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2025-10-08

Model Predictions

Model Las Vegas Aces Phoenix Mercury Spread Result
Elo 77.7% 22.3% -
Bradley-Terry 54.6% 45.4% -
Margin 44.1% 55.9% +1.3 (3.3 off)
Pythagorean 50.2% 49.8% -
Efficiency 56.6% 43.4% -
Adjusted Efficiency 52.3% 47.7% -
Log Adjusted 52.1% 47.9% -
Points Off/Def 46.0% 54.0% -

Actual: Phoenix Mercury -2 (88-90). Predictions use season-end ratings.

Las Vegas Aces

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
C. Gray 39 4-11 1-4 2-3 2 5 3 3 1 11 12 -
A. Wilson 38 11-20 1-2 11-12 14 4 0 3 3 34 32 -
J. Young 37 7-18 1-7 6-6 3 9 2 0 0 21 17 -
J. Loyd 30 4-7 4-7 4-4 7 1 1 0 2 16 16 -
N. Smith 17 1-4 0-0 0-0 7 1 0 1 0 2 7 -
D. Evans 16 2-5 2-2 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 6 3 -
K. Bell 11 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -
M. Gustafson 11 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 -
A. Nye 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
K. Stokes 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -

Phoenix Mercury

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
A. Thomas 39 5-11 0-0 4-6 12 9 2 0 3 14 23 -
K. Copper 36 6-14 1-5 4-4 2 0 1 0 1 17 5 -
S. Sabally 32 8-15 2-6 6-8 5 3 0 1 5 24 13 -
D. Bonner 31 7-11 2-3 9-13 10 0 0 1 1 25 24 -
S. Whitcomb 25 0-5 0-4 0-0 1 3 1 0 1 0 -1 -
M. Akoa Makani 25 2-7 2-3 0-0 1 1 0 0 1 6 0 -
N. Mack 7 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 -
K. Westbeld 6 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 -

* = starter