Phoenix Mercury vs Connecticut Sun 9/7/20 - WNBA Picks & Predictions

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Last Updated: 09/07/2020 at 12:44 PM ET

Phoenix Mercury vs Connecticut Sun 9/7/20 - WNBA Picks & Predictions

The Sun are coming into the game to face the Mercury after getting a win in their last game. The Sun were able to get a total of 96 points in the game. The defense for the Sun was very impressive on the day giving up a total of only 77 points in the game. With the win the Sun moved up to a 9-10 record overall.

When it comes to scoring on the year the Sun have managed to score at a clip of 78.8 points per game. The Sun have ended up getting only 34.1 boards per game. The Connecticut team has managed to get a total of 18.6 assist per game so far.

The Mercury in their last game were able to completely crush the New York Liberty. The win came with the Mercury putting 83 points in the game, but the defense showed up huge for Phoenix giving up only 67 points. The win allowed Phoenix improve to a 12-7 record on the year.

Scoring on the year for the Mercury has been great with a total of 86.9 points a game. The Mercury is coming into the game here averaging 33.4 rebounds a game. When it comes to passing the ball the Mercury have ended up with 21.4 assist a game.

In this game the Sun will have some issues. The Sun in this game are being outscored by close to 6 points more per game. The Sun do hold a rebounding advantage, but it will be hard pressed for the Sun to really do much with the advantage. The other thing that is coming into the game here for the Mercury is they are able to pass the ball quite a bit better and that will definitely make the difference in the game here as it keeps the Sun defense off balance. Final Score Prediction, Phoenix Mercury win 86-78.