Phoenix Mercury vs Connecticut Sun Prediction, 8/31/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Phoenix Mercury vs Connecticut Sun

Date: Thursday, August 31, 2023

Location: Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT

TV: WNBA League Pass

Mohegan Sun Arena is the site where and the Connecticut Sun (24-11) will take on the Phoenix Mercury (9-26) on Thursday.

The Phoenix Mercury played the Atlanta Dream and took a loss by a score of 94-76 in their last contest. Phoenix finished the game with a 55.2% FG percentage (32 of 58) and made 4 out of their 8 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the Mercury made 8 of 11 shots for a percentage of 72.7%. Regarding hauling in boards, they collected 23 with 1 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 22 assists for this game in addition to creating 10 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In regard to defending, Phoenix allowed the other team to shoot 52.0% from the field on 39 of 75 shooting. Atlanta distributed 10 dimes and had 11 steals in this contest. On top of that, Atlanta had 32 rebounds (10 offensive, 22 defensive) and had 4 blocks. Atlanta finished the game at 100.0% from the free throw line by making 9 of 9 tries. They converted 7 of their 19 attempts from 3-point range.

Sug Sutton is a player who came through in this game. She ended up scoring 20 points on 6 of 7 shooting. She played for 32 mins and also totaled 2 boards. Sutton ended up going 85.7% from the floor and also distributed 5 dimes.

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Phoenix enters this contest with a record of 9-26 for the season. They cough up possession 15.2 times per game and as a team are committing 19.2 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Phoenix is snagging 30.7 boards per contest and has accounted for 675 dimes so far this season, which is 7th in the league in terms of passing. The Mercury are hitting 31.7% on 3-pointers (235 of 741) and 80.7% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 76.6 points per contest (12th in basketball) while going 44.7% from the field. On the defensive end of the court, the Mercury have forced 12.3 turnovers per game while drawing 17.6 personal fouls. They give up 35.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 7th in the league in points per game allowed (83.8). The Mercury are giving up a FG percentage of 44.1% (429 of 615) and they surrender 33.9 boards per contest as a group. They are ranked 4th in the WNBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 683 surrendered this year.

In their last game, the Connecticut Sun got the victory with a final of 83-68 against the Los Angeles Sparks. The Sun snagged 31 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 38 in the matchup. They turned it over 19 times, while getting 11 steals in this game. The Sparks committed 16 fouls in this matchup which took the Sun to the free throw line for 16 attempts. They were able to knock down 11 of those for a percentage of 68.8%. In regard to shots from downtown, Connecticut knocked down 8 out of 26 tries (30.8%). When the final whistle blew, the Sun went 32 out of 65 from the floor which had them shooting 49.2%. The Sun allowed the Sparks to make 26 of their 62 tries from the floor which left them shooting 41.9% in this game. They finished 28.6% from behind the 3-point line by going 6 out of 21 and ended up shooting 10 out of 15 at the free throw line (66.7%). In relation to team rebounding, Connecticut permitted Los Angeles to snag 26 overall (1 offensive).

Alyssa Thomas ended up being a major contributor for the Sun for the contest. She made 6 of 11 in the game for a rate of 54.5%, and had 10 rebounds. Thomas earned 17 points in her 38 mins on the hardwood and had 8 dimes for the matchup.

Connecticut has a record of 24-11 this year. Connecticut has tallied 2,908 pts this year (83.1 per contest) and they collect 33.8 rebounds per contest. The Sun commit 18.7 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 76.4% from the charity stripe. As an offense, the Sun are hitting on 44.6% from the floor, which ranks 4th in basketball. They are earning an assist 20.9 times per game (3rd in the WNBA) and they turn it over 12.3 times per contest. The Sun on the defensive side of the court are 1st in the WNBA in PPG given up with 78.8. The Connecticut defense gives up 30.9% on shots from distance (229 of 740) and opponents are knocking down 79.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 19.0 dimes and 34.3 boards per game, which ranks them 2nd and 6th in the WNBA. They are forcing 15.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.9% from the floor (3rd in the WNBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Phoenix

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