Washington and Phoenix are meeting for the third time this month, and the first two both blew well past the total: a 95-75 track meet on August 9 and a 94-84 rematch two days ago, which combined for 178 points and cleared the number by a wide margin. Phoenix's defense is the throughline in both, a unit that allowed close to 88 points a night this season and gave up points from the opening tip, not just when games got out of hand late. Washington plays a deliberate, half-court identity most nights, but that tempo hasn't shown up in either of these head-to-head meetings, where the Mystics have gotten out and scored freely against a defense that can't match their pace when motivated to push it. A third meeting this close together usually means less of the feeling-out process that slows down a first quarter between two teams seeing each other for the first time, and more clean, early offensive execution from a group that already knows exactly what it wants to run. The first-half OVER is the play tonight.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 79% of the public bets were on Washington Mystics on the -5.5 ATS. 86% of the public money was on Washington Mystics to win on the moneyline. And, 58% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Washington would win by a score of 85.2 to 83.7 with Phoenix winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Washington at Phoenix
10:00 PM Eastern
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 70% of the public bets were on Washington Mystics on the -2 ATS. 80% of the public money was on Washington Mystics to win on the moneyline. And, 75% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Washington would win by a score of 81.9 to 80.7 with Phoenix winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 67% of the public bets were on Washington Mystics on the -1.5 ATS. 74% of the public money was on Washington Mystics to win on the moneyline. And, 76% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Washington would win by a score of 82.9 to 80.7 with Washington winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 62% of the public bets were on Washington Mystics on the +9 ATS. And, 50% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Phoenix would win by a score of 82.7 to 77.0 with Phoenix winning on the moneyline, Washington winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 68% of the public bets were on Washington Mystics on the +7.5 ATS. And, 54% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Phoenix would win by a score of 83.7 to 79.2 with Phoenix winning on the moneyline, Washington winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Phoenix at Washington
6:00 PM Eastern
Phoenix is seventh in the league in points given up and ninth in defensive rebounding. The offense is fourth from 3-point land (34.1%). Phoenix is on a long road trip, off a 89-76 loss at New York. They've lost three in a row, allowing an average of 86 points. Phoenix is on a 5-2 run OVER the total on the road. Washington's offense is sixth in field goal shooting, while the defense is seventh in shooting allowed. Washington is on a 7-5 run OVER the total. Take Phoenix/Washington OVER the total.
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