Phoenix Mercury at Dallas Wings 5/29/21 - WNBA Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 05/28/2021 at 4:27 PM ET
The Phoenix Mercury look to snap a two-game losing streak when visiting the Dallas Wings on Saturday. Phoenix is 2-3 following an 85-79 loss to the Las Vegas Aces on Wednesday. The leading scorer for Phoenix in the loss was Britney Griner with 27 points, while Skylar Diggins-Smith scored 16 points and pulled down 11 rebounds. Phoenix continues to play without veteran guard Diana Tarasi who fractured her sternum.
Skylar Diggins-Smith is leading Phoenix in scoring and assists with averages of 16.4 points and 5.6 assists per game, while the second leading scorer and leading rebounder is Britney Griner with averages of 16.0 points and 8.4 rebounds per game. Phoenix is playing without Diana Taurasi, who is averaging 15.8 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game.
Dallas looks to snap a three-game losing streak when hosting Phoenix on Saturday. The Wings open the season with a victory over Los Angeles but have lost three straight including a 101-95 setback to the Atlanta Dream on Thursday night. The leading scorers for Dallas in the loss were Arike Ogunbowale and Marina Mabrey with 24 points apiece, while Kayla Thornton scored 17.
Arike Ogunbowale is the leading scorer for Dallas with an average of 23.1 points per game, while Marina Mabrey is the second-leading scorer with an average of 19.5 points per game. Kayla Thornton is the leading rebounder with an average of 11.3 rebounds per game while Tyasha Harris is the leader in assists with an average of 5.0 assists per game.
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Phoenix is playing without one of its best players and the Mercury are 0-2 straight up and against the spread since Diana Taurasi went down injured. Dallas has lost three straight but the Wings opened the season with a 23-point victory over the Los Angeles Sparks and have played close in each of their three losses, losing by seven points or less in each of the three. Phoenix has struggled losing to Las Vegas in his most recent outing and falling to Connecticut 84-67 prior to that. Final Score Prediction, Dallas Wings win and cover ATS 92-86.
