Phoenix Mercury vs. Dallas Wings
June 25, 2022 8:00 pm EDT
The Dallas Wings and Phoenix Mercury face off on Saturday in a WNBA showdown at the College Park Center. When these two teams faced off on June 17th it was the Wings that secured the 93-88 victory.
The Wings come into this game with a 9-9 record overall, and they are coming off a big victory in the last game. Dallas only gave up 68 points and that led to the easy blowout victory. Overall, this season, it’s been the Wings’ offense that has been the real strength. Dallas is averaging 82.5 points, while their defense is giving up 80 points per game. The offense is ranked 4th in the league, while their defense is ranked 7th overall. Arike Ogunbowale has been the top player for Dallas, averaging 19.2 points while shooting 40.1 percent from the field and 38.3 percent from behind the three-point line.
On the other side of this matchup is the Phoenix Mercury, who sits with a 6-12 record overall, and they have really struggled heading into this game. In the last game against the Minnesota Lynx, the defense was awful, giving up 100 points, and that led to the defeat. The Mercury overall this season is averaging 81.8 points, while their defense is giving up 86.9 points per game. The offense is ranked 5th overall, while the defense is ranked 10th overall. Skylar Diggins-Smith has been the top player for Phoenix, averaging 18.4 points while shooting 45.7 percent from the field and 32.4 percent from behind the three-point line.
The Wings are a strong offensive team, and they are going to have no issue running up the score against Phoenix here. The Mercury gave up 100 points in the last game, and they will give up at least that here. Phoenix isn’t going to have enough offense and this game is going to be ugly. Back Dallas against the spread.
