Phoenix @ Los Angeles picks

She has hit 40% of her 3-pointers while attempting 8.6 per game. Remove Friday in Las Vegas, and those numbers jump to 43.4% on 8.8 attempts per game. No one else in a Los Angeles Sparks uniform is taking more than four 3-pointers per game. Only Azura Stevens is taking as many as three while hitting 40% from deep. Plum is Los Angeles’s offense from long range. Leading LA in assists, points, steals, and 3-point percentage only emphasizes how good she is. That kind of focus will not balk against Phoenix. The Phoenix Mercury are without Alyssa Thomas, and that should free up Plum for a few more open looks, particularly off screens. Capitalize on Plum early in the season. Oddsmakers will remember how good she is before long.