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The Money Line: Odds, predicted 2017 WNBA champion

By Blake DuDonis

LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 24: The WNBA Championship Trophy seen during the LA Sparks 2016 WNBA Championship Celebration at LA Live on October 24, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jerritt Clark/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 24: The WNBA Championship Trophy seen during the LA Sparks 2016 WNBA Championship Celebration at LA Live on October 24, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jerritt Clark/Getty Images) /
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Atlanta Dream (+800)

I have to admit, this one surprised me too. With superstar Angel McCoughtry out for at least part of the season, with no real timeline for her return, the Dream will likely struggle to be among the league’s elite. Elizabeth Williams, last season’s Most Improved Player, returns along with Sancho Lyttle and others, and there is a lot of buzz around rookie Brittney Sykes. All that said, this team had the worst assist-to-turnover ratio in the league, and they finished in the bottom half in both offensive and defensive rating. Even with McCoughtry, these odds don’t make a lot of sense to me.

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