Seattle Storm vs Phoenix Mercury Prediction, 6/16/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Seattle Storm vs Phoenix Mercury

Date: Sunday, June 16, 2024

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: ABC

Footprint Center is the site where and the Phoenix Mercury (6-7) will play the Seattle Storm (9-4) on Sunday.

The Seattle Storm faced off with the Dallas Wings and notched a win by a score of 92-84 in their last contest. Seattle wrapped up the game having earned a 52.2% FG percentage (36 of 69) and made 7 of their 20 3-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Storm buried 13 of 14 shots for a percentage of 92.9%. When discussing getting rebounds, they collected 26 with 7 of them being offensive. They also doled out 26 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 19 turnovers and having 12 steals. In reference to the defense, Seattle allowed the other team to go 47.7% from the floor on 31 out of 65 shooting. Dallas doled out 9 dimes and had 6 steals for the contest. In addition, Dallas grabbed 28 rebounds (9 offensive, 19 defensive) and added 9 blocked shots. Dallas finished the game shooting 94.1% from the free throw line by knocking down 16 of 17 tries. They also made 6 of their 13 shots from distance.

Skylar Diggins-Smith is one player who played a role for the game. She ended up scoring 21 points on 8 of 15 shooting. She played for 33 mins played and also snagged 3 rebounds. Diggins-Smith finished the game shooting 53.3% from the floor and also distributed 6 dimes.

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Seattle enters this game with a record of 9-4 this season. The Storm are hitting 31.6% from downtown (81 of 256) and 81.0% from the free throw line. They are averaging 83.5 pts per contest (4th in the league) while shooting 43.2% from the floor. They turn the ball over 14.1 times per contest and as a squad they commit 18.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Seattle is collecting 37.7 rebounds per game and is sitting with 249 dimes this year, which is 6th in the league in terms of passing. On the defensive end, the Storm are forcing 15.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.8 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 32.9% on shots from distance while they are 4th in the WNBA in points per game allowed (78.1). The Storm defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 40.6% (207 of 219) and they concede 34.8 boards per contest as a team. They are ranked 9th in the WNBA in allowing assists with 252 surrendered this year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Phoenix Mercury took a defeat with a final score of 103-99 when they played the Las Vegas Aces. The Mercury were able to corral 19 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards for a total of 23 for the contest. They turned the ball over 12 times, while getting 5 steals for the matchup. The Aces earned 16 personal fouls in this contest which took the Mercury to the charity stripe for a total of 15 attempts. They were able to convert 13 of them for a percentage of 86.7%. In the matter of shots from downtown, Phoenix buried 8 of their 25 tries (32.0%). In all, the Mercury finished shooting 39 for 72 from the floor which had them shooting 54.2%. The Mercury permitted the Aces to make 33 out of their 69 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 47.8% for the matchup. They went 43.3% from beyond the arc by going 13 out of 30 and finished the contest at 24 of 25 at the free throw line (96.0%). In regard to attacking the glass, Phoenix allowed Las Vegas to grab 37 overall (12 on the offensive glass).

Brittney Griner ended up having an impact for the Mercury for the game. She made 10 out of 17 for this game for a field goal rate of 58.8%, and accumulated 9 rebounds. Griner earned 25 points in her 32 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 2 dimes for the contest.

Phoenix has a win-loss record of 6-7 for the season. Phoenix has totaled 1,063 points for the season (81.8 per contest) and they pull in 34.1 rebounds per contest. The Mercury are committing 17.5 personal fouls per game and they shoot 79.8% from the free throw line. When it comes to offensive execution, the Mercury are shooting 41.4% from the field, which ranks them 10th in the league. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 19.6 times per contest (5th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 14.5 times per game. The Mercury are ranked 10th in basketball in points given up per game with 85.8. The Phoenix defense gives up 35.5% on shots from beyond the arc (129 of 363) and their opponents are knocking down 80.6% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 21.5 dimes and 36.7 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 11th and 12th in basketball. They are forcing 13.2 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 42.8% from the floor (6th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Seattle

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