Phoenix Mercury vs Los Angeles Sparks Final — July 22, 2026
Last 10 games
Rest & travelrest and travel
Rest & travelAbout these numbers
Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.
Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.
The pre-game matchup
The Mercury visited the Sparks on Wednesday, July 22 at 3:00 PM ET.
The Sparks closed as 1.5-point favorites at home against the Mercury. The spread closed where it opened. The total closed at 176.5, down from 177.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Mercury -104, Sparks -117) prices the Mercury at 49% and the Sparks at 51%.
Written from the numbers available before kickoff.
Result
Final score and result vs the closing line
Phoenix Mercury 86, Los Angeles Sparks 82
Phoenix Mercury won by 4.
- Against the closing spread (Los Angeles Sparks -1.5): Phoenix Mercury covered.
- Combined score 168 vs the closing total of 176.5: Under.
- Phoenix Mercury closed at -104 on the moneyline (a 49% no-vig market-implied chance).
Chance Quality Result
Based on the quality of shots each team created, Los Angeles Sparks won 54% of G&W replays (Phoenix Mercury 46%). The chances each team created were close to even.
The Chance Quality Result describes the chances each team created. It is not the official result and never changes it or any record.
Market
Closing line and line movement
Mercury +1.5 (-103)
Mercury +1.5 (-114)
Sparks -135 55%
Sparks -117 51%
Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.
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G&W Line
G&W’s own number for this game, next to the market. Analytics
Matchup
Head-to-head
The teams have met 10 times since 2024: the Mercury won 7 and the Sparks 3.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 2026 | Sparks 111, Mercury 102 Sparks won | ||
| May 21, 2026 | Sparks 97, Mercury 88 Sparks won | ||
| Sep 9, 2025 | Sparks 88, Mercury 83 Sparks won | ||
| Aug 26, 2025 | Mercury 92, Sparks 84 Mercury won | ||
| Jun 1, 2025 | Mercury 85, Sparks 80 Mercury won |
Meetings since 2024, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.
Teams
Phoenix Mercury
- Phoenix Mercury team stats
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- Dallas Wings 86, Phoenix Mercury 87 (Sep 21)
- Phoenix Mercury 82, Dallas Wings 87 (Sep 19)
Los Angeles Sparks
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