Washington Mystics vs Chicago Sky Prediction, 9/11/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Washington Mystics vs Chicago Sky

Date: Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Location: Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: WNBA League Pass

Wintrust Arena is the site where and the Chicago Sky (13-22) will take on the Washington Mystics (11-24) on Wednesday.

The Washington Mystics faced off with the Minnesota Lynx and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 78-71 in their last game. Washington ended the game having earned a 41.4% FG percentage (29 out of 70) and converted 11 of 32 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the Mystics made 2 of 3 attempts for a rate of 66.7%. When talking about hauling in boards, they earned 35 with 8 of them being offensive. They also recorded 19 assists for this game as well as creating 16 turnovers and having 6 steals. In regard to defense, Washington allowed the other team to shoot 40.9% from the field on 27 out of 66 shooting. Minnesota totaled 7 assists and had 7 steals for the matchup. Additionally, Minnesota grabbed 38 boards (7 offensive, 31 defensive) and got 1 block. Minnesota shot 100.0% at the charity stripe by making 17 of 17 tries. They also buried 7 out of their 24 shots from distance.

Brittney Sykes is someone who was a major factor for this contest. She was able to score 13 points on 6 of 15 shooting. She played for 23 mins and pulled down 3 boards. Sykes ended up going 40.0% from the field and also dished out 1 assist.

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Washington comes into this one with a record of 11-24 so far this season. They average 79.3 pts per game (9th in basketball) while connecting on 43.3% from the floor. The Mystics are shooting 36.7% on three-point shots (341 of 929) and 75.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Washington is collecting 32.0 rebounds per game and has tallied 765 assists for the campaign, which ranks 3rd in the league in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 15.1 times per game and as a group are committing 18.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis. Defensively, the Mystics are able to force 15.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.0 personal fouls. They surrender 34.1% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 8th in the WNBA in points per game allowed (83.1). The Mystics defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 45.0% (529 of 629) and they concede 35.1 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are ranked 5th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 704 conceded this year.

The last time they took the court, the Chicago Sky went home victorious with a score of 92-77 when they faced the Dallas Wings. The Sky were able to pull down 30 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 38 in this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while recording 6 steals in this game. The Wings were called for 21 personal fouls for the game which took the Sky to the free throw line for 23 attempts. They were able to convert 17 of them for a percentage of 73.9%. In the matter of three-point attempts, Chicago knocked down 5 of their 13 tries (38.5%). When the final whistle was blown, the Sky shot 35 out of 70 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0%. The Sky allowed the Wings to convert 30 out of their 74 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.5% in the matchup. They finished 20.0% from downtown by shooting 3 of 15 and walked away from this one shooting 14 of 19 from the free throw line (73.7%). In the matter of rebounds, Chicago allowed Dallas to collect 34 in all (13 on the offensive side).

Chennedy Carter was important for the Sky for the game. She converted 10 out of 17 for this contest for a rate of 58.8%, and had 4 rebounds. Carter earned 28 points in her 32 minutes on the court and had 6 dimes for the matchup.

Chicago has a win-loss mark of 13-22 for the season. Chicago has earned 2,760 points on the season (78.9 per game) and they average 37.4 boards per contest. The Sky are committing 19.1 fouls per contest and they go 74.5% from the free throw line. As an offense, the Sky are hitting on 42.7% from the floor, which is 10th in basketball. They are earning an assist 19.1 times per contest (11th in the league) and they turn it over 13.2 times per game. The Sky on defense are ranked 7th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 81.8. They are forcing 13.1 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.9% from the field (9th in the league). The Chicago defense allows 32.2% on shots from beyond the arc (246 of 765) and opponents are making 77.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 21.2 dimes and 33.5 total boards per game, which is 8th and 4th in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago

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