Phoenix Mercury vs Seattle Storm Prediction and WNBA Odds
Mercury vs Storm Prediction and Odds: The Phoenix Mercury is predicted to win their upcoming game against the Seattle Storm.
At Footprint Center, the Phoenix Mercury will be hosting the Seattle Storm in their upcoming game. Both teams have struggled this season and their chances of making for the playoffs are slim.
The Phoenix Mercury is ranked 10th in the season while the Seattle Storm is the worst-performing team this season. The Phoenix Mercury is coming off a win in their last game but the Seattle Strom lost their last WNBA game.
This will be the 4th meeting between the two teams. In the previous 3 meetings, the Seattle Storm won two while the Mercury won one. The Phoenix Mercury will be starting as home favorites.
Mercury vs Storm Prediction: Home-Away
The Phoenix Mercury had a challenging season with an overall record of 6 wins and 19 losses. At their home court, the Mercury performed better, securing 5 wins and suffering 6 losses throughout the season. When playing away games, the team faced significant difficulties, only managing to win 1 game out of 13. When playing against Eastern Conference teams, they had a balanced performance, covering the spread in 6 games and failing to do so in 6 games. However, against Western Conference opponents, they struggled to cover the spread, only managing to do so in 2 out of 13 games.
The Seattle Storm had a tough season, finishing with a record of 6 wins and 20 losses. At their home court, the Storm faced significant challenges, securing only 2 wins and suffering 12 losses throughout the season. When playing away games, they had a slightly better record, winning 4 games out of 8. At home, the Storm had an even ATS record, covering the spread in 7 games and not in 7. On the road, they performed better ATS, covering the spread in 7 games and not in 5.
Mercury vs Storm Prediction and Odds: Offense-Defense
Offense
The Seattle Storm has been averaging 78.7 points per game. When it comes to shooting, they have recorded a field goal conversion rate of 40.6%, a 3-point shooting percentage of 35.2%, and 77.4% accuracy from the free-throw line.
The Phoenix Mercury is playing with a low scoring rate of 76.7 points per game. In shooting, their conversion rate stands at 44.4% for field goals and 32.4% for 3-pointers. The free throw accuracy is currently at 80.4%.
Advantage: Storm
Defense
The Phoenix Mercury has given away 83.8 points per game so far in the current season. Their opponents have played with a shooting success rate of 42.3% in field goals and 33.9% in 3-pointers. The Mercury has an average of 34.5 rebounds, with 7.5 steals and 3.6 blocks per game.
The Seattle Storm has given away 84.7 points per game in the current season. Their opponents played with a shooting success rate of 45.8% in field goals and 36.7% in 3-pointers. The Storm played with an average of 36.2 rebounds per game. The average number of steals and the average number of blocks per game are currently at 8.0 and 4.6 respectively.
Advantage: Mercury
Mercury vs Storm Odds
The Spread and Moneyline for this contest will be released soon.
Spread
- Phoenix Mercury
- Seattle Storm:
Moneyline
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Mercury vs Storm Prediction: Overall Performance
The Phoenix Mercury have struggled this season as they have managed to win only 6 of their 25 games as of now. They have been averaging 76.0 points per game and securing 6.2 offensive rebounds. Defensively, they have had 24.4 defensive rebounds and 4.8 blocks per game. In terms of rebounds, they have had 30.6 total rebounds and 19.4 assists per game. The Phoenix Mercury have exhibited decent shooting accuracy, with a 44.0% field goal percentage and a 33.0% three-point percentage. They faced some challenges with 17.4 turnovers and 19.8 personal fouls per game.
The Seattle Storm too have had a worse season so far as they have managed to win only 6 of their 26 and have an average score of 78.2 points per game. They have so far had 7.8 offensive rebounds and 17.7 assists per game. They have 26.0 defensive rebounds, 7.4 steals, and 4.5 blocks per game. In shooting, they managed 40.6% from the field, 35.0% from beyond the arc, and an impressive 77.3% from the free throw line.
Mercury vs Storm Prediction: Players to Watch Out
Phoenix Mercury
Brittney Griner played 20 games and scored 18.2 points per game. Overall she has had 6.7 rebounds (5.3 defensive, 1.4 offensive) per game, and she has provided 2.0 assists, 0.5 steals, and 1.7 blocks per game.
Diana Taurasi has so far played 18 games and scored an average of 16.1 points and contributed 3.6 rebounds per game. She has provided 5.1 assists along with 0.6 steals and 0.6 blocks per game. Her shooting percentages were decent: 41.3% field goal, 33.6% three-point, and 85.9% free-throw.
Sophie Cunningham in her 22 games this season scored 10.5 points per game and contributed 2.6 rebounds (2.2 defensive, 0.4 offensive) per game. Cunningham also provided 2.0 assists, 0.7 steals, and 0.4 blocks per game.
Seattle Storm
Jewell Loyd in 24 games contributed 24.6 points per game. Loyd has had 1.3 offensive rebounds, 3.3 defensive rebounds, and a total of 4.6 rebounds per game. Additionally, she has been dishing out 3.6 assists and recording 1.1 steals per game.
Ezi Magbegor has started in all 26 games for Seattle and has scored 13.6 points per game. She has been able to secure an average of 1.5 offensive rebounds and 6.6 defensive rebounds per game, resulting in 8.1 total rebounds per game. She has overall provided 2.3 assists per game and has recorded 1.3 steals and 1.9 blocks per game.
Sami Whitcomb has contributed only 8.5 points per game. Whitcomb has an overall 2.8 rebounds per game, 2.2 assists per game, and has recorded 0.7 steals and 0.3 blocks per game. Her shooting percentages were decent, with a field goal percentage of 37.2% and a three-point percentage of 36.1%.
Mercury vs Storm Winner Prediction
- Home Advantage: Mercury
- Offensive Advantage: Mercury
- Defensive Advantage: Storm
- Overall: Mercury to win
