10:05 pm
August 14

Sun @ Mercury

Who will WIN this matchup?

Connecticut Sun (16-8)

@ Phoenix Mercury (11-12)

 

Current odds:

Connecticut Sun: (-320)

Phoenix Mercury: (+260)

 

• The spread for the game is Connecticut by 6.5 points.

• The Phoenix Mercury will be without All-Star and WNBA leading scorer Brittney Griner for a critical game to their playoff hopes Wednesday night against the Connecticut Sun. The league handed down a three-game suspension to Griner on Tuesday for her actions during a fight in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s game against Dallas.

• Phoenix (11-12) wound up losing 80-77, which reduced its lead for the eighth and final playoff spot over Indiana to three games with 11 remaining. The absence of Griner puts more pressure on fellow All-Star DeWanna Bonner and Leilani Mitchell to shoulder the offensive burden.

• As Phoenix scraps for one of the last playoff spots, Connecticut (16-8) is fighting for one of the top two places that offer a bye into the semifinals. The Sun are one game behind Washington for the lead and looking to avoid a third consecutive loss after an 89-81 defeat at Las Vegas on Sunday night.

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Connecticut Sun
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