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Mystics vs Sky Betting Pick
This game will be played at Wintrust Arena at 8:00 PM ET on Friday, August 5, 2022.
On Friday night, two playoff bound teams will face off in the WNBA. The Washington Mystics will take on the Chicago Sky in the Windy City. While both teams have already clinched playoff spots, this game will have massive seeding implications for both sides. In our WNBA picks for Friday night, we look at Mystics vs Sky as an injury absence could have a huge impact on the result of this game.
Why Bet The Sky:
✅ Elena Delle Donne is set to miss this game for the Washington Mystics. Without Delle Donne, the Mystics are well below .500 on the season. They will once again struggle without her, as the Sky will take advantage of Washington’s reduced scoring punch in this matchup.
✅ Chicago is 2-1 against the Mystics this season, winning by nine points in each of their victories over Washington. The Sky have lost to the Mystics once this season, but that loss came in Washington. In that game, Alysha Clark and Ariel Atkins shot a combined 15/21 from the field, which they will not do again here.
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✅ Without Delle Donne in the lineup, the Mystics do not have as natural a counterpart for Candace Parker on both ends of the floor. By having to switch up their defensive assignments to account for Parker, players like Kahleah Copper should have an easier night for Chicago. The ripple effect of Delle Donne’s absence will hurt the normally stout Washington defense.
Washington Mystics
The Washington Mystics enter this weekend in fourth place in the WNBA standings. Ending the season there would be significant, as that would give them home court advantage in the first round of the playoffs. In order to get there, though, the Mystics will need to keep winning games like this one against the Chicago Sky.
Working against the Mystics here is the absence of Elena Delle Donne, who is being strategically rested throughout the season to manage her injured back. The Mystics have really struggled without her this season, and this is not a favorable matchup for the Mystics even with her in the lineup. Without Delle Donne, the Sky have a length advantage with Candace Parker, Emma Meesseman and Azura Stevens.
Chicago Sky
The Chicago Sky lost their last game to the Dallas Wings at home, despite Arike Ogunbowale not being in the lineup for Dallas. Here, the Sky face another team missing its best player in the Mystics. Whether or not the Sky can do a better job of taking care of business this time around remains to be seen.
If the Sky want to win this game, they will need more contributions from their bench and from the free throw line. Only one player from the Sky bench scored against the Wings, an Chicago missed eight free throws in that game. Both of those areas will need to improve if the Sky are going to get back to their winning ways to protect their lead at the top of the standings.