Phoenix Mercury vs Connecticut Sun Prediction, 5/28/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Phoenix Mercury vs Connecticut Sun

Date: Tuesday, May 28, 2024

Location: Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT

TV: CBS Sports

Mohegan Sun Arena is the site where and the Connecticut Sun (5-0) will take on the Phoenix Mercury (3-2) on Tuesday.

The Phoenix Mercury faced off with the Dallas Wings and took a loss by a final of 107-92 in their last contest. Phoenix ended the contest having earned a 41.3% field goal percentage (31 out of 75) and converted 14 of their 35 3-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Mercury buried 16 of 17 tries for a rate of 94.1%. Regarding rebounding, they earned 25 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 26 assists for the game as well as forcing the opposition into 18 turnovers and earning 7 steals. Concerning the defense, Phoenix allowed 52.0% from the field on 39 of 75 shooting. Dallas earned 14 dimes and had 10 steals for this contest. Furthermore, Dallas collected 38 rebounds (14 offensive, 24 defensive) and had 5 blocks. Dallas shot 90.5% at the free throw line by knocking down 19 of their 21 attempts. They also buried 10 out of their 20 attempts from long range.

Kahleah Copper is one player who was a factor for the matchup. She scored 32 points on 11 of 22 shooting. She saw the court for 36 mins and also grabbed 1 rebound. Copper went 50.0% from the floor and also recorded 2 assists.

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Phoenix comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 3-2 this season. The Mercury are connecting on 38.1% from downtown (61 of 160) and 83.3% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 88.2 points per game (3rd in basketball) while going 42.3% from the field. They cough up possession 13.8 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 18.8 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Phoenix is grabbing 34.6 rebounds per contest and has tallied 107 dimes this year, which ranks 5th in the league in terms of passing the rock. When they are on defense, the Mercury are forcing their opponents into 13.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.2 personal fouls. They are ranked 7th in the league in giving up assists with 104 surrendered on the campaign. The Mercury are giving up a field goal percentage of 43.1% (66 of 86) and they relinquish 36.6 boards per contest as a group. They are giving up 36.0% on 3-point shots and they rank 11th in the league in points per game allowed (89.8).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Connecticut Sun got the victory with a final of 86-82 against the Chicago Sky. The Sun pulled down 22 defensive boards and 16 offensive rebounds for a total of 38 for the game. They gave up possession 17 times, while earning 5 steals for the matchup. The Sky earned 24 fouls in the game which got the Sun to the free throw line for a total of 21 shots. They were able to bury 18 of the free throws for a rate of 85.7%. When discussing 3-pointers, Connecticut made 6 out of 17 attempts (35.3%). Overall, the Sun finished 31 out of 63 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.2%. The Sun allowed the Sky to convert 28 out of their 64 tries from the floor which left them shooting 43.8% for this contest. They shot 47.1% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 8 out of 17 and finished the game at 18 out of 22 at the charity stripe (81.8%). When talking about how they cleaned up the glass, Connecticut allowed Chicago to get 21 in total (9 offensive).

DeWanna Bonner pitched in for the Sun for the matchup. She buried 6 of 15 in the matchup giving her a rate of 40.0%, and had 8 rebounds. Bonner had 19 points in her 35 minutes on the court and tallied 3 assists for the contest.

Connecticut has a mark of 5-0 this season. Connecticut has tallied 433 points for the year (86.6 per contest) and they pull in 32.0 boards per contest. The Sun are committing 18.0 fouls per game and they shoot 83.7% from the charity stripe. As an offense, the Sun are hitting on 45.0% from the floor, which ranks them 2nd in the WNBA. They are assisting teammates 17.0 times per game (12th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.2 times per game. The Sun defensively are ranked 3rd in the league in points given up per game with 79.2. The Connecticut defense allows 35.0% from downtown (35 of 100) and their opponents are knocking down 78.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 19.8 assists and 29.2 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 4th and 1st in the WNBA. They are forcing 18.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.2% from the floor (12th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Phoenix

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