Phoenix Mercury vs Seattle Storm

The main focus in this game likely will be the expected final home game for Phoenix superstar Diana Taurasi as both teams' seeds are set for the playoffs. Seattle is 6-1 ATS the past seven meetings, including a 90-66 blowout victory on Sept. 7. The Storm have won four of their past five games and they are 7-0-1 ATS their past eight Thursday games. The Mercury are 0-8 ATS their past eight games against teams with winning records, 3-7-1 ATS their past 11 games overall and just 1-5 ATS their past six home contests. The Storm have gone UNDER five of seven overall and five of seven on the road. Phoenix is 9-3 UNDER versus teams with winning records and Seattle is 20-7 UNDER versus opponents with losing records. Take the Storm and the UNDER.

This is a tough scheduling spot for Seattle, which is playing its fourth game in seven days and the first three were on the road three times zones away. The Storm lost at New York 77-70 on Thursday after splitting two games against Connecticut. The Liberty shot just 39 percent overall, but hit 12 of 27 3-pointers to pull out the win. Phoenix is 8-3 ATS its past 11 games versus Western Conference opponents and the Mercury are 6-2-1 OVER playing with one day of rest. Phoenix is 5-2-1 OVER coming off a loss and Seattle is 19-7-1 OVER its past 27 Saturday games. The Storm are 2-7 ATS with one day's rest and 2-9 ATS their past 11 games overall. Also, Seattle is 0-7 ATS against teams with losing records and it hasn't covered the number its past four home games. Take the Mercury and the OVER.

Seattle is a defensive-oriented team, ranked fourth in the league in points given up (78.1 points per game). The offense is just ninth from 3-point land (31.6%). Seattle is in the middle of a three-game road trek and is 10-30 ATS on the road off a road win over a divisional opponent. Phoenix is on a 6-4 run UNDER the total with an offense that is 11th in the 12-team league in shooting (41.4%) and seventh from 3-point land (32.9%). Phoenix has won four of its six home games and is playing its third home game in the last four contests. They're 75-50 ATS against teams that average 45+ boards, 26-12 ATS at home off a spread cover where they lost straight up as an underdog, plus 158-111 UNDER the total versus teams that outscore their opponents by 3+ points per game. Play Phoenix and the UNDER the total as a Max Play.

Phoenix snapped a four-game losing streak with an impressive 87-68 blowout of Los Angeles on Sunday. The Mercury led 39-22 at halftime and held the Sparks to seven points in the second quarter. Diana Taurasi led four double-figure scorers with 31 points and the Mercury went 14-for-29 from 3-point range. Seattle has won four games in a row, but the combined records of its opponents was 5-21. The Storm are 0-4-1 ATS their past five games against Western Conference foes and 1-4-1 ATS overall their past six home games. Phoenix will present a tougher test compared to the Storm's recent opponents. Phoenix is #4 in the league in 3-point shooting percentage. Take the Mercury ATS (Max Play), and bet them on the moneyline for a half-unit.