Sky at Sun 9/6/19 - WNBA Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 07/21/2020 at 10:31 PM ET
The Chicago Sky looks for its second straight victory when its take to the road to play the Connecticut Sun. The Sky defeated the Phoenix Mercury on Sunday 105-78. Cheyenne Parker and Astou Ndour led the Sky with 16 points each as six players for Chicago scored in double figures in the 27-point romp over the Mercury.
Connecticut defeated the Dallas Wings on Wednesday 102-72 to clinch one of the top two seeds in the upcoming WNBA playoffs. Jonquel Jones scored 22 points and grabbed seven rebounds to pace the Sun. The win was Connecticut’s ninth straight on its home court.
Diamond DeShields leads the Sky in scoring with an average of 15.8 points per game. Jantel Lavender is out injured; therefore Cheyenne Parker with an average of 5.7 per game leads the Sky in rebounding. Courtney Vandersloot is the leader in assists with an average of 9.0 per game. Four players are averaging double-figures in scoring for the Sky.
Jonquel Jones is the leading scorer and leader in rebounds for the Sun with averages of 14.5 points and 9.9 rebounds per game. Jasmine Thomas is the fourth leading scorer with an average of 11.3 points per game and leader in assists with an average of 5.4 per game. Four players for the Sun are averaging double figures in scoring.
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Connecticut is battling with Washington for the No. 1 seed in the postseason and needs to win both its remaining games to have any chance of being the top seed. However, the Sun have had their problems covering the nut against Chicago. Connecticut has failed to cover each of the last 4 versus the Sky and 4 of the last 5 at home versus Chicago. Final Score Prediction, Connecticut Sun wins but fall short ATS 83-81.
