Phoenix Mercury vs Connecticut Sun Prediction WNBA Picks 7/14/24

In this article, we will formulate a Phoenix Mercury vs Connecticut Sun Prediction for this WNBA Game on Sunday, July 14th, at the Mohegan Sun Arena. To formulate this prediction, we will examine:

-The Mercury’s recent form and recent player performance.

-The Sun’s recent form and recent play performance

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for today’s game between the Mercury and Sun. 

Sun Look to Bounce Back

The Sun in the last game faced off against the New York Liberty and the offense wans’t good enough. THey scored only 68 points and although the defense wasn’t bad giving up only 71 points, they still ended up losing. DeWanna Bonner did have a strong game for the sun putting up 22 points, ine rebounds, and three assists but the rest of the offense didn’t step up. The Sun as a team are averaging 79.3 points while their defense is giving up 72.7 points per game. The offense is ranked 8th while the defense is ranked 1st. Bonner has been the top player averaging 17.1 points per game. 

How Do The Mercury Bounce Back? 

The Mercury have been very inconsistent this season and it was the same in the last game. The Mercury scored 86 points against the Indiana Fever, but the defense was awful giving up 95 points and they ended up losing by nine points. Kahleah Copper had a strong game putting up 36 points but it didn’t much matter because the defense couldn’t make any stops. The Mercury are aaveraging 83.9 points while their defense is giving up 85.3 points per game. The offense is ranked 4th while the defense is ranked 9th. In this game the Mercury are going to need to play a whole lot more defense. Copper has been the top player for the Mercury averaging 23.5 points while shooting 44.9 percent from the field. 

Phoenix Mercury vs Connecticut Sun Prediction 

Both of these teams are looking to bounce back, but only one team is going to be able to. The Sun are averaging 79.3 points pre game and they are going to have no issue running up the score against hte Mercury defense. The Mercury offense is going to struggle to get going against the Sun defense and it will be Connecticut that is goign to come out on top. Back the Sun against the spread. 

Shane Mickle's Pick: Sun ATS