The Washington Mystics are on the road at the Chicago Sky on Wednesday in WNBA action. The Washington Mystics have won back to back games, and are now 8-22 on the season. That is still 10th in the WNBA standings, and 3.5 games out of a postseason spot. Washington is 4-11 on the road this season.
For Chicago, they have dropped three straight games. In their last 10 games, they are 3-7. Despite that, the Sky have a single game lead over Atlanta for the 8th and final postseason spot. Chicago is 4-10 at home this season. Overall, the Sky are 11-18.
The Chicago Sky come into the game at -3 over Washington. The total is listed at 160.5.
Road Mystics
The Mystics are on a two game winning streak, and allowing just 73 points per game during that time. Offensively, the Mystics are scoring 78.8 per game on the season. Ariel Atkins has been the top scorer for Washington, with 15.3 points pre game, playing nearly 32 minutes per game.
In the recent win, Brittney Sykes scored 20 points, including a game winning free throw with 1.1 seconds to go. Washington is 2.5 games behind Atlanta in the Atlantic Division.
Washington will head home for a single game after this. They host Connecticut on Saturday, before back to back games in Dallas and Phoenix. The Mystics already cannot match their win total from a season ago, when they went 19-21.
Windy City Struggles
Despite being the 8th seed in the postseason, the Chicago Sky are struggling. With 11 wins in 29 games, they are lucky to be holding that final spot. Chicago took losses in Phoenix, Connecticut, and then at the buzzer at home to the Aces.
Kennedy Carter is the top scorer for Chicago on the season. She is scoring 17.2 points per game, and making 50% of her shots. Marina Mabrey is also averaging 14 points per game, and dishing out 4.5 assists per game. The rookie from LSU Angel Reese has been the talk of the league along with Caitlin Clark of Indiana. Reese is third on the team with 13.5 points, but also nearly 13 rebounds per game.
After this game, the Sky will host the Fever on Friday, before going on the road for games at the Mystics and Aces to start September.
Chicago gets back on track
The Chicago Sky are going to win this game at home. Chicago knows they need to get back on track, and this is a game they do so. The Sky gets ahead and stays ahead and starts to cool Washington off a bit. The Mystics will play inspired basketball, but not enough. The final bet for this game is the Chicago Sky -3 over the Washington Mystics. Enjoy the game and best of luck!
