The Indiana Fever (8-24) aim to halt a four-game road losing streak at the Phoenix Mercury (9-22) on August 20, 2023.
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Spread: Mercury (-3.5) to Cover
- The model line is much more favorable to the Mercury compared to the DraftKings line, a 4.7 point difference, and has them favored to win Sunday’s game outright. Put your money on the Mercury.
- The Mercury’s ATS record is 9-19-0 this season.
- In games this year in which it was an underdog by 3.5 points or more, Phoenix has a 3-11 record against the spread.
- The Fever have gone 15-13-0 ATS this season.
- Indiana is winless against the spread (0-2) when playing as at least 3.5-point favorites.
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Total: Over 159
- The DraftKings point total for this matchup is just 4.4 points lower than the model projection.
- Fever games have finished over 159 points scored, their current matchup’s over/under, 17 times (out of 28) this year.
- Phoenix’s games have gone over 159 total points scored in 16 of 28 total matchups this season.
- The Fever have hit the over in 14 of their 28 games with a set total (50%).
- The Mercury have hit the over in 12 of their 28 games with a set total (42.9%).
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Moneyline Winner: Fever (-162)
- Prediction: Mercury 82, Fever 81
- Indiana has won 25% of its games this season as a moneyline favorite (2-6).
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Fever Leaders
- The Fever scoring leader is Kelsey Mitchell, who averages 17.1 per contest to go with 1.5 rebounds and 3.1 assists.
- Aliyah Boston is Indiana’s leading rebounder, pulling down 8.3 per game, while Erica Wheeler is its best passer, distributing 5.0 assists in each contest.
- The Fever get the most three-point shooting production out of Mitchell, who makes 2.4 threes per game.
- Boston is Indiana’s leader in steals and blocks, racking up 1.3 steals and 1.3 blocks per game.
Fever Injuries
| Name | Game Status | Injury |
|---|---|---|
| NaLyssa Smith | Out | Foot |
Mercury Leaders
- Brittney Griner is at the top of the Mercury scoring leaderboard with 17.9 points per game. She also pulls down 7.0 rebounds and averages 2.1 assists per game.
- The Phoenix leaders in rebounding and assists are Brianna Turner with 6.2 rebounds per game (he also adds 3.7 points and 1.4 assists per game) and Sug Sutton with 4.5 assists per game (he also tacks on 7.4 points and 2.3 rebounds per game).
- Diana Taurasi makes 2.7 three-pointers per game, the most on the Mercury.
- Phoenix’s leader in steals is Moriah Jefferson with 1.2 per game, and its leader in blocks is Griner with 1.7 per game.
Mercury Injuries
| Name | Game Status | Injury |
|---|---|---|
| Skylar Diggins-Smith | Out | Personal |
All stats in this article refer to the 2023 regular season.
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