Phoenix Mercury vs Los Angeles Sparks Prediction, 7/7/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Phoenix Mercury vs Los Angeles Sparks

Date: Sunday, July 7, 2024

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: WNBA League Pass

The Phoenix Mercury (10-10) travel to Crypto.com Arena on Sunday where they'll meet the Los Angeles Sparks (5-15).

The Phoenix Mercury faced the Dallas Wings and took home the win by a score of 28-3 in their last game. Phoenix walked away from the game having earned a 7058.8% field goal percentage (42 out of 1) and converted 23 of their 1 shots from distance. At the free throw line, the Mercury made 33 of 67 tries for a rate of 49.3%. When discussing pulling down boards, they compiled 6 with 23 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 5 assists in this matchup as well as creating 65 turnovers and having 19 steals. Regarding the defense, Phoenix let their opponent shoot 8928.6% from the floor on 50 out of 1 shooting. Dallas doled out 2 assists and had 200 steals in this matchup. On top of that, Dallas snagged 20 boards (2 offensive, 18 defensive) and got 36 rejections. Dallas finished the game at 909.1% from the free throw line by knocking down 200 of their 22 shots. They also buried 34 of 1 shots from long range.

Kahleah Copper is one player who was a contributor in this game. She walked away with 34 points on 14 of 20 shooting. She was on the court for 32 minutes and also grabbed 1 rebound. Copper finished 70.0% from the floor and also earned 1 assist.

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Phoenix comes into this contest with a win-loss mark of 10-10 this season. They are averaging 83.0 points per contest (4th in basketball) while going 43.0% from the floor. The Mercury are connecting on 33.2% on three-point shots (183 of 552) and 80.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Phoenix is snagging 32.6 boards per contest and has 395 assists for the season, which is 9th in the WNBA in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 13.8 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 18.0 fouls on a nightly basis. On defense, the Mercury are forcing 13.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.5 fouls. The Mercury defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.2% (261 of 349) and they surrender 36.5 rebounds per game as a group. They are currently ranked 9th in the league in giving up assists with 423 conceded for the year. They relinquish 34.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 9th in the WNBA in PPG allowed (85.3).

The last time they took the court, the Los Angeles Sparks went home victorious with a score of 23-3 when they faced the Las Vegas Aces. The Sparks were able to pull down -15 defensive boards and 16 offensive boards totaling 1 for this contest. They turned the ball over 3 times, while getting 28 steals in the game. The Aces committed 0 personal fouls for this contest which took the Sparks to the charity stripe for a total of 67 attempts. They were able to knock down 32 of those for a clip of 47.8%. When discussing 3-point shots, Los Angeles converted 32 of their 1 attempts (4450.6%). When the game finished, the Sparks finished shooting 55 out of 0 from the field which had them at 14397.9%. The Sparks allowed the Aces to knock down 43 out of 1 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 8037.4% for this game. They shot 2420.2% from distance by going 22 out of 1 and ended up shooting 225 out of 23 at the free throw line (978.3%). In relation to how they rebounded, Los Angeles permitted Las Vegas to collect 29 in total (8 on the offensive side).

Dearica Hamby pitched in for the Sparks in this matchup. She converted 9 of 20 for the game giving her a rate of 45.0%, and added 14 rebounds. Hamby racked up 28 points in her 37 minutes of playing time and accounted for 4 assists for the game.

Los Angeles has a win-loss mark of 5-15 this season. As an offense, the Sparks are shooting 42.5% from the field, which has them ranked 10th in the WNBA. Los Angeles has earned 1,580 points for the campaign (79.0 per contest) and they average 33.1 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 20.0 times per game (7th in the WNBA) and they turn the ball over 15.0 times per contest. The Sparks are responsible for committing 18.7 fouls per contest and they shoot 75.1% from the charity stripe. The Sparks on the defensive end are ranked 10th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 85.7. They are forcing 12.2 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.8% from the field (11th in the league). The Los Angeles defense gives up 37.1% on shots from beyond the arc (172 of 464) and their opposition makes 79.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 21.8 assists and 34.1 total rebounds per game, which is 11th and 4th in the league.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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