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Los Angeles Sparks vs. Phoenix Mercury

The Los Angeles Sparks and the Phoenix Mercury will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Talking Stick Resort Arena.

Oddsmakers opened the Sparks as -1-point favorites versus the Mercury, while the game's total opened at 161.5.

Phoenix was a 94-74 winner in its last match at home against the Fever. They covered the -12.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 168 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.

Los Angeles lost its last outing, a 79-73 result against the Dream on August 09. The Sparks failed to cover in that game as a -1.5-point favorite, while the 152 combined points took the game UNDER the total.

Los Angeles:
Team record: 18-12 SU,13-15-2 ATS
Los Angeles is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Los Angeles is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 5 games

Phoenix:
Team record: 17-14 SU,18-13 ATS
Phoenix is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Phoenix's last 6 games
Phoenix is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home

Next up:
Los Angeles home to New York Tuesday, August 14
Phoenix home to Atlanta Friday, August 17