Phoenix Mercury vs Seattle Storm Prediction, 6/24/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Phoenix Mercury vs Seattle Storm

Date: Saturday, June 24, 2023

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: WNBA League Pass

The Seattle Storm (3-8) host the Phoenix Mercury (2-9) at Climate Pledge Arena on Saturday.

The Phoenix Mercury faced off with the Las Vegas Aces and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 99-79 in their last game. Phoenix finished with a 42.9% FG percentage (30 out of 70) and knocked down 5 out of their 20 shots from 3-point land. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Mercury knocked down 14 of their 15 tries for a percentage of 93.3%. When it comes to rebounding, they collected 26 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 16 dimes in this matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and earning 3 steals. When discussing defense, Phoenix allowed 55.4% from the floor on 36 out of 65 shooting. Las Vegas earned 8 dimes and had 4 steals for the contest. In addition, Las Vegas collected 32 boards (8 offensive, 24 defensive) and added 3 rejections. Las Vegas ended up going 69.6% at the charity stripe by burying 16 of 23 attempts. They knocked down 11 of 23 attempts from beyond the arc.

Sug Sutton is one player who was a major factor in this game. She totaled 21 points on 9 out of 16 shooting. She played 33 mins and also snagged 2 boards. Sutton walked away from this one shooting 56.3% from the floor and also totaled 2 dimes.

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Phoenix comes into this contest with a mark of 2-9 so far this season. They average 77.5 points per game (9th in the league) while shooting 43.9% from the field. The Mercury are hitting 32.0% on shots beyond the perimeter (77 of 241) and 82.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, Phoenix is collecting 29.4 rebounds per contest and has totaled 218 assists for the campaign, which is 6th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 15.5 times per contest and as a group are committing 21.0 personal fouls per game. On the defensive end, the Mercury are forcing 11.9 turnovers per game while drawing 18.5 fouls. They give up 33.2% on three-point shots and they are ranked 12th in the league in points per game allowed (87.6). The Mercury defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 44.3% (131 of 204) and they relinquish 35.5 boards per game as a group. They currently rank 9th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 232 surrendered this season.

For their last game, the Seattle Storm took a defeat with a final score of 80-68 when they played the Indiana Fever. The Storm recorded 24 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 29 in the game. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while recording 8 steals in this game. The Fever had 22 fouls in this game which got the Storm to the free throw line for 16 tries. They were able to bury 13 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 81.3%. Regarding shots from beyond the arc, Seattle knocked down 11 out of 29 tries (37.9%). When the final whistle blew, the Storm finished 22 for 74 from the field which gave them a rate of 29.7%. The Storm allowed the Fever to bury 30 out of 69 tries from the field which had them shooting 43.5% for this contest. They wrapped up this game 45.5% from three-point range by shooting 10 out of 22 and finished the contest at 10 of 13 at the free throw line (76.9%). In relation to rebounding, Seattle permitted Indiana to get 47 in total (9 on the offensive side).

Ivana Dojkic ended up being important for the Storm for the matchup. She made 3 out of 11 for this game for a rate of 27.3%, and tallied 5 rebounds. Dojkic had 11 points in her 37 mins on the court and added 6 assists in this game.

Seattle has a win-loss mark of 3-8 so far this season. As an offense, the Storm are shooting 39.6% from the floor, which ranks 11th in the WNBA. Seattle has tallied 849 points this year (77.2 per contest) and they grab 33.1 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 16.2 times per contest (12th in the league) and they turn it over 13.3 times per game. The Storm are committing 18.7 fouls per contest while shooting 76.4% from the free throw line. The Storm are ranked 9th in the league in PPG given up with 85.3. They are forcing 13.5 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.4% from the field (12th in the league). The Seattle defense gives up 38.5% on shots from beyond the arc (90 of 234) and their opposition makes 85.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 21.1 assists and 36.3 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 11th and 10th in basketball.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Seattle

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