Phoenix Mercury vs Seattle Storm Prediction, 5/23/2025 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Phoenix Mercury vs Seattle Storm

Date: Friday, May 23, 2025

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: WNBA League Pass

Climate Pledge Arena is the site where and the Seattle Storm (1-1) will take on the Phoenix Mercury (2-0) on Friday.

The Phoenix Mercury faced off with the Los Angeles Sparks and went home with a win by a final score of 89-86 in their last contest. Phoenix finished with a 41.8% field goal percentage (28 of 67) and made 11 of their 33 shots from 3-point land. From the charity stripe, the Mercury knocked down 22 of 27 attempts for a rate of 81.5%. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 33 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 22 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and earning 8 steals. When it comes to defense, Phoenix allowed the other team to shoot 41.2% from the floor on 28 of 68 shooting. Los Angeles earned 7 dimes and had 4 steals in this matchup. On top of that, Los Angeles had 37 boards (7 offensive, 30 defensive) and had 3 blocks. Los Angeles walked away from this one shooting 76.9% from the free throw line by converting 20 of their 26 attempts. They knocked down 10 out of their 29 attempts from long range.

Satou Sabally is one player who played a role for this game. She finished with 25 points on 6 of 16 shooting. She was on the hardwood for 29 minutes and also totaled 5 rebounds. Sabally finished 37.5% from the field and dished out 3 dimes.

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Phoenix comes into this game with a win-loss record of 2-0 so far this year. They currently have an average of 85.0 points per contest (6th in the league) while going 46.4% from the field. The Mercury are hitting 33.3% on shots from distance (19 of 57) and 72.9% from the free throw line. As a team, Phoenix is pulling in 35.5 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 42 assists on the year, which is 6th in basketball in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.0 times per game and as a unit they commit 21.5 personal fouls per contest. Defensively, the Mercury are able to force 14.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.5 fouls. They give up 28.3% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 1st in the league in PPG allowed (72.5). The Mercury defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 37.4% (28 of 39) and they concede 33.0 rebounds per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 4th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 34 surrendered for the season.

For their last game, the Seattle Storm went home victorious with a score of 79-71 against the Dallas Wings. The Storm were able to collect 30 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 37 for this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while getting 7 steals for this contest. The Wings earned 19 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Storm to the free throw line for 19 shots. They were able to convert 12 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 63.2%. In reference to shots from downtown, Seattle buried 9 of their 15 attempts (60.0%). In all, the Storm ended up going 29 for 70 from the field which had them sitting at 41.4%. The Storm permitted the Wings to make 27 out of 73 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 37.0% in the matchup. They went 21.1% from 3-point land by going 4 of 19 and ended up going 13 of 19 from the free throw line (68.4%). When discussing rebounds, Seattle allowed Dallas to grab 44 overall (13 on the offensive glass).

Nneka Ogwumike ended up being a major contributor for the Storm in this contest. She made 10 of 21 for the game giving her a rate of 47.6%, and earned 18 rebounds. Ogwumike racked up 23 points in her 35 mins on the hardwood and totaled 3 dimes in the game.

Seattle has a record of 1-1 on the year. Seattle has accumulated 138 pts so far this year (69.0 per game) and they grab 33.0 boards per contest. The Storm commit 17.5 fouls per contest and they hit 66.7% from the charity stripe. When it comes to offensive execution, the Storm are connecting on 37.6% from the field, which is ranked 10th in the league. They are dishing out assists 20.5 times per game (5th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.5 times per contest. The Storm on the defensive end are ranked 3rd in the league in PPG surrendered with 76.0. The Seattle defense allows 27.9% on shots from beyond the arc (12 of 43) and opponents are connecting on 65.0% of their free throw attempts. They concede 19.5 assists and 41.0 total boards per game, which ranks them 10th and 12th in basketball. They are forcing 14.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.5% from the floor (9th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Phoenix

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