Phoenix Mercury vs Indiana Fever 7/29/20 - WNBA Picks & Predictions

On Wednesday, the Phoenix Mercury will play the Indiana Fever in the second game of the WNBA regular season for both, at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. Phoenix opened its regular season with a 99-76 loss to the Los Angeles Sparks. Phoenix trailed by just four points at the half but was outscored 30-8 in the third quarter and never recovered. Phoenix was led in the loss by Diana Taurasi with 16 points while Skylar Diggins-Smith chipped in with 14 points.

After just one game of the regular season, Diana Taurasi is the leading scorer for Phoenix with an average of 16.0 points per game, while Skylar Diggins Smith is second in scoring with an average of 14.0 points per game. Brittney Griner is the leading rebounder for the Mercury with an average of 9.0 per game, while Diggins-Smith is the leader in assists with an average of 6.0 per game.

Indiana was routed in its opening game of the regular season 101-76 by the Washington Mystics. Indiana trailed by 10 after one quarter and by 27 at the half, after scoring just nine points in the second quarter. Kelsey Mitchell was the leading scorer for Indiana in the loss with 25 points hitting five baskets from 3-point territory. Tiffany Mitchell chipped in with 15 for the Fever.

Kelsey Mitchell is the leading scorer for Indiana with an average of 25.0 points per game. The leading rebounder for Indiana is Natalie Achonwa with an average of 7.0 per game, while Julie Allemand and Mitchell are tied for the lead in assists with an average of 3.0 per game. Just three players are scoring in double-figures for Indiana.