Phoenix Mercury at Connecticut Sun 8/2/22 - WNBA Picks & Predictions

The Phoenix Mercury look to bounce back from a loss when visiting the Connecticut Sun on Tuesday. Phoenix is 13-17 and was defeated by the New York Liberty 89-69 on Sunday. Sophie Cunningham was the leading scorer for Phoenix with 21 points. Phoenix shot only 37.5% overall and 24.0% from three-point territory. The Mercury are fourth in the Western Conference, nine games behind the first-place Las Vegas Aces.

Skylar Diggins-Smith is leading Phoenix in scoring and assists with averages of 20.0 points and 5.8 assists per game, while Brianna Turner is the leading rebounder with an average of 6.9 rebounds per game. Diana Taurasi is the second-leading scorer with an average of 17.3 points per game and one of five players for Phoenix averaging double-figures in scoring.

Connecticut looks to bounce back from a loss when hosting Phoenix on Tuesday. Connecticut is 20-10 and lost to the Chicago Sky 95-92 on Sunday. DeWanna Bonner was the leading scorer for Connecticut with 23 points. The Sun shot 42.9% overall but allowed Chicago to shoot 55.2%. Connecticut is second in the Eastern Conference, three games behind first-place Chicago.

Jonquel Jones is leading Connecticut in scoring and rebounding with averages of 14.5 points and 8.5 rebounds per game, while Alyssa Thomas is the leader in assists with an average of 6.1 assists per game. Connecticut has five players averaging double-figures in scoring and as a team the Sun is scoring an average of 85.1 points per game.