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Washington Mystics vs Connecticut Sun: Are the Sun the team to beat this season?

The Connecticut Sun are hosting the Washington Mystics on Friday night at Mohegan Sun Arena.

The Mystics are looking for their first win of the season

The Washington Mystics started the season with an 85-80 loss to the New York Liberty at home. They were in a promising situation going into the finals quarter but lost that period 26–13. Ariel Atkins had a great game, scoring 20 points for the Mystics on 4 of 7 shots from three-point territory. Brittney Sikes was also on top of her game, finishing with 14 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists.

Can the Sun go on a winning streak?

The Connecticut Sun had a good start to the season, beating the Indiana Fever 92-71 on opening night. The Sun had control for the entire game and won all but the third quarter. DeWanna Bonner led the team with 20 points, followed by Tyasha Harris and Dijonai Carrington, who scored 16 points each.

Betting Trends

The Mystics are 4-1-1 ATS in their last six games overall, 3-1-1 ATS in the last five games overall, and 4-10 ATS in their last 14 away games. Following ATS victories, they are 3–9 ATS. Playing after a two-day rest, or they are 0-6 ATS. They tend to play low-scoring games after ATS wins, with the under hitting in six of their last seven. The Sun are 5-1 ATS in their last six games overall and 15-5-1 ATS after two days off. They dominate Eastern Conference opponents with a 19-7-1 ATS in their last 27 games and have won 15 of their last 22 home games.

Prediction and Conclusion

The Connecticut Sun are one of the best teams in the WNBA this season. They proved that in the opening game, blowing out the fever and spoiling Caitlin Clark’s WNBA debut. The Sun have been absolutely dominant against the Mystics in recent seasons, winning nine of their last 10 matchups. Given that, the Sun are a 10.5-point favorite going into this one, which is pretty high for WNBA standards, but the Sun will have no trouble covering that.