The Phoenix Mercury (9-9) will look to Kahleah Copper (third in WNBA, 21.8 points per game) when they attempt to knock off DeWanna Bonner (12th in league, 16.7) and the Connecticut Sun (14-4) on Monday, July 1, 2024 at Footprint Center. The game starts at 10:00 PM ET on AZFamily, Mercury Live, and NBCS-BOS.
Sun vs. Mercury Prediction & Odds
Favorite: Sun (-3)
Total: 157.5
Sun Moneyline: -155
Mercury Moneyline: +130
Spread Prediction: Mercury
Total Prediction: Over
Moneyline Prediction: Sun
Sun vs. Mercury Stat Rankings
| Sun Rank |
Sun AVG |
|
Mercury AVG |
Mercury Rank |
| 8th |
79.8 |
Points Scored |
82.4 |
5th |
| 1st |
73.1 |
Points Allowed |
84.8 |
9th |
| 10th |
33.0 |
Rebounds |
33.8 |
8th |
| 4th |
8.8 |
Off. Rebounds |
7.3 |
8th |
| 11th |
5.2 |
3pt Made |
9.4 |
5th |
| 11th |
18.9 |
Assists |
19.7 |
7th |
| 2nd |
12.1 |
Turnovers |
14.4 |
9th |
Sun vs. Mercury Stats Insights
The Sun score 5.0 fewer points per game (79.8) than the Mercury give up (84.8).
Phoenix’s 82.4 points per game are 9.3 more points than the 73.1 Connecticut allows to opponents.
The Mercury are the WNBA’s fifth-ranked team offensively (82.4 PPG), while the Sun have the top-ranked defense (73.1).
Connecticut has out-scored its opponents by a total of 120 points this season (6.7 points per game on average), and opponents of Phoenix have out-scored them by 43 more points on the year (2.4 per game).
Connecticut and Phoenix rebound at around the same rate, with Connecticut averaging 0.8 fewer rebounds per game.
The Sun are shooting 43.8% from the field this season, 1.1 percentage points higher than the 42.7% the Mercury allow to opponents.
Sun Leaders
Alyssa Thomas leads the Sun in assists and rebounds. She dishes out 7.6 assists and 9.4 rebounds per game.
Bonner paces Connecticut with 16.7 points per game.
Tyasha Harris is the top three-point shooter for the Sun, knocking down 1.7 per game.
Connecticut’s blocks leader is Bonner, who collects 0.6 per game. Thomas leads the team, averaging 1.6 steals an outing.
Mercury Leaders
Copper outpaced her teammates on the Mercury scoring front by putting up 21.8 points per game. She adds 4.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game this season.
Natasha Mack (5.3 rebounds per game) and Natasha Cloud (7.1 assists per game) are the Phoenix leaders in rebounds and assists.
Diana Taurasi leads the Mercury in shooting from beyond the arc, averaging 2.8 made threes per game.
Phoenix’s Cloud has the top spot on the team’s steals leaderboard with 1.7 per game and Mack is first in blocks with 1.6 per game.
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