Phoenix Mercury vs Seattle Storm Prediction, 6/4/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Phoenix Mercury vs Seattle Storm

Date: Tuesday, June 4, 2024

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: CBS Sports

The Phoenix Mercury (4-5) head to Climate Pledge Arena on Tuesday where they'll take on the Seattle Storm (5-3).

The Phoenix Mercury took the court against the Los Angeles Sparks and earned the victory with a final of 87-68 in their last contest. Phoenix walked away from the game having earned a 42.4% FG percentage (28 of 66) and buried 14 of 29 3-point shots. At the free throw line, the Mercury buried 17 of their 20 attempts for a rate of 85.0%. When it comes to hauling in rebounds, they earned 33 with 7 of them being offensive. They also doled out 20 dimes in this game as well as forcing 18 turnovers and having 11 steals. When it comes to defense, Phoenix allowed 40.0% from the floor on 24 out of 60 shooting. Los Angeles earned 6 dimes and had 5 steals for this game. Furthermore, Los Angeles snagged 30 rebounds (6 offensive, 24 defensive) and earned 2 blocks. Los Angeles finished the game shooting 73.3% from the charity stripe by converting 11 of 15 attempts. They also made 9 out of their 23 attempts from beyond the arc.

Diana Taurasi is one player who was a factor for the game. She was able to score 31 points on 9 out of 14 shooting. She was on the court for 29 mins and also snagged 2 boards. Taurasi ended up going 64.3% from the field but had no assists when the game ended.

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Phoenix comes into this game with a win-loss record of 4-5 for the season. They turn it over 14.3 times per game and as a squad are committing 17.2 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Phoenix is collecting 35.4 rebounds per contest and has earned 173 dimes so far this season, which is 4th in basketball in terms of passing. The Mercury are shooting 34.7% on three-point attempts (95 of 274) and 81.1% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 80.4 points per outing (7th in the league) while hitting 40.1% from the floor. On the defensive end of the court, the Mercury are forcing their opponents into 12.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.0 fouls. They currently rank 11th in the WNBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 193 relinquished this year. The Mercury are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 42.3% (109 of 153) and they surrender 36.2 rebounds per game as a group. They give up 34.4% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 11th in the league in points per game allowed (84.8).

In their last game, the Seattle Storm walked away with a victory by a final of 103-88 when they played the Indiana Fever. The Storm corralled 28 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards for a total of 32 in the matchup. They turned it over 7 times, while getting 9 steals for this contest. The Fever were called for 16 fouls for this contest which took the Storm to the charity stripe for a total of 14 attempts. They were able to bury 11 of those for a rate of 78.6%. When talking about 3-point attempts, Seattle made 8 out of their 19 tries (42.1%). When the game finished, the Storm shot 42 out of 75 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 56.0%. The Storm allowed the Fever to bury 29 out of their 70 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 41.4% for this contest. They finished 40.0% from 3-point land by shooting 10 out of 25 and ended up going 20 of 22 from the charity stripe (90.9%). In reference to how they cleaned up the glass, Seattle allowed Indiana to collect 36 in all (10 on the offensive glass).

Jewell Loyd ended up being a factor for the Storm in this game. She converted 8 of 14 in this matchup giving her a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and accounted for 1 rebound. Loyd tallied 22 points in her 27 minutes on the hardwood and had 6 dimes for this contest.

Seattle has a win-loss record of 5-3 on the campaign. The Storm are responsible for committing 19.4 fouls per contest and they go 81.9% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 19.0 times per contest (8th in the league) and they are turning it over 15.5 times per contest. Seattle has accumulated 676 points so far this season (84.5 per game) and they grab 37.5 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Storm are connecting on 44.0% from the field, which is ranked 4th in the WNBA. The Storm on the defensive end are ranked 6th in basketball in points given up per game with 80.3. They are able to force 16.8 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 41.5% from the field (4th in the league). The Seattle defense allows 32.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter (59 of 182) and opponents are converting on 83.4% of their foul shots. They have conceded 19.9 assists and 35.8 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 6th and 8th in the WNBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Phoenix

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