Connecticut Sun vs Washington Mystics Prediction, 8/31/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Connecticut Sun vs Washington Mystics

Date: Saturday, August 31, 2024

Location: Entertainment & Sports Arena in Washington, D.C.

TV: WNBA League Pass

The Washington Mystics (9-22) play the Connecticut Sun (22-8) at Entertainment & Sports Arena on Saturday.

The Connecticut Sun took the court against the Indiana Fever and ended up losing by a score of 84-80 in their last game. Connecticut finished with a 45.5% field goal percentage (30 of 66) and knocked down 8 of their 24 three-point shots. From the free throw line, the Sun buried 12 of their 17 shots for a percentage of 70.6%. In the matter of pulling down rebounds, they earned 27 with 4 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 19 assists for this contest as well as forcing 19 turnovers and earning 14 steals. When it comes to defense, Connecticut allowed 47.0% from the field on 31 of 66 shooting. Indiana earned 20 assists and had 5 steals for the contest. Moreover, Indiana totaled 35 rebounds (8 offensive, 27 defensive) and had 5 rejections. Indiana shot 81.8% from the free throw line by knocking down 9 of 11 attempts. They buried 13 out of their 30 attempts from distance.

DiJonai Carrington is one player who was a factor in the game. She accumulated 19 points on 7 out of 13 shooting. She saw the court for 32 mins and snagged 4 rebounds. Carrington walked away from this one shooting 53.8% from the field and dished out 2 assists.

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Connecticut enters this matchup with a win-loss record of 22-8 on the year. They are losing possession via turnover 11.8 times per game and as a squad they are committing 16.6 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Connecticut is grabbing 33.6 rebounds per game and has accounted for 586 dimes so far this year, which ranks 10th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Sun are shooting 31.4% on 3-point shots (169 of 538) and 75.0% from the free throw line. They have an average of 79.9 points per game (8th in basketball) while shooting 43.5% from the field. On the defensive end of the court, the Sun have forced 15.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.3 fouls. They are 1st in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 565 conceded on the season. The Sun defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 43.4% (811 of 1,869) and they relinquish 32.4 rebounds per game as a team. They are giving up 31.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 1st in the league in PPG allowed (73.7).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Washington Mystics walked away with a victory by a final of 74-70 when they played the Chicago Sky. The Mystics were able to collect 18 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 25 in this game. They also coughed up the ball 12 times, while getting 10 steals in the game. The Sky earned 17 fouls for the matchup which got the Mystics to the charity stripe for 13 tries. They were able to make 8 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 61.5%. In reference to three-point attempts, Washington buried 8 of their 21 attempts (38.1%). Overall, the Mystics finished 29 out of 66 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.9%. The Mystics permitted the Sky to knock down 27 of their 58 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 46.6% for this game. They wrapped up this game 35.7% from downtown by shooting 5 of 14 and finished the game at 11 out of 15 from the free throw line (73.3%). In reference to rebounding, Washington allowed Chicago to grab 36 in all (10 on the offensive side).

Stefanie Dolson ended up being a factor for the Mystics for the game. She knocked down 7 of 13 for the contest giving her a field goal percentage of 53.8%, and had 6 rebounds. Dolson recorded 17 points in her 26 mins of playing time and had 2 assists in this matchup.

Washington has a win-loss record of 9-22 on the season. Washington has totaled 2,439 points for the campaign (78.7 per contest) and they average 32.1 rebounds per game. The Mystics are responsible for committing 18.8 fouls per contest and they connect on 75.3% from the free throw line. On the offensive side of the ball, the Mystics are connecting on 43.0% from the field, which is 8th in the league. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 21.8 times per game (3rd in the WNBA) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 15.4 times per game. The Mystics on the defensive end are ranked 7th in the league in PPG given up with 83.0. They are forcing their opponents into 15.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.2% from the field (10th in the WNBA). The Washington defense allows 33.9% from downtown (249 of 735) and their opposition makes 78.1% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 19.9 dimes and 35.0 rebounds per game, which ranks them 5th and 7th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Connecticut

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