Storm at Mercury 7/31/18 - WNBA Picks & Predictions

The Seattle Storm leads the Western Conference of the WNBA and will visit the Phoenix Mercury in the first game back from the All-Star Game. The Storm won its last game before the break 92-72 over the Indiana Fever. Breanna Stewart led the Storm in the win with 26 points and 10 boards. The win gave the Storm a 3 ½ game lead in the West over the second place Minnesota Lynx.

Phoenix played shorted handed in its final game before the break falling to the Chicago Sky 101-87. The Mercury planned without the suspended Diana Taurasi and without Leilani Mitchell who was out for personal reasons. Taurasi will play Tuesday, while Mitchell is questionable. The Mercury have lost three straight and trail the Storm by four games out West. Breanna Stewart leads the Storm in scoring and rebounding averaging 22.8 points and 8.2 rebounds per game. Jewell Loyd is the second leading scorer averaging 16.0 points per game. Natasha Howard is the team’s third player averaging double figures in scoring at 12.8 points per game. Sue Bird leads Seattle in assists with an average of 7.3 per game. Seattle is scoring an average of 87.0 points per game.

Diana Taurasi is the leading scorer and leader in assists for the Mercury with averages of 20.3 points and 4.8 assists per game. Brittney Griner is the second leading scorer and leader in rebounding with averages of 19.8 points and 7.2 rebounds per game. DeWanna Bonner is the only other player on the Mercury averaging double figures in scoring with an average of 16.4 points per game. Phoenix is scoring an average of 83.4 points per game.