Indiana Fever vs Phoenix Mercury 6/29/2023 Picks Predictions

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The Indiana Fever (5-9) will play the Phoenix Mercury (2-11) on Thursday night at Footprint Center in Phoenix as part of their Western road trip.

After consecutive defeats to Las Vegas, Indiana enters Thursday’s game four games below.500 and is on a two-game losing streak.

In their most recent game, Indiana’s defense was outmatched, allowing 88 points, including 48 in the first half, as Vegas shot 40.9% from the field and made seven long shots.

Indiana’s offense struggled mightily; they only made 35.9% shots and turned the ball over eight times in the defeat.

In 34 minutes of play, Aliyah Boston led the Indiana offense by scoring 20 points, collecting 14 rebounds, and taking 14 shots.

NaLyssa Smith was the only player to reach double digits with 13 points and 14 rebounds. Erica Wheeler contributed 20 points in addition to 34 minutes.

The Indiana bench scored Only eight points collectively due to their severe struggles.

The Indiana Fever played their final game on the hardwood against the Las Vegas Aces, losing 88-80. Indiana finished the game with a field goal percentage of 35.9% (28 of 78) and six 3-pointers made in 22 tries.

The Fever made 18 out of 21 free throws, for a percentage of 85.7%. They pulled down 39 rebounds, with 16 of them being offensive. In addition, they had eight steals, 12 assists, and 15 turnovers caused by the other squad.

Regarding the defense, Indiana gave up a 40.9% field goal percentage on 27 of 66 tries, which is unacceptable. In this game, Las Vegas collected 10 coins and had four thefts.

Las Vegas also had six blocks and 39 boards (10 offensive, 29 defensive). In the end, Las Vegas made 27 out of 28 free throw attempts, shooting 96.4% overall. Seven of their 24 attempts from downtown were successful.

With only two victories in their first thirteen games played and an extended losing run, the Phoenix Mercury return to their home stadium on Thursday night as the weakest club in the league.

Phoenix’s offense has been appalling this season, averaging only 76 points on 43.8% shooting, while their defense, which allows 87.5 ppg, is among the worst in the league.

This season, Britney Griner has led Phoenix’s offense with an average of 19.2 points per game and 6.3 assists per game.

Averaging 14.1 points per game, Diana Taurasi is second on the squad, while Sophie Cunningham is third with 13.5 points.

Sug Sutton averages 10.8 points per game and 5.5 assists per game, which makes him the fourth Phoenix player to reach that mark.

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Indiana Fever vs Phoenix Mercury Predictions 6/29/2023

The Phoenix Mercury lost to the Dallas Wings by a final score of 77-62 in their previous visit to the floor.

The Mercury managed to grab 25 rebounds overall in the game, including 21 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds.

In this game, they committed 16 turnovers and only seven steals. In this game, the Wings were called for 18 fouls, resulting in 18 shots from the charity line for the Mercury.

They were successful with 13 out of their 14 tries at free throws, for a percentage of 72.2%. Phoenix made 3 out of 20 attempts at long-range shots, or 15.0%.

Overall, the Mercury finished with a field goal percentage of 23 for 57, or 40.4%. In this game, the Mercury let the Wings score on 30 of their 64 field goal attempts (46.9%).

They shot 5 of 16 from beyond the arc for a 31.3% clip, and they made 12 of their last 14 free throw attempts for an 85.7% clip. Phoenix allowed Dallas to grab 37 rebounds overall, 10 of which were on the offensive glass.

In the end, Griner made a difference for the Mercury in this contest. In this game, she had a 58.3% field goal percentage (7 of 12) and 5 rebounds overall.

In her 29 minutes on the floor, Griner scored 20 points and handed out three assists.

This season, Phoenix has a 2-11 win-loss record. The Mercury are shooting 43.8% from the field on offense, which places them fifth in the league.

Phoenix now has 988 points for the year (76.0 per game), and they average 28.9 boards a contest. They turn the ball over 15.9 times per game while aiding teammates 19.3 times per game (6th in the league).

The Mercury are accountable for 20.5 personal fouls per game and have an 81.1% free throw shooting percentage. With 87.5 PPG allowed, Mercury’s defense is ranked 11th in the league.

They are causing 12.2 turnovers a game from their opponents while allowing them to shoot 44.7% from the field, which ranks 10th in basketball.

The Phoenix defense allows their opponents to make 33.9% of their 3-point tries (103 of 304), and they also allow them to make 82.0% of their free throw attempts.

They consistently surrender 21.2 assists and 35.4 rebounds, 12th and 8th in basketball, respectively.

Indiana Fever vs Phoenix Mercury. The WNBA pick for this game is the Dallas Wings.

Phoenix will benefit from playing at home, but since it will be the Mercury’s first game under interim head coach Nikki Blue, expect that high to pass quickly for them.

Phoenix has failed to cover the spread in its previous five games, and the Mercury have lost six of their last eight games while playing Dallas. Dallas Wings will triumph and cover the spread (ATS) with a score of 80-77.

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