Phoenix Mercury vs Connecticut Sun Prediction, 7/14/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Phoenix Mercury vs Connecticut Sun

Date: Sunday, July 14, 2024

Location: Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT

TV: ABC

The Connecticut Sun (17-5) host the Phoenix Mercury (12-10) at Mohegan Sun Arena on Sunday.

The Phoenix Mercury faced the Dallas Wings and walked away with a win by a score of 100-84 in their last game. Phoenix finished with a 59.0% FG percentage (36 out of 61) and made 9 out of their 21 shots from 3-point land. At the charity stripe, the Mercury made 19 of 22 shots for a rate of 86.4%. With respect to pulling down rebounds, they collected 22 with 4 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 24 assists in this matchup while creating 14 turnovers and having 8 steals. In regard to defending, Phoenix let their opponent shoot 50.0% from the field on 32 of 64 shooting. Dallas totaled 7 dimes and had 5 steals in the matchup. In addition, Dallas totaled 26 rebounds (7 offensive, 19 defensive) and added 1 block. Dallas walked away from this one shooting 72.2% from the charity stripe by making 13 of 18 shots. They also converted 7 of 19 shots from three-point range.

Kahleah Copper is someone who came through for the matchup. She was able to score 32 points on 12 out of 19 shooting. She played for 34 mins and also collected 5 rebounds. Copper ended up shooting 63.2% from the floor and also earned 4 assists.

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Phoenix enters this contest with a mark of 12-10 this season. The Mercury are connecting on 33.5% on shots from beyond the arc (199 of 594) and 81.1% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 83.8 pts per contest (4th in basketball) while connecting on 43.8% from the floor. They turn the ball over 13.7 times per game and as a unit they are committing 18.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Phoenix is pulling in 32.3 rebounds per game and has totaled 435 assists for the season, which has them ranked 9th in the WNBA in terms of passing the rock. When they are on defense, the Mercury are forcing their opponents into 12.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.8 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 9th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 473 surrendered for the year. The Mercury defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 43.3% (284 of 391) and they relinquish 35.7 rebounds per game as a group. They are surrendering 34.4% from 3-point land and they are 9th in basketball in points per game allowed (84.9).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Connecticut Sun took a defeat with a final score of 71-68 when they played the New York Liberty. The Sun were able to corral 28 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 35 in this game. They also turned the ball over 9 times, while getting 1 steal for the matchup. The Liberty earned 17 fouls in the game which got the Sun to the charity stripe for 16 shots. They were able to bury 14 of the free throws for a clip of 87.5%. In regard to 3-pointers, Connecticut buried 6 of their 17 tries (35.3%). When this game wrapped up, the Sun ended up going 24 for 67 from the floor which gave them a rate of 35.8%. The Sun permitted the Liberty to convert 28 out of 57 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.1% in this contest. They finished 23.1% from three-point range by hitting 3 out of 13 and walked away from this one shooting 12 out of 16 from the free throw line (75.0%). In regard to how they attacked the glass, Connecticut permitted New York to collect 33 overall (1 on the offensive glass).

DeWanna Bonner was important for the Sun in this contest. She converted 6 of 16 in the matchup giving her a field goal percentage of 37.5%, and accumulated 9 rebounds. Bonner earned 22 points in her 40 mins on the court and had 3 assists for this contest.

Connecticut has a win-loss mark of 17-5 for the season. As an offense, the Sun are connecting on 43.6% from the floor, which is ranked 7th in the league. Connecticut has 1,745 points so far this season (79.3 per contest) and they average 33.5 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 19.0 times per game (11th in basketball) and they turn it over 11.8 times per contest. The Sun are committing 16.4 fouls per contest while shooting 77.0% from the free throw line. The Sun defensively are ranked 1st in basketball in points allowed per game with 72.7. They have allowed 19.1 dimes and 30.8 boards per contest, which is ranked 2nd and 1st in the league. The Connecticut defense allows 30.7% on shots from 3-point land (132 of 430) and opponents are connecting on 76.9% of their free throw attempts. They are forcing their opponents into 15.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 43.9% from the field (8th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Phoenix

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