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Phoenix Mercury vs Dallas Wings: Both teams have a losing record
The Dallas Wings will try to end their losing streak when they host the Phoenix Mercury at College Park Center on Sunday.
The Mercury have the momentum
The Phoenix Mercury are fourth in the Western Conference with a 5-6 record. They are coming off the biggest win of the season, defeating the Minnesota Lynx 81-80 with Kahleah Cooper’s three-pointer in the last second. The Mercury are second in the league, shooting 33.4% from three-point territory, but are dead last, shooting 39.6% from the field. Cooper leads the team with 23.5 points per game.
The Wings have a slow start to the season
The Dallas Wings are fifth in the Western Conference with a 3-6 record. They have lost the last four games and are coming off an 81-72 loss to the Los Angeles Sparks. The Wings are second in the league, shooting 84.8% from the free throw line, and are ranked fourth, averaging 81.2 points per game. Arike Ogunbowale is the best player on the team, averaging 26.6 points per game.
Betting Trends
The Mercury are 7-16 ATS in the last 23 games against teams from the Western Conference, 10-24 ATS in the last 34 games on the road, 6-20 in the last 26 games following a ATS win, and 1-8 ATS in the last 9 games against teams with a losing record. Phoenix has played under the total point line in 5 of their last 6 games overall and in 16 of the last 20 games played on Sunday. The Wings are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games overall, 4-11 in their last 15 games played on Sunday, and 4-10 ATS in the last 14 games played on a one-day rest. Dallas has played over the total point line in 10 of their last 13 games, coming off a one-day rest, and 4 of the last 5 games played on Sunday.
Prediction and Conclusion
Both teams are struggling at the beginning of the season, but it seems only Phoenix has the quality to turn things around. The Mercury were down by four points with less than 30 seconds to go in the last one and still managed to beat one of the best teams in the league, the Minnesota Lynx. They definitely got the momentum over the Wings, who won the last five head-to-head games, but that run is ending tonight as the Mercury are taking this one home.
