by Big Al Staff
Wednesday, Jul 20, 2022The Wednesday sports card features WNBA and Women’s EURO 2022 action.
One game is on the docket in the Women’s National Basketball Association. The Chicago Sky host the Seattle Storm at noon ET. The Storm is on a three-game winning streak after their 89-81 victory at Dallas as a 4.5-point favorite on Saturday. Emma Meeseman stepped up to score 23 points while adding eight rebounds and seven assists in the win. She is third on the team with a 12.7 points per game scoring average. Kahleah Copper added 23 points and 14 rebounds. She leads Chicago with a 14.6 points per game scoring average. Candace Parker is second on the team with a 13.4 points per game scoring average, and she leads the Sky by averaging 8.8 rebounds per game. Chicago has won five of its last seven games to stay in first place in the East Division with a 19-6 record. They are 2.5 games ahead of the second-place Connecticut Sun.
The Storm won for the third time in their last four games with their 81-65 victory against Indiana as a 15.5-point favorite on Sunday. Breanna Stewart scored 25 points and added eight rebounds in the win. She leads Seattle with a 21.0 points per game scoring average and 7.2 rebounds per game. Sue Bird added six assists. She leads the Storm with 6.0 assists per game. Seattle has won five of its last seven games to improve to 17-8, which is good for second place in the West Division. They are 0.5 games behind the Las Vegas Aces for first place in the division.
Seattle won the first meeting between these two teams at home on May 18th, 74-71, as a 1-point favorite. Chicago is a 3-point favorite with the total set at 161.5 (all odds from DraftKings). NBA-TV has the broadcast.
The knockout stage of the Women’s EURO 2022 tournament begins with the first quarterfinal match between host nation England against Spain. The Three Lionesses completed a perfect 3-0 group stage with a 5-0 victory against Northern Ireland on Friday to take first place in Group A. England opened the competition with a nervy 1-0 victory against Austria before following that up with an 8-0 victory against Norway. They have scored 14 goals in this tournament without conceding a goal. Beth Mead leads the team with five goals. The Three Lionesses are dealing with a COVID outbreak which kept manager Sarina Wiegman away from the sidelines in the match against Northern Ireland. Backup keeper Hannah Hampton and defender Lotte Wubben-Moy have also missed time from positive tests. Wiegman has yet to be cleared from quarantine as of Tuesday night.
Spain enters this event at less than full strength after injuries to Alexia Putellas and Jennifer Hermosa in the training for the competition. They opened the tournament with a 4-1 win against Finland before getting outclassed in a 2-0 loss to Germany. The women Spaniards claimed second place in Group B and a spot in the knockout stage after a late goal from Morta Cardona gave them a 1-0 win against Denmark. They have scored five goals in this tournament while conceding three times. Four of their five goals have come from headers.
This match takes place at the Brighton and Hove Community Stadium in Brighton at 3 PM ET. England is a -0.5 goal line favorite with an over/under of 2.5. ESPN2 has the broadcast.
One game is on the docket in the Women’s National Basketball Association. The Chicago Sky host the Seattle Storm at noon ET. The Storm is on a three-game winning streak after their 89-81 victory at Dallas as a 4.5-point favorite on Saturday. Emma Meeseman stepped up to score 23 points while adding eight rebounds and seven assists in the win. She is third on the team with a 12.7 points per game scoring average. Kahleah Copper added 23 points and 14 rebounds. She leads Chicago with a 14.6 points per game scoring average. Candace Parker is second on the team with a 13.4 points per game scoring average, and she leads the Sky by averaging 8.8 rebounds per game. Chicago has won five of its last seven games to stay in first place in the East Division with a 19-6 record. They are 2.5 games ahead of the second-place Connecticut Sun.
The Storm won for the third time in their last four games with their 81-65 victory against Indiana as a 15.5-point favorite on Sunday. Breanna Stewart scored 25 points and added eight rebounds in the win. She leads Seattle with a 21.0 points per game scoring average and 7.2 rebounds per game. Sue Bird added six assists. She leads the Storm with 6.0 assists per game. Seattle has won five of its last seven games to improve to 17-8, which is good for second place in the West Division. They are 0.5 games behind the Las Vegas Aces for first place in the division.
Seattle won the first meeting between these two teams at home on May 18th, 74-71, as a 1-point favorite. Chicago is a 3-point favorite with the total set at 161.5 (all odds from DraftKings). NBA-TV has the broadcast.
The knockout stage of the Women’s EURO 2022 tournament begins with the first quarterfinal match between host nation England against Spain. The Three Lionesses completed a perfect 3-0 group stage with a 5-0 victory against Northern Ireland on Friday to take first place in Group A. England opened the competition with a nervy 1-0 victory against Austria before following that up with an 8-0 victory against Norway. They have scored 14 goals in this tournament without conceding a goal. Beth Mead leads the team with five goals. The Three Lionesses are dealing with a COVID outbreak which kept manager Sarina Wiegman away from the sidelines in the match against Northern Ireland. Backup keeper Hannah Hampton and defender Lotte Wubben-Moy have also missed time from positive tests. Wiegman has yet to be cleared from quarantine as of Tuesday night.
Spain enters this event at less than full strength after injuries to Alexia Putellas and Jennifer Hermosa in the training for the competition. They opened the tournament with a 4-1 win against Finland before getting outclassed in a 2-0 loss to Germany. The women Spaniards claimed second place in Group B and a spot in the knockout stage after a late goal from Morta Cardona gave them a 1-0 win against Denmark. They have scored five goals in this tournament while conceding three times. Four of their five goals have come from headers.
This match takes place at the Brighton and Hove Community Stadium in Brighton at 3 PM ET. England is a -0.5 goal line favorite with an over/under of 2.5. ESPN2 has the broadcast.
