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Phoenix Mercury vs. New York Liberty
The Phoenix Mercury and the New York Liberty will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Barclays Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Liberty as -5.5-point favorites versus the Mercury, while the game's total opened at 169.5.
In their last action, New York was a 98-84 winner at home against the Fever. They covered the -9.5-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (182) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Phoenix lost its last outing, a 90-79 result against the Dream on July 23. The Mercury failed to cover in that game as a -7.5-point favorite, while the 169 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Phoenix:
Team record: 15-8 SU,12-10 ATS
Phoenix is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games
Phoenix is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Phoenix's last 6 games on the road
New York:
Team record: 16-6 SU,9-10-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
New York is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
New York is 4-8-1 ATS in its last 13 games
New York is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Next up:
Phoenix at Washington Sunday, July 27
New York home to Los Angeles Saturday, July 26