Los Angeles Sparks vs Phoenix Mercury
Monday July 4, 2022
The Line Los Angeles Sparks +1.5 --- Over/Under 165.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The Phoenix Mercury and Los Angeles Sparks meet Monday in WNBA action at the crypto.com Arena. The Phoenix Mercury look for a win after splitting their last 10 games. The Los Angeles Sparks look for a win after splitting their last 10 games.
The Phoenix Mercury are averaging 82.4 points on 44 percent shooting and allowing 85.3 points on 45.2 percent shooting. Skylar Diggins-Smith is averaging 19 points and 3.8 rebounds, while Tina Charles is averaging 17.3 points and 7.3 rebounds. Diana Taurasi is the third double-digit scorer and Diamond DeShields is dishing 2.1 assists. The Phoenix Mercury are shooting 32.7 percent from beyond the arc and 80.2 percent from the free throw line. The Phoenix Mercury are allowing 38.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 30.8 rebounds per game.
The Los Angeles Sparks are averaging 82.2 points on 45.7 percent shooting and allowing 85.5 points on 44.6 percent shooting. Nneka Ogwumike is averaging 18.4 points and 1.9 assists, while Liz Cambage is averaging 13.1 points and 6.7 rebounds. Katie Lou Samuelson is the third double-digit scorer and Brittney Sykes is dishing 3.9 assists. The Los Angeles Sparks are shooting 33.1 percent from beyond the arc and 77.2 percent from the free throw line. The Los Angeles Sparks are allowing 37.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.6 rebounds per game.
The Mercury are 2-6-1 ATS in their last 9 vs. Western Conference and 6-2-1 ATS in their last 9 games playing on 1 days rest. The Sparks are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 Monday games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The under is 61-28 in Sparks last 89 home games. The Mercury are 2-9 ATS in the last 11 meetings in Los Angeles.
The Los Angeles Sparks are on the rare end of a back to back and are fresh off an emotional victory over the Liberty, so there's a possible letdown here. With that said, and as high as I've been on the Mercury, they're just too inconsistent at the moment and just got blasted by the Sky. The home team has won 7 of the last 9 meetings between the Mercury and Sparks. I'll take a shot with the home dog here.
Randy’s Pick Los Angeles Sparks +1.5
AUTHOR: Randy Chambers
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