Dallas Wings vs. Connecticut Sun
August 18, 2022 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Sun -9.5
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The Connecticut Sun and Dallas Wings face off on Thursday in a WNBA playoff game at Mohegan Sun Arena. This is a best of three playoff series and the first two games will be home games for the Sun. When these two teams faced off on May 26th it was the Sun that secured the 99-68 victory.
Connecticut comes into this game with a 25-11 record overall, and they have won three games in a row. In the last game against the Minnesota Lynx, the offense scored 90 points and that led to the victory. Two games ago, against the Los Angeles Sparks, they were able to win 93-69. Connecticut is averaging 85.8 points, while their defense is giving up 77.8 points per game. The offense is ranked 3rd in the league, while their defense is ranked 2nd in the league. Jonquel Jones has been the top player for the Sun, averaging 14.6 points while shooting 51.3 percent from the field and 36.9 percent from behind the three-point line.
On the other side of this matchup is the Wings who sit with an 18-18 record overall, and they were quite impressive in the last game against the Los Angeles Sparks. The offense scored 116 points and that was enough to win comfortably. The Wings are averaging 82.9 points, while their defense is giving up 82.8 points per game. The offense is ranked 4th in the league, while their defense is ranked 7th. Arike Ogunbowale has been the top player, averaging 19.7 points while shooting 40 percent from the field and 35.2 percent from behind the three point line. There are four different players that are averaging at least 10 points per game, and the offense is going to need to be good in this game.
The big difference between these two teams is with the defense, and that is going to be the difference here. The Wings defense is ranked 7th, and they are going to struggle to defend the Sun’s offense here. Connecticut is going to run up the score, and that is going to be the difference as the home team gets the job done. Back Connecticut against the spread.
