WNBA Chicago Sky vs Dallas Wings Preview and Prediction

Date/Time: 07-31-2017 20:00 EDT

Spread: Dallas Wings -7.5

Total: +179.5

Two teams from opposing conferences are clashing tonight, when the third-worse in the East Chicago Sky, who want to continue on the winning ways, are visiting the second-worse in the West Dallas Wings, who have lost two straight and looking to bounce back.

Sky are 9-17 (11-15 ATS) so far in the league and are sitting on the 4^th place of the Eastern Conference and of the whole WNBA. They are 2-1 in their last 3 games and in their latest matchup they were victorious against the Mercury on the road, 101-87. Wings are 14-11 (16-9 ATS) so far in the league and are sitting on the 5^th place of the Western Conference. They have lost their last two games and in their latest matchup they got defeated by the Sun at home, 75-92.

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Chicago are led in scoring by Allie Quigley with 16 ppg. She is followed by Diamond DeShields with 13.8 ppg, adding 4.8 boards per game, while Courtney Vandersloot adds 11.5 ppg, 3.8 rebounds and a team-best 8.2 assists per game. Dallas are led in scoring by Liz Cambage with 22.1 ppg. She also leads the team in rebounding with 9.4 per game, while Skylar Diggins-Smith follows with 18.1 ppg, adding 3.6 rebounds and a team-best 6.3 assists per game. Alisha Gray adds 9.3 ppg.

This will be the third meeting between those two teams so far this season, with each team having won at home (Sky with a 114-99 score and Wings with a 108-85 score). Wings have a 9-4 home record so far, while Sky are 3-9 on the road. Wings are better both offensively, scoring a league-best 87.9 ppg to Sky’s 82.6 and defensively, allowing 83.3 ppg to Sky’s league-low of 90. Wings have a better accuracy from the field, shooting with 45% to Sky’s 44.6%, while Sky have a better accuracy from behind the arc, shooting with 35.9% to Wings' 31% (second-worse). Sky dish more dimes per game, with 20.8 to Wings’ 18.3, while Wings grab more boards, with 36 to Sky’s 33 and commit fewer turnovers per game (14.4 to 15.5). Wings have been playing much better than the Sky throughout the season, so expect them to have an easy one at home and win by more than 8 points.

Chicago Sky vs Dallas Wings Prediction: Dallas Wings -7.5 (-107)