Connecticut Sun vs Phoenix Mercury 9/9/20 - WNBA Picks & Predictions
The game here is going to be Sun vs Mercury part 2 this week. The teams met on Labor Day and in the game on Monday it ended up being a 15 point win for the Sun. The Sun ended up putting in a total of 85 points in the game. The Mercury only could reply with 70 points of their own. The win improved Connecticut to a 10-10 mark. The loss put the Mercury to a 12-8 record on the year.
For the Sun the scoring charged was led by Bonner who put in a total of 25 points. The Mercury had Taurasi lead them in scoring with a total of 19 points. The rebounding leaders were very close to each other with Thomas pulling down 9 for the Sun and Turner getting 8 for the Mercury.
The Sun in the win ended up shooting at a clip of 44% in the game. Behind the3 point line the Sun ended up getting them to fall 38.9% of the time. Connecticut only turned the ball over 9 times, but did control the rebounding with 36 boards.
Phoenix is coming into the game here with a total of 35% shooting from the field. The Mercury in the game only ended up shooting 26.9% from behind the three point line. When it comes to the turnover department the Mercury turned the ball over 17 times while getting 32 boards in the game.
The Mercury definitely had an off day in their last game against the Sun. The Sun will play good in the game, but having the same type of back to back games for Connecticut has been challenging on the year. The Mercury tend to not be horrible on the season either and should bounce back in the game here and that will help Phoenix in getting the win here with a good offensive showing in the game and the same level defensively. Final Score Prediction, Phoenix Mercury win 82-76.
