Washington Mystics at Phoenix Mercury 8/19/21 - WNBA Picks & Predictions
The Mystics are on the road in this game again. The last game for the Mystics ended up being a road game against the Las Vegas Aces in what ended up as a loss with a final score of 93-83. The Mystics are now sitting on a 8-12 record on the year and 9th position in the standings.
The Mystics on the season have managed to get 82 points per game. The leading scorer on the season for Washington has been Tina Charles who has shot 46.6% from the field for 26.2 points per game. The rebounding for Washington is sitting at 34.5 boards per game. The Mystics have been led in the rebounding by Tina Charles who has 9.9 boards per game. Passing has seen Washington get 19.5 assists per game, but have been led by Natasha Cloud who has 6.5 assists per game.
The Mercury are coming here after getting a win/loss in their last game. The win came against the struggling Indiana Fever with a final score of 84-80 on the day. The Mercury ended up moving to a 11-10 record on the season so far.
This year the Phoenix team has ended up getting a total of 80.4 points per game. The leading scorer for the Mercury is Brittney Griner and she is shooting at a clip of 57.2% and has ended up with 20.4 points per game. The rebounding for the Phoenix team has been done to the tune of 36.2 boards per game. Leading the rebounding for the Mercury is Brittney Griner and she has ended up with a total of 9.6 boards per game. The passing has been done to the tune of 19.1 assists per game. The passing leader is Skylar Diggins-Smith and she has ended up with 5 assists per game.
This game here will be a good game, but it will also be a potential to see if Phoenix is strong enough to make a playoff run. The Mercury have ended up playing good at times, but horrible at others and that streaky play is what has cost the Phoenix team a lot of wins. The Mystics for their part are just playing bad and that will show up in the game here as the road is not the good place for Washington, but also the Mercury are able to pull out the win here. Final Score Prediction, Phoenix Mercury win 83-77.