This Friday night, an exciting WNBA clash will take place between the Connecticut Sun and the Phoenix Mercury at the Footprint Center. The Connecticut Sun are second in the Eastern Conference with an overall 26-10 as of now. The Phoenix Mercury are, on the other side, fourth in the Western Conference with a current 17-19 record. The shining Connecticut Sun will win this game as per the latest WNBA betting trends.
The preview information
Date: September 13, Friday | Time: 10:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Location: Footprint Center, Phoenix, Arizona
TV: ION
Stream: WNBA League Pass
Connecticut Sun vs Phoenix Mercury Odds, Spread, Moneyline
Moneyline: Connecticut Sun (-250) vs Phoenix Mercury (+210)
Spread: Connecticut Sun (-5.5 – 110) vs Phoenix Mercury (+5.5 -110)
Total (O/U): Connecticut Sun (o159.5) vs Phoenix Mercury (u159.5)
Connecticut Sun
The Connecticut Sun are coming here after winning against the Los Angeles Sparks in the last game with a final score of 86-66. In that game, Connecticut’s Marina Mabrey managed to score a total of 26 points, along with a pair of rebounds and four helpers. In this season, the Sun are chalking up an average of 80.06 points in each game, while allowing opponents to get away with 73.86 points per contest. Dewanna Bonner is the lead scorer with a 15.6 point average.
Top 3 Players
Dewanna Bonner: PTS 15.6 REB 6.2 AST 2.0 STL 1.2
Marina Mabrey: PTS 14.3 REB 4.3 AST 4.1 STL 1.2
Brionna Jones: PTS 13.7 REB 5.3 AST 1.6 STL 1.2
Phoenix Mercury
The Phoenix Mercury took on the Seattle Storm in the previous matchup and were defeated 90-66. Against Seattle, Phoenix’s Diana Taurasi led the scoring with 18 points, while grabbing five rebounds and assisting four times. The Mercury are currently chalking up an average of 81.69 points in each game, while allowing 84.56 points. Kahleah Copper is leading the offense for the Mercury with a 21.6 point average this season.
Top 3 Players
Kahleah Copper: PTS 21.6 REB 4.6 AST 2.2 STL 0.8
Brittney Griner: PTS 17.6 REB 6.4 AST 2.2 STL 0.5
Diana Taurasi: PTS 15.1 REB 4.0 AST 3.3 STL 0.7
Connecticut Sun vs Phoenix Mercury Injury Report
Connecticut Sun
Tiffany Mitchell G Is out indefinitely, Illness
Phoenix Mercury
Rebecca Allen F Is out indefinitely, Hamstring
Charisma Osborne G Is “?” Saturday vs Seattle Storm, Leg
Connecticut Sun vs Phoenix Mercury Betting Trends
Connecticut Sun
Sun are 3-2 in their last 5 games.
Sun are 3-2 in their last 5 games against the spread
Sun are 10-8 in their road games against the spread
The totals have gone OVER in 1 of Sun’ last 5 games
The totals have gone OVER in 8 of Sun’ 18 last games at home
Phoenix Mercury
Mercury are 1-4 in their last 5 games.
Mercury are 1-4 in their last 5 games against the spread
Mercury are 8-9 in their road games against the spread
The totals have gone OVER in 3 of Mercury’ last 5 games
The totals have gone OVER in 9 of Mercury’ 18 last games at home
Connecticut Sun vs Phoenix Mercury Summary and Prediction
The Phoenix Mercury are alright when it comes to their offense, but are allowing way too many points to get through. The Sun are clearly the stronger team and will dominate this matchup. The Connecticut Sun will win with a predicted score of 82-69.
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