Money has come in on Phoenix in tonight’s Game 2 of the Finals, moving the Mercury from -4 to -4.5. Expected as both the Chicago Sky and Phoenix have split games in their home stands in Game 1 and 2 in their last series. Chicago has been playing very well so far in the postseason, getting everyone involved with eight players in the rotation getting double digit minutes. Phoenix has been running slightly thinner, as expected, with only 7 players in the rotation. As we are getting deeper into this postseason, the wear showed in Game 1on the Mercury side with a slightly older roster.
For the first game of this series, I was on the Sky because of their momentum coming into Phoenix who lately has done better on the road. The weird pregame presentation of the GOAT award to the Mercury’s Taurasi only motivated the Sky to handle that game easily. Although I think Phoenix has the will and capability to prevent a 0-2 deficit in this series I don’t expect Chicago to let this one come easy. Taurasi also has recently welcomed a newborn to her family so perhaps could be a distraction. It’s an angle that usually we take on the first game back, but I’ll still take the extra 1/2 point in this one and like the Sky to keep it close.
CHI +4.5 (-110) 1.1u
