Phoenix Mercury roll into Crypto.com Arena to face the Los Angeles Sparks in a battle of two teams way outside the playoff picture, Mercury at 9-18 and Sparks at 10-15. Vegas has LA as 2.5-point favorites with the over/under sitting at 178.5, so books expect buckets.

Neither squad has been buying shots consistently this season, but with pride and lottery positioning on the line, expect this one to get chippy in the paint down the stretch. Bold prediction: Sparks pull it out by single digits on a late and-one that has the home crowd buzzing.