Phoenix Mercury vs Indiana Fever Prediction, 7/12/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Phoenix Mercury vs Indiana Fever

Date: Friday, July 12, 2024

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: ION

Gainbridge Fieldhouse is the site where and the Indiana Fever (9-14) will play the Phoenix Mercury (12-10) on Friday.

The Phoenix Mercury played the Dallas Wings and went home with a win by a final score of 100-84 in their last contest. Phoenix ended the game with a 59.0% field goal percentage (36 out of 61) and made 9 of their 21 shots from distance. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Mercury converted 19 of 22 attempts for a percentage of 86.4%. Regarding hauling in boards, they compiled 22 with 4 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 24 dimes for this game while forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and earning 8 steals. When it comes to the defense, Phoenix allowed the other team to go 50.0% from the floor on 32 out of 64 shooting. Dallas distributed 7 assists and had 5 steals in this contest. Moreover, Dallas grabbed 26 rebounds (7 offensive, 19 defensive) and added 1 block. Dallas finished the game at 72.2% from the free throw line by making 13 of 18 shots. They also converted 7 out of their 19 tries from 3-point land.

Kahleah Copper is someone who was a major contributor for this game. She accumulated 32 points on 12 of 19 shooting. She played 34 minutes and collected 5 rebounds. Copper finished shooting 63.2% from the floor and also totaled 4 dimes.

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Phoenix steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 12-10 this year. They are averaging 83.8 pts per game (4th in the league) while shooting 43.8% from the field. The Mercury are hitting 33.5% from downtown (199 of 594) and 81.1% from the free throw line. As a team, Phoenix is snagging 32.3 boards per game and is sitting with 435 assists for the year, which has them ranked 9th in the WNBA in terms of passing. They turn it over 13.7 times per game and as a group they are committing 18.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis. Defensively, the Mercury are forcing their opponents into 12.9 turnovers per game and they draw 17.8 fouls. The Mercury defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 43.3% (284 of 391) and they surrender 35.7 boards per game as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 9th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 473 relinquished this season. They are giving up 34.4% on 3-point attempts and they are 9th in basketball in points per game allowed (84.9).

In their last game, the Indiana Fever took a defeat with a final score of 89-84 when they played the Washington Mystics. The Fever were able to corral 27 defensive rebounds and 2 offensive rebounds for a total of 29 for the game. They also coughed up the ball 21 times, while recording 9 steals in this contest. The Mystics committed 18 fouls in the matchup which got the Fever to the free throw line for 17 tries. They were able to make 14 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 82.4%. In reference to shots from beyond the arc, Indiana converted 8 out of 25 tries (32.0%). Overall, the Fever shot 31 for 58 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.4%. The Fever permitted the Mystics to make 33 out of their 75 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 44.0% for the matchup. They finished 35.0% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 7 of 20 and finished the contest at 16 out of 19 at the free throw line (84.2%). Regarding attacking the glass, Indiana permitted Washington to collect 31 in total (10 on the offensive side).

Caitlin Clark was important for the Fever in this matchup. She converted 7 out of 14 in this game for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and tallied 5 rebounds. Clark tallied 29 points in her 38 minutes on the hardwood and added 13 assists in the matchup.

Indiana has a win-loss record of 9-14 so far this year. Indiana has earned 1,857 pts this year (80.7 per game) and they collect 34.0 boards per game. The Fever are committing 19.0 fouls per contest and they go 76.6% from the free throw line. As an offense, the Fever are hitting on 44.3% from the floor, which ranks them 4th in the league. They are getting an assist 19.9 times per game (7th in the WNBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.0 times per contest. The Fever on the defensive end are ranked 11th in the league in points allowed per game with 87.3. They are forcing their opponents into 11.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 44.7% from the floor (9th in the league). The Indiana defense allows 34.9% on 3-point shots (193 of 553) and opponents are converting on 81.0% of their foul shots. They allow 21.6 assists and 34.2 rebounds per game, which is 10th and 5th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Indiana

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