Minnesota at Phoenix

The Phoenix Mercury have all the credentials of a champion as the WNBA season apporaches the midway point they have compiled a 12-4 mark, have now won six straight and at home have just about been unbeatable at 9-1. Often times when teams climb to the top of the mountain they take with them all the bettors, especially when they have a high octane offense, which is more embracing by would be gamblers. So now is the perfect storm, to ride against them. The Mercury played without do-all Diana Turasi and won, so confidence grows that this team can win without her. The problem is teams quite often rally around a fallen teammate the first game of their absence and the second game becomes the game where the loss really kicks in. The Minnesota Lynx have the firepower to match the Mercury, who were extended to OT at home without Turasi by the Shock and even with the game going to OT the Mercury had just six players put up points. They won it from three, shooting 43.5%, and the dreadful shooting of the Shock from the line at 61%, and for the game in general. The Mercury were hammered off the glass at -12, allowed 17 offensive rebounds and the competent #2 ranked offense of the Lynx is going to be a very difficult task without Turasi. The public is lining up on Phoenix like they already know the final score, but this one goes to the Lynx.