Phoenix Mercury vs Connecticut Sun Final — August 7, 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 Sun on Friday, August 7 at 7:30 PM ET.
The Mercury closed as 5.5-point road favorites, with the Sun getting the points at home. The spread opened at Mercury -6.5. The total closed at 173.5, down from 174.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Mercury -215, Sun +175) prices the Mercury at 65% and the Sun at 35%.
Written from the numbers available before kickoff.
Result
Final score and result vs the closing line
Phoenix Mercury 72, Connecticut Sun 75
Connecticut Sun won by 3.
- Against the closing spread (Connecticut Sun +5.5): Connecticut Sun covered.
- Combined score 147 vs the closing total of 173.5: Under.
- Connecticut Sun closed at +175 on the moneyline (a 35% no-vig market-implied chance).
Chance Quality Result
Based on the quality of shots each team created, Phoenix Mercury won 90% of G&W replays (Connecticut Sun 10%). The result went the other way from the chances each team created.
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 -6.5 (-108)
Mercury -5.5 (-110)
Sun +205 31%
Sun +175 35%
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 9 times since 2024: the Mercury won 3 and the Sun 6.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 2026 | Sun 63, Mercury 72 Mercury won | ||
| Jul 17, 2026 | Sun 96, Mercury 83 Sun won | ||
| Sep 6, 2025 | Mercury 84, Sun 87 Sun won | ||
| Aug 5, 2025 | Sun 66, Mercury 82 Mercury won | ||
| Jun 18, 2025 | Mercury 83, Sun 75 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)
Connecticut Sun
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