Chicago Sky vs Washington Mystics Prediction, 9/24/2026 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Chicago Sky vs Washington Mystics

Date: Thursday, September 24, 2026

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: WNBA League Pass

The Washington Mystics (27-16) play the Chicago Sky (16-27) at Capital One Arena on Thursday.

The Chicago Sky faced off with the Toronto Tempo and notched a win by a score of 97-85 in their last contest. Chicago walked away from the contest having earned a 52.0% FG percentage (39 out of 75) and made 12 of their 32 3-pointers. When they shot from the free throw line, the Sky made 7 of 8 tries for a rate of 87.5%. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they earned 30 with 3 of them being offensive. They also distributed 21 dimes in this game while forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and having 8 steals. When talking about the defense, Chicago allowed their opponent to shoot 39.2% from the field on 29 of 74 shooting. Toronto recorded 5 dimes and had 13 steals for the game. Moreover, Toronto grabbed 35 rebounds (5 offensive, 30 defensive) and added 5 blocks. Toronto finished shooting 93.3% at the charity stripe by knocking down 14 of their 15 attempts. They made 13 of 26 shots from 3-point range.

Gabriela Jaquez is a player who was a major factor for the matchup. She ended up with 18 points on 8 of 10 shooting. She played for 22 mins and also snagged 3 boards. Jaquez ended up going 80.0% from the field and also recorded 2 assists.

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Chicago heads into this matchup with a mark of 16-27 for the year. They currently have an average of 86.6 pts per game (8th in the league) while going 44.4% from the floor. The Sky are shooting 31.4% on 3-pointers (315 of 1,003) and 76.7% from the free throw line. As a team, Chicago is grabbing 33.1 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 923 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 5th in the WNBA in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 12.8 times per contest and as a unit they commit 21.0 fouls on a nightly basis. On the defensive end of the court, the Sky are able to force 12.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.4 fouls. They are currently ranked 8th in the league in giving up assists with 889 surrendered so far this year. The Sky are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 44.8% (556 of 835) and they surrender 37.0 rebounds per contest as a group. They are relinquishing 33.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 11th in basketball in PPG allowed (90.4).

When they last stepped on the court, the Washington Mystics went home victorious with a score of 79-69 when they faced the Connecticut Sun. The Mystics were able to pull down 24 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 34 for the matchup. They coughed it up 6 times, while getting 7 steals for the contest. The Sun committed 19 fouls in the game which took the Mystics to the charity stripe for 25 tries. They were able to knock down 19 of them for a percentage of 76.0%. With respect to shots from distance, Washington made 6 out of 19 tries (31.6%). When all was said and done, the Mystics ended up shooting 27 for 71 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 38.0%. The Mystics allowed the Sun to make 28 of 72 attempts from the field which had them at 38.9% in this game. They finished the game shooting 21.7% from three-point range by going 5 of 23 and ended up shooting 8 out of 12 at the charity stripe (66.7%). When discussing cleaning the glass, Washington allowed Connecticut to pull down 43 in all (13 on the offensive side).

Shakira Austin was important for the Mystics in this game. She buried 7 out of 14 for this contest giving her a rate of 50.0%, and had 13 rebounds. Austin had 25 points in her 35 mins on the court and had 1 assist in the game.

Washington has a win-loss mark of 27-16 for the year. Washington has accumulated 3,595 points on the campaign (83.6 per game) and they snag 37.6 boards per game. The Mystics have committed 19.4 fouls per game and they go 73.2% from the charity stripe. As an offensive team, the Mystics are shooting 45.3% from the floor, which ranks them 7th in basketball. They are dishing out assists 19.7 times per game (11th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.7 times per game. The Mystics on the defensive end are ranked 2nd in the WNBA in points allowed per contest with 82.5. They are forcing 12.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.0% from the floor (2nd in basketball). The Washington defense allows 32.8% on shots from distance (361 of 1,101) and opponents are making 78.4% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 19.7 dimes and 30.2 total boards per game, which is 4th and 1st in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington

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