Mohegan Sun Arena will host another WNBA showdown between Eastern Conference rivals, the Connecticut Sun and the Chicago Sky on Friday night. Connecticut is placed second in the conference with a current 20-7 record, while Chicago is two positions below in fourth place with 11-16. The latest WNBA betting trends are siding with the Connecticut Sun to win the game against Chicago on Friday.
Connecticut Sun vs Chicago Sky preview information
Date: August 23, Friday | Time: 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Location: Mohegan Sun Arena, Connecticut
TV: ION
Stream: NBA League Pass
Moneyline: Connecticut Sun (+500) vs Chicago Sky (+375)
Spread: Connecticut Sun (+10 – 110) vs Chicago Sky (-10 -110)
Total (O/U): Connecticut Sun (o155.5) vs Chicago Sky (u155.5)
Connecticut Sun
The Connecticut Sun took on the Sparks in their last game and won the matchup by a measly eight points. In that game, Connecticut’s Dijonai Carrington managed to score a total of 19 points along with four boards. In this WNBA season, the Sun is scoring an average of 80.11 points in each game, while allowing their opponents to grab 73.48 points in every game played. Dewanna Bonner is the Sun’s top scorer with a 16.5 average this season.
Top 3 Players:
Dewanna Bonner: PTS 16.5 REB 6.1 AST 2.0 STL 1.3
Brionna Jones: PTS 13.2 REB 5.3 AST 1.7 STL 1.4
Dijonai Carrington: PTS 12.8 REB 5.0 AST 1.7 STL 1.2
Chicago Sky
The Chicago Sky were paired with the Phoenix Mercury last time out and lost the game by 18 points. In that game, Chicago’s Angel Reese chalked up a total of 19 points along with 20 boards. This season, the Sky is scoring an average of 78.70 points in each game, while allowing their opponents to score an average of 81.70 points per game played. Lead scorer Chennedy Carter, is managing a 16.8 point average for the team.
Top 3 Players:
Chennedy Carter: PTS 16.8 REB 3.1 AST 2.8 STL 1.2
Marina Mabrey: PTS 13.7 REB 4.8 AST 4.4 STL 1.2
Angel Reese: PTS 13.6 REB 12.3 AST 1.7 STL 1.4
Injury Report
Connecticut Sun
Tiffany Mitchell G Is “?” Friday vs Chicago Sky, Illness
Chicago Sky
Elizabeth Williams F Is out for season, Knee
Betting Trends
Connecticut Sun
Connecticut is 2-3 ATS in the last five games
The total has been over in four of Connecticut’s last six games
Based on this game’s moneyline, the Sun’s implied win probability is 80.8%.
Connecticut has won 19 of the 22 games when it was a moneyline favorite this season (86.4%).
The Sun are 11-15-1 ATS this season.
Connecticut and its opponents have combined to score more than 155.5 points in 13 of 27 games this season.
The Sun have an average total of 157.3 in their outings this year, 1.8 more points than this matchup’s O/U.
Chicago Sky
Chicago is 2-3 ATS in the last five games
The total has been under in four of Chicago’s last six
Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Sky have a 24.4% chance to win.
Chicago has won four, or 23.5%, of the 17 games it has played as the underdog this season.
The Sky have put together an 11-16-0 ATS record so far this year.
Chicago’s games this season have had a combined scoring total higher than 155.5 points in 17 of 27 outings.
Sky matchups this season have a 163.1-point average over/under, 7.6 more points than this game’s total.
Summary and Prediction
The Chicago Sky are clearly the weaker team in this pairing and will struggle throughout the game. The Sun will also use their home advantage for bonus points in this matchup. The Connecticut Sun will be winning this game with a predicted score of 83-72.
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