Phoenix Mercury vs Chicago Sky Prediction, 7/2/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Phoenix Mercury vs Chicago Sky

Date: Saturday, July 2, 2022

Location: Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: ESPN

Wintrust Arena is the venue where and the Chicago Sky (14-5) will play the Phoenix Mercury (9-12) on Saturday.

The Phoenix Mercury took the court against the Indiana Fever and earned the victory with a final of 99-78 in their last contest. Phoenix ended the game having earned a 54.3% FG percentage (38 of 70) and knocked down 9 out of their 24 three-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Mercury converted 14 of their 19 tries for a rate of 73.7%. When discussing grabbing boards, they compiled 32 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 29 dimes in this game as well as forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 7 steals. With respect to the defense, Phoenix allowed 42.9% from the field on 27 of 63 shooting. Indiana recorded 10 dimes and had 4 steals for this contest. Furthermore, Indiana pulled down 30 rebounds (10 offensive, 20 defensive) and got 3 blocks. Indiana finished the game at 71.4% at the free throw line by making 15 of their 21 shots. They buried 9 out of their 21 attempts from three-point range.

Skylar Diggins-Smith is a player who was a factor for the matchup. She was able to score 17 points on 7 of 15 shooting. She was on the court for 30 mins and also grabbed 6 rebounds. Diggins-Smith ended up shooting 46.7% from the floor and earned 7 dimes.

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Phoenix enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 9-12 this season. They are turning it over 12.9 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 20.2 fouls per game. As a team, Phoenix is pulling down 31.0 boards per game and has accumulated 406 dimes on the year, which is 6th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Mercury are shooting 33.0% on shots from beyond the arc (182 of 552) and 80.0% from the charity stripe. They average 82.8 points per outing (4th in the WNBA) while connecting on 44.1% from the field. When they are on defense, the Mercury are forcing their opponents into 13.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.1 personal fouls. They are 11th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 428 relinquished on the season. The Mercury defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 44.9% (280 of 401) and they surrender 35.7 boards per contest as a team. They are giving up 37.9% from beyond the arc and they rank 10th in the league in points per game allowed (85.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the Chicago Sky walked away with a victory by a final of 91-83 when they faced the Connecticut Sun. The Sky corralled 28 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards totaling 33 in this game. They also coughed it up 22 times, while earning 3 steals in the game. The Sun earned 14 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Sky to the charity stripe for a total of 17 tries. They were able to bury 17 of the free throws for a rate of 100.0%. In relation to three-point attempts, Chicago buried 10 out of their 20 tries (50.0%). When the game finished, the Sky went 32 for 54 from the field which gave them a percentage of 59.3%. The Sky allowed the Sun to make 32 of 80 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.0% for the contest. They went 31.6% from distance by shooting 6 out of 19 and ended up shooting 13 out of 16 from the free throw line (81.3%). In the matter of rebounding, Chicago allowed Connecticut to grab 31 overall (15 offensive).

Candace Parker was important for the Sky in this matchup. She made 7 out of 11 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 63.6%, and had 11 rebounds. Parker recorded 25 points in her 33 mins on the court and tallied 7 dimes in this game.

Chicago has a win-loss record of 14-5 on the year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Sky are hitting on 47.6% from the field, which ranks them 1st in the league. Chicago has accounted for 1,628 pts so far this season (85.7 per game) and they average 35.5 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 24.0 times per contest (1st in the league) and they turn the ball over 13.9 times per game. The Sky commit 16.7 fouls per game and they connect on 83.9% from the charity stripe. The Sky on defense are ranked 5th in the league in points allowed per game with 80.2. They have allowed 20.7 assists and 34.7 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 9th and 6th in the WNBA. The Chicago defense gives up 32.8% on 3-pointers (123 of 375) and their opponents are knocking down 74.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They are forcing their opponents into 12.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.9% from the field (4th in the league).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Chicago

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