Wintrust Arena will host a showdown between the Chicago Sky and the Washington Mystics on Wednesday night. The Chicago Sky are fourth in the Eastern Conference with a current record of 11-18. The Washington Mystics are at the bottom of the Eastern barrel with a current record of 8-22. The latest WNBA betting odds favor the Washington Mystics’ win against the Chicago Sky on Wednesday.
Chicago Sky vs Washington Mystics Preview Information
Date: August 28, Wednesday | Time: 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Location: Wintrust Arena, Chicago
TV: MARQ/MNMT
Stream: NBA League Pass
Moneyline: Chicago Sky (+120) vs Washington Mystics (-140)
Spread: Chicago Sky (+2.5 – 110) vs Washington Mystics (-2.5 -110)
Total (O/U): Chicago Sky (o158.5) vs Washington Mystics (u158.5)
Chicago Sky
The Chicago Sky were paired with the Las Vegas Aces in the previous matchup and lost the game by two points. In this season, the Chicago Sky are scoring an average of 78.62 points in each game, while allowing their opponents to get away with 81.55 points per contest. Chennedy Carter is proving to be the top player of the Sky this season, with a 17.2-point average, while Angel Reese is leading the team in rebounds.
Top 3 Players:
Chennedy Carter: PTS 17.2 REB 3.3 AST 2.8 STL 1.1
Marina Mabrey: PTS 14.1 REB 4.8 AST 4.3 STL 1.2
Angel Reese: PTS 13.5 REB 12.9 AST 1.8 STL 1.3
Washington Mystics
The Washington Mystics managed to surprisingly win against the Seattle Storm in the last game with a final score of 74-72. In that game, Washington’s Brittney Sykes scored a total of 20 points along with three helpers for the team. In this season, the Mystics are scoring an average of 79.00 points in each game, and allowing their opponents to grab 83.3 points. Ariel Atkins is leading the team in scoring with a 15.3 point average.
Top 3 Players:
Ariel Atkins: PTS 15.3 REB 3.7 AST 3.4 STL 1.5
Brittney Sykes: PTS 14.0 REB 4.8 AST 4.3 STL 1.0
Shakira Austin: PTS 12.6 REB 7.3 AST 1.0 STL 1.4
Chicago Sky vs Washington Mystics Injury Report
Chicago Sky
Elizabeth Williams F Is out for season, Knee
Chennedy Carter G Is OUT Wednesday vs Wash Mystics, Illness
Washington Mystics
Karlie Samuelson G Is probable Wednesday vs Chicago Sky, Leg
Shakira Austin C Is OUT Wednesday vs Chicago Sky, Ankle
Chicago Sky vs Washington Mystics Betting Trends
Chicago Sky
Chicago is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Chicago is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Chicago is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games at home
Chicago is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago’s last 5 games at home
Washington Mystics
Washington is 15-5 ATS in its last 20 games
Washington is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington’s last 5 games
Washington is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Washington is 4-13 SU in its last 17 games on the road
Summary and Prediction
The Chicago Sky is definitely the stronger team with stats on their side. The Mystics may be the weakest team on the Eastern side so far, but will be able to turn things in my favor here. The Washington Mystics will be winning this game with a final score of 82-80.
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