Washington Mystics at Connecticut Sun 5/28/21 - WNBA Picks & Predictions

The Washington Mystics look for a second consecutive victory when visiting the Connecticut Sun on Friday. Washington improved to 2-3 with an 85-69 victory over the Indiana Fever on Tuesday. Tina Charles was the leading scorer for Washington with 30 points, while Myisha Hines-Allen scored 15 points and pulled down a team-high 10 rebounds for the Mystics.

Tina Charles is leading Washington in scoring and rebounding with averages of 26.2 points and 8.4 rebounds per game. The leader in assists is Natasha Cloud with an average of 4.4 assists per game. Ariel Atkins is the second leading scorer with an average of 15.2 points per game and one of just two players for Washington averaging double-figures in scoring.

Connecticut looks to bounce back from its first loss of the season when hosting Washington on Friday. The Sun is 5-1 following a 90-87 loss to the Seattle Storm. Jonquel Jones was the leading scorer for Connecticut in the loss with 28 points. Prior to the loss, Connecticut had won five consecutive games to open the regular season. Connecticut is tied for first place with New York in the Eastern Conference standings. 

Jonquel Jones is leading Connecticut in scoring and rebounding with averages of 20.0 points and 11.2 rebounds per game. The second leading scorer and second-leading rebounder is DeWanna Bonner with averages of 18.7 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. Briann January is the leader in assists with an average of 4.7 assists per game. Connecticut has four players averaging double-figures in scoring.