Seattle Storm vs Phoenix Mercury Prediction 8/13/23 WNBA Picks

The Phoenix Mercury and Seattle Storm meet Sunday in WNBA action at the Climate Pledge Arena. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

Phoenix Mercury Betting Preview 

The Phoenix Mercury look for a win after winning 3 of their last 4 games. The Mercury are 3 games back from a playoff spot. The Phoenix Mercury are averaging 78 points on 44.9 percent shooting and allowing 83.5 points on 43.5 percent shooting. Brittney Griner is averaging 18.2 points and 6.8 rebounds, while Diana Taurasi is averaging 17.7 points and 3.5 rebounds. Sophie Cunningham is the third double-digit scorer and Michaela Onyenwere is dishing 1.4 assists. The Phoenix Mercury are shooting 33.8 percent from beyond the arc and 81.7 percent from the free throw line. The Phoenix Mercury are allowing 34.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 30.7 rebounds per game.

Seattle Storm Betting Preview 

The Seattle Storm have lost 12 of their last 16 games and have fallen to 8-21 on the year. The Storm are 4 games out of a playoff spot. The Seattle Storm are averaging 78.2 points on 40.6 percent shooting and allowing 83.9 points on 45.1 percent shooting. Jewell Loyd is averaging 24.1 points and 3.4 assists, while Ezi Magbegor is averaging 13.8 points and 8.1 rebounds. Gabby Williams is grabbing 3.6 rebounds and Sami Whitcomb is dishing 2.4 assists. The Seattle Storm are shooting 34.5 percent from beyond the arc and 77.2 percent from the free throw line. The Seattle Storm are allowing 36.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34.4 rebounds per game.

Trends

The Mercury are 7-19-1 ATS in their last 27 road games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Storm are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 home games and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The under is 11-3-1 in Mercury last 15 Sunday games. The under is 6-1 in Storm last 7 overall. The Mercury are 13-6 ATS in the last 19 meetings in Seattle.

Randy’s Pick

The Seattle Storm have beaten the Mercury 3 times this season, and now they’re at home, where they usually have a decent crowd. I can understand why the Storm are favored here. However, the Mercury are the better team despite the losses to the Storm, and they’ve quietly won 3 of their last 4 games. If the Mercury are going to continue the positive vibes and make a possible last second playoff push, these are games they need to take advantage of. The value is with the Mercury and free bucket. I’ll take it.