Connecticut Sun vs Chicago Sky Prediction, 6/29/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Connecticut Sun vs Chicago Sky

Date: Wednesday, June 29, 2022

Location: Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: NBATV

Wintrust Arena is the venue where and the Chicago Sky (13-5) will play the Connecticut Sun (13-6) on Wednesday.

The Connecticut Sun took the court against the Atlanta Dream and went home with a win by a final score of 72-61 in their last game. Connecticut ended with a 41.5% FG percentage (27 of 65) and knocked down 2 of their 20 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the free throw line, the Sun knocked down 16 of 19 attempts for a rate of 84.2%. In relation to grabbing boards, they compiled 40 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 18 assists in the game in addition to forcing 17 turnovers and having 8 steals. With respect to the defense, Connecticut allowed 33.3% from the field on 21 of 63 shooting. Atlanta dished out 17 dimes and had 10 steals in the matchup. Additionally, Atlanta snagged 29 rebounds (6 offensive, 23 defensive) and got 5 rejections. Atlanta finished the game shooting 77.8% at the charity stripe by converting 14 of their 18 attempts. They also buried 5 out of their 19 attempts from beyond the arc.

Alyssa Thomas is one player who was a major factor for this contest. She finished with 15 points on 4 of 7 shooting. She saw the court for 32 minutes played and also pulled down 11 boards. Thomas ended up shooting 57.1% from the floor and totaled 8 dimes.

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Connecticut enters this game with a record of 13-6 for the campaign. They have an average of 85.2 points per game (3rd in the WNBA) while going 46.1% from the field. The Sun are hitting 35.1% on shots from 3-point land (120 of 342) and 79.5% from the free throw line. As a team, Connecticut is grabbing 36.6 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 392 dimes for the year, which ranks 4th in the league in terms of passing. They are turning it over 14.4 times per game and as a group they commit 17.9 personal fouls on a nightly basis. Defensively, the Sun are forcing their opponents into 15.0 turnovers per game while drawing 20.4 fouls. They are surrendering 33.6% on three-point shots and they rank 3rd in the league in points per game allowed (77.2). The Sun defense is allowing a FG percentage of 42.9% (285 of 388) and they relinquish 28.7 boards per game as a unit. They are 3rd in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 363 surrendered on the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Chicago Sky walked away with a victory by a final of 88-85 when they faced the Minnesota Lynx. The Sky earned 20 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 26 for the contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while getting 7 steals in the game. The Lynx earned 16 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Sky to the free throw line for a total of 17 attempts. They were able to make 14 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 82.4%. In reference to 3-point attempts, Chicago converted 8 out of 18 tries (44.4%). When the final whistle blew, the Sky ended up going 33 out of 65 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.8%. The Sky permitted the Lynx to make 33 of 56 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 58.9% in this game. They finished 37.5% from three-point range by connecting on 6 of 16 and finished the game at 13 out of 17 at the free throw line (76.5%). In reference to rebounding, Chicago permitted Minnesota to collect 28 in all (3 offensive).

Candace Parker was important for the Sky for this game. She made 4 out of 8 in this game for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and totaled 8 rebounds. Parker totaled 13 points in her 31 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 assists in the matchup.

Chicago has a mark of 13-5 for the season. As an offense, the Sky are hitting on 47.0% from the field, which ranks them 1st in the league. Chicago has accounted for 1,537 pts for the year (85.4 per contest) and they collect 35.6 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 23.8 times per contest (1st in the league) and they are giving up possession 13.4 times per game. The Sky have committed 16.9 fouls per game and they shoot 83.0% from the charity stripe. The Sky on defense are ranked 5th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 80.0. The Chicago defense concedes 32.9% on shots from distance (117 of 356) and their opposition knocks down 74.2% of their free throw shots. They concede 20.7 dimes and 34.9 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks 10th and 6th in the league. They have forced 13.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 43.1% from the floor (6th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Connecticut

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