Phoenix Mercury vs Washington Mystics Prediction, 7/16/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Phoenix Mercury vs Washington Mystics

Date: Tuesday, July 16, 2024

Location: Entertainment & Sports Arena in Washington, D.C.

TV: WNBA League Pass

The Washington Mystics (6-18) play the Phoenix Mercury (12-12) at Entertainment & Sports Arena on Tuesday.

The Phoenix Mercury stepped onto the hardwood against the Connecticut Sun and took a loss by a final of 96-69 in their last game. Phoenix walked away from the game with a 40.6% FG percentage (28 of 69) and made 7 of 25 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Mercury converted 6 of their 10 shots for a percentage of 60.0%. With respect to grabbing boards, they earned 33 with 11 of them being offensive. They also doled out 16 assists in the game in addition to forcing the opposition into 7 turnovers and earning 3 steals. When it comes to the defense, Phoenix allowed their opponent to shoot 47.4% from the field on 37 out of 78 shooting. Connecticut distributed 16 dimes and had 9 steals for this contest. In addition, Connecticut snagged 44 boards (16 offensive, 28 defensive) and had 3 blocks. Connecticut ended up going 57.1% from the charity stripe by knocking down 12 of their 21 shots. They also converted 10 of their 26 tries from distance.

Kahleah Copper is one player who was a major contributor in this matchup. She totaled 17 points on 8 of 17 shooting. She was on the hardwood for 35 minutes and also totaled 6 boards. Copper walked away from this one shooting 47.1% from the floor and also totaled 2 assists.

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Phoenix steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 12-12 this year. They average 83.3 pts per contest (4th in the league) while hitting 43.6% from the field. The Mercury are shooting 33.3% on shots from 3-point land (216 of 648) and 80.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, Phoenix is snagging 32.3 boards per contest and is sitting with 469 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 8th in the WNBA in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 13.7 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 17.9 personal fouls on a nightly basis. On the defensive end of the court, the Mercury are able to force 12.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.5 personal fouls. They concede 33.8% on 3-point attempts while they are 10th in the league in PPG allowed (85.8). The Mercury defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 43.7% (307 of 419) and they concede 36.3 boards per game as a squad. They are ranked 10th in basketball in allowing assists with 522 conceded so far this year.

In their last game, the Washington Mystics walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 89-77 when they faced the Las Vegas Aces. The Mystics were able to snag 26 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards totaling 31 for this contest. They also gave up possession 12 times, while getting 7 steals for this contest. The Aces earned 13 fouls for the contest which got the Mystics to the charity stripe for a total of 13 attempts. They were able to bury 7 of them for a clip of 53.8%. In regard to 3-point shots, Washington buried 12 of 21 tries (57.1%). When the game finished, the Mystics shot 29 out of 69 from the field which had them shooting 42.0%. The Mystics allowed the Aces to bury 34 of 70 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 48.6% for the matchup. They finished the game shooting 32.0% from 3-point land by shooting 8 of 25 and walked away from this one shooting 13 out of 17 from the free throw line (76.5%). In the matter of cleaning up the glass, Washington permitted Las Vegas to grab 41 in total (8 on the offensive side).

Ariel Atkins ended up being important for the Mystics in the game. She buried 13 out of 25 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 52.0%, and added 4 rebounds. Atkins earned 36 points in her 35 mins of playing time and had 2 dimes for the contest.

Washington has a mark of 6-18 on the year. As an offense, the Mystics are hitting on 42.9% from the floor, which has them ranked 9th in the league. Washington has accounted for 1,896 points on the year (79.0 per game) and they pull down 31.8 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 21.9 times per game (3rd in the league) and they are turning it over 15.3 times per contest. The Mystics have committed 19.1 fouls per contest and they connect on 76.8% from the free throw line. The Mystics on the defensive end are ranked 8th in the WNBA in PPG given up with 83.3. They have forced 15.1 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 45.5% from the field (10th in the league). The Washington defense concedes 34.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter (201 of 582) and their opponents are making 77.6% of their free throw attempts. They concede 20.1 assists and 35.0 boards on a nightly basis, which is 5th and 7th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Phoenix

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