The Dallas Wings and Chicago Sky will meet on the hardwood on Wednesday night with major playoff implications for the game's outcome. As it stands right now, Dallas is clinging to one of the final two WNBA Playoff spots, but they've yet to officially clinch a spot. The Chicago Sky are right under the Seattle Storm for the eighth and final playoff spot, but will need to keep winning after a recent loss set them back.
Here's the latest Wings vs. Sky game preview with the latest point spread, over/under total, game time, Tv Channels and live streaming viewing options.
WNBA Game Preview
The Dallas Wings seem much closer to a playoff spot than tonight's home team. Dallas, led by All-Star Skylar Diggins-Smith, is 15-17 overall, but they've gone just 5-11 when playing away from home this WNBA season. The Wings have gone 2-3 over their last five games, but won their most recent contest, 83-78, at the Washington Mystics. Diggins-Smith led the way with 20 points. Teammate Teresa Plaisance hit a key 3-point shot with 17.2 seconds left in the game to help her team pull away with the win.
Since Dallas currently holds the No. 7 playoff spot with two games left including tonight's contest, a victory against Chicago will clinch their postseason berth.
Allie Quigley will lead the Chicago Sky into tonight's game as she currently averages 16.3 points per game. The Sky are 12-19 overall and are currently 1.5 games behind the Seattle Storm for the eighth and final playoff spot. A win tonight by Chicago coupled by with some losses by Dallas and/or Seattle down the stretch could go a long way towards the Sky edging one of the two teams for a playoff spot.
Tonight's matchup is considered a close one, as the Chicago Sky are two-point favorites on the spread. On the moneyline, the home team is a -135 favorite, while the visiting Dallas Wings are +110 or +115 at different sportsbooks.
Tonight's over/under is at 176.5 points for the game as of this report.
How to watch it live
There's an 8 p.m. Eastern Time start for tonight's Dallas Wings vs. Chicago Sky matchup. Live television coverage comes through several networks. For many subscribers across the United States, the WNBA League Pass service will be the best way to watch on the appropriate TV channel for the game. In the Chicago area, The U Too channel will offer a regional telecast of the game.
In terms of watching the game via live stream, fans can look to the current WNBA League Pass options at LeaguePass.WNBA.com website. Since there are so few games left on the season, buying a full season or team pass may not make sense now. There's also an option available to purchase just tonight's game for a low price of $1.99 and watch it via an online feed through various devices.