WNBA Chicago Sky vs Phoenix Mercury Preview and Prediction

Date/Time: 07-25-2017 15:30 EDT

Spread: Phoenix Mercury -5.5

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The third-best squad of the West and of the WNBA are hosting the third-worse in the league, as the Phoenix Mercury are facing the Chicago Sky. Both teams have been extremely inefficient for the past couple of weeks and are looking to return to the winning ways with a victory today.

Sky are 8-17 (10-15 ATS) so far in the league and currently have the third-worse record both in the Eastern Conference and in the whole WNBA. They are 1-5 in their last 6 games and in their latest matchup they got defeated by the Sparks, 76-93. Mercury are 15-10 (15-10 ATS) so far in the league and are tied with the Sparks on the 2^nd place of the Western Conference and of the whole league. They are 1-5 in their last 6 games and in their latest matchup they got defeated by the Lynx at home, 75-80.

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Chicago are led in scoring by Allie Quigley with 15.9 ppg. She is followed by Diamond DeShields with 13.1 ppg, adding 4.8 rebounds per game, while Courtney Vandersloot adds 11.2 ppg, 3.8 rebounds and leads the team in assists made with 8.1 per game. Phoenix are led in scoring by Diana Taurasi with 20.3 ppg. She also leads the team in assists made, with 4.8 per game, while Brittney Griner follows with 20.2 ppg, adding a team-best 7.4 rebounds per game. DeWanna Bonner adds 15.8 ppg, 6.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game.

This will be the third meeting between those two teams so far this season, with each squad having won at home. Mercury won 96-79 and Sky won 97-88. Mercury have a 5-5 home record so far, while Sky are 2-9 on the road. Mercury have a better offense with 83.2 ppg to Sky’s 81.9 and Sky have the worse defense in the league, allowing 90.1 ppg to Mercury’s 80.8. Mercury have a better accuracy from the field, shooting with 45% to Sky’s 44.2%, while both teams have almost the same accuracy from behind the arc, shooting with 35.8% and 35.6%. Mercury are better in turnovers committed (14.3 to 15.7), while Sky dish more dimes (20.5 to 20) and grab more boards per game (33 to 31.8). Phoenix are superior to Chicago even if they have been terrible lately and expect them to win easily by more than 6 points today.

Chicago Sky vs Phoenix Mercury Prediction: Phoenix Mercury -5.5 (109)