Phoenix Mercury vs Los Angeles Sparks Prediction, 6/1/2025 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Phoenix Mercury vs Los Angeles Sparks

Date: Sunday, June 1, 2025

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Youtube TV

The Los Angeles Sparks (2-4) host the Phoenix Mercury (4-1) at Crypto.com Arena on Sunday.

The Phoenix Mercury took the court against the Chicago Sky and notched a win by a score of 94-89 in their last game. Phoenix finished the contest with a 42.3% FG percentage (33 of 78) and made 16 of 40 3-point shots. From the free throw line, the Mercury buried 12 of their 19 shots for a percentage of 63.2%. In relation to rebounding, they collected 30 with 10 of them being offensive. They also distributed 26 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and having 11 steals. Concerning defending, Phoenix allowed the other team to shoot 46.5% from the floor on 33 of 71 shooting. Chicago doled out 11 dimes and had 6 steals in this contest. On top of that, Chicago grabbed 42 rebounds (11 offensive, 31 defensive) and earned 5 rejections. Chicago finished the contest at 85.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 17 of their 20 shots. They also buried 6 out of their 21 tries from long range.

Satou Sabally is a player who was a factor for the game. She ended up with 20 points on 7 of 21 shooting. She played 33 minutes and also pulled down 8 boards. Sabally finished the contest at 33.3% from the floor and also earned 3 assists.

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Phoenix heads into this game with a win-loss mark of 4-1 on the campaign. They are averaging 80.4 points per contest (7th in basketball) while shooting 42.2% from the field. The Mercury are shooting 34.8% on three-point attempts (54 of 155) and 72.2% from the free throw line. As a unit, Phoenix is grabbing 32.2 rebounds per game and has accumulated 101 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 9th in the WNBA in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 13.6 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 20.2 personal fouls on a nightly basis. On the defensive end, the Mercury are able to force 17.2 turnovers per game and they draw 18.8 personal fouls. They are 6th in the WNBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 96 conceded for the season. The Mercury defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 40.9% (86 of 94) and they relinquish 35.8 boards per game as a team. They relinquish 27.5% on 3-point attempts and they rank 1st in basketball in PPG allowed (74.6).

The last time they took the court, the Los Angeles Sparks took a loss by a final score of 88-82 when they played the Atlanta Dream. The Sparks were able to pull down 20 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 28 in the matchup. They coughed up the ball 13 times, while recording 12 steals for this game. The Dream were called for 18 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Sparks to the charity stripe for a total of 17 tries. They were able to bury 14 of the free throws for a percentage of 82.4%. With respect to 3-point shots, Los Angeles buried 8 of 19 tries (42.1%). When this game wrapped up, the Sparks finished 30 out of 67 from the field which had them shooting 44.8%. The Sparks allowed the Dream to bury 30 out of 64 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 46.9% in the game. They went 36.7% from three-point range by shooting 11 out of 30 and ended up going 17 of 17 at the free throw line (100.0%). In the matter of attacking the glass, Los Angeles permitted Atlanta to get 32 overall (5 offensive).

Dearica Hamby was important for the Sparks for the contest. She knocked down 10 of 15 in this matchup giving her a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and accounted for 6 rebounds. Hamby accumulated 28 points in her 36 minutes of playing time and had 8 assists for the game.

Los Angeles has a win-loss record of 2-4 on the year. As an offense, the Sparks are shooting 43.0% from the field, which ranks 7th in the league. Los Angeles has totaled 491 points so far this season (81.8 per game) and they collect 30.7 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 19.5 times per game (8th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 13.2 times per game. The Sparks commit 17.5 fouls per contest while shooting 77.4% from the charity stripe. The Sparks defensively are ranked 10th in the league in points allowed per game with 82.2. They are able to force 14.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 43.6% from the field (8th in the WNBA). The Los Angeles defense gives up 31.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter (54 of 172) and opponents are making 88.3% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 20.0 dimes and 33.3 total boards per game, ranking them 9th and 5th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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