About nine months ago, the Phoenix Mercury eliminated the New York Liberty from the WNBA Playoffs. In today's regular season meeting, New York is attempting for a season sweep of the Mercury after winning the previous two games. Here's a look at the latest matchup preview including game odds and how to watch the Liberty vs. Mercury live streaming online or on television Sunday.
WNBA game preview
With an 8-7 overall record, the New York Liberty come into today's game with a 2-3 mark over their last five games. However, the team won their last game, a road visit to the Seattle Storm, 79-70.
Tina Charles finished with 29 points and 12 rebounds, setting the Liberty's all-time career mark for boards in the win. Charles has also moved into second on the WNBA scoring leaders list, averaging 20.3 Points Per Game.
The Phoenix Mercury have won two-straight including Friday's 92-77 victory over the San Antonio Stars. Prior to that, it was an 88-80 win over the Washington Mystics on Wednesday. Center Brittney Griner continues to lead the WNBA in scoring, with an average of 21.9 points per game. Griner also ranks sixth on the rebounding leaders list with 8.1 per contest.
The two teams have met twice this season already. New York won by 16 points back on June 4th at home and edged the Mercury by two points in Phoenix on May 23rd.
A win today gives the Liberty a season sweep of a Western Conference foe that eliminated that in the playoffs.
The Liberty enter this game as five-point underdogs despite their recent success against Phoenix. On the moneyline, the Mercury are a slight -115 favorite to win, with the Liberty as -105 underdogs. The over/under points total is around 160 points as of this report.
In their last meeting, New York won 88-72 on their home court, easily surpassing the spread of five points.
Game time & live viewing
Tonight's New York Liberty vs. Phoenix Mercury game is slated for a 6 p.m. Eastern Time start. Live television coverage is available through WNBA League Pass for subscribers. In addition, there is TV coverage in the Northeast/New York region on the MSG network, where available.
For live streaming, the WNBA League Pass is the top option for current subscribers. Interested customers can check out WNBA.com for details on ordering a full season pass for all team's games, or specific team pass for just one team's games. Additionally, there may be a live stream feed available to MSG network cable and satellite customers.