Dallas Wings vs. Phoenix Mercury: Prediction and odds | July 10, 2024

The Dallas Wings and Phoenix Mercury will battle each other for the fourth and final time this season on Wednesday. Dallas, which has lost the last two encounters, hopes to salvage a draw in the head-to-head duel with a win. The Wings will again rely on Arike Ogunbowale, Teaira McCowan and Natasha Howard to drag them to the finish line.

After losing in back-to-back highly-anticipated games between the Indiana Fever and Connecticut Sun, the Mercury bounced back well. They are on a modest two-game winning run after dispatching the Dallas Wings and LA Sparks, respectively. Phoenix is looking to get more Ws before the start of the 2024 Paris Olympics break.

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Dallas Wings vs. Phoenix Mercury: Game preview, odds, starting lineups and prediction

Footprint Center in Phoenix will host the game between the Dallas Wings and Phoenix Mercury. Arizona’s Family 3TV, Arizona’s Family Sports, Mercury Live (Livestream) and Bally Sports SW will air the matchup locally. Basketball fans can also stream the action by subscribing to the WNBA League Pass.

Moneyline: Wings (+275) vs. Mercury (-350)

Spread: Wings (+7.0) vs. Mercury (-7.0)

Total (O/U): Wings (o173.5 -110) vs. Mercury(u173-110)

Editor’s Note: The odds could change closer to the game. The odds listed were as per available information at the time of the writing.

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Dallas Wings vs. Phoenix Mercury: Game preview

The Wings have struggled with injuries for nearly the entire season. They can pull off a surprise, but if Arike Ogunbowale doesn’t have her shooting touch, Dallas usually falters. Ogunbowale has to be on fire while Teaira McCowan and Natasha Howard have to help carry the scoring load. Otherwise, it could be tough for the Wings to end the season series with a draw versus the Mercury.

The Mercury continues to be cautious with star center Brittney Griner by giving her another rest. Without her, Kahleah Copper, Natasha Cloud and Diana Taurasi must not let their teammates get complacent. Preventing the Wings from dominating the paint without Griner will be crucial for them.

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Dallas Wings vs. Phoenix Mercury: Starting lineups and subs

F - Natasha Howard, C - Teaira McCowan, G - Odyssey Sims, G - Arike Ogunbowale and G - Jacy Sheldon will likely start for Dallas.

Monique Billings or Sevgi Uzun should be the first to come off the bench for the Wings.

F - Mikiah Herbert Harrigan, F - Natasha Mack, G - Natasha Cloud, G - Kahleah Copper and G - Diana Taurasi should open the game for Phoenix.

Sophie Cunningham, who will go back to the bench with Taurasi’s availability, will likely be the first reserve to play.

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Dallas Wings vs. Phoenix Mercury: Prediction

The Wings have frontcourt advantage without Brittney Griner. Dallas’ 6-foot-7 centers Teaira McCowan and Kalani Brown could pose problems. Phoenix, though, has a more complete game on both ends than their opponents.

The Mercury could extend their winning streak to three but allow the Wings to cover the +7.0 spread.