Indiana Fever vs Phoenix Mercury Prediction, 6/29/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Indiana Fever vs Phoenix Mercury

Date: Thursday, June 29, 2023

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Youtube TV

Footprint Center is the site where and the Phoenix Mercury (2-11) will play the Indiana Fever (5-9) on Thursday.

The Indiana Fever stepped onto the hardwood against the Las Vegas Aces and took a loss by a final of 88-80 in their last game. Indiana walked away from the game with a 35.9% field goal percentage (28 out of 78) and converted 6 out of their 22 3-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Fever buried 18 of 21 shots for a percentage of 85.7%. In relation to rebounding, they earned 39 with 16 of them being offensive. They also dished out 12 assists for the game as well as forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and having 8 steals. When talking about the defense, Indiana allowed the other team to go 40.9% from the field on 27 of 66 shooting. Las Vegas earned 10 dimes and had 4 steals in this contest. In addition, Las Vegas snagged 39 boards (10 offensive, 29 defensive) and had 6 blocks. Las Vegas ended up shooting 96.4% when shooting free throws by making 27 of their 28 attempts. They buried 7 out of their 24 shots from downtown.

NaLyssa Smith is someone who was a factor for the contest. She was able to score 26 points on 11 out of 19 shooting. She was on the hardwood for 35 minutes played and totaled 11 rebounds. Smith walked away from this one shooting 57.9% from the field and also earned 2 dimes.

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Indiana steps onto the hardwood with a record of 5-9 on the year. They average 82.8 points per contest (6th in the league) while hitting 44.1% from the field. The Fever are hitting 32.2% on 3-point shots (91 of 283) and 79.4% from the free throw line. As a unit, Indiana is pulling down 36.6 boards per game and has accounted for 249 dimes so far this year, which is 9th in the WNBA in terms of passing. They turn it over 12.9 times per game and as a group they commit 20.9 personal fouls on a nightly basis. When they are on the defensive end, the Fever are forcing their opponents into 11.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.6 personal fouls. They currently rank 8th in the WNBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 278 surrendered this season. The Fever defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 42.9% (162 of 246) and they concede 33.2 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are conceding 37.0% from beyond the arc while they are 9th in the WNBA in PPG from their opponents (84.8).

When they last stepped on the court, the Phoenix Mercury took a loss by a final score of 77-62 when they faced the Dallas Wings. The Mercury were able to pull down 21 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards for a total of 25 in the matchup. They turned it over 16 times, while recording 7 steals in this contest. The Wings were called for 18 fouls in this contest which took the Mercury to the charity stripe for a total of 18 shots. They were able to make 13 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 72.2%. In the matter of shots from distance, Phoenix converted 3 of 20 tries (15.0%). In all, the Mercury finished shooting 23 for 57 from the field which had them shooting 40.4%. The Mercury permitted the Wings to knock down 30 of their 64 tries from the field 0 46.9% in this contest. They finished 31.3% from downtown by shooting 5 of 16 and finished the contest at 12 out of 14 from the free throw line (85.7%). Regarding cleaning up the glass, Phoenix permitted Dallas to pull down 37 in total (10 on the offensive glass).

Brittney Griner ended up having an impact for the Mercury for this game. She made 7 out of 12 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 58.3%, and totaled 5 rebounds. Griner tallied 20 points in her 29 minutes on the court and accumulated 3 assists for this game.

Phoenix has a win-loss record of 2-11 so far this season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Mercury are shooting 43.8% from the floor, which ranks them 5th in the league. Phoenix has tallied 988 pts for the campaign (76.0 per contest) and they collect 28.9 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 19.3 times per contest (6th in the league) and they are turning it over 15.9 times per contest. The Mercury are responsible for committing 20.5 personal fouls per contest and they go 81.1% from the free throw line. The Mercury on defense are ranked 11th in the league in PPG allowed with 87.5. They are forcing their opponents into 12.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 44.7% from the field (10th in basketball). The Phoenix defense surrenders 33.9% on 3-point attempts (103 of 304) and their opposition knocks down 82.0% of their foul shots. They have given up 21.2 assists and 35.4 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 12th and 8th in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Phoenix

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