Sun at Sky 6/23/19 - WNBA Picks & Predictions

The Connecticut Sun look for an eighth straight victory on Sunday when the visit the Windy City to play the Chicago Sky. Connecticut won its seven straight and improved to 9-1 on the season with an 86-76 victory over Atlanta on Friday. Shekinna Stricklen led the Sun with 24 points hitting seven baskets from 3-point territory. The Sun has now won a franchise record 13 straight at home.

Chicago fell to 5-3 on the season following a 76-69 loss to Indiana on Friday. Poor shooting hurt the Sky during the first half as Chicago made just 11 of 34 field goal attempts. The Sky was led in the loss by Diamond DeShields with 19 points. Courtney Vandersloot scored 10 points and handed out eight assists. The loss was Chicago’s first at home this season. Jonquel Jones is the leading scorer and leader in rebounds for the Sun with averages of 17.3 points and 11.6 rebounds per game. Courtney Williams is the second leading scorer with an average of 12.8 points per game. Jasmine Thomas is the fifth leading scorer for the Sun and leader in assists with averages of 10.1 points and 4.9 assists per game.

Diamond DeShields leads the Sky in scoring with an average of 14.4 points per game. Cheyenne Parker is the leading rebounder with an average of 6.6 per game, while Courtney Vandersloot is the leader in assists with an average of 8.0 per game. Just three players are averaging double-figures on scoring for the Sky.