Washington Mystics vs Phoenix Mercury Prediction, 5/23/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Washington Mystics vs Phoenix Mercury

Date: Thursday, May 23, 2024

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: PRIME

The Washington Mystics (0-4) go to Footprint Center on Thursday where they'll take on the Phoenix Mercury (2-1).

The Washington Mystics faced the Los Angeles Sparks and went home with a loss by a final score of 70-68 in their last game. Washington finished the contest having earned a 42.2% FG percentage (27 out of 64) and buried 8 of their 25 3-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Mystics made 6 of their 11 shots for a percentage of 54.5%. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they collected 28 with 8 of them being offensive. They also doled out 21 assists in this contest while forcing the other team into 24 turnovers and getting 13 steals. In relation to defense, Washington let their opponent shoot 47.3% from the field on 26 out of 55 shooting. Los Angeles recorded 5 dimes and had 8 steals in this game. In addition, Los Angeles had 33 rebounds (5 offensive, 28 defensive) and added 5 blocks. Los Angeles finished the contest at 66.7% from the free throw line by making 10 of their 15 shots. They knocked down 8 of their 21 attempts from three-point range.

Shakira Austin is a player who was a major contributor for this contest. She totaled 12 points on 5 out of 14 shooting. She played for 21 minutes played and also grabbed 8 rebounds. Austin shot 35.7% from the field and also totaled 1 assist.

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Washington enters this game with a record of 0-4 for the season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 16.5 times per contest and as a team they commit 20.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Washington is pulling down 29.8 boards per contest and has racked up 85 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 1st in the WNBA in terms of passing the rock. The Mystics are connecting on 34.3% on shots from 3-point land (36 of 105) and 71.2% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 75.0 points per contest (12th in the league) while shooting 42.4% from the floor. Defensively, the Mystics are able to force 18.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 21.0 personal fouls. The Mystics defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 44.4% (72 of 84) and they surrender 35.3 boards per game as a squad. They are 9th in the league in giving up assists with 68 conceded so far this season. They are surrendering 25.8% on 3-pointers and they are 4th in the league in PPG allowed (80.8).

When they last stepped on the court, the Phoenix Mercury went home victorious with a score of 98-88 when they played the Las Vegas Aces. The Mercury recorded 33 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 39 for the game. They also coughed up the ball 7 times, while recording 7 steals in the matchup. The Aces were called for 18 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Mercury to the charity stripe for 13 tries. They were able to bury 8 of those for a rate of 61.5%. When talking about shots from 3-point land, Phoenix knocked down 16 of 33 attempts (48.5%). At the conclusion of this game, the Mercury shot 37 for 78 from the floor which had them shooting 47.4%. The Mercury allowed the Aces to knock down 33 out of 78 tries from the field which had them shooting 42.3% in this matchup. They shot 35.5% from beyond the arc by going 11 of 31 and ended up going 11 out of 15 at the charity stripe (73.3%). When discussing team rebounding, Phoenix permitted Las Vegas to get 39 in total (7 offensive).

Kahleah Copper was important for the Mercury for the matchup. She made 15 out of 23 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 65.2%, and tallied 4 rebounds. Copper tallied 37 points in her 30 mins on the court and had 3 dimes in the game.

Phoenix has a record of 2-1 so far this season. The Mercury are committing 20.0 fouls per game and they go 78.2% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 20.3 times per contest (5th in basketball) and they cough up possession 11.3 times per contest. Phoenix has scored 266 pts on the season (88.7 per contest) and they pull in 38.0 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Mercury are connecting on 42.3% from the field, which is ranked 8th in the league. The Mercury are ranked 11th in basketball in PPG allowed with 87.3. The Phoenix defense allows 32.5% from downtown (27 of 83) and their opponents are converting on 80.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 20.0 dimes and 36.3 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 10th and 8th in the league. They are forcing 10.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 41.4% from the floor (6th in basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Phoenix

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