Los Angeles Sparks vs Phoenix Mercury Prediction, 6/2/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Los Angeles Sparks vs Phoenix Mercury

Date: Sunday, June 2, 2024

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: WNBA League Pass

Footprint Center is the venue where and the Phoenix Mercury (3-4) will play the Los Angeles Sparks (2-5) on Sunday in a Commissioner's Cup game.

The Los Angeles Sparks took the court against the Chicago Sky and ended up losing by a score of 83-73 in their last game. Los Angeles walked away from the contest having earned a 40.0% field goal percentage (24 out of 60) and made 4 out of their 21 shots from 3-point land. At the charity stripe, the Sparks converted 21 of 29 shots for a rate of 72.4%. When talking about rebounding, they compiled 33 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 17 dimes for the game while creating 14 turnovers and earning 9 steals. When it comes to defending, Los Angeles allowed the other team to shoot 42.7% from the floor on 32 of 75 shooting. Chicago earned 13 assists and had 13 steals for the contest. Additionally, Chicago grabbed 35 rebounds (13 offensive, 22 defensive) and had 7 rejections. Chicago finished the game at 75.0% when shooting free throws by making 12 of 16 tries. They buried 7 of 19 attempts from beyond the arc.

Dearica Hamby is someone who was a contributor in this matchup. She left the arena with 24 points on 9 of 19 shooting. She was on the hardwood for 39 mins played and also snagged 13 boards. Hamby shot 47.4% from the field and also distributed 3 assists.

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Los Angeles enters this contest with a record of 2-5 on the campaign. The Sparks are connecting on 34.8% on shots from downtown (54 of 155) and 71.8% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 78.6 pts per game (11th in the WNBA) while hitting 43.5% from the field. They cough up possession 16.4 times per contest and as a squad they commit 18.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Los Angeles is collecting 33.4 rebounds per game and has racked up 134 assists for the season, which ranks 7th in basketball in terms of passing. On defense, the Sparks are able to force 12.4 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.4 personal fouls. The Sparks defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 42.9% (87 of 136) and they concede 33.6 rebounds per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 10th in the WNBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 152 conceded so far this year. They give up 34.6% on 3-point attempts while they are 8th in the league in points per game allowed (82.3).

The last time they took the court, the Phoenix Mercury went home defeated by a final of 81-78 when they played the New York Liberty. The Mercury were able to collect 26 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 34 for this game. They also turned it over 10 times, while earning 6 steals for this game. The Liberty earned 12 fouls in this game which got the Mercury to the free throw line for 13 attempts. They were able to make 10 of those for a percentage of 76.9%. In relation to three-point attempts, Phoenix converted 10 of their 30 attempts (33.3%). When all was said and done, the Mercury finished shooting 29 for 68 from the floor which gave them a rate of 42.6%. The Mercury permitted the Liberty to bury 28 of their 68 tries from the floor 0 41.2% in this contest. They finished 28.1% from beyond the perimeter by going 9 of 32 and finished the contest at 16 of 18 from the free throw line (88.9%). With respect to cleaning up the glass, Phoenix permitted New York to snag 39 in total (9 offensive).

Natasha Cloud ended up being important for the Mercury for this game. She made 9 of 17 in the game for a field goal rate of 52.9%, and tallied 2 rebounds. Cloud earned 21 points in her 35 minutes of playing time and had 3 dimes in the matchup.

Phoenix has a mark of 3-4 for the campaign. The Mercury are responsible for committing 17.6 fouls per game and they connect on 80.9% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 19.6 times per contest (7th in the league) and they are giving up possession 14.1 times per contest. Phoenix has totaled 566 pts on the year (80.9 per game) and they collect 35.7 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Mercury are shooting 39.9% from the floor, which has them ranked 11th in basketball. The Mercury on defense are ranked 11th in the league in points given up per game with 85.7. They relinquish 20.9 assists and 37.1 boards on a nightly basis, ranking them 11th and 12th in basketball. The Phoenix defense gives up 32.8% on 3-point attempts (64 of 195) and their opponents are making 80.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They are able to force 12.1 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.6% from the floor (6th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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