Sky at Mystics 6/5/19 - WNBA Picks & Predictions

On Wednesday, the Chicago Sky visit the nation’s capital to play the Washington Mystics in a matchup between teams with identical 1-1 records. The Sky defeated the Seattle Storm on Saturday 83-79. Allie Quigley led the Sky with 25 points, while Diamond DeShields chipped in with 21. Courtney Vandersloot scored Chicago’s final four points to seal the victory.

Washington bounced back from a loss in their opening game with a 96-75 rout of the Atlanta Dream on Saturday. Ariel Atkins led the Mystics with 21 points, while Elena Delle Donne made her season debut after missing the opening game with a sore knee and scored 18 points. Allie Quigley leads the Sky in scoring with an average of 17.5 points per game. Stefani Dolson is the leading rebounder with an average of 6.5 per game, while Courtney Vandersloot is the leader in assists with an average of 9.5 per game. Diamond DeShields is the only other player for Chicago averaging double figures in scoring at 10.5 points per game.

Elena Della Donne is the leading scorer and rebounder for the Mystics with averages of 18.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per game. Natasha Cloud is the leader in assists an average 6.0 assists per game. Ariel Atkins at 15.5 points per game leads four other Mystics players scoring in double figures.