The Mercury's brightest stars will still be feeling the fatigue from an Olympic run while the Sky's scoring struggles will continue when the teams meet up to commence the WNBA's second half, per Eric Rosales' free betting picks.
The Mercury's brightest stars will still be feeling the fatigue from an Olympic run while the Sky's scoring struggles will continue when the teams meet up to commence the WNBA's second half, per Eric Rosales' free betting picks.With the Olympic Games in the rearview mirror, the stretch run to the playoffs picks up in the WNBA as the Phoenix Mercury visit the Chicago Sky. This Top 8 battle has visiting Phoenix tabbed as a 3-point favorites in the WNBA odds.
How they get their feet back under them after the Olympic experience will play a huge part in Phoenix’s quest to chase down a Top-4 spot in the league and home court in the first round of the playoffs. They enter Thursday in sixth place, four games back of fourth-place Seattle with Vegas in-between them.is by far the better-rested team with no Olympians on the roster, which could give them an advantage. However, they are just 4-8 on their home court this season.
Phoenix is a Top-4 scoring unit, putting up 83.8 points per game, but rank 10th in scoring D, with opponents hanging 85.8 points on them. That’s the opposite of the Sky, who rank in the top half of points allowed at 81.2 but sag to 10th in scoring at 79 points per game. That includes a lowly 31.4% clip from deep on a league-low 14.5 3-point attempts per game. Every other team attempts at least 17.5 triples per contest.
During this run of 18 straight games of 10+ rebounds, Reese has shot under 41% in those games 10 times. Throw in the fact she’ll be seeing the 6-foot-9 Grimes in the paint on almost all her touches, and Reese could be in tough tonight.
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