WNBA Connecticut Sun vs Dallas Wings Preview and Prediction

Date/Time: 08-08-2018 20:00 EDT

Spread: Dallas Wings +4.5

Total: +168.5

In this battle between two squads from different conferences, the third in the East Connecticut Sun are visiting the fifth in the West Dallas Wings. Both teams are on opposite trajectories, with Connecticut having won their last four and Dallas having lost their last five.

Sun are 16-12 (13-15 ATS) so far in the league and are sitting in the 3^rd place of the Eastern Conference. They have won their last four games and in their latest matchup they were victorious against the Aces at home, 109-88 score. Wings are 14-14 (16-12 ATS) so far in the league and are sitting on the 5^th place of the Western Conference. They have lost their last five games and in their latest matchup they got defeated by the Mystics at home, 74-76.

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Connecticut are led in scoring by Chiney Ogwumike with 14.4 ppg. She also adds 7.4 rebounds per game, while Courtney Williams follows with 12.7 ppg, adding 6 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game. Jasmine Thomas adds 12.5 ppg, 3.3 rebounds and leads the team in assists made with 4.5 per game. Dallas are led in scoring by Liz Cambage with 22.8 ppg. She also leads the team in rebounding with 9.6 per game, while Skylar Diggins-Smith follows with 18 ppg, adding 3.5 rebounds and leading the team in assists made with 6.2 per game. Alisha Gray adds 9.3 ppg.

This will be the second meeting between those two teams so far this season, with the Sun having won the previous game on the road by 17 points. Wings have a 9-6 home record so far, while Sun are 7-8 on the road. Wings are better offensively, scoring a second-best of 87.2 ppg, while the Sun follow third with 86.8. The Sun have a better defense, allowing 81.1 ppg to Wings’ 83.4 and they also have a better accuracy both from the field, shooting with 46.1% to Wings’ 44.9% and from behind the arc, shooting with 36.4% to Wings’ 30%. They are also better both in dimes made (19.5 to 18.3) and commit fewer turnovers per game (13.7 to 14.6), while both squads grab almost identical number of boards per game, with 37 and 36.8. Even while struggling, the Wings have been decent at home and expect them to force a closer game than 5 points, so pick Dallas in this one.

Connecticut Sun vs Dallas Wings Prediction: Dallas Wings +4.5 (-111)