NBA TV Blowout WNBA
(WNBA) Mercury (PHX) vs. Wings (DAL),
Total: 170.50 | -110.00 Over
Result: Win
ASA WNBA play on OVER 170.5 Phoenix Mercury at Dallas Wings, 8 PM ET - Our Peter Parker senses are tingling as they O/U opened 166 but has been bet up to the current number despite a heavy volume of public tickets and money flowing in on the Under. We of course will go contrarian here and bet the OVER. These are two of the worst defenses in the W with the Mercury ranking 8th in Defensive Net Rating, the Wings are 11th. Dallas gives up the most points per game in the league at 88.1, Phoenix allows the 9th most at 84.5PPG. Offensively the Wings have struggled without two of their three leading scorers from a season ago, but the recent return of Natasha Howard has provided a spark offensively. Howard has played in 7-games and is averaging 15.1PPG and is a great compliment to Arike Ogunbowale who is pouring in 23.7PPG on the season. Phoenix is loaded offensively with Kahleah Copper (21.9PPG), Griner (20PPG) and Taurasi who’s still a ‘bucket’ at 16.6PPG on 35.5% 3-point shooting. Dallas has allowed 90+ points in 7 of their last ten games which gives them a 7-3 Over record their last ten games. Phoenix is on a 3-7 Over run but in five of those games they’ve faced 4 of the top defensive teams in the league. The Mercury are the 3rd fastest paced team in the W and the Wings have picked up their tempo considerably in their last two games. One of these teams will get into the 90’s and the other will be in the 80’s. Bet the Over!