Phoenix Mercury vs Chicago Sky Prediction, 7/30/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Phoenix Mercury vs Chicago Sky

Date: Sunday, July 30, 2023

Location: Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: Youtube TV

The Phoenix Mercury (6-17) head to Wintrust Arena on Sunday where they'll meet the Chicago Sky (9-14).

The Phoenix Mercury faced off with the Atlanta Dream and went home with a loss by a final score of 78-65 in their last contest. Phoenix finished the game with a 35.8% FG percentage (24 out of 67) and made 5 of their 24 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the Mercury knocked down 12 of their 15 attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. In the matter of pulling down boards, they earned 33 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 11 dimes in this game while forcing the opposition into 17 turnovers and getting 9 steals. Concerning defending, Phoenix let their opponent shoot 46.3% from the floor on 31 out of 67 shooting. Atlanta totaled 6 assists and had 5 steals in the matchup. Furthermore, Atlanta grabbed 35 rebounds (6 offensive, 29 defensive) and earned 8 rejections. Atlanta finished the game at 66.7% from the free throw line by knocking down 8 of their 12 tries. They also buried 8 out of their 17 tries from beyond the perimeter.

Megan Gustafson is someone who came through for the matchup. She ended up finishing with 19 points on 7 of 13 shooting. She played 22 mins and also snagged 8 rebounds. Gustafson finished the game shooting 53.8% from the field and also totaled 1 assist.

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Phoenix comes into this one with a record of 6-17 for the campaign. They are giving up possession 15.9 times per game and as a unit they commit 19.9 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Phoenix is pulling in 30.7 rebounds per game and has racked up 444 dimes on the season, which is 10th in the WNBA in terms of passing the rock. The Mercury are hitting 32.1% on shots from beyond the arc (155 of 483) and 80.3% from the free throw line. They average 75.8 pts per contest (12th in the WNBA) while going 44.1% from the floor. When they are on the defensive end, the Mercury are able to force 12.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.8 personal fouls. The Mercury are allowing a field goal percentage of 43.5% (286 of 409) and they concede 34.6 boards per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 7th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 463 surrendered on the year. They are giving up 34.3% from 3-point land and they are 8th in the league in opponents points per game (83.5).

When they last stepped on the court, the Chicago Sky walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 107-95 when they faced the Las Vegas Aces. The Sky were able to snag 25 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 34 for this game. They also coughed up the ball 12 times, while recording 3 steals for this contest. The Aces earned 13 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Sky to the free throw line for 19 tries. They were able to make 16 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 84.2%. In relation to 3-point attempts, Chicago knocked down 13 out of their 24 attempts (54.2%). When the final whistle was blown, the Sky shot 33 for 70 from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.1%. The Sky permitted the Aces to convert 38 out of their 76 tries from the field which had them at 50.0% for this contest. They went 31.8% from downtown by shooting 7 out of 22 and finished the contest at 24 out of 27 at the free throw line (88.9%). Concerning cleaning the glass, Chicago permitted Las Vegas to get 35 in all (9 offensive).

Kahleah Copper ended up being a major contributor for the Sky in this game. She converted 12 out of 18 in this game for a rate of 66.7%, and tallied 6 rebounds. Copper recorded 37 points in her 34 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 2 dimes in this matchup.

Chicago has a record of 9-14 so far this season. Chicago has 1,801 points for the campaign (78.3 per game) and they pull in 34.1 boards per contest. The Sky commit 17.4 fouls per contest while shooting 72.7% from the charity stripe. On the offensive side of the ball, the Sky are hitting on 43.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 8th in the WNBA. They are assisting teammates 19.9 times per game (4th in the league) and they are giving up possession 14.0 times per game. The Sky defensively are ranked 6th in the league in points per game surrendered with 82.5. The Chicago defense concedes 32.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (139 of 425) and opponents are making 80.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 19.7 dimes and 34.6 boards per game, which has them ranked 8th and 7th in the WNBA. They are forcing their opponents into 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 45.3% from the field (9th in the league).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Chicago

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