On Saturday afternoon, the Connecticut Sun will take on the Washington Mystics at the Entertainment and Sports Arena to continue the WNBA season. The Connecticut Sun are second in the Eastern Conference with a 22-8 record. The Washington Mystics are all the way down at the bottom of the table with a miserable 9-22 record. The Connecticut Sun will be winning this matchup according to the latest WNBA betting trends.
Connecticut Sun vs Washington Mystics Preview Information
Date: August 31, Saturday | Time: 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Location: Entertainment and Sports Arena, Washington D.C.
TV: NBCS-BOS/MNMT
Stream: NBA League Pass
Moneyline: Connecticut Sun (-425) vs Washington Mystics (+325)
Spread: Connecticut Sun (-8 – 110) vs Washington Mystics (+8 -110)
Total (O/U): Connecticut Sun (u154) vs Washington Mystics (o154)
Connecticut Sun
The Connecticut Sun played the Indiana Fever in the previous matchup and lost the game with a final score of 84-80. In this WNBA season, the Sun are scoring an average of 79.90 points in each game, while allowing their opponents to get away with 73.38 point per contest. Connecticut’s offense this year is being led by Dewanna Bonner, who has a 16.1 point average, while Alyssa Thomas leads the team in rebounds with a 9.0 average.
Top 3 Players:
Dewanna Bonner: PTS 16.1 REB 6.5 AST 2.0 STL 1.2
Marina Mabrey: PTS 14.1 REB 4.7 AST 4.3 STL 1.2
Dijonai Carrington: PTS 12.8 REB 4.8 AST 1.6 STL 1.4
Washington Mystics
The Washington Mystics are coming to this game after winning against the Chicago Sky in the last game. The Mystics are currently riding a three-game winning streak as of now. Washington is chalking up an average of 78.83 points in each game, and is allowing opponents to grab 83.43 points in every contest played. Ariel Atkins is leading the team in offense with a 15.3 point average this WNBA season.
Top 3 Players:
Ariel Atkins: PTS 15.3 REB 3.8 AST 3.4 STL 1.5
Brittney Sykes: PTS 13.1 REB 4.6 AST 3.9 STL 1.0
Shakira Austin: PTS 12.6 EB 7.3 AST 1.0 STL 1.4
Connecticut Sun vs Washington Mystics Injury Report
Connecticut Sun
Tiffany Mitchell, G, Is out indefinitely, Illness
Washington Mystics
Shakira Austin, C, Is “?” Saturday vs Connecticut Sun, Ankle
Connecticut Sun vs Washington Mystics Betting Trends
Connecticut Sun
Connecticut is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Connecticut is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Connecticut’s last 5 games
Connecticut is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games on the road
Connecticut is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
Washington Mystics
Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington’s last 6 games
Washington is 2-4-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Connecticut
Washington is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Connecticut
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington’s last 6 games when playing Connecticut
Connecticut Sun vs Washington Mystics Summary and Prediction
The Washington Mystics look very confident in their hot streak, but need to pull up their defense if they want to dominate here. Connecticut, on the other hand, is better balanced in this pairing. The Connecticut Sun will be winning this game with a predicted score of 82-76.
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