Dallas Wings at Chicago Sky 9/23/21 - WNBA Picks & Predictions

On Thursday, the Dallas Wings visit the Chicago Sky in the opening round of the WNBA playoffs with the winner moving on and the loser eliminated. The Wings finished the regular season 14-18 following an 87-84 victory over the Los Angeles Sparks. Arike Ogunbowale was the leading scorer for Dallas with 20 points and the victory for Dallas eliminated Los Angeles from postseason contention. Dallas won two of its final three regular season games.

Arike Ogunbowale is the leading scorer and leader in assists for Dallas with averages of 18.7 points and 3.3 assists per game. Satou Sabally is the leading rebounder with an average of 6.0 rebounds per game. Marina Mabrey is the second leading scorer with an average of 13.3 points per game and one of five players for Dallas averaging double-figures in scoring.

Chicago finished its regular season at .500 with a record of 16-16 after defeating the Indiana Fever 98-87. Diamond DeShields was the leading scorer for Chicago with 30 points and a run of 14-4 for Chicago blew open a close game and gave the Sky their margin of victory. Chicago struggled down the stretch losing four of its final six but finished second in the Eastern Conference.

Kahleah Copper is the leading scorer for Chicago with an average of 14.4 points per game, while Candace Parker is the second leading scorer and leading rebounder with averages of 13.3 points and 8.4 rebounds per game. Courtney Vandersloot is the leader in assists with an average of 8.6 per game. Chicago has five players averaging double-figures in scoring.