Phoenix Mercury vs Seattle Storm Prediction, 8/17/2025 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Phoenix Mercury vs Seattle Storm

Date: Sunday, August 17, 2025

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: WNBA League Pass

Climate Pledge Arena is the venue where and the Seattle Storm (16-17) will play the Phoenix Mercury (19-12) on Sunday.

The Phoenix Mercury faced off with the Atlanta Dream and took a loss by a score of 74-66 in their last contest. Phoenix wrapped up the game having earned a 34.8% FG percentage (24 out of 69) and converted 6 out of their 23 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Mercury knocked down 12 of 14 attempts for a rate of 85.7%. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 34 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 16 assists in the game as well as forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and having 6 steals. In relation to defense, Phoenix allowed the other team to shoot 38.5% from the field on 25 of 65 shooting. Atlanta recorded 9 dimes and had 11 steals for the game. Additionally, Atlanta grabbed 38 boards (9 offensive, 29 defensive) and got 6 blocks. Atlanta walked away from this one shooting 78.9% from the charity stripe by converting 15 of their 19 attempts. They also knocked down 9 of their 32 shots from distance.

Alyssa Thomas is a player who came through in this contest. She was able to score 21 points on 9 of 14 shooting. She was on the court for 34 mins and totaled 8 rebounds. Thomas ended up shooting 64.3% from the field and distributed 5 dimes.

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Phoenix steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss record of 19-12 so far this season. The Mercury are connecting on 33.4% on three-point attempts (284 of 850) and 78.7% from the free throw line. They average 83.1 pts per contest (6th in the WNBA) while going 43.2% from the field. They lose possession via turnover 12.6 times per contest and as a unit are committing 18.4 fouls per contest. As a team, Phoenix is pulling down 34.6 boards per contest and has totaled 640 dimes on the year, which ranks 8th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. On the defensive end of the court, the Mercury are forcing their opponents into 15.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.0 personal fouls. The Mercury defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.1% (469 of 528) and they concede 35.4 rebounds per game as a group. They currently rank 3rd in the league in giving up assists with 608 conceded for the season. They are surrendering 32.9% from 3-point land while they are 4th in the league in points per game allowed (79.5).

When they last stepped on the court, the Seattle Storm walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 85-75 against the Atlanta Dream. The Storm snagged 20 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards for a total of 26 in this matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 6 times, while getting 7 steals for the contest. The Dream were called for 13 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Storm to the charity stripe for a total of 13 tries. They were able to convert 7 of them for a clip of 53.8%. In the matter of three-point attempts, Seattle converted 6 out of 17 tries (35.3%). At the conclusion of this game, the Storm shot 31 for 74 from the floor which gave them a rate of 41.9%. The Storm allowed the Dream to convert 31 of 63 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 49.2% in this matchup. They shot 46.2% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 12 out of 26 and finished the game at 11 out of 15 at the charity stripe (73.3%). Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, Seattle permitted Atlanta to get 42 in all (9 on the offensive side).

Nneka Ogwumike ended up having an impact for the Storm for this game. She knocked down 13 of 23 for the contest giving her a field goal percentage of 56.5%, and tallied 9 rebounds. Ogwumike tallied 29 points in her 36 mins of playing time and had 4 assists in the matchup.

Seattle has a mark of 16-17 on the year. As an offense, the Storm are shooting 44.8% from the floor, which has them ranked 5th in the league. Seattle has accumulated 2,697 points on the year (81.7 per game) and they pull in 31.5 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 21.5 times per game (3rd in the WNBA) and they turn it over 11.8 times per contest. The Storm are responsible for committing 17.5 fouls per game while shooting 77.7% from the free throw line. The Storm on the defensive end are ranked 5th in the WNBA in points given up per game with 80.0. They relinquish 19.5 dimes and 36.0 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 6th and 11th in basketball. The Seattle defense surrenders 33.8% on shots from behind the 3-point line (246 of 728) and their opponents are connecting on 78.7% of their free throw attempts. They are forcing 15.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.8% from the floor (8th in the WNBA).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Seattle

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