Chicago Sky vs Connecticut Sun Prediction, 7/31/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Chicago Sky vs Connecticut Sun

Date: Sunday, July 31, 2022

Location: Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT

TV: NBATV

The Connecticut Sun (20-9) host the Chicago Sky (22-7) at Mohegan Sun Arena on Sunday.

The Chicago Sky took the court against the New York Liberty and notched a win by a score of 89-81 in their last contest. Chicago walked away from the contest with a 44.8% FG percentage (30 of 67) and knocked down 7 out of their 18 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Sky converted 22 of their 27 attempts for a rate of 81.5%. When talking about getting rebounds, they collected 33 with 8 of them being offensive. They also recorded 22 dimes in the game as well as creating 18 turnovers and getting 10 steals. Regarding defending, Chicago allowed the other team to go 43.1% from the floor on 28 out of 65 shooting. New York earned 7 assists and had 8 steals in this contest. Moreover, New York collected 31 rebounds (7 offensive, 24 defensive) and had 6 rejections. New York finished the contest at 90.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 18 of their 20 attempts. They also knocked down 7 of 26 shots from 3-point range.

Courtney Vandersloot is a player who was a major factor in the matchup. She walked away with 23 points on 6 out of 10 shooting. She was on the court for 31 mins and also totaled 6 rebounds. Vandersloot finished shooting 60.0% from the field and also earned 9 dimes.

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Chicago steps onto the hardwood with a record of 22-7 on the year. They have an average of 85.7 pts per game (2nd in the league) while hitting 47.5% from the field. The Sky are connecting on 34.8% on shots from 3-point land (209 of 600) and 82.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, Chicago is grabbing 35.8 rebounds per contest and has earned 687 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 1st in the league in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 13.7 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 16.1 fouls per contest. When they are on the defensive end, the Sky are forcing their opponents into 13.4 turnovers per game and they draw 16.6 personal fouls. They are giving up 33.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 4th in basketball in PPG from their opponents (79.6). The Sky defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 42.9% (389 of 480) and they relinquish 33.2 boards per contest as a unit. They are ranked 7th in the WNBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 586 surrendered this year.

For their last game, the Connecticut Sun got the win with a final of 88-83 when they faced the Seattle Storm. The Sun recorded 24 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 31 in the game. They also turned it over 16 times, while getting 9 steals in this game. The Storm were called for 18 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Sun to the free throw line for 18 tries. They were able to convert 16 of those for a percentage of 88.9%. In regard to three-point attempts, Connecticut knocked down 8 of their 19 attempts (42.1%). When all was said and done, the Sun ended up going 32 out of 66 from the floor which gave them a rate of 48.5%. The Sun permitted the Storm to bury 31 of their 64 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 48.4% for this game. They finished the game shooting 47.4% from downtown by going 9 out of 19 and finished the game at 12 out of 14 from the charity stripe (85.7%). In relation to how they rebounded, Connecticut allowed Seattle to grab 28 in all (8 on the offensive glass).

Alyssa Thomas ended up being a major contributor for the Sun for this contest. She buried 8 out of 11 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 72.7%, and accumulated 5 rebounds. Thomas had 19 points in her 32 minutes on the court and added 11 assists in the game.

Connecticut has a win-loss mark of 20-9 for the season. As an offensive unit, the Sun are hitting on 46.2% from the field, which is 2nd in the league. Connecticut has accounted for 2,461 points on the season (84.9 per contest) and they grab 36.0 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 20.7 times per contest (4th in the league) and they turn it over 14.3 times per contest. The Sun have committed 17.2 fouls per game and they go 79.1% from the charity stripe. The Sun are ranked 3rd in the WNBA in points allowed per game with 77.9. The Connecticut defense concedes 32.8% on three-point shots (211 of 644) and opponents are making 80.3% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 19.4 assists and 29.1 boards on a nightly basis, which is 4th and 1st in the league. They are able to force 15.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 43.7% from the floor (8th in basketball).

Who will win tonight's WNBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago

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