Mystics at Storm 8/2/19 - WNBA Picks & Predictions

On Friday, the Washington Mystics head to the Pacific Northwest for a showdown with the Seattle Storm in a rematch between the two WNBA finalists from last season. The Mystics won their fourth straight on Tuesday with a 99-93 victory over the Phoenix Mercury. Elena Delle Donne scored a season-high 33 with 15 coming during a decisive third quarter. Washington with the win remained in second place in the Eastern Conference just a half-game behind the Connecticut Sun.

Seattle lost its last outing prior to the All-Star break to the Las Vegas Aces 79-62. Natasha Howard led the Storm in the loss with 13 points. Howard led the Storm in rebounds with 10. Seattle was hurt by carelessness with the ball with 19 turnovers in the loss. Seattle is third in the Western Conference 2 ½ games behind first place Las Vegas. Elena Della Donne is the leading scorer and rebounder for the Mystics with averages of 17.5 points and 7.9 rebounds per game. Kristi Toliver is the leader in assists with an average 5.6 assists per game and the second leading scorer with an average of 13.4 points per game. In all just three players are averaging double-figures in scoring for the Mystics.

Natasha Howard leads the Storm in scoring and rebounding with averages of 18.1 points and 8.3 rebounds per game, while Jewell Loyd is second in scoring with an average of 14.4 per game. Jordin Canada is leading the Storm in assists with an average of 5.1 per game. Just three players are averaging double-figures in scoring for Seattle.