Los Angeles Sparks vs Phoenix Mercury

Phoenix will be the No. 7 seed in the postseason as Indiana holds the tiebreaker in the standings. The Mercury beat Chicago 93-88 on Sunday with Brittney Griner scoring 26 points and Diana Taurasi added 25 points. The Mercury may rest some starters while Los Angeles would like to end its season on somewhat of a high note and that is the reason for the lower point-spread. Phoenix is 0-4 ATS its past four games following a win, 2-7-1 ATS its past 10 games overall and 1-3-1 ATS its past five road games. The Sparks have covered six straight against Western Conference opponents and they are 19-9 UNDER their past 28 home games. The Mercury are 3-12 ATS the past 15 meetings at Los Angeles. The Sparks have gone UNDER five of seven versus teams with losing records. Take the Sparks and the UNDER.

Los Angeles is in double revenge after losing the first two meetings this season and the Sparks come off their biggest win of the season as they defeated Las Vegas 98-93 in overtime on Friday. Dearica Hamby scored 28 points against her former team and Aari McDonald added a career-high 23 points for the Sparks, who have covered four of their past six games. Phoenix beat Dallas 104-96 on Wednesday and it soared OVER by 27.5 points. Los Angeles is 7-1 ATS at home against the Mercury and the Sparks are 15-1 straight up their past 16 home games versus Phoenix, which has lost six of nine road games outright. Take the Sparks as a Max Play and the OVER.

Los Angeles hasn't been winning much, but the Sparks have been getting the money as they are 6-2 ATS their past eight games and have covered three in a row. The Sparks are getting double digits again as they face Phoenix, which comes off a 73-60 loss at Minnesota on Saturday and the Mercury were down 19 points heading into the fourth quarter and shot only 31 percent for the game. Los Angeles has covered four of its past five road games while getting big points from the oddsmakers. Phoenix also could be looking ahead to Sunday's game when it plays host to Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever. Grab the big points with the Sparks as a Max Play.

Los Angeles is third in the WNBA in scoring (80.5 points per game) and third from 3-point land (34.8%). They've upgraded the roster considerably with Dearica Hamby (20.6 ppg, 12.7 rpg) up front, and guards Kia Nurse (13.1 ppg) and Lexie Brown (9.7 ppg), along with two high lottery picks in rookies 6-4 Cameron Brink (9.1 ppg, 5.4 rpg) and Rickea Jackson (10.1 ppg). Phoenix is on a four-game losing streak (1-3 ATS), including a 107-92 loss to Dallas as a favorite. Phoenix is on an 18-29 ATS run, 7-16 ATS versus losing teams, and 6-17 ATS against divisional opponents. They come off a 95-71 defeat to Minnesota and are 10-22 ATS after allowing 80+ points. Play Los Angeles as a Max Play.

Phoenix is the worst offensive team in the WNBA averaging 77.2 points. They've lost three in a row, all three staying UNDER the total, scoring 71, 63, and 73 points. They've been without leading scorer Brittney Griner in the last two games because of the league's health and safety protocol. Phoenix is on a 13-6-1 run UNDER the total, as well as 15-8 UNDER as an underdog, and 17-8 UNDER against teams that allow 77+ points per game. Los Angeles has won six of nine, keyed by defense. They've allowed 74 and 72 points the last two games, both victories, part of a 9-4 run UNDER the total. They've also gone UNDER five games in a row at home. Los Angeles is 114-80 UNDER the total at home versus teams that average 77+ points and 14-4 UNDER after scoring 70+ points in back-to-back contests. Play Phoenix/Los Angeles UNDER the total.