Los Angeles Sparks vs Phoenix Mercury Prediction, 7/28/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Los Angeles Sparks vs Phoenix Mercury

Date: Thursday, July 28, 2022

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: CBS Sports Network

The Los Angeles Sparks (12-15) go to Footprint Center on Thursday where they'll take on the Phoenix Mercury (12-16).

The Los Angeles Sparks faced the Las Vegas Aces and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 84-66 in their last game. Los Angeles wrapped up the game with a 40.7% FG percentage (24 of 59) and converted 2 out of their 12 shots from downtown. At the free throw line, the Sparks buried 16 of 21 shots for a rate of 76.2%. In regard to hauling in boards, they collected 32 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 12 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing 9 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In relation to defending, Los Angeles allowed the other team to go 41.4% from the field on 29 of 70 shooting. Las Vegas dished out 9 assists and had 9 steals for this contest. In addition, Las Vegas pulled down 38 rebounds (9 offensive, 29 defensive) and earned 4 blocks. Las Vegas ended up shooting 84.2% at the free throw line by making 16 of their 19 tries. They converted 10 of their 27 attempts from 3-point land.

Jordin Canada is a player who was a contributor for the contest. She ended up with 11 points on 4 of 9 shooting. She played 38 mins played and snagged 7 boards. Canada finished the contest at 44.4% from the field and recorded 3 assists.

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Los Angeles comes into this game with a record of 12-15 this season. They are giving up possession 14.3 times per game and as a squad they commit 18.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Los Angeles is pulling down 31.3 rebounds per game and is sitting with 520 dimes for the season, which is 10th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Sparks are connecting on 34.5% on 3-pointers (153 of 443) and 77.1% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 80.6 pts per contest (7th in the league) while connecting on 45.5% from the field. When they are on defense, the Sparks are forcing 15.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.8 personal fouls. They surrender 37.8% on shots from distance while they are 11th in basketball in PPG from their opponents (85.4). The Sparks are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 45.8% (415 of 508) and they surrender 34.5 rebounds per game as a group. They are currently ranked 7th in the WNBA in allowing assists with 564 surrendered so far this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Phoenix Mercury went home victorious with a score of 94-78 when they played the Seattle Storm. The Mercury were able to snag 27 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 34 for the contest. They turned it over 13 times, while earning 7 steals for the matchup. The Storm earned 17 fouls in this contest which took the Mercury to the free throw line for a total of 21 tries. They were able to convert 20 of the free throw tries for a rate of 95.2%. In the matter of three-point attempts, Phoenix made 14 out of their 31 attempts (45.2%). When the final whistle blew, the Mercury shot 30 for 65 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.2%. The Mercury permitted the Storm to convert 30 of 82 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 36.6% for the matchup. They shot 28.6% from three-point range by going 8 of 28 and finished the contest at 10 out of 11 from the charity stripe (90.9%). When it comes to how they rebounded, Phoenix allowed Seattle to collect 39 in total (17 offensive).

Skylar Diggins-Smith pitched in for the Mercury in the game. She made 12 out of 19 in this game giving her a field goal percentage of 63.2%, and earned 6 rebounds. Diggins-Smith racked up 35 points in her 34 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 6 dimes for this game.

Phoenix has a mark of 12-16 for the season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Mercury are hitting on 43.3% from the field, which has them ranked 7th in basketball. Phoenix has tallied 2,328 pts this year (83.1 per contest) and they average 31.3 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 19.4 times per game (8th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.1 times per contest. The Mercury are committing 20.5 personal fouls per game and they connect on 81.4% from the charity stripe. The Mercury defensively are ranked 10th in the WNBA in points given up per game with 85.4. The Phoenix defense concedes 37.5% on shots from 3-point land (239 of 637) and their opponents are making 78.5% of their foul shots. They give up 20.4 dimes and 37.1 total rebounds per game, ranking them 8th and 11th in the league. They are forcing 14.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 44.5% from the field (9th in basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Phoenix

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