- The Mercury are facing elimination and are a great bet to cover +1 in the first quarter of the fourth game of the WNBA Finals.
- DeWanna Bonner is a great bet to score 14 points or more at -135, after scoring nine in the fourth quarter of game three.
PHOENIX – The Las Vegas Aces are one win away from sweeping the Phoenix Mercury, and legal sports betting sites have them as 3.5-point favorites. Two of the three games played so far have been decided by three or fewer.
Facing elimination, the Mercury are a great bet to keep this trend going by covering the spread, along with the spread of the first half and the first quarter.
- Phoenix Mercury +1.5 (First Half) -105
- Phoenix Mercury +1 (First quarter) -115
Phoenix will have to leave everything on the court for Game four and start fast. For this reason, the first quarter spread is one of the best wagers offered by WNBA betting sites for the Finals.
In game one of the series, the Mercury and the Aces each scored 21 first-quarter points, followed by Phoenix outscoring Vegas in the second quarter by five. In game two, the Mercury actually won the first quarter by three points.
The Las Vegas Aces also did not start fast in the previous series against the Indiana Fever, with Indiana winning the first quarter or being tied in three of the five games played.
- Game 5: tied at 21
- Game 4: Indiana won by 2
- Game 3: Indiana lost by 4
- Game 2: Indiana lost by 9
- Game 1: Indiana won by 1
Can The Mercury Keep It Close Without Satou Sabally?
The Phoenix Mercury will certainly miss Satou Sabally in game four after she suffered a concussion in the fourth quarter of game three. She had averaged over 21.6 points per game in the series.
DeWanna Bonner came alive after this injury in game four, scoring nine of her 25 points in the fourth. She was a major reason that the Mercury almost won game three, and has -135 odds to score 14 points tonight.
