What happened: The Atlanta Dream host the Toronto Tempo on Monday night at State Farm Arena, with tipoff set for 7:30 p.m. The game carries a local and national broadcast window on ATL News First and VictoryPlus. It marks the second meeting between the clubs in just over a week.
Why it matters: Atlanta has surged into the upper tier of the Eastern Conference and is riding momentum, while the expansion Toronto Tempo are still fighting to climb back to .500 in their inaugural campaign. A strong showing would help the Tempo prove their June 14 result was an outlier rather than a measuring stick.
By the numbers: Atlanta enters at 12-5 on the season, winners of three straight while scoring 88.9 and allowing 82.8 per game. Toronto sits at 8-10, scoring 87.6 and allowing 90.1. The Dream took the most recent meeting 102-77 on June 14. Oddsmakers list Atlanta as a 13.5-point favorite with a total of 178.5.
What to watch: Watch whether Toronto can tighten its defense after surrendering 102 points in the last meeting, and whether Atlanta can extend its winning streak to four at home.