Seattle Storm vs Phoenix Mercury Prediction, 9/19/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Seattle Storm vs Phoenix Mercury

Date: Thursday, September 19, 2024

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: WNBA League Pass

The Phoenix Mercury (19-20) play the Seattle Storm (24-15) at Footprint Center on Thursday.

The Seattle Storm took the court against the Las Vegas Aces and took a loss by a final of 85-72 in their last contest. Seattle ended the game having earned a 47.6% FG percentage (30 of 63) and knocked down 2 of their 9 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Storm buried 10 of 11 tries for a percentage of 90.9%. Regarding hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 29 with 4 of them being offensive. They also distributed 21 dimes for the matchup as well as forcing 9 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When discussing the defense, Seattle allowed the other team to shoot 53.3% from the floor on 32 of 60 shooting. Las Vegas earned 3 assists and had 5 steals for the game. On top of that, Las Vegas snagged 31 rebounds (3 offensive, 28 defensive) and got 2 blocked shots. Las Vegas finished the game shooting 85.7% from the free throw line by making 12 of their 14 shots. They knocked down 9 out of their 20 shots from distance.

Nneka Ogwumike is someone who was a major contributor for the contest. She totaled 19 points on 9 out of 15 shooting. She played 32 minutes and snagged 6 rebounds. Ogwumike finished the game shooting 60.0% from the field but had no dimes when the game ended.

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Seattle heads into this contest with a mark of 24-15 on the campaign. The Storm are connecting on 28.5% on three-point attempts (229 of 804) and 84.1% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 83.1 points per game (5th in the WNBA) while hitting 43.5% from the field. They are losing possession via turnover 12.5 times per contest and as a team they are committing 16.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Seattle is snagging 34.5 boards per contest and has tallied 799 assists this season, which is 5th in the WNBA in terms of passing the ball. When they are on defense, the Storm are able to force 15.1 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.5 fouls. They are surrendering 33.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 4th in basketball in points per game from their opponents (79.0). The Storm defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 42.7% (588 of 644) and they surrender 36.1 rebounds per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 4th in the WNBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 761 surrendered on the season.

The last time they took the court, the Phoenix Mercury got the victory with a final of 85-81 when they faced the Los Angeles Sparks. The Mercury collected 18 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 25 for this contest. They turned it over 10 times, while getting 11 steals for the matchup. The Sparks committed 18 fouls for the matchup which took the Mercury to the charity stripe for a total of 22 attempts. They were able to make 18 of those for a rate of 81.8%. Regarding shots from downtown, Phoenix made 7 of their 28 attempts (25.0%). In all, the Mercury shot 30 out of 64 from the field which had them shooting 46.9%. The Mercury permitted the Sparks to knock down 28 out of 83 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 33.7% in the game. They shot 27.3% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 9 out of 33 and walked away from this one shooting 16 out of 20 from the free throw line (80.0%). In regard to how they attacked the glass, Phoenix allowed Los Angeles to grab 49 in total (23 on the offensive glass).

Sophie Cunningham ended up having an impact for the Mercury in this contest. She knocked down 5 out of 12 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 41.7%, and totaled 3 rebounds. Cunningham tallied 14 points in her 30 mins on the court and earned 2 assists in this contest.

Phoenix has a mark of 19-20 on the year. The Mercury commit 17.0 personal fouls per game while shooting 80.3% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 19.9 times per contest (8th in basketball) and they are turning it over 13.3 times per contest. Phoenix has scored 3,188 pts this season (81.7 per contest) and they collect 32.3 boards per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Mercury are shooting 44.0% from the field, which has them ranked 7th in the league. The Mercury defensively are ranked 9th in basketball in PPG allowed with 84.6. The Phoenix defense allows 34.1% on shots from beyond the arc (361 of 1,058) and their opposition makes 77.7% of their free throw attempts. They concede 21.8 dimes and 36.9 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 11th and 12th in the league. They have forced 12.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.1% from the floor (5th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Phoenix

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