Chicago at Dallas

Chicago arrives tonight having dropped five straight, operating without three contributors who haven't seen the floor yet this season, and leaning on a 35-year-old Skylar Diggins to carry an offense that lost its best scorer to a torn ACL before May was over. The Sky showed early what they could be defensively, but their offense has dropped off: they're connecting on 42 percent from the field and have won once in their last 10 games. Dallas has been steadier at home, with Jessica Shepard creating problems on both ends and Paige Bueckers capable of controlling the tempo whenever the Wings need a bucket. When these teams met last month, they combined for 188 points; that Chicago team still had a full rotation. This version is shorter on answers, and the posted total reflects a ceiling that a depleted Sky offense can't reach tonight. Take the UNDER.