Phoenix Mercury vs Seattle Storm Prediction, 9/7/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Phoenix Mercury vs Seattle Storm

Date: Saturday, September 7, 2024

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: NBATV

Climate Pledge Arena is the venue where and the Seattle Storm (20-13) will play the Phoenix Mercury (17-17) on Saturday.

The Phoenix Mercury faced off with the Atlanta Dream and took home the win by a score of 74-66 in their last contest. Phoenix finished with a 41.8% field goal percentage (23 of 55) and made 6 out of their 25 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Mercury converted 22 of 26 tries for a rate of 84.6%. When discussing hauling in boards, they collected a total of 33 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 18 dimes in this contest while forcing 13 turnovers and having 7 steals. In regard to the defense, Phoenix allowed the other team to go 35.3% from the field on 24 out of 68 shooting. Atlanta recorded 7 assists and had 7 steals for the game. Furthermore, Atlanta pulled down 29 rebounds (7 offensive, 22 defensive) and earned 4 blocked shots. Atlanta walked away from this one shooting 78.6% at the free throw line by knocking down 11 of 14 tries. They made 7 of their 25 shots from long range.

Kahleah Copper is one player who had an impact in this contest. She walked away with 28 points on 8 out of 16 shooting. She saw the court for 32 minutes played and also grabbed 3 rebounds. Copper finished the game shooting 50.0% from the field and dished out 4 assists.

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Phoenix heads into this contest with a win-loss record of 17-17 this year. The Mercury are hitting 33.6% on shots from downtown (294 of 876) and 80.3% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 82.3 points per game (7th in basketball) while connecting on 44.2% from the field. They are turning it over 13.6 times per contest and as a unit are committing 17.4 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Phoenix is pulling in 32.5 rebounds per game and has accounted for 663 assists so far this season, which is 8th in the league in terms of passing. On the defensive end of the court, the Mercury are forcing 12.3 turnovers per game and they draw 17.2 fouls. They are ranked 11th in the league in giving up assists with 736 surrendered for the year. The Mercury are allowing a shooting percentage of 43.0% (418 of 585) and they surrender 36.4 boards per contest as a unit. They relinquish 33.3% on three-point shots and they are 9th in the WNBA in PPG allowed (84.2).

In their last game, the Seattle Storm went home victorious with a score of 71-64 when they played the Connecticut Sun. The Storm collected 28 defensive boards and 3 offensive boards totaling 31 in this matchup. They also turned the ball over 13 times, while earning 8 steals in the game. The Sun were called for 14 personal fouls in the game which got the Storm to the charity stripe for a total of 15 attempts. They were able to make 10 of those for a rate of 66.7%. When discussing shots from beyond the perimeter, Seattle made 3 of 17 tries (17.6%). At the conclusion of this game, the Storm went 29 for 62 from the floor which had them sitting at 46.8%. The Storm allowed the Sun to convert 24 of their 58 attempts from the field which had them shooting 41.4% for the matchup. They finished 33.3% from 3-point land by shooting 5 of 15 and finished the game at 11 out of 17 at the free throw line (64.7%). When talking about how they attacked the glass, Seattle allowed Connecticut to collect 30 overall (7 on the offensive glass).

Skylar Diggins-Smith pitched in for the Storm for the contest. She buried 7 out of 14 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 4 rebounds. Diggins-Smith accumulated 18 points in her 36 minutes of playing time and accumulated 3 assists in this matchup.

Seattle has a win-loss record of 20-13 on the year. Seattle has accounted for 2,745 pts for the campaign (83.2 per contest) and they snag 34.7 boards per contest. The Storm are committing 17.0 personal fouls per game while shooting 83.5% from the charity stripe. When it comes to executing on offense, the Storm are hitting on 43.2% from the field, which ranks them 8th in basketball. They are dishing out assists 20.4 times per contest (6th in the WNBA) and they are giving up possession 12.7 times per game. The Storm on the defensive end are ranked 4th in the league in points per game surrendered with 78.8. They have forced 15.4 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.6% from the field (4th in basketball). The Seattle defense gives up 32.8% on three-point shots (226 of 688) and their opponents are making 77.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 19.4 assists and 36.0 total boards per game, which is ranked 4th and 11th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Phoenix

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