The Phoenix Mercury will lock horns with the New York Liberty at Footprint Center on Monday night to continue the WNBA schedule. The Mercury are placed fourth in the Western Conference with a current 16-14 record. On the other side, the Liberty are adamantly dominating the Eastern Conference with an impressive 25-5 record. The latest WNBA betting trends are favoring an easy win for the Liberty in this game.
Phoenix Mercury vs New York Liberty Preview Information
Date: August 26, Monday | Time: 10:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Location: Footprint Center, Phoenix, Arizona
TV: NBA TV/FOX 5 New York
Stream: NBA League Pass
Moneyline: Phoenix Mercury (+185) vs New York Liberty (-225)
Spread: Phoenix Mercury (+5 – 110) vs New York Liberty (-5 -110)
Total (O/U): Phoenix Mercury (o163.5) vs New York Liberty (u163.5)
Phoenix Mercury
The Phoenix Mercury placed the Dream in their previous matchup and won the game with a tight score of 82-80. In that game, Phoenix’s Brittney Griner managed to score a total of 22 points for the team, along with six boards and six helpers. The Mercury is scoring an average of 83.34 points in each game, and are allowing opponents to get away with 84.41 points. Kahleah Copper is Phoenix’s top player this season, with a 22.9 average.
Top 3 Players:
Kahleah Copper: PTS 22.9 REB 4.6 AST 2.3 STL 0.8
Brittney Griner: PTS 18.3 REB 6.4 AST 2.4 STL 0.6
Diana Taurasi: PTS 15.8 REB 4.2 AST 2.9 STL 0.7
New York Liberty
The New York Liberty were paired with the Connecticut Sun last time out and lost the game with a miserable 72-64. Before that, New York was riding a long eight-game winning streak. In the game against Connecticut, New York’s Breanna Stewart grabbed a total of 15 points for the team. This season, the Liberty are scoring an average of 86.33 points in each game, while allowing opponents to score 76.50 points per matchup.
Top 3 Players:
Breanna Stewart: PTS 19.6 REB 9.0 AST 3.9 STL 1.9
Sabrina Ionescu: PTS 19.6 REB 4.4 AST 5.9 STL 1.0
Jonquel Jones: PTS 14.9 REB 9.4 AST 3.4 STL 0.7
Phoenix Mercury vs New York Liberty Injury Report
Phoenix Mercury
Rebecca Allen F Is out indefinitely, Hamstring
Charisma Osborne G Is “?” Friday vs Atlanta Dream, Leg
New York Liberty
Betnijah Laney G Is out indefinitely, Knee
Sabrina Ionescu G Is upgraded to probable Saturday vs Connecticut Sun, Neck
Phoenix Mercury vs New York Liberty Betting Trends
Phoenix Mercury
Phoenix is 4-2 ATS in its last 5
The UNDER has cashed in 3 of the Mercury’s last 5
New York Liberty
New York is 4-2 ATS in its last 6
The UNDER has cashed in 4 of the Liberty’s last 5
Phoenix Mercury vs New York Liberty Summary and Prediction
The Phoenix Mercury have a pretty decent home-record in this season, but are still the weaker team on both ends here. New York is in the mood to build another winning streak and will be aggressive here. The New York Liberty will be winning this game with 89-76.
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