If you want to see what a mismatch in transition looks like, get your eyes on Arlington, TX this Sunday at 8:30 PM EDT. The 23-16 Dallas Wings have turned College Park Center into a absolute fortress this regular season with a 13-6 home record, and they now welcome a 10-29 Connecticut Sun squad that is practically allergic to travel, sporting a miserable 3-16 road split. Dallas is humming on offense, putting up 88.8 points per game on a crisp 47 percent shooting behind Paige Bueckers' 20.6 points per night, while Connecticut is stuck in first gear averaging just 79.2 points. Good luck keeping pace when you are already spotted a ten-point disadvantage at the starting line.
The math gets even uglier for the Sun when you look at the training room. Already yielding 87.5 points per game, Connecticut’s interior defense is completely gutted with center Rayah Marshall ruled out, and leading scorer and rebounder Olivia Nelson-Ododa stuck on the injury report as a game-time decision. If Nelson-Ododa can't go, the Sun lose their only double-digit scorer, leaving a roster without the firepower to trade punches with a high-octane Dallas offense that loves to run. Lock in your predictions on StreakChat and tell us if you think Connecticut can somehow survive this track meet.