The Los Angeles Sparks are on the road at the Phoenix Mercury on Friday. The Sparks come into the game with a 4-13 record. That is fifth in the Western Conference. The Sparks have dropped six straight games coming into this one.
For the Phoenix Mercury, they are 8-8 on the season. The Mercury currently sit fourth in the Western Conference. Phoenix is coming off a road loss at the Minnesota Lynx on Saturday.
The Phoenix Mercury are -9.5 at home over the Los Angeles Sparks. The total for this battle is listed at 166.
Sparks Struggling
The Los Angeles Sparks have dropped six straight games. The Sparks are down to 77.9 points per game, which is 11th out of 12 teams in the WNBA. The Sparks are making just 76.5% from the free throw line, and 32.2% from downtown.
The top scorer for Los Angeles has been Dearcia Hamby. She is the only player on the Sparks roster scoring double digits per game. She is scoring 17.8 points per game, and also adding 10.5 rebounds per game.
Cameron Brink, the rookie out of Stanford is out for the rest of the season. She hurt herself on June 18th at Connecticut after playing just three games. Bring was scoring 7.5 points per game, and 5.3 rebounds.
The Sparks are finishing the month of June with this one. In July, they will start a four game home stand against the Mystics, Aces, Mercury and Lynx. The next road game for the Sparks is July 13th at the Wings.
Phoenix Mercury Looking to Get Above .500
Phoenix is coming off a 13 point loss on the road at Minnesota on Saturday. Before that, the Mercury had won back to back games, scoring 93 points per game. Their defense during that time allowed 85.5 per game.
The Mercury are scoring 81.8 points per game. That ranks fifth in the WNBA. The Mercury are one of the top three point shooting teams, as they are making just shy of 10 per game. Phoenix is also ripping down just shy of 34 rebounds per game.
The top scorer for Phoenix is Kahleah Cooper. She is scoring 22.6 points per game. Brittney Griner is second on the team with 19.5 per game, while Diana Taurasi is at 16.3 per game. The Mercury will host the Indiana Fever on Sunday and then welcome the Connecticut Sun to town on July 1st. The next road game is at the Dallas Wings on July 3rd.
Tight One in Phoenix
The Phoenix Mercury and Los Angeles Sparks are going to play a fun game here. The nearly 10 points as spread seems to be too many points. The Sparks are going to be able to compete on the road in this game. The Mercury just are not good enough to blow out the Sparks here. The final bet for this game is the Los Angeles Sparks +9.5 over the Phoenix Mercury. Enjoy the game and best of luck!
