Chicago Sky at Connecticut Sun 9/28/21 - WNBA Picks & Predictions
The Chicago Sky are coming in after getting a win in their most elimination game. The Sky ended up beating the Lynx in their last game by a score of 89-76. The win allowed the Sky to move on to the series here and potentially move onto the finals.
Kahleah Copper has ended up shooting at only 45.9% on the year for 14.4 points per game to lead Chicago. As a team the Sky have managed to get 83.3 points per game. The passing for the Sky has ended up with 21.3 assists per game and have been led by Courtney Vandersloot with 8.6 assists per game. As a team the Sky have pulled down 35 boards per game, but the leader for Chicago is Candace Parker who has pulled down 8.4 boards per game.
Connecticut is coming here after waiting to see who the Sun would be playing. The Sun in their last game ended up securing the win over the Dream by a score of 84-64. The Sun ended up moving to a 26-6 record on the year overall.
Jonquel Jones has ended up getting 19.4 points per game on 51.5% shooting for the Sun out of the 79.7 points per game for the Sun. The Sun have ended up getting only 4 assists per game from Jasmine Thomas out of the 18 per game. Rebounding for the Connecticut team has ended up with 36.6 boards per game, but have been led by Jones as well who has ended up getting 11.2 boards per game.
The series here should be interesting as the Sun have lost a couple of games early on in the season to the Sky. However, that was when the season first started and the teams were still adjusting to getting back to playing at a high level of competition. In this game here, though, the Sun have managed to showcase their defensive power to make the playoffs and that will be what helps the Sun get the win here. Final Score Prediction, Connecticut Sun win and cover 83-76.
