WNBA Game Preview: Phoenix Mercury (4-9) vs. Dallas Wings (7-4)

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College Park Center — Arlington, Texas

Venue Information

College Park Center 600 S Center St, Arlington, TX

Capacity: ~7,000

Wings are 5–1 at home this season

Known for strong crowd energy and fast‑paced games

Phoenix is 1–5 on the road in their last six visits to Dallas

Injury Report

Phoenix Mercury

Diana Taurasi — Probable (ankle soreness)

Brittney Griner — Probable (knee management)

Sophie Cunningham — OUT (foot)

Natasha Cloud — Probable (illness)

Rebecca Allen — OUT (wrist)

Dallas Wings

Arike Ogunbowale — Probable (shoulder)

Satou Sabally — OUT (shoulder recovery)

Teaira McCowan — Probable (back tightness)

Maddy Siegrist — Probable (ankle)

Jaelyn Brown — OUT (hamstring)

Team Records & Recent Form

Phoenix Mercury (4–9)

Last 5: 1–4

Road Record: 1–5

Trend:

Offense inconsistent, heavily reliant on Taurasi/Griner

Defense struggling, allowing 87.3 PPG over last five

Cloud providing playmaking but turnovers remain an issue

Bench production among the lowest in the league

Dallas Wings (7–4)

Last 5: 3–2

Home Record: 5–1

Trend:

Ogunbowale playing at an MVP‑level pace

Wings averaging 89.1 PPG at home

Defense improving but still vulnerable to elite post scorers

McCowan’s return stabilizing interior presence

Series History

Wings lead season series 1–0

Dallas won the last meeting 94–82

Wings are 7–2 in last nine vs Phoenix

Mercury have not won in Dallas since 2022

Key Player Matchups

Arike Ogunbowale (DAL) vs Natasha Cloud (PHX)

Ogunbowale: 25.1 PPG, elite shot‑creation

Cloud: strong defender but struggles vs elite isolation scorers Advantage: Wings

Brittney Griner (PHX) vs Teaira McCowan (DAL)

Griner: 18.4 PPG, 7.9 RPG

McCowan: 11.8 PPG, 9.3 RPG

Griner has the offensive edge; McCowan has the rebounding edge Advantage: Phoenix (slight)

Diana Taurasi (PHX) vs Maddy Siegrist (DAL)

Taurasi still dangerous as a shooter

Siegrist’s length and athleticism can bother her Advantage: Even

Wings Bench vs Mercury Bench

Dallas bench averaging 21.4 PPG

Phoenix bench averaging 13.7 PPG Advantage: Wings

Betting Trends

Phoenix Mercury

2–6 ATS in last 8

Over is 7–3 in last 10

Mercury are 1–7 in last 8 road games

Phoenix is 2–7 in last 9 vs Dallas

Dallas Wings

5–1 ATS in last 6 home games

Over is 6–2 in last 8

Wings are 7–3 in last 10 overall

Dallas is 6–1 in last 7 as a home favorite

GAME ODDS

Phoenix Mercury             169

Dallas Wings                      – 6.5

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Wednesday, June 10, 2026

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