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Defensive-minded Sky visit Dream
19 May 2021, 03:40 GMT+10
The Chicago Sky looked dominant in their season-opening win at the Washington Mystics, while the Atlanta Dream struggled at home against the Connecticut Sun in their first game.
The teams meet Wednesday in Atlanta with Chicago having played most recently, beating the Mystics 70-56 on Saturday in the debut of Candace Parker with the Sky after 13 seasons with the Los Angeles Sparks.
The 56 points were the third fewest by an opponent in Chicago franchise history.
Atlanta opened on Friday, losing to the Sun 78-67 after making only 35.9 percent of its shots from the field and getting outrebounded 42-26 in the first game under interim coach Mike Petersen.
The Connecticut Sun and Atlanta Dream begin their WNBA seasons in Atlanta on Friday with both teams experiencing significant changes from last season in the fro
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It appears the Atlanta Dream and Connecticut Sun both have challenging seasons ahead.
After importing a number of new players during the offseason, the Dream are without the two figures who oversaw this roster reconstruction, as the organization fired then-president and general manager Chris Sienko before then-head coach Nicki Collen departed for Waco, Texas, accepting the head coaching position at Baylor University.
The Sun not only must navigate this season without the services of Alyssa Thomas, who is out for the season after injuring her Achilles while playing overseas, but, because of a number of well-compensated veterans, Connecticut also is a top-heavy team that lacks reliable depth.
WNBA DFS Breakdown: Opening Night
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This matchup features the two worst teams in the league last season by net rating, with the Liberty checking in last and the Fever coming in 11th. The two teams don t figure to be a ton better this season, though the Liberty are in markedly worse shape to open the campaign due to the laundry list of absences noted above. Because of that, there appears to be plenty of value potentially available on the Liberty side if you re playing on FanDuel tonight. Sabrina Ionescu, Jazmine Jones and Sami Whitcomb all appear on the list because of the volume of minutes they should play. On the opposing side, we find that Jessica Breland may have been overlooked in the pricing considering she joins an underwhelming Indiana squad after starting every game she played in from 2017-19 (she sat out 2020). Breland may not quite hit the same minutes count she had in the three prior seasons and may not start the opener, bu