Phoenix Mercury vs Los Angeles Sparks Prediction, 5/19/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Phoenix Mercury vs Los Angeles Sparks

Date: Friday, May 19, 2023

Location: crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: ESPN

crypto.com Arena is the site where and the Los Angeles Sparks (13-23 last year) will take on the Phoenix Mercury (15-21 last season) on Friday.

The Phoenix Mercury took the court against the Las Vegas Aces and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 117-80 in their last contest. Phoenix finished having earned a 46.6% FG percentage (34 out of 73) and converted 5 out of their 23 3-pointers. From the charity stripe, the Mercury made 7 of 14 tries for a rate of 50.0%. With respect to rebounding, they collected a total of 31 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 17 assists for this contest while creating 12 turnovers and earning 5 steals. When it comes to defense, Phoenix allowed their opponent to shoot 64.1% from the field on 41 of 64 shooting. Las Vegas recorded 2 assists and had 8 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Las Vegas grabbed 30 boards (2 offensive, 28 defensive) and had 3 rejections. Las Vegas finished the game shooting 85.7% from the charity stripe by making 12 of their 14 attempts. They also made 23 of 36 shots from distance.

Sophie Cunningham is one player who was a major factor for this game. She ended up finishing with 3 points on 1 of 4 shooting. She played for 26 mins played and also collected 1 board. Cunningham went 25.0% from the field and totaled 2 assists.

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Phoenix will enter this contest after finishing with a win-loss mark of 15-21 last year. They lost possession by turning the ball over 13.3 times per game and as a team committed 19.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Phoenix grabbed 31.2 rebounds per game and sat with 692 assists last season, which had them ranked 8th in the league in terms of passing. The Mercury hit on 32.9% on 3-pointers (316 of 961) and 81.7% from the free throw line. They averaged 81.1 pts per contest (7th in the league) while going 42.9% from the floor. Defensively, the Mercury forced 14.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.4 fouls. They were ranked 6th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 742 relinquished throughout last year. The Mercury gave up a shooting percentage of 44.1% (1,090 of 2,473) and they surrendered 37.2 boards per game as a team. They relinquished 36.6% on shots from beyond the arc while they were 10th in the WNBA in PPG allowed (84.1).

For their last game, the Los Angeles Sparks took a loss by a score of 116-88 against the Dallas Wings. The Sparks were able to snag 14 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 23 in the game. They also turned it over 8 times, while getting 8 steals in the game. The Wings had 19 fouls in the game which took the Sparks to the free throw line for a total of 22 attempts. They were able to convert 18 of them for a clip of 81.8%. In the matter of three-point shots, Los Angeles knocked down 8 of 24 attempts (33.3%). At the conclusion of this game, the Sparks went 31 out of 70 from the field which gave them a rate of 44.3%. The Sparks permitted the Wings to make 42 out of their 64 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 65.6% in this matchup. They shot 50.0% from 3-point land by connecting on 11 out of 22 and finished the contest at 21 out of 27 from the charity stripe (77.8%). In relation to rebounding, Los Angeles permitted Dallas to get 32 overall (7 on the offensive side).

Lexie Brown was important for the Sparks for the game. She knocked down 1 out of 4 for this game for a field goal percentage of 25.0%, and accumulated 1 rebound. Brown totaled 3 points in her 16 minutes on the hardwood and earned 1 assist for this game.

Los Angeles had a mark of 13-23 last season. The Sparks committed 18.3 fouls per game while shooting 78.6% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists was at 18.9 times per game (9th in the WNBA) and they turned it over 13.8 times per game. Los Angeles totaled 2,860 pts last year (79.4 per game) and they grabbed 30.4 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Sparks hit 44.6% from the floor, which was ranked 5th in the WNBA. The Sparks defensively were ranked 11th in basketball in PPG given up with 86.6. They gave up 21.0 dimes and 35.1 boards per contest, which ranked them 10th and 7th in the WNBA. The Los Angeles defense allowed 37.7% on shots from beyond the arc (311 of 826) and their opponents converted on 80.8% of their free throw attempts. They forced their opponents into 15.4 turnovers per game and allowed teams to shoot 46.7% from the floor (11th in basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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