WNBA Game Preview: Phoenix Mercury (27-16) vs. Dallas Wings (9-34)

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Venue & Game Details

Location: College Park Center, Arlington, Texas

Tipoff: 8:00 PM EDT (7:00 PM local)

Broadcast: WNBA League Pass, local TV in Dallas-Fort Worth (KFAA29)

Weather Forecast

Conditions: Indoor arena – no weather impact

Outside Conditions: Clear skies, ~29°C (84°F) at tip-off

Injury Report

Dallas Wings

Out: Arike Ogunbowale (knee), Luisa Geiselsöder (shoulder), JJ Quinerly (knee), Li Yueru (knee), Tyasha Harris (knee)

Probable: None

Phoenix Mercury

No injuries listed – expected to have full roster available

Recent Form Notes

Phoenix: Clinched No. 4 seed in playoffs; likely to manage minutes ahead of first-round series vs. New York Liberty. Alyssa Thomas has 8 triple-doubles this season; Satou Sabally and Kahleah Copper providing scoring punch.

Dallas: On a 10-game losing streak; Paige Bueckers leading the way with 19.1 PPG and chasing rookie scoring records. Short-handed roster giving extended minutes to young players.

Series History

2025 Season Series: Phoenix leads 2-1

Jun 11 @ PHX: Mercury 93–80

Jul 3 @ DAL: Wings 98–89

Jul 7 @ PHX: Mercury 102–72

All-Time: Mercury lead 50–33

Key Player Matchups

Paige Bueckers (DAL) vs. Alyssa Thomas (PHX) – Rookie scoring machine vs. triple-double threat.

Maddy Siegrist (DAL) vs. Satou Sabally (PHX) – Siegrist’s rebounding vs. Sabally’s versatile scoring.

Myisha Hines-Allen (DAL) vs. Kahleah Copper (PHX) – Interior presence vs. perimeter slasher.

Betting Trends

Phoenix is 7-3 ATS in last 10 vs. Dallas.

Dallas is 1-4 ATS in last 5 home games.

Over has hit in 4 of last 6 meetings.

Dallas has allowed 94.1 PPG over last 10 games.

GAME ODDS

Phoenix Mercury             – 5.5

Dalals Wings                      165.5

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Wednesday, September 10, 2025

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