Mercury at Sparks 8/8/19 - WNBA Picks & Predictions

The Phoenix Mercury visit the Los Angeles Sparks on Thursday in search of their second straight victory. Phoenix defeated the Washington Mystics on Sunday 103-92 in their last outing. Brittney Griner led the Mercury with 26 points, nine boards and eight assists. Griner was big on defense as well coming through with four blocked shots.

Los Angeles won its third straight on Sunday after defeating the Seattle Storm 83-75. Candace Parker led the Sparks with 21 points, while Nneka Ogwumike chipped in with 13 points, 10 boards and three steals. Los Angeles has won six of its last seven to move to within one game of first place Las Vegas in the Western Conference. Brittney Griner is the leading scorer and second in rebounding for Phoenix with averages of 19.3 points and 7.2 rebounds per game. DeWanna Bonner is the second in scoring and leading in rebounding with averages of 18.7 points and 7.4 rebounds per game. Leilani Mitchell leads in assists with an average of 4.3 per game.

Nneka Ogwumike leads the Sparks in scoring and rebounding with averages of 16.6 points and 9.6 rebound per game. Chelsea Gray is the second leading scorer and leader in assists with averages of 13.3 points and 5.9 assists per game. Six players are averaging double figures in scoring for the Sparks.