and earned 4 blocks. Toronto finished the contest at 71.4% at the charity stripe by converting 15 of their 21 attempts. They made 10 of 26 tries from beyond the arc.

Rhyne Howard is a player who was a contributor for the contest. She was able to score 22 points on 7 of 15 shooting. She was on the court for 36 minutes and also collected 4 boards. Howard ended up shooting 46.7% from the field and also distributed 7 assists.

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Atlanta comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 20-12 this year. They average 89.6 pts per contest (5th in basketball) while hitting 43.7% from the floor. The Dream are hitting 31.3% on shots from beyond the arc (266 of 850) and 77.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Atlanta is pulling down 35.0 boards per game and has racked up 668 dimes so far this year, which ranks 10th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 13.0 times per game and as a squad they commit 19.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis. When they are on defense, the Dream have forced 16.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 21.7 fouls. They are relinquishing 36.7% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 4th in the league in opponents points per game (86.0). The Dream defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 48.6% (511 of 693) and they surrender 30.1 rebounds per contest as a team. They currently rank 4th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 627 conceded on the campaign.

When they last played, the Connecticut Sun walked away with a victory by a final of 75-72 when they played the Phoenix Mercury. The Sun earned 31 defensive boards and 3 offensive boards for a total of 34 in this game. They coughed up the ball 18 times, while earning 5 steals for the game. The Mercury had 21 fouls for the contest which got the Sun to the free throw line for a total of 20 attempts. They were able to knock down 14 of those for a percentage of 70.0%. When talking about shots from beyond the arc, Connecticut knocked down 7 of their 20 attempts (35.0%). When the game finished, the Sun went 27 out of 57 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 47.4%. The Sun permitted the Mercury to convert 27 of 68 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.7% for the game. They went 17.9% from three-point range by hitting 5 out of 28 and finished the contest at 13 out of 23 at the free throw line (56.5%). In relation to attacking the glass, Connecticut permitted Phoenix to snag 29 in all (6 on the offensive glass).

Kennedy Burke ended up being a major contributor for the Sun in the matchup. She knocked down 5 of 7 in the game for a field goal percentage of 71.4%, and had 2 rebounds. Burke tallied 15 points in her 20 mins on the court, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes.

Connecticut has a mark of 8-23 for the year. The Sun are responsible for committing 22.9 fouls per game while shooting 69.6% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 19.3 times per contest (13th in the WNBA) and they turn it over 14.1 times per contest. Connecticut has tallied 2,473 points on the year (79.8 per game) and they snag 32.9 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Sun are shooting 43.4% from the floor, which is ranked 14th in the league. The Sun on defense are ranked 6th in the league in points per game surrendered with 86.8. They allow 19.9 dimes and 32.7 boards on a nightly basis, which is 5th and 6th in the league. The Connecticut defense allows 35.1% on three-point shots (249 of 710) and their opposition makes 78.5% of their free throw attempts. They have forced 14.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.2% from the floor (8th in basketball).

Who will win tonight's WNBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atlanta (-9.5)

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