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The Chicago Sky and the Dallas Wings meet in the regular season opener Wednesday. Tip-off at College Park Center in Arlington, Texas is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Sky vs. Wings odds, and make our expert WNBA picks and predictions.
The Sky are coming off an 18-22 season, which ended with a playoff series loss in 2 games to the Las Vegas Aces in the 1st round. Chicago posted 3 of those victories in 3 high-scoring games against the Wings, averaging 100.7 points per game (PPG), while allowing 91.0 PPG. The Sky covered all 3 games, too, while the Over cashed in each outing.
Chicago already had an improving roster, but due to trades, the Sky were well positioned in the 2024 WNBA Draft. They picked up South Carolina C Kamilla Cardoso with the No. 3 overall pick, courtesy of a deal with the Phoenix Mercury, while adding LSU’s Angel Reese at No. 7.
Unfortunately for the Sky, they’ll be without Cardoso for 3-5 weeks due to a shoulder injury suffered in a preseason game.
The Wings made a splash in the WNBA Draft, too, scooping up Ohio State G Jacy Sheldon at No. 5 overall, while securing G Carla Leite out of France with the No. 9 pick.
The Wings posted a 22-18 regular-season record, and they advanced past the Atlanta Dream in 2 games in the 1t round before getting swept by Las Vegas in 3 games in the 2nd round.
Dallas will be without F Satou Sabally until at least after the Olympic break after underdoing shoulder surgery. Ironically, she suffered the injury in an Olympic qualifying tournament in Brazil as she helped Germany qualify for the Olympics for the first time in history.
Sky at Wings odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 4:47 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Sky +375 (bet $100 to win $375) | Wings -500 (bet $500 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Sky +9.5 (-110) | Wings -9.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 160.5 (O: -120 | U: -110)
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Sky at Wings picks and predictions
Prediction
Wings 81, Sky 77
Moneyline
The Wings (-500) will set you back 5 times the potential return. That’s quite risky against the Sky (+375).
The Sky won and covered all 3 meetings last season and they’re even better this season with the addition of Reese … and Cardoso eventually, down the road.
PASS and look to the spread instead.
Against the spread
The SKY +9.5 (-110) are a solid play as underdogs. Chicago picked up 3 covers in last season’s regular-season sweep, and the Sky will be even more competitive with the addition of the 2 exciting rookies.
In addition, the Wings will be missing one of their top players with Sabally on the shelf with a shoulder injury. She was 2nd on the team last season with 18.6 PPG, while also averaging 8.1 RPG, 4.4 APG and 1.8 SPG. So, that leaves Dallas with a huge void.
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Over/Under
The lean is to the UNDER 160.5 (-110), but go with a half-unit play at most.
The Over cashed in all 3 matchups in 2024, but these teams could get off to a slow start. The Sky will be without Cardoso in the middle, while the Wings will be missing Sabally. Defense could take a hit, but Dallas, especially, is missing a big piece of its offense, too. Go low, but confidence isn’t super high, so be careful
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