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Phoenix Mercury vs. Connecticut Sun
The Phoenix Mercury and the Connecticut Sun will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Mohegan Sun Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Sun as -11.5-point favorites versus the Mercury, while the game's total opened at 156.5.
Connecticut was a 83-68 winner in its last match at home against the Sparks. They covered the -6-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 151 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Last time out for Phoenix, they were a 94-76 loser as they battled the Dream on the road. The Mercury failed to cover in the match as a +8-point underdog, while 170 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Phoenix:
Team record: 9-26 SU,12-23 ATS
Current Streak: lost 6 straight games.
Phoenix is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Phoenix is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Phoenix's last 6 games
Connecticut:
Team record: 24-11 SU,20-13-1 ATS
Connecticut is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Connecticut's last 13 games at home
Connecticut is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Phoenix
Next up:
Phoenix at Minnesota Sunday, September 3
Connecticut at New York Friday, September 1