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New York Liberty vs. Phoenix Mercury
The New York Liberty and the Phoenix Mercury will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Footprint Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Liberty as -1.5-point favorites versus the Mercury, while the game's total opened at 163.5.
Phoenix was a 77-64 loser in its last match on the road against the Sun. They earned a push of the +13-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 141 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
New York won its last outing, a 64-61 result against the Sparks on August 03. The Liberty failed to cover in that game as a -6.5-point favorite, while the 125 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
New York:
Team record: 13-18 SU,16-14-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
New York is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New York's last 7 games
New York is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Phoenix:
Team record: 13-19 SU,13-17-2 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Phoenix is 3-7-1 ATS in its last 11 games
Phoenix is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Phoenix's last 7 games
Next up:
New York at Dallas Monday, August 8
Phoenix home to Minnesota Wednesday, August 10