Phoenix Mercury at Chicago Sky 7/2/22 - WNBA Picks & Predictions

The Phoenix Mercury look for their fourth consecutive victory when visiting the Chicago Sky on Saturday. Phoenix City 9-12 following a 99-78 victory over the Indiana Fever on Wednesday. Skylar Diggins-Smith was the leading scorer for Phoenix with 17 points and also handed out a team-high seven assists. Sophie Cunningham chipped in with 14 points. Phoenix is fourth in the Western Conference, six games behind first-place Las Vegas.

Skylar Diggins-Smith is leading Phoenix in scoring and assists with averages of 18.7 points and 5.2 assists per game. Brianna Turner is the leading rebounder with an average of 7.8 rebounds per game. Diana Taurasi is the second-leading scorer with an average of 16.3 points per game and one of three players for Phoenix averaging double-figures in scoring. The Mercury scores an average of 82.8 points per game.

Chicago looks for its fifth consecutive victory when hosting Phoenix on Saturday. The Sky are 14-5 following a 91-83 victory over the Connecticut Sun on Wednesday. Candace Parker scored 25 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and handed out seven assists, while Kahleah Copper chipped in with 15 points. Chicago is first in the Eastern Conference, 1 ½ games ahead of the Connecticut Sun.

Kahleah Copper is the leading scorer for Chicago with an average of 14.1 points per game while Candace Parker is the second leading scorer and the leading rebounder with averages of 13.3 points and 8.6 rebounds per game. Courtney Vandersloot is the leader in assists with an average of 6.6 assists per game. Chicago has five players averaging double-figures in scoring and as a team scores an average of 85.7 points per game.