The Phoenix Mercury and the Seattle Storm will meet at KeyArena on Friday Night. Diania Taurasi comes to town after setting the WNBA Career Scoring Mark. Taurasi, who is arguably, the best player in the world is still playing like she has something to prove every night. Taurasi reached 7,493 points in a 90-59 loss at Los Angeles on Sunday.
Oddsmakers opened the Storm as -5-point favorites versus the Mercury, while the game’s total opened at 161. The line has held steady for the most part with the total moving back and forth between 160 and 161.
Seattle was a 75-57 winner in its last match at home against the San Antonio Stars. They covered the -10-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 132 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window. Seattle guard Jewell Loyd is taking on a bigger role for the Storm this season. She is sixth in the league at 18.4 points per game. Storm forward Breanna Stewart is ninth at 17.3. Stewart is coming off a huge effort against the Stars. She had 22 points, a season-high 15 rebounds and a career-best five blocks.
The Mercury were a 90-59 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Los Angeles Sparks. They failed to cover the +7.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (149) made winners of UNDER bettors. Phoenix center Brittney Griner leads at 22.9 points per game. Taurasi is seventh at 18.3 points per game.
Phoenix is expected to get back starting point guard Danielle Robinson. She has missed the past two games because of an ankle injury. Her defensive speed should be key against Storm guard Sue Bird. Bird is averaging a league-best 7.7 assists.
Recent Form
Name
Record
ATS
Offense
Defense
Diff
ATS Home
ATS Away
OU Record
OU Home
OU Away
Phoenix
6-5
4-7
81.45
78.36
3.09
2-4
2-3
5-5-1
2-3-1
3-2
Seattle
6-5
5-5-1
82.36
80.27
2.09
4-2-1
1-3
8-3
5-2
3-1
Power Stats
Assists Turnovers
Name
Assists
Turnovers
Ratio
PHO
17.45
12.91
1.35
SEA
18.55
14.27
1.3
Rebounding
Name
Offense
Defense
Total
PHO
8.27
23.91
32.18
SEA
6.55
23.91
30.46
ShootingPercentage
Name
Offense
Defense
Differential
PHO
42.42
42.48
-0.06
SEA
47.01
43.68
3.33
Team Records
Phoenix Mercury
Name
Record
Home
Away
ATS
ATS Home
ATS Away
Offense
Defense
Diff
Overall
6-5
3-3
3-2
4-7
2-4
2-3
81.45
78.36
3.09
Last 10
6-4
3-2
3-2
4-6
2-3
2-3
83.80
79.40
4.40
vs EAST
4-2
2-1
2-1
3-3
1-2
2-1
84.50
79.67
4.83
vs WEST
2-3
1-2
1-1
1-4
1-2
0-2
77.80
76.80
1.00
Seattle Storm
Name
Record
Home
Away
ATS
ATS Home
ATS Away
Offense
Defense
Diff
Overall
6-5
5-2
1-3
5-5-1
4-2-1
1-3
82.36
80.27
2.09
Last 10
6-4
5-2
1-2
5-4-1
4-2-1
1-2
83.80
80.50
3.30
vs EAST
4-3
4-1
0-2
3-3-1
3-1-1
0-2
85.86
81.71
4.15
vs WEST
2-2
1-1
1-1
2-2
1-1
1-1
76.25
77.75
-1.50
Injuries
Phoenix Mercury
Player
Position
Description
Danielle Robinson
G
Is upgraded to probable Friday vs. Seattle Storm, Ankle
Seattle Storm
Player
Position
Description
No Injuries to Report
Supergrid
Title
Stat
Rank
Stat
Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense
81.45
8
80.27
5
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense
81.20
7
78.86
6
Away Team Road Rebounds vs Home Team Home Rebounds Allowed
34.20
7
33.14
4
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense
82.36
6
78.36
2
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense
83.86
5
86.20
10
Home Team Home Rebounds vs Away Team Road Rebounds Allowed
31.14
9
35.60
10
Head To Head Summary
Team
record
ATS
O/U
AVG
AVG ½
FG%
REB
3PT
steals
Phoenix
8-2
7-3
5-5
82.30
33.90
42.49
32.40
57/167
5.20
Seattle
2-8
3-7
5-5
70.90
44.40
46.64
31.50
62/169
8.40
Head To Head Detail
Date
Away
away score
Home
home score
line
ATS
Total
O/U
FG% Edge
Reb Edge
3PT Edge
Away Half Score
Home Half Score
Away FG%
Home FG%
Away Rebounds
Home Rebounds
Away Three Pointers
Home Three Pointers
Away Steals
Home Steals
Sep 15, 2016
SEA
62
PHO
86
-6.5
PHO
162
U
PHO
PHO
Push
29
50
35
47.8
32
35
5/16
5/17
4
10
Jun 3, 2016
PHO
81
SEA
95
6
SEA
168.5
O
SEA
SEA
SEA
44
49
47.1
50.8
26
37
7/19
12/24
7
10
May 20, 2016
SEA
81
PHO
80
-11.5
SEA
163
U
SEA
SEA
SEA
37
43
40
37.5
39
32
9/23
8/24
5
6
Aug 12, 2015
SEA
66
PHO
83
-13.5
PHO
148
O
PHO
PHO
PHO
42
52
42.4
44.8
29
39
4/11
10/26
6
2
Jul 12, 2015
SEA
60
PHO
70
-14.5
SEA
150
U
PHO
PHO
SEA
27
41
38.1
41
28
36
8/18
4/12
3
8
Jul 10, 2015
PHO
94
SEA
79
8
PHO
146
O
PHO
PHO
Push
46
34
52.1
45.6
32
26
8/17
8/17
12
6
Jun 21, 2015
PHO
84
SEA
72
2.5
PHO
142.5
O
SEA
SEA
PHO
44
36
41.5
46.7
32
37
7/17
1/13
11
4
Aug 17, 2014
PHO
78
SEA
65
5
PHO
149
U
PHO
PHO
SEA
40
29
53.6
36.8
36
29
4/11
6/21
6
6
Jul 22, 2014
PHO
89
SEA
71
6.5
PHO
152
O
PHO
SEA
PHO
47
36
53.8
48.3
23
30
6/14
3/12
10
5
Jul 9, 2014
SEA
58
PHO
78
-9.5
PHO
153
U
PHO
SEA
PHO
20
37
42.4
47.1
37
24
1/12
3/12
3
12
WNBA Betting Trends
Phoenix Mercury 6-5
Phoenix is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Phoenix’s last 7 games
Phoenix is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Phoenix’s last 9 games on the road
Phoenix is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Seattle
Phoenix is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing Seattle
Phoenix is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Phoenix is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Phoenix’s last 6 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Seattle Storm 6-5
Seattle is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Seattle is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Seattle’s last 8 games
Seattle is 9-2-1 ATS in its last 12 games at home
Seattle is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle’s last 5 games at home
Seattle is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Phoenix
Seattle is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games when playing Phoenix
Seattle is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Phoenix
Seattle is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle’s last 6 games when playing at home against Phoenix
Team Last 5 Games
Phoenix Mercury
Date
Opponent
score
Result
line
Total
ATS Result
field goal percentage
free throw percentage
three pointers
Location
Jun 18, 2017
LOS
59-90
L
7.5
164
L/U
32.84
62.50
5
A
Jun 16, 2017
CHI
86-78
W
-9.5
164
L/P
44.26
71.79
4
H
Jun 10, 2017
LOS
87-89
L
1
161.5
L/O
44.62
86.96
9
H
Jun 7, 2017
IND
98-90
W
-4.5
162.5
W/O
50.00
86.21
7
A
Jun 4, 2017
NY
72-88
L
-5
157.5
L/O
34.78
78.26
6
A
Seattle Storm
Date
Opponent
score
Result
line
Total
ATS Result
field goal percentage
free throw percentage
three pointers
Location
Jun 18, 2017
SA
75-57
W
-10
161
W/U
41.27
90.00
5
H
Jun 13, 2017
ATL
86-91
L
-9
164
L/O
42.42
83.33
5
H
Jun 11, 2017
NY
86-94
L
3
159
L/O
44.29
82.35
10
A
Jun 9, 2017
IND
80-83
L
-5.5
161.5
L/O
47.46
78.95
9
A
Jun 6, 2017
SA
85-76
W
-8
158.5
W/O
48.28
82.14
6
A
Next up:
Phoenix home to Minnesota Friday, June 30
Seattle at Washington Tuesday, June 27
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