Mercury vs Sparks Picks and Prediction – 9/18/2024

The Phoenix Mercury will visit the Los Angeles Sparks Tuesday night for a Western Conference matchup. Phoenix is 2 games below .500 currently the 4th best team in the West having lost four of the last five including three in a row. Offensively Phoenix has been mediocre this season averaging just under 82 points on 43.7% shooting from the floor. Defensively the Mercury have had a ton of trouble giving up nearly 85 points per game overall and have allowed 89.3 points per game during their three-game losing streak. For other WBA news see our WNBA Picks.

Kahleah Copper leads Phoenix this season averaging 21.6 points per game. Brittany Griner is second on the team averaging 18.2 points to go along with the team leading 6.6 rebounds. Diana Taurasii averages 15.2 points as the third player in double figures. Natasha Cloud is 4th on the team averaging 11.7 points and dishes out a team high 6.9 assists per game.  

The Los Angeles Sparks stay at home Tuesday 24 games below .500 currently the worst team in the league riding a long losing streak. Offensively Los Angeles has been terrible scoring just 78.6 points on 42.6% shooting. Defensively Los Angeles has been even worse allowing 86.6 points per game and have given up 88 points during their last five losses.

Dearica Hamby is the offensive leader of the season for Los Angeles averaging 17.1 points and 9.3 rebounds per game. Rickea Jackson averages 13.4 points in Odyssey Sims has averaged 11 points per game but has played in just 13 games. Azura Stevens averages 10.3 points as the fourth player in double figures and Aari McDonald averages 8.7 points in a team high 3.7 assists.

The Phoenix Mercury have struggled this season but are the better team in this matchup. Phoenix has already beaten Los Angeles three times this season and will make it 4  on Tuesday. Take the Mercury to do the work as they extend the Los Angeles struggles following a win and cover on the road. Final Score Prediction, Phoenix Mercury win and cover 83-71.