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Post-game analysisWNBAThursday, September 17, 2026Final
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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 Sun logoConnecticut Sun81

Atlanta Dream logoAtlanta Dream91

Final score

Connecticut Sun logoConnecticut Sun59

Atlanta Dream logoAtlanta 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.

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