San Antonio at Phoenix

The San Antonio Silver Stars had a great season last year, and finished runner-up to Detroit in the WNBA Finals. The Silver Stars were great at home, compiling a 15-2 mark, but were very ordinary on the road at just 9-8. Phoenix is a high-octane offense that started coming together at the end of '08 where they won four of their last six games. Their final three at home were all wins and covers by an average margin of almost 15 points a game. I look for them to be an improved team from a year ago. Playing at home where they finished strong, I like them to surprise the Silver Stars, so Phoenix gets the call.