Chicago Sky vs Phoenix Mercury Prediction, 5/21/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Chicago Sky vs Phoenix Mercury

Date: Sunday, May 21, 2023

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: ESPN

The Chicago Sky (26-10 last year) head to Footprint Center on Sunday where they'll meet the Phoenix Mercury (15-21 last season).

The Chicago Sky faced the Connecticut Sun and ended up losing by a score of 72-63 in their last contest. Chicago finished the contest having earned a 34.3% FG percentage (24 of 70) and buried 8 out of their 25 3-point shots. From the free throw line, the Sky made 7 of 12 attempts for a percentage of 58.3%. Regarding grabbing boards, they earned 28 with 7 of them being offensive. They also recorded 18 assists for the contest in addition to creating 23 turnovers and getting 13 steals. Regarding the defense, Chicago allowed their opponent to shoot 45.8% from the field on 27 of 59 shooting. Connecticut recorded 6 dimes and had 5 steals for the matchup. Additionally, Connecticut grabbed 43 rebounds (6 offensive, 37 defensive) and had 7 blocks. Connecticut finished shooting 100.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 16 of their 16 tries. They also made 2 out of their 8 tries from 3-point range.

Julie Allemand is a player who was a contributor for the game. She totaled 0 points on 0 of 1 shooting. She was on the hardwood for 7 minutes but had no rebounds when the time ran out. Allemand finished the game at 0.0% from the floor but didn't record a dime.

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Chicago enters this matchup after finishing with a record of 26-10 last year. The Sky connected on 34.5% on three-point shots (260 of 754) and 82.3% from the free throw line. They had an average of 86.3 points per contest (2nd in the league) while going 48.1% from the field. They lost possession by turning the ball over 13.8 times per game and as a squad committed 16.2 fouls per game. As a squad, Chicago pulled in 34.8 rebounds per contest and earned 874 assists last season, which was 1st in the league in terms of passing the rock. On the defensive end, the Sky were able to force 13.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.5 fouls. They surrendered 34.0% on 3-point attempts while they were 4th in the league in PPG allowed (81.3). The Sky defensively gave up and opponent field goal percentage of 43.8% (1,121 of 2,561) and they conceded 33.2 rebounds per game as a unit. They were 8th in the league in giving up assists with 751 conceded last season.

The last time they took the court, the Phoenix Mercury went home defeated by a final of 117-80 when they played the Las Vegas Aces. The Mercury were able to corral 20 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 31 for the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while getting 5 steals in the game. The Aces committed 16 fouls in the game which got the Mercury to the charity stripe for a total of 14 attempts. They were able to make 7 of the free throw tries for a rate of 50.0%. Concerning 3-pointers, Phoenix made 5 of 23 tries (21.7%). When the game finished, the Mercury finished the game shooting 34 out of 73 from the field which had them at 46.6%. The Mercury permitted the Aces to convert 41 of 64 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 64.1% in this game. They finished shooting 63.9% from distance by connecting on 23 of 36 and finished the contest at 12 out of 14 from the charity stripe (85.7%). With respect to how they rebounded, Phoenix allowed Las Vegas to pull down 30 overall (2 offensive).

Sophie Cunningham pitched in for the Mercury in this game. She converted 1 of 4 for the game for a field goal rate of 25.0%, and had 1 rebound. Cunningham accumulated 3 points in her 26 mins of playing time and totaled 2 assists for this contest.

Phoenix had a win-loss record of 15-21 last season. The Mercury committed 19.8 fouls per game and they hit 81.7% from the charity stripe. They earned an assist 19.2 times per game (8th in the WNBA) and they coughed up possession 13.3 times per contest. Phoenix had 2,920 pts last year (81.1 per game) and they snagged 31.2 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Mercury connected on 42.9% from the field, which had them ranked 10th in the WNBA. The Mercury were ranked 10th in basketball in points allowed per game with 84.1. They forced 14.2 turnovers per game and let teams shoot 44.1% from the floor (9th in basketball). The Phoenix defense conceded 36.6% on 3-point shots (300 of 820) and their opposition knocked down 78.5% of their free throw shots. They relinquished 20.6 assists and 37.2 rebounds on a nightly basis, which was ranked 6th and 12th in those defensive categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago

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