ATLANTA (Interstat) — The Washington Mystics will visit the Atlanta Dream on Sunday for Game 1 of their WNBA playoff series at State Farm Arena.

Washington enters with a 27-16 record, while Atlanta is 29-14. Washington has won three straight games. The Mystics closed the regular season with a 101-93 home win over Chicago. Sonia Citron scored 21 points and added five rebounds and five assists in that victory. Kiki Iriafen had 16 points and 15 rebounds, and Michaela Onyenwere also scored 16 points. Citron also had 12 points, five rebounds and three assists in a win over Connecticut and 16 points, four rebounds and nine assists in a road win at Indiana.

Atlanta’s most recent game was an 83-65 road win at New York. Atlanta has won four straight games. Allisha Gray finished with 24 points, four rebounds and five assists. Naz Hillmon scored 16 points and grabbed four rebounds, while DeWanna Bonner had nine points and eight rebounds. Gray scored 14 points at New York, 17 points against Chicago, 10 points with six rebounds and five assists against Connecticut, and 23 points with 11 rebounds against Minnesota.

The teams have met three times this season. Washington won 79-74 over Atlanta and 81-76 over Atlanta, both in Washington. Atlanta won 109-77 when the teams played in Atlanta. The home team won each of the three regular-season meetings. The Mystics and Dream will continue the series later in Washington and then back in Atlanta.

Citron is a player to watch for Washington. She has reached double figures in each of her last three games and has added at least four rebounds in each. Iriafen had 15 rebounds in the regular-season finale, and Onyenwere scored 16 points in that game.

Gray is a player to watch for Atlanta. She has scored at least 10 points in each of her last five games. She had at least 14 points in four of those games and recorded a double-double with 23 points and 11 rebounds against Minnesota. Hillmon and Bonner have supported Gray recently, giving the Dream options on the glass and in the paint.

Atlanta has the better overall record and will host Game 1. Washington has won the two previous meetings in Washington this season, while Atlanta’s win came at home. The playoff series will shift locations after the opener.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Atlanta Dream 96, Washington Mystics 88. Atlanta has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -6.5. The over/under for the game is 163.5.