Connecticut Sun at Chicago Sky 10/3/21 - WNBA Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 10/02/2021 at 8:15 PM ET
The Connecticut Sun visit the Chicago Sky on Sunday for Game 3 of their WNBA semifinals best-of-five series. The series is tied at 1-1 after Connecticut defeated Chicago 79-68 in Game 2 of the series on Thursday. Connecticut had lost Game 1 of the series at home 101-95 and could not afford to fall behind 0-2 in the series. The leading scorer in the victory was Alyssa Thomas with 15 points.
During the regular season, Jonquel Jones was the leading scorer and rebounder for Connecticut with averages of 19.4 points and 11.2 rebounds per game. DeWanna Bonner was the second-leading scorer with an average of 15.2 points per game, while Jasmine Thomas was the leader in assists with an average of 4.0 per game.
Chicago is 3-1 in the postseason after losing Game 2 of the semifinal series to Connecticut on Thursday. The leading scorer for Chicago in the loss was Kahleah Copper with 13 points, while Candace Parker scored 12. Dating back to the end of the regular season, Chicago has one four of the last five.
During the regular season, Kahleah Copper was the leading scorer for Chicago with an average of 14.4 points per game, while Candace Parker was the second-leading scorer and leading rebounder with averages of 13.3 points and 8.4 rebounds per game. Courtney Vandersloot was the leader in assists with an average of 8.6 per game.
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Connecticut was able to bounce back from an opening-game loss in the series with a victory in Game 2 behind the play of Alyssa Thomas, who played only two games during the regular season due to recovering from an injury. Connecticut has covered the number in six of the last seven overall, while Chicago has failed to cover the number in 17 of its last 22 played at home in Wintrust Arena. Final Score Prediction, Connecticut Sun wins and cover ATS 82-75
