Sparks vs Mercury Picks and Prediction – 6/2/2024

The Los Angeles Sparks look to bounce back from a loss with a victory on the road Sunday when visiting the Phoenix Mercury. Los Angeles is 2-5 and 10th in the WNBA, five games behind first. Los Angeles was defeated by the Chicago Sky 83-73 on Thursday and the Sparks have lost three of the last four. The leading scorer for Los Angeles in the loss was Dearica Hamby with 24 points. Make sure you stay up to date with the WNBA with our WNBA picks.

Dearica Hamby is leading Los Angeles in scoring, rebounding and assists with averages of 20.6 points, 12.7 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game. Kia Nurse is the second leading scorer with an average of 13.6 points per game and is one of three players for Los Angeles averaging double figures in scoring. Los Angeles is scoring an average of 78.6 points per game, while shooting 43.5% overall and 34.8% from 3-point territory.

The Phoenix Mercury look to snap a four-game losing skid with a victory at home on Sunday when hosting the Los Angeles Sparks. Phoenix is 3-5 and ninth in the WNBA, 4 ½ games behind first place. Phoenix was defeated by the Minnesota Lynx 95-71 Friday night. The leading scorer for Phoenix was Kahleah Copper with 21 points but the Mercury shot only 38.7% overall. 

Kahleah Copper is the leading scorer for Phoenix with an average of 24.2 points per game, while Natasha Mack is the leading rebounder with an average of 7.4 per game and Natasha Cloud is the leader in assists with an average of 7.1 per game. Phoenix has three players averaging double figures in scoring and as a team is scoring an average of 80.9 points per game.