Chicago Sky vs Dallas Wings Prediction, 8/4/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Chicago Sky vs Dallas Wings

Date: Friday, August 4, 2023

Location: College Park Center in Arlington, TX

TV: Youtube TV

The Chicago Sky (10-15) are headed to College Park Center on Friday where they'll meet the Dallas Wings (14-11).

The Chicago Sky faced off with the Phoenix Mercury and earned the victory with a final of 104-85 in their last contest. Chicago wrapped up the contest having earned a 52.7% FG percentage (39 of 74) and converted 12 out of their 21 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Sky made 14 of their 16 tries for a percentage of 87.5%. In relation to hauling in boards, they earned 27 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 27 assists for the contest in addition to creating 16 turnovers and earning 6 steals. With respect to defending, Chicago allowed the other team to shoot 47.6% from the floor on 30 of 63 shooting. Phoenix earned 8 assists and had 4 steals for this contest. On top of that, Phoenix snagged 29 rebounds (8 offensive, 21 defensive) and got 5 blocked shots. Phoenix walked away from this one shooting 92.9% when shooting free throws by converting 13 of their 14 shots. They also converted 12 out of their 27 shots from downtown.

Kahleah Copper is one player who came through in the matchup. She ended up walking away with 24 points on 9 of 11 shooting. She was on the court for 28 mins and grabbed 1 rebound. Copper finished 81.8% from the floor and also totaled 2 assists.

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Chicago enters this game with a mark of 10-15 this season. The Sky are connecting on 35.9% on 3-pointers (188 of 524) and 73.0% from the free throw line. They are averaging 79.2 points per outing (9th in the league) while shooting 43.3% from the field. They are giving up possession 13.6 times per game and as a squad they commit 17.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Chicago is snagging 33.5 rebounds per game and has earned 502 assists for the season, which is 5th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. On the defensive end of the court, the Sky are forcing their opponents into 13.1 turnovers per game while drawing 16.6 fouls. They are currently ranked 7th in the WNBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 498 relinquished this year. The Sky defense is giving up a FG percentage of 45.2% (328 of 414) and they surrender 34.8 boards per contest as a group. They give up 33.1% on three-point shots and they rank 7th in basketball in PPG allowed (82.6).

The last time they took the court, the Dallas Wings walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 104-91 against the Las Vegas Aces. The Wings corralled 26 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive boards totaling 41 in the matchup. They also coughed up the ball 16 times, while getting 8 steals in this game. The Aces had 18 personal fouls for the contest which got the Wings to the free throw line for 21 attempts. They were able to convert 12 of those for a percentage of 57.1%. In regard to three-point attempts, Dallas converted 7 of their 18 attempts (38.9%). When this game wrapped up, the Wings shot 36 out of 78 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.2%. The Wings allowed the Aces to convert 32 out of their 64 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 50.0% in this matchup. They shot 52.0% from 3-point land by going 13 out of 25 and ended up shooting 27 out of 28 at the free throw line (96.4%). With respect to how they attacked the glass, Dallas permitted Las Vegas to collect 30 overall (3 offensive).

Teaira McCowan ended up being a major contributor for the Wings in the matchup. She buried 11 of 14 in the game giving her a rate of 78.6%, and totaled 14 rebounds. McCowan totaled 25 points in her 32 minutes on the court and earned 2 assists for this game.

Dallas has a win-loss record of 14-11 on the campaign. The Wings are committing 19.1 fouls per contest and they go 80.2% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 19.7 times per contest (5th in the league) and they turn it over 12.8 times per game. Dallas has tallied 2,155 points for the year (86.2 per contest) and they collect 39.8 boards per game. As an offense, the Wings are shooting 43.6% from the field, which has them ranked 6th in basketball. The Wings defensively are ranked 6th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 82.6. The Dallas defense allows 33.6% on 3-point attempts (189 of 562) and opponents are making 81.6% of their foul shots. They allow 19.4 dimes and 32.0 boards per game, which has them ranked 5th and 1st in the league. They are able to force 13.4 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.4% from the field (5th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago

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