Connecticut Sun at Phoenix Mercury 9/11/21 - WNBA Picks & Predictions
The Sun are keeping up on the road in this game here. The Sun ended up playing against the Sparks in their last game by a score of 75-57 win. The Sun are now sitting on a 23-6 record on the year overall.
This season the Sun have ended up getting a total of 79.2 points per game. The Sun have managed to get a total of 19.9 points per game from Jonquel Jones who has shot at a clip of 52.8% on the year. The passing for the Connecticut team has ended up getting 18.1 assists per game, but have been led by Jasmine Thomas who has managed to get 4.3 assists per game. The rebounding leader for the Sun is Jones as well who has managed to get 11 boards per game and have a total of 36.4 boards per game as a team.
The Mercury are coming here after getting a nice win over the Dream in their last game. The win for the Mercury game by a score of 76-75. Now, the win allowed the Phoenix team to move to a record of 19-10 on the year so far.
On the season the Mercury have ended up getting 82.7 points per game. Brittney Griner is leading the Mercury in the scoring with 20.7 points per game while shooting at a clip of 57.7% on the year. Phoenix is coming here after getting a total of 19.7 assists per game. The leading passer for the Mercury is Skylar Diggins-Smith with 5.2 assist per game. This year the Mercury have ended up getting a total of 36.8 boards per game. Brianna Turner is coming here with a total of 9.6 boards per game on the year.
The Sun are one of the best teams in the WNBA this year and have not slowed down even on the road so far. Look for the Sun to continue to play at a high level in this game, but will definitely be challenged by Phoenix. Look for the Mercury to rely on the Sun to come to the court a little bit fatigued and that will make it easier to see the Sun struggle against the offensive power that the Mercury are able to bring to the court here. Final Score Prediction, Phoenix Mercury 85-80.