Dallas at New York

A pair of teams off wins yesterday. New York beat rebuilding Washington on the road and is a big favorite for the home opener, but that was against a team from the Eastern Conference, and the West still has more overall talent. New York is on a 3-7 spread run going back to last season, including 3-7 ATS at home. New York focuses on defense and a slower pace, ranked eighth in the WNBA last season in points, outscoring foes by 3.3 points per game. They face a Dallas team that had a winning record last year as the Tulsa Shock in the tougher Western Conference. Dallas was a road dog yesterday against Indiana of the East, winning comfortably, 90-79. The scoring was impressive and balanced with Plenette Pierson scoring 17 points, Odyssey Sims 14, Karima Christmas adding 13, and Theresa Plaisance chipping in 12 for the Wings. Dallas is 14-5 ATS following a spread cover. This Dallas team (as the Tulsa Shock) won both meetings last season against New York and has taken four of the previous six (5-1 ATS). New York lost only five home games last season, but one was to this team, so grab the undervalued Western Conference dog in a close one. Play Dallas.