One of three games on the Thursday WNBA schedule will feature the Indiana Fever and Phoenix Mercury. One of the two games Phoenix has won this season came against the Fever in Indiana, and the Mercury will look for another win over the Fever to get their first win under interim coach Nikki Blue.
Here, we make our Fever vs Mercury prediction for Thursday night in Arizona.
Indiana Fever vs. Phoenix Mercury Information
Indiana Fever vs Phoenix Mercury
Location of the game: Footprint Center, Phoenix, AZ.
Date & Time: Thursday, June 29. 10:00 PM ET.
How to watch: NBA TV
Recent Scores
Looking at the recent WNBA schedule 2023 has thrown at these teams, things have been going much better for the Fever than the Mercury. The Fever have gone 5-9 this season, but they have lost back-to-back games to the Las Vegas Aces by scores of 101-88 and 88-80.
Meanwhile, the Phoenix Mercury have lost six straight games. Their last two defeats came at the hands of the Seattle Storm (97-74) and the Dallas Wings (77-62). All six of their losses during their current slide have come by double digits.
Indiana Fever vs. Phoenix Mercury Team Analysis
While the wins have not been there consistently for the Indiana Fever, they are no longer one of the WNBA teams at the bottom of the WNBA standings. Thanks to rookie Aliyah Boston, who has been one of the WNBA stats leaders in field goal percentage all season long, the Fever have been competitive all season long.
Meanwhile, the WNBA standings 2023 has to offer have shown nothing but bad things for the Phoenix Mercury. At 2-11, the Mercury are the worst team in the league and fired their head coach over the weekend. The question now is whether the current group can show some heart and compete under interim head coach Nikki Blue.
Indiana Fever vs. Phoenix Mercury Odds Breakdown
According to Thursday’s WNBA lines, the Indiana Fever are 3.5-point favorites against the Phoenix Mercury in this contest. The total for the game is set at 161.5 points, which is the lowest total on the board in today’s three-game WNBA slate.
Indiana Fever
The Indiana Fever enter this game at 5-9 straight up this season, though they have been one of the best teams in the league at covering the spread. Indiana is 8-4-2 against the spread on the year. They have also gone over the total in eight of their 14 games on the year to this point.
Phoenix Mercury
The Phoenix Mercury are 2-11 straight up this season and have been the worst team in the league at covering the spread as well. Phoenix is 3-10 against the spread during the 2023 campaign. They are a .500 team on over/unders this year, going 6-6 with one push on the year.
Indiana Fever vs. Phoenix Mercury Betting Pick and Prediction
Pick 1: Fever -3.5
Our first Fever vs Mercury Prediction for this contest is for the Fever to win and cover the spread as a 3.5-point favorite on the road.
The Fever still have some growing up to do, but Aliyah Boston is one of the few centers in the league who can compete with Brittney Griner on the glass. Combine that with some improved play from Kelsey Mitchell of late, and the Fever should be able to get revenge on Phoenix for their first meeting earlier this season.
Pick 2: Over 161.5
The second Fever vs Mercury Prediction worth betting is for this game to go over the total of 161.5 points. The Mercury have the worst defensive rating in the WNBA, and their porous defense will be on full display again in this game, as NaLyssa Smith and Mitchell should be able to do damage from the perimeter.
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