Phoenix at Washington

Phoenix not only comes off three straight wins going into the All-Star break, but the Mercury blew out the Mystics 91-68 on July 10 while holding them to 24 points in the second half. The Mercury beat Indiana 95-77 last Tuesday when DeWanna Bonner and Brittney Griner each scored 22 points and the team shot 53.2 percent overall and was 12-of-21 from three-point range. Washington is laying nearing double-digits in this matchup and that's too many as the Mercury has similar defensive statistics, holding opponents to 41.1 percent shooting and 73.4 points compared to 42.6 and 76.4 for the Mystics. The Mercury is 19-9-1 ATS its last 29 road games and it has covered the spread five of its last seven when following a win. Also, Phoenix has covered four of the last five meetings at Washington. Grab the points with the Mercury as a Max Play today.