Dallas Wings vs Chicago Sky Prediction, 7/22/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Dallas Wings vs Chicago Sky
Date: Friday, July 22, 2022
Location: Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL
TV: CBS Sports Network
Wintrust Arena is the venue where and the Chicago Sky (20-6) will play the Dallas Wings (11-14) on Friday.
The Dallas Wings stepped onto the hardwood against the Chicago Sky and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 89-81 in their last game. Dallas finished the game having earned a 39.4% FG percentage (26 out of 66) and made 7 of their 16 shots from 3-point land. At the free throw line, the Wings made 22 of their 27 shots for a percentage of 81.5%. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they collected 24 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 14 dimes in the game while forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and earning 2 steals. In the matter of the defense, Dallas allowed 47.3% from the field on 35 of 74 shooting. Chicago dished out 10 dimes and had 4 steals for the contest. Additionally, Chicago grabbed 40 rebounds (10 offensive, 30 defensive) and got 5 rejections. Chicago walked away from this one shooting 100.0% at the free throw line by converting 14 of their 14 tries. They buried 5 out of their 23 attempts from beyond the perimeter.
Marina Mabrey is a player who had an impact for the game. She ended up scoring 22 points on 8 of 16 shooting. She was on the court for 31 mins and also grabbed 4 rebounds. Mabrey finished the contest at 50.0% from the floor and also totaled 3 assists.
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Dallas enters this game with a mark of 11-14 on the campaign. They turn it over 12.9 times per contest and as a group they commit 19.3 fouls per contest. As a unit, Dallas is pulling down 34.2 rebounds per game and has totaled 453 assists for the season, which is 11th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Wings are shooting 35.0% on shots beyond the perimeter (208 of 595) and 77.6% from the charity stripe. They average 81.6 points per outing (6th in the WNBA) while hitting 42.0% from the field. On defense, the Wings are able to force 13.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.6 fouls. They are ranked 4th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 496 surrendered for the season. The Wings are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.2% (334 of 464) and they surrender 34.3 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are conceding 32.6% on 3-point attempts while they are 6th in basketball in points per game from their opponents (82.3).
For their last game, the Chicago Sky went home victorious with a score of 78-74 when they played the Seattle Storm. The Sky collected 27 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 38 in this game. They also coughed up the ball 12 times, while getting 6 steals for the matchup. The Storm committed 15 fouls for this contest which took the Sky to the free throw line for a total of 11 attempts. They were able to make 9 of those for a percentage of 81.8%. When discussing shots from beyond the perimeter, Chicago made 5 of their 21 attempts (23.8%). When the final whistle blew, the Sky went 32 out of 66 from the floor which had them at 48.5%. The Sky permitted the Storm to convert 29 of 69 tries from the field which had them shooting 42.0% in the matchup. They finished shooting 36.8% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 7 of 19 and ended up going 9 out of 11 at the free throw line (81.8%). In regard to how they rebounded, Chicago allowed Seattle to pull down 28 in total (9 offensive).
Emma Meesseman was important for the Sky for this game. She knocked down 7 out of 12 for the game for a rate of 58.3%, and tallied 10 rebounds. Meesseman totaled 16 points in her 34 mins of playing time and had 6 dimes in the matchup.
Chicago has a record of 20-6 on the campaign. The Sky commit 16.3 fouls per game and they shoot 83.4% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 23.8 times per game (1st in the league) and they turn it over 14.1 times per game. Chicago has earned 2,227 pts this season (85.7 per game) and they average 36.1 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Sky are shooting 47.9% from the field, which is ranked 1st in the WNBA. The Sky defensively are ranked 4th in the WNBA in PPG surrendered with 79.3. They are forcing 13.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.6% from the field (2nd in basketball). The Chicago defense concedes 34.1% on 3-pointers (172 of 504) and opponents are making 75.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 19.9 assists and 33.1 total boards per game, which ranks them 6th and 3rd in the league.
Who will win tonight's WNBA game against the spread?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago
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