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Phoenix Mercury vs. Los Angeles Sparks
The Phoenix Mercury and the Los Angeles Sparks will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at Galen Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Sparks as -7.5-point favorites versus the Mercury, while the game's total opened at 157.5.
Last time out for Los Angeles, they were a 78-72 winner as they battled the Aces on the road. The Sparks covered in the match as a +17-point underdog, while 150 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Phoenix lost its last outing, a 83-73 result against the Fever on August 20. The Mercury failed to cover in that game as a +4-point underdog, while the 156 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Phoenix:
Team record: 9-23 SU,11-21 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Phoenix is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Phoenix is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Phoenix's last 13 games
Los Angeles:
Team record: 13-18 SU,16-14-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Los Angeles is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Los Angeles is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Los Angeles's last 9 games
Next up:
Phoenix home to Dallas Sunday, August 27
Los Angeles at Atlanta Friday, August 25