A pair of the WNBA’s best scorers take the court when Jewell Loyd (sixth, 19.7 points per game) and the Seattle Storm (24-15) visit Kahleah Copper (third, 21.6) and the Phoenix Mercury (19-20) on Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 10:00 PM ET on AZFamily, Mercury Live, FOX13+, and Amazon Prime Video.
Storm vs. Mercury Prediction & Odds
Favorite: Storm (-1.5)
Total: 164
Storm Moneyline: -122
Mercury Moneyline: +102
Spread Prediction: Storm
Total Prediction: Over
Moneyline Prediction: Storm
Storm vs. Mercury Stat Rankings
Storm Rank |
Storm AVG |
|
Mercury AVG |
Mercury Rank |
5th |
83.1 |
Points Scored |
81.7 |
7th |
4th |
79.0 |
Points Allowed |
84.6 |
9th |
6th |
34.5 |
Rebounds |
32.3 |
11th |
4th |
8.6 |
Off. Rebounds |
6.7 |
11th |
10th |
5.9 |
3pt Made |
8.6 |
6th |
4th |
20.5 |
Assists |
19.9 |
8th |
4th |
12.5 |
Turnovers |
13.3 |
7th |
Storm vs. Mercury Stats Insights
The 83.1 points per game the Storm record are just 1.5 fewer points than the Mercury give up (84.6).
Phoenix puts up an average of 81.7 points per game, only 2.7 more points than the 79.0 Seattle allows.
The Mercury are the WNBA’s seventh-ranked team offensively (81.7 PPG), while the Storm have the fourth-ranked defense (79.0).
Seattle has totaled 160 more points than its opponents this season (4.1 per game on average), while Phoenix has been out-scored by 113 total points (2.9 per game average differential).
Seattle averages 34.5 rebounds a contest, 2.2 more rebounds per game than Phoenix’s average.
This season, the Storm have a 43.5% shooting percentage from the field, which is 0.4% higher than the 43.1% of shots the Mercury’s opponents have hit.
Storm Leaders
The Storm scoring leader is Loyd, who averages 19.7 points per game.
Skylar Diggins-Smith leads Seattle with 6.4 assists per game and Ezi Magbegor paces the team with 8.0 rebounds per outing.
Loyd connects on 1.6 threes per game to lead the Storm.
Nneka Ogwumike leads the team with 1.9 steals per game. Magbegor collects 2.2 blocks an outing to pace Seattle.
Mercury Leaders
Copper owns the Mercury top spot in scoring with 21.6 points per game and also tacks on 4.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists per contest.
The Phoenix leaders in rebounds and assists are Monique Billings (5.8 rebounds per game) and Natasha Cloud (7.0 assists per game).
Diana Taurasi is tops from three-point range for the Mercury, hitting 2.4 threes per game.
Cloud tops Phoenix in steals with 1.4 per game, and Natasha Mack leads the squad in blocks with 1.2 per game.
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