
Entering last season, bettors were probably thinking more about betting against the Atlanta Dream than with them. If so, it would not be hard to understand since the team was coming off a 15-25 season in 2024. But, expectations are certainly higher as the 2026 season approaches, and the Dream is coming off a 30-14 record in 2025.
This much is evident in the Atlanta Dream's Wins Total, which can be found as high as 29.5 games (DraftKings). FanDuel has it at 28.5. To go over either number, they’ll have to play as well or better than they did in 2025. Is it possible? Sure, but how about probable?

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Let’s discuss the WNBA season odds and the team before trying to answer that question.
It is always a good idea to look around and make sure you have the best possible odds for any market you want to bet on. But that concept becomes even more important with respect to markets like win totals. Why? Because if you like the under, you may find a higher total with a better price at one sportsbook than another.
The same is true if you believe in the Dream and think they’ll do even better this season than the last. Here are the Atlanta Dream regular-season win totals and odds from two different sportsbooks:
Atlanta Dream Regular Season Wins — FanDuel
Atlanta Dreams Regular Season Wins — bet365
If you are thinking about taking “under 29.5,” shop around, and you’ll see that DraftKings lists the same total at -120. So, once you make up your mind how you want to bet, check out the odds at a few different sportsbooks.
You may find that you can win more at one sportsbook over another for the same market.

The trade for Angel Reese has given fans reason to have all eyes on the Dream, at least at the start of the season. It definitely generated a lot of betting interest in the team’s championship odds, as they went from +2200 pre-trade to +1000 post-trade and have since gotten even shorter, to +600 (FanDuel).
But we’ll save that conversation (championship odds) for another day. How many games can they win? Will they build off last season’s success and win 30+, or will they regress a little and win fewer?
It may not be asking too much to expect more from this group. After all, they have a solid core coming back in Rhyne Howard, Allisha Gray, Naz Hillmon, Jordin Canada, and Brionna Jones. Last season, the Dream ranked fourth (tied with New York) in scoring (84.4 points per game), first in rebounding (36.6 per game), second in defensive rating (98.9), and third in points allowed (76.8 per game).
Factor in the addition of a solid defender in Reese, who led the league in rebounding last season (12.6) and her rookie season (13.1), and this team should be even better. However, as good as the team was and should be this season, it had a fundamental flaw last year. It wasn’t addressed in the offseason — a lack of shooters.
As a team, the Dream ranked No. 6 in field-goal percentage (44.3%) and No. 7 in 3-point field-goal percentage (33.7%). Gray led the team in scoring with 18.4 per game and shot 45.1%. While Howard chipped in 17.5 points per game, she needed 15+ shots because she made only 37.5%.
Their offense may not have gotten better, but their defense certainly has. But how many games they win will depend on just how quickly they can integrate Angel Reese into the game plan. So, they may drop a few games early on. But their defense will win some of the early games.
However, when the schedule expanded to 40 games in 2023, only two teams won 28.5+ games. In 2024, once again, only two teams won at least 29 games. Last season, with an additional four games tacked onto the schedule, three teams went over that total. Atlanta could become one of the top two or three teams in the league and win 30+ games again.
But I have more faith in New York, Minnesota, Las Vegas, and Indiana doing so than the Dream.