Mercury vs Sky Picks and Prediction – 9/15/2024

The Phoenix Mercury will look to snap a three-game losing skid with a victory on the road Sunday when visiting the Chicago Sky. Phoenix is 17-20 and 7th in the WNBA standings. Phoenix has an outside chance of catching the sixth-place Indiana Fever but is guaranteed at least seventh-place. Phoenix lost to the Connecticut Sun 88-69 on Friday and has lost six of the last seven. Make sure you stay up to date with the WNBA with our expert WNBA picks.

Kahleah Copper is leading Phoenix in scoring with an average of 21.6 points per game but could miss the game due to injury, while Brittney Griner is the second-leading scorer and the leading rebounder with averages of 17.6 points and 6.4 rebounds per game. Natasha Cloud is the leader in assists with an average of 6.7 per game. Phoenix has four players averaging double figures in scoring and as a team scores an average of 81.7 points per game.

The Chicago Sky are on the outside looking in. Chicago is 13-24 and ninth in the standings, tied with eighth-place Washington but the Sky does not own the tiebreaker between the two. Chicago has lost two straight following an 83-66 loss to Minnesota on Friday. Chicago has lost 9 of its last 11 and part of that is due to several injuries including leading rebounder Angel Reese.

Chennedy Carter is the leading scorer for Chicago with an average of 17.4 points per game, while the leading rebounder is Kamilla Cardoso with an average of 8.0 per game. Lindsay Allen is the leader in assists with an average of 3.8 per game. Chicago is scoring an average of 78.3 points per game. Angel Reese (13.6 ppg, 13.1 rpg) was the second-leading scorer and leading rebounder before going down injured. 

Phoenix and Chicago are both struggling at the moment heading toward the end of the regular season but Chicago has much more to gain with a victory as the Sky are battling with two others for the 8th and final playoff berth. Phoenix has failed to cover the number in eight of its last nine overall and on the road the Mercury have covered the number in just one of the last five. Final Score Prediction, Chicago Sky wins and covers ATS 75-70.