Seattle Storm vs Phoenix Mercury Prediction, 6/13/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Seattle Storm vs Phoenix Mercury

Date: Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: WNBA League Pass

The Phoenix Mercury (2-5) play the Seattle Storm (1-6) at Footprint Center on Tuesday.

The Seattle Storm took the court against the Washington Mystics and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 71-65 in their last game. Seattle finished having earned a 37.5% field goal percentage (24 of 64) and made 5 of their 22 shots from distance. At the free throw line, the Storm converted 12 of 16 attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. In reference to getting rebounds, they collected 30 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 18 dimes for the contest while forcing the other team into 18 turnovers and earning 10 steals. When discussing defense, Seattle allowed the other team to go 35.6% from the floor on 21 of 59 shooting. Washington doled out 8 dimes and had 8 steals for the game. Furthermore, Washington grabbed 40 rebounds (8 offensive, 32 defensive) and had 4 rejections. Washington ended up going 81.8% at the charity stripe by knocking down 18 of 22 attempts. They knocked down 11 of their 25 tries from 3-point land.

Ivana Dojkic is one player who was a major factor in the matchup. She notched 12 points on 3 out of 3 shooting. She played 23 minutes and also collected 1 rebound. Dojkic ended up going 100.0% from the floor and recorded 4 assists.

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Seattle comes into this matchup with a win-loss record of 1-6 on the campaign. They are turning it over 13.0 times per game and as a unit they are committing 19.4 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Seattle is pulling down 33.6 rebounds per contest and has 105 assists this year, which is 12th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Storm are connecting on 32.0% from downtown (49 of 153) and 77.4% from the charity stripe. They average 73.6 points per game (12th in the league) while shooting 38.5% from the field. When they are on the defensive end, the Storm are forcing 14.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.0 personal fouls. They are giving up 39.3% from 3-point land and they are 7th in the league in PPG allowed (83.6). The Storm defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.1% (205 of 455) and they surrender 37.4 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are 4th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 140 surrendered on the season.

In their last game, the Phoenix Mercury took home the win by a final score of 85-82 when they faced the Indiana Fever. The Mercury pulled down 22 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 29 for this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while getting 7 steals for this contest. The Fever committed 20 personal fouls in this game which took the Mercury to the free throw line for 21 tries. They were able to knock down 18 of the free throw tries for a rate of 85.7%. In relation to shots from beyond the perimeter, Phoenix knocked down 9 of 24 attempts (37.5%). In all, the Mercury finished 29 out of 64 from the floor which had them at 45.3%. The Mercury allowed the Fever to bury 33 out of 68 tries from the field 0 48.5% in this contest. They shot 20.0% from distance by shooting 4 out of 20 and ended up shooting 12 of 16 at the free throw line (75.0%). In regard to attacking the glass, Phoenix allowed Indiana to pull down 31 in all (11 offensive).

Brittney Griner ended up having an impact for the Mercury in this contest. She converted 9 of 13 in the matchup giving her a field goal percentage of 69.2%, and tallied 6 rebounds. Griner tallied 29 points in her 30 mins on the court and had 3 assists for the game.

Phoenix has a record of 2-5 so far this season. As an offensive team, the Mercury are shooting 45.3% from the field, which has them ranked 3rd in the league. Phoenix has accounted for 564 pts for the campaign (80.6 per game) and they average 30.1 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 21.0 times per contest (4th in the WNBA) and they lose possession via turnover 16.6 times per game. The Mercury have committed 21.0 personal fouls per game while shooting 81.9% from the charity stripe. The Mercury on the defensive end are ranked 12th in the WNBA in PPG allowed with 86.4. The Phoenix defense surrenders 27.8% on shots from beyond the arc (42 of 151) and their opposition knocks down 83.8% of their free throw shots. They concede 19.3 assists and 35.3 total boards per game, which is ranked 7th and 6th in the WNBA. They have forced 11.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.1% from the field (4th in the league).

Who will win tonight's WNBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Seattle

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