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2025-10-03

Model Predictions

Model Phoenix Mercury Las Vegas Aces Spread Result
Elo 12.6% 87.4% -
Bradley-Terry 31.9% 68.1% -
Margin 33.4% 66.6% +3.8 (0.8 off)
Pythagorean 43.8% 56.2% -
Efficiency 37.4% 62.6% -
Adjusted Efficiency 41.7% 58.3% -
Log Adjusted 41.9% 58.1% -
Points Off/Def 40.5% 59.5% -

Actual: Las Vegas Aces +3 (89-86). Predictions use season-end ratings.

Phoenix Mercury

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
A. Thomas 38 7-10 0-0 1-4 10 9 0 1 5 15 20 -
K. Copper 36 7-12 5-9 2-2 4 1 0 0 0 21 14 -
S. Sabally 31 6-12 3-7 4-4 4 4 0 0 2 19 13 -
M. Akoa Makani 26 3-6 2-3 3-3 2 3 2 0 3 11 9 -
D. Bonner 26 4-13 2-7 0-0 8 0 1 1 1 10 6 -
S. Whitcomb 22 2-8 2-8 0-0 2 0 1 0 0 6 1 -
N. Mack 16 2-3 0-0 0-0 4 1 0 2 1 4 7 -
K. Westbeld 5 0-2 0-2 0-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 -

Las Vegas Aces

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
A. Wilson 38 7-16 0-1 7-9 10 5 1 2 0 21 23 -
C. Gray 35 2-7 1-4 3-3 7 10 1 1 1 8 19 -
J. Loyd 35 8-16 2-7 0-0 4 0 0 0 1 18 5 -
J. Young 32 3-13 0-6 4-4 2 5 2 0 2 10 4 -
D. Evans 26 8-13 5-6 0-0 2 3 4 0 0 21 17 -
N. Smith 16 2-2 0-0 0-4 6 0 1 0 1 4 8 -
M. Gustafson 11 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 2 3 -
K. Bell 5 2-3 1-2 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 5 3 -
A. Nye 1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -
K. Stokes 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -

* = starter