Los Angeles Sparks vs Phoenix Mercury Prediction, 6/28/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Los Angeles Sparks vs Phoenix Mercury

Date: Friday, June 28, 2024

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: ION

Footprint Center is the venue where and the Phoenix Mercury (8-8) will play the Los Angeles Sparks (4-13) on Friday.

The Los Angeles Sparks took the court against the New York Liberty and went home with a loss by a final score of 98-88 in their last game. Los Angeles walked away from the game with a 42.6% FG percentage (29 out of 68) and converted 8 of their 27 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the Sparks converted 22 of 26 shots for a rate of 84.6%. In relation to hauling in rebounds, they compiled 27 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 22 assists for the game while forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and getting 10 steals. In the matter of defending, Los Angeles allowed their opponent to shoot 54.4% from the field on 37 of 68 shooting. New York distributed 7 assists and had 8 steals for this contest. Moreover, New York totaled 36 rebounds (7 offensive, 29 defensive) and earned 6 blocked shots. New York walked away from this one shooting 88.9% from the free throw line by burying 8 of 9 attempts. They also buried 16 of 36 shots from 3-point land.

Dearica Hamby is one player who was a major contributor for the matchup. She was able to score 20 points on 6 of 11 shooting. She saw the court for 32 mins and also totaled 6 rebounds. Hamby ended up going 54.5% from the field and earned 5 assists.

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Los Angeles steps onto the hardwood with a record of 4-13 for the year. They are giving up possession 15.8 times per game and as a unit they are committing 18.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Los Angeles is collecting 33.4 rebounds per game and has accounted for 330 dimes on the season, which is 5th in the league in terms of passing. The Sparks are shooting 32.2% on three-point attempts (122 of 379) and 76.5% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 77.9 pts per game (11th in basketball) while going 42.5% from the floor. When they are on the defensive end, the Sparks have forced 12.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.6 personal fouls. The Sparks defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 45.3% (206 of 316) and they concede 33.4 rebounds per contest as a team. They rank 11th in the WNBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 371 conceded on the season. They are giving up 36.6% on shots from downtown and they are 10th in the league in PPG allowed (85.1).

When they last stepped on the court, the Phoenix Mercury walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 73-60 when they played the Minnesota Lynx. The Mercury pulled down 24 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 31 in this contest. They also turned the ball over 13 times, while getting 8 steals for the matchup. The Lynx earned 13 fouls for the game which got the Mercury to the free throw line for 12 shots. They were able to bury 7 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 58.3%. In relation to shots from downtown, Phoenix made 7 out of their 34 attempts (20.6%). Overall, the Mercury finished 23 for 74 from the field which had them sitting at 31.1%. The Mercury allowed the Lynx to knock down 26 out of their 62 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 41.9% for the game. They finished 36.4% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 8 out of 22 and finished the contest at 13 out of 18 from the free throw line (72.2%). In the matter of how they cleaned up the glass, Phoenix allowed Minnesota to grab 44 in total (5 offensive).

Natasha Cloud ended up being important for the Mercury for this contest. She converted 6 out of 15 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 40.0%, and had 2 rebounds. Cloud earned 14 points in her 34 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 5 dimes for the contest.

Phoenix has a mark of 8-8 on the season. The Mercury commit 17.2 fouls per game and they hit 79.9% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 19.8 times per game (5th in the WNBA) and they cough up possession 14.6 times per contest. Phoenix has scored 1,309 points on the season (81.8 per game) and they grab 33.9 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Mercury are hitting on 42.0% from the floor, which ranks them 11th in the league. The Mercury are ranked 9th in the league in PPG allowed with 85.0. The Phoenix defense allows 35.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter (160 of 453) and their opposition knocks down 79.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 21.4 dimes and 37.1 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 10th and 12th in the WNBA. They are forcing 13.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.4% from the field (4th in the WNBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Phoenix

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