Sparks vs. Mercury: Betting Trends, Odds, Records Against the Spread, Predictions - July 22

The Los Angeles Sparks (10-15) aim to halt a four-game losing streak when hosting the Phoenix Mercury (9-18) at 3 p.m. ET on Wednesday, July 22, 2026 at Crypto.com Arena. The matchup airs on AZFamily and Spectrum SportsNet.

Los Angeles suffered defeat by a final score of 90-82 in its last game against Dallas. Leading the way on offense for the Sparks was Nneka Ogwumike, who wound up with 16 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks. Dearica Hamby posted 16 points.

Phoenix beat Connecticut 72-63 at home last time out, and were led by DeWanna Bonner (21 PTS, 53.8 FG%) and Kahleah Copper (18 PTS, 35.7 FG%).

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Sparks vs. Mercury Betting Lines

Take a peek below at the most up-to-date betting lines for the Sparks-Mercury game.

• Favorite: Sparks (-1.5)
• Total: 178.5
• Sparks Moneyline: -138
• Mercury Moneyline: +112

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Sparks Betting Insights

• The Sparks have a 58.0% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline's implied probability.
• Los Angeles has won 62.5% of its games this season when favored on the moneyline (5-3).
• The Sparks have compiled a 10-15-0 record against the spread this season.
• Los Angeles' games this season have gone over this contest's total of 178.5 points 16 times.
• The Sparks have had an average of 177.1 points in their games this season, 1.4 fewer than this matchup's total.

Mercury Betting Insights

• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Mercury have a 47.2% chance to win.
• Phoenix has entered the game as the underdog 16 times this season and won four, or 25%, of those games.
• The Mercury have covered 11 times in 27 chances against the spread this season.
• Phoenix has combined with its opponent to score more than 178.5 points in eight of 27 games this season.
• Mercury games this season have had an average of 168.7 points, 9.8 fewer points than this game's point total.

Key Stats for Sparks vs. Mercury

• Los Angeles records just 1.8 more points per game (88.5) than Phoenix gives up (86.7).
• The Sparks are 10-6 when scoring more than 86.7 points.
• Los Angeles' offense has been much worse when playing at home (88.2 PPG) compared to away games (88.8 PPG). Meanwhile, its defense has been better when playing at home (92.1 PPG allowed) compared to its play on the road (95.1 PPG allowed).
• Phoenix's 82.9 points per game are 10.7 fewer points than the 93.6 Los Angeles allows to opponents.
• The Mercury have put together a 2-2 record in games when they've scored more than 93.6 points.
• At home, Phoenix is better offensively, averaging 84.7 points per game, compared to 81.1 on the road. But it is not as good defensively, giving up 87.8 points per game at home, and 85.6 on the road.

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