Mercury at Sparks 8/5/18 - WNBA Picks & Predictions

On Sunday, the Phoenix Mercury look for a second straight victory when they visit the Los Angeles Sparks in an important Western Conference showdown. The Mercury defeated the Las Vegas Aces 104-93 in their most recent outing on Wednesday. The Mercury were led by Diana Taurasi who scored a season-high 37 points.

The Sparks were victorious in their most recent outing defeating the Minnesota Lynx 79-57 on Thursday behind Candace Parker who scored 23 points and grabbed 10 boards. It was the ninth double-double this season for Parker. The win kept the Sparks in second place in the West, 4 ½ games behind first place Seattle. Diana Taurasi is the leading scorer and leader in assists for the Mercury with averages of 20.9 points and 4.9 assists per game. Brittney Griner is the second leading scorer and leader in rebounding with averages of 20.2 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. DeWanna Bonner is the only other player on the Mercury averaging double figures in scoring with an average of 16.4 points per game. Phoenix is scoring an average of 84.4 points per game.

Candace Parker is the leading scorer and second leading rebounder for the Sparks with averages of 18.3 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. Nneka Ogwumike is the second leading scorer and rebounder for the Sparks averaging 16.0 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. Chelsea Gray is the third leading scorer and team leader in assists with averages of 14.6 points and 5.4 assists per game. Los Angeles is scoring an average of 79.4 points per game.