Phoenix Mercury vs Chicago Sky Prediction, 9/15/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Phoenix Mercury vs Chicago Sky

Date: Sunday, September 15, 2024

Location: Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: WNBA League Pass

The Phoenix Mercury (17-19) go to Wintrust Arena on Sunday where they'll take on the Chicago Sky (13-23).

The Phoenix Mercury took the court against the Seattle Storm and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 90-66 in their last contest. Phoenix ended the game with a 36.4% field goal percentage (24 of 66) and converted 10 out of their 29 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Mercury buried 8 of their 9 tries for a rate of 88.9%. In reference to hauling in boards, they earned 34 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 20 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 6 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In the matter of defending, Phoenix let their opponent shoot 42.9% from the field on 36 of 84 shooting. Seattle totaled 15 assists and had 8 steals in the game. On top of that, Seattle collected 46 boards (15 offensive, 31 defensive) and added 3 blocks. Seattle walked away from this one shooting 85.7% from the free throw line by making 6 of 7 tries. They also buried 12 of 32 attempts from beyond the perimeter.

Diana Taurasi is someone who was a contributor in this matchup. She accumulated 18 points on 5 out of 11 shooting. She played 25 minutes and also snagged 5 boards. Taurasi ended up going 45.5% from the floor and recorded 4 dimes.

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Phoenix heads into this game with a record of 17-19 for the campaign. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.7 times per contest and as a team they are committing 17.1 fouls per contest. As a unit, Phoenix is pulling in 32.6 rebounds per game and has racked up 705 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 10th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Mercury are connecting on 33.5% on shots from distance (313 of 935) and 80.4% from the free throw line. They are averaging 81.7 pts per game (7th in the league) while going 43.8% from the floor. Defensively, the Mercury are able to force 12.1 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.0 personal fouls. The Mercury defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 43.3% (436 of 613) and they concede 36.5 boards per game as a group. They are ranked 10th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 787 conceded for the season. They are giving up 33.9% on shots from downtown and they are 9th in the league in points per game from their opponents (84.6).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Chicago Sky took a defeat with a final score of 89-58 when they played the Washington Mystics. The Sky recorded 21 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 for this contest. They coughed up the ball 15 times, while getting 7 steals in this contest. The Mystics were called for 13 fouls in this matchup which took the Sky to the charity stripe for a total of 11 tries. They were able to knock down 7 of them for a rate of 63.6%. Regarding shots from beyond the arc, Chicago converted 1 of their 8 tries (12.5%). When the final whistle blew, the Sky shot 25 out of 70 from the field which had them shooting 35.7%. The Sky allowed the Mystics to convert 34 out of their 68 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0% for this game. They finished the game shooting 39.1% from beyond the arc by going 9 out of 23 and walked away from this one shooting 12 out of 17 at the charity stripe (70.6%). In relation to rebounding, Chicago permitted Washington to get 37 overall (9 on the offensive side).

Chennedy Carter ended up being a major contributor for the Sky for the game. She converted 7 out of 13 in this game for a field goal percentage of 53.8%, and had 2 rebounds. Carter totaled 16 points in her 24 mins on the court and had 1 assist in the game.

Chicago has a mark of 13-23 this season. As an offensive team, the Sky are hitting on 42.5% from the floor, which ranks 10th in the league. Chicago has accounted for 2,818 points this year (78.3 per contest) and they pull in 37.2 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 19.1 times per game (11th in the league) and they turn it over 13.2 times per game. The Sky are committing 19.2 personal fouls per contest while shooting 74.3% from the charity stripe. The Sky on the defensive end are ranked 7th in the league in PPG surrendered with 82.0. They allow 21.4 assists and 33.6 total boards per game, which ranks 9th and 4th in basketball. The Chicago defense allows 32.4% from downtown (255 of 788) and opponents are knocking down 77.5% of their free throw attempts. They are able to force 13.0 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.1% from the floor (9th in the league).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Chicago

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