WNBA Connecticut Sun vs Chicago Sky Preview and Prediction

Date/Time: 08-10-2018 21:00 EDT

Spread: Chicago Sky +9

Total: +175

In this battle between two squads sitting on the third and fourth place of the Eastern Conference, the third-best Connecticut Sun, who have won five straight and want to continue on the winning ways, are visiting the fourth-best Chicago Sky, who have lost two straight and are looking to bounce back tonight.

Sun are 17-12 (14-15 ATS) so far in the league and are sitting in the 3^rd place of the Eastern conference. They have won their last five games and in their latest matchup they were victorious against the Wings on the road, 101-92. Sky are 10-19 (12-17 ATS) so far in the league and are sitting on the 4^th place of the Eastern Conference and in the whole league. They have lost their last two games and in their latest matchup they got defeated by the defending champions Lynx at home, 74-89.

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Connecticut are led in scoring by Chiney Ogwumike with 14.4 ppg. She also adds 7.3 rebounds per game, while Jasmine Thomas follows with 12.7 ppg, adding 3.2 rebounds and leading the team in assists made with 4.6 per game. Courtney Williams adds 12.6 ppg, 6.2 rebounds and 3.3 dimes per game. Chicago are led in scoring by Allie Quigley with 16.1 ppg, while Diamond DeShields adds 13.4 ppg and 4.8 rebounds per game. They are followed by Courtney Vandersloot with 12 ppg, adding 3.7 rebounds and leading the team in assists made with 8.4 per game.

This will be the second meeting between those two teams so far this season, with the Sun having won the previous one on the road by 38 points. Sky have a 6-9 home record so far, while the Sun are 8-8 on the road. The Sun are better both offensively, scoring a third-best of 87.2 ppg to Sky’s 82 and defensively, allowing 81.5 ppg to Sky’s league-low of 89.8. They also have better accuracy both from the field (46.4% to 44.3%) and from behind the arc (36.7% to 36.1%) and they also grab more boards per game (36.9 to 32.7) and commit fewer turnovers (13.6 to 15.5), while the Sky only dish more dimes per game, with 20.3 to Sun’s 19.7. The Sun have already won once with ease and they have been playing much better than the Sky throughout the season, so expect them to win once again tonight by more than 9 points.

Connecticut Sun vs Chicago Sky Prediction: Connecticut Sun -9 (-108)