Chicago Sky vs Washington Mystics Prediction, 6/6/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Chicago Sky vs Washington Mystics

Date: Thursday, June 6, 2024

Location: Entertainment & Sports Arena in Washington, D.C.

TV: PRIME

The Washington Mystics (0-9) host the Chicago Sky (3-5) at Entertainment & Sports Arena on Thursday.

The Chicago Sky faced off with the New York Liberty and ended up losing by a score of 88-75 in their last contest. Chicago wrapped up the game having earned a 32.4% field goal percentage (24 out of 74) and converted 2 of their 7 3-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Sky knocked down 25 of 28 attempts for a rate of 89.3%. In the matter of hauling in boards, they compiled 42 with 12 of them being offensive. They also doled out 15 assists for this game in addition to creating 10 turnovers and getting 5 steals. When talking about defense, Chicago allowed 43.6% from the floor on 34 of 78 shooting. New York distributed 10 assists and had 7 steals for the game. In addition, New York grabbed 42 rebounds (10 offensive, 32 defensive) and earned 4 blocks. New York finished shooting 83.3% from the free throw line by converting 10 of their 12 attempts. They also knocked down 10 out of their 32 attempts from beyond the arc.

Chennedy Carter is one player who was a major factor for this contest. She scored 16 points on 7 of 18 shooting. She was on the court for 26 mins played and also grabbed 3 boards. Carter ended up going 38.9% from the floor and recorded 2 assists.

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Chicago comes into this game with a mark of 3-5 so far this season. They average 78.8 pts per contest (7th in the WNBA) while hitting 40.7% from the field. The Sky are shooting 31.5% on shots from 3-point land (39 of 124) and 73.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Chicago is collecting 36.9 rebounds per contest and has tallied 155 assists for the season, which is 8th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.6 times per contest and as a squad are committing 20.4 personal fouls per contest. On the defensive end of the court, the Sky are able to force 16.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.3 personal fouls. They concede 30.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 6th in the league in PPG from their opponents (79.6). The Sky defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.5% (128 of 146) and they surrender 36.9 boards per game as a team. They are ranked 4th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 149 surrendered on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Washington Mystics walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 76-59 against the Connecticut Sun. The Mystics corralled 24 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards totaling 37 for the contest. They also coughed up the ball 16 times, while earning 4 steals in this game. The Sun had 15 fouls for the matchup which took the Mystics to the charity stripe for 15 tries. They were able to convert 13 of the free throws for a rate of 86.7%. In reference to shots from beyond the perimeter, Washington buried 6 of 29 attempts (20.7%). When the final whistle blew, the Mystics ended up going 20 for 64 from the floor which had them shooting 31.3%. The Mystics permitted the Sun to make 27 of 57 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.4% in the matchup. They shot 40.0% from three-point range by shooting 6 out of 15 and walked away from this one shooting 16 of 27 from the charity stripe (59.3%). With respect to team rebounding, Washington allowed Connecticut to snag 31 in total (6 offensive).

Aaliyah Edwards ended up being a major contributor for the Mystics for the contest. She buried 5 of 11 for the contest for a rate of 45.5%, and had 9 rebounds. Edwards racked up 14 points in her 28 minutes on the court, but didn't get an assist.

Washington has a win-loss record of 0-9 so far this season. Washington has earned 654 points on the campaign (72.7 per contest) and they pull in 31.1 rebounds per game. The Mystics are responsible for committing 20.1 personal fouls per game and they go 78.4% from the charity stripe. When it comes to offensive execution, the Mystics are connecting on 39.5% from the field, which is 11th in the WNBA. Their rate of earning assists is at 19.4 times per game (4th in the league) and they are giving up possession 15.6 times per game. The Mystics defensively are ranked 9th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 82.9. They are forcing 16.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.2% from the floor (11th in the WNBA). The Washington defense allows 32.1% on shots from beyond the arc (68 of 212) and their opposition knocks down 77.7% of their foul shots. They have given up 19.3 assists and 34.3 rebounds per contest, which is 6th and 5th in the WNBA.

Who will win tonight's WNBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago

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