Connecticut Sun at Atlanta Dream
Post-game analysis · Thursday, September 17, 2026
The pick
Take Connecticut Sun +14.5
Connecticut Sun is the underdog: your bet wins if they win outright or lose by fewer than 14.5 points.
Pick locked in: Sep 15, 2026 · 8:59 PM EDT — sportsbook spreads can move after that time, so check the number your book is offering now.
Scoring tier: medium
The betting line
ATL -17.5
Sportsbooks make Atlanta Dream the favorite by 17.5. Expected combined score: 168.5
DraftKings · updated Thu, 7:08 PM EDT
Our projected score
Connecticut Sun81
Atlanta Dream91
Final score
Connecticut Sun59
Atlanta Dream103
Pick missed
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How the model got here
Model projects 81–91, a 10.3 margin against a market number of 14.5 — a 4.21-point edge toward the road side. Based on 6 and 7 games of scoring form.
Our recommendations on this game
The team recommendation, the full-game total and the player recommendations for this matchup, side by side. The full-game total is its own market, shown in its own panel above. Only high-rated recommendations taken at a locked DraftKings price are used on a parlay card, and a card never takes two legs from the same game.
Team
No high-rated team recommendation on this matchup. We only show one here when DraftKings posted the number and price and we locked a high-rated recommendation before kickoff.
Players
No high-rated player recommendation on this matchup. We only show one when DraftKings posted the number and price before kickoff.
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Player prop angles
No player prop angles for this matchup yet. Our stat lines need a few completed games of form for each player before we publish a number, so early-season WNBA games fill in as the season goes on. Check back closer to kickoff.
Records & form
How our picks have graded in WNBA, plus how both teams have actually played.
Our WNBA record
1-6
14.3% of graded picks covered
Road team
Connecticut Sun
Record 0-0
Against the spread 0-0
See all Connecticut Sun picks & results
Home team
Atlanta Dream
Record 0-0
Against the spread 0-0
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