Chicago Sky vs Phoenix Mercury Prediction, 8/18/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Chicago Sky vs Phoenix Mercury

Date: Sunday, August 18, 2024

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: ESPN+

The Chicago Sky (10-14) go to Footprint Center on Sunday where they'll meet the Phoenix Mercury (13-12).

The Chicago Sky played the Las Vegas Aces and notched a win by a score of 93-85 in their last contest. Chicago ended with a 48.6% field goal percentage (35 of 72) and converted 4 of their 13 shots from distance. At the free throw line, the Sky made 19 of 22 attempts for a rate of 86.4%. Concerning getting rebounds, they collected a total of 35 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 20 assists for this game in addition to creating 12 turnovers and having 9 steals. When talking about defending, Chicago let their opponent shoot 47.0% from the floor on 31 of 66 shooting. Las Vegas totaled 3 assists and had 11 steals in this contest. In addition, Las Vegas pulled down 26 rebounds (3 offensive, 23 defensive) and had 7 blocks. Las Vegas finished the game at 81.8% at the charity stripe by converting 18 of their 22 shots. They also knocked down 5 out of their 18 shots from long range.

Chennedy Carter is one player who was a major factor for the matchup. She accumulated 34 points on 14 of 24 shooting. She played 30 mins and collected 4 rebounds. Carter walked away from this one shooting 58.3% from the floor and recorded 2 dimes.

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Chicago heads into this game with a win-loss mark of 10-14 on the season. They are averaging 79.3 points per game (10th in the league) on 42.5% from the field. The Sky are shooting 31.5% on 3-pointers (109 of 346) and 75.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Chicago is pulling in 36.8 boards per game and has tallied 464 dimes for the year, which ranks 10th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 12.8 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 19.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis. When they are on defense, the Sky are forcing their opponents into 14.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.3 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 32.0% on shots from downtown and they are 6th in basketball in points per game from their opponents (81.2). The Sky defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 43.8% (342 of 414) and they relinquish 34.1 boards per contest as a group. They rank 6th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 499 relinquished so far this year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Phoenix Mercury got the victory with a final of 96-87 when they played the Washington Mystics. The Mercury corralled 25 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 31 for the contest. They turned it over 9 times, while getting 8 steals in this matchup. The Mystics committed 19 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Mercury to the charity stripe for a total of 21 tries. They were able to convert 18 of them for a rate of 85.7%. In regard to three-point attempts, Phoenix buried 8 of their 18 tries (44.4%). When all was said and done, the Mercury ended up going 35 out of 65 from the field which had them at 53.8%. The Mercury permitted the Mystics to bury 33 out of their 72 tries from the floor which had them shooting 45.8% for the matchup. They went 30.3% from beyond the perimeter by hitting 10 of 33 and finished the game at 11 out of 13 from the free throw line (84.6%). When discussing cleaning up the glass, Phoenix allowed Washington to pull down 33 in total (8 on the offensive side).

Brittney Griner ended up being a major contributor for the Mercury for this game. She converted 9 of 17 for the matchup giving her a rate of 52.9%, and had 7 rebounds. Griner recorded 23 points in her 29 mins of playing time and had 1 assist for this contest.

Phoenix has a win-loss record of 13-12 so far this year. Phoenix has totaled 2,094 pts on the campaign (83.8 per game) and they pull in 32.2 boards per contest. The Mercury are committing 17.8 fouls per game and they hit 80.7% from the charity stripe. When it comes to offense, the Mercury are connecting on 44.0% from the field, which is 5th in the league. They are dishing out assists 19.6 times per game (9th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 13.5 times per contest. The Mercury on the defensive side of the court are 10th in the league in points per game surrendered with 85.8. They are able to force 12.8 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 43.8% from the field (8th in the league). The Phoenix defense concedes 33.6% on 3-point shots (226 of 672) and opponents are making 78.1% of their foul shots. They have conceded 22.0 assists and 36.2 rebounds per game, which ranks them 11th and 11th in the WNBA.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Phoenix

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