Chicago Sky vs Phoenix Mercury Prediction, 8/13/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Chicago Sky vs Phoenix Mercury

Date: Saturday, August 13, 2022

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Amazon Prime

The Chicago Sky (25-9) travel to Footprint Center on Saturday where they'll meet the Phoenix Mercury (14-20).

The Chicago Sky took the court against the Chicago Sky and ended up losing by a score of 111-100 in their last contest. Chicago wrapped up the contest with a 55.7% field goal percentage (39 out of 70) and knocked down 7 out of their 23 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Sky converted 15 of 21 attempts for a rate of 71.4%. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 30 with 7 of them being offensive. They also recorded 30 dimes for the contest as well as forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and having 5 steals. In the matter of defending, Chicago allowed their opponent to shoot 58.7% from the field on 44 of 75 shooting. Chicago doled out 7 dimes and had 7 steals in the matchup. On top of that, Chicago pulled down 28 boards (7 offensive, 21 defensive) and added 2 blocked shots. Chicago finished the contest at 100.0% from the free throw line by converting 12 of 12 tries. They converted 11 of their 24 attempts from long range.

Courtney Vandersloot is someone who was a factor for the contest. She finished with 28 points on 10 of 15 shooting. She played 30 mins and also grabbed 3 rebounds. Vandersloot ended up going 66.7% from the field and also dished out 7 assists.

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Chicago heads into this game with a win-loss record of 25-9 this year. The Sky are hitting 34.8% on three-point shots (246 of 706) and 82.2% from the free throw line. They average 86.6 points per outing (2nd in the WNBA) on 48.3% from the floor. They cough up possession 13.7 times per game and as a squad they are committing 16.2 fouls per game. As a team, Chicago is grabbing 35.1 boards per game and has totaled 825 assists this season, which is 1st in the WNBA in terms of passing. Defensively, the Sky are able to force 13.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.6 fouls. They surrender 33.9% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 5th in basketball in PPG allowed (81.4). The Sky defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.7% (445 of 565) and they surrender 33.3 boards per game as a team. They are ranked 10th in the WNBA in giving up assists with 717 surrendered on the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Phoenix Mercury took a defeat with a final score of 86-77 when they faced the Phoenix Mercury. The Mercury were able to pull down 18 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 27 in the game. They also gave up possession 12 times, while earning 8 steals in the game. The Mercury committed 13 personal fouls for the game which took the Mercury to the charity stripe for 8 tries. They were able to make 8 of the free throws for a percentage of 100.0%. With respect to 3-point attempts, Phoenix made 13 of 31 tries (41.9%). Overall, the Mercury finished 28 for 67 from the field which gave them a percentage of 41.8%. The Mercury permitted the Mercury to convert 30 of 65 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.2% in this matchup. They finished the game shooting 35.3% from beyond the arc by shooting 6 out of 17 and ended up shooting 20 of 24 at the free throw line (83.3%). With respect to cleaning up the glass, Phoenix allowed Phoenix to grab 38 overall (13 offensive).

Shey Peddy was important for the Mercury in this game. She made 7 of 15 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 46.7%, and had 10 rebounds. Peddy recorded 21 points in her 35 mins of playing time and had 4 assists for this game.

Phoenix has a win-loss record of 14-20 this season. Phoenix has tallied 2,767 points this year (81.4 per contest) and they pull down 31.2 boards per game. The Mercury are responsible for committing 20.2 fouls per contest and they go 81.6% from the charity stripe. As an offensive team, the Mercury are hitting on 42.6% from the floor, which is ranked 10th in the league. They are dishing out assists 19.1 times per contest (8th in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.3 times per contest. The Mercury are ranked 10th in the WNBA in PPG allowed with 84.5. They are forcing 14.2 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.0% from the field (9th in the league). The Phoenix defense concedes 36.3% on shots from beyond the arc (280 of 772) and their opposition knocks down 78.6% of their foul shots. They allow 20.6 assists and 37.7 rebounds per game, which ranks them 6th and 12th in the league.

Who will win tonight's WNBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago

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