Kahleah Copper and the Phoenix Mercury (6-7) battle Jewell Loyd and the Seattle Storm (9-4) on June 16, 2024 at Footprint Center.

Keep reading to find the best bets you can place on Sunday’s game, based on our computer predictions.

• Storm vs. Mercury Injury Report

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Spread: Storm (+2.5) to Cover

• The Storm are the bet in this game. They’re favored by 3.0 more points in the model than DraftKings (5.5 to 2.5).
• The Storm are 9-4-0 against the spread this season.
• Seattle has a 6-2 record against the spread when favored by 2.5 points or more this season.
• So far this season, the Mercury have compiled an 8-5-0 record against the spread.
• Phoenix has a 5-3 record against the spread this year when an underdog by 2.5 points or more.

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Total: Over 164.5

• The model’s predicted total (164.6 points) and the DraftKings set total (164.5 points) are virtually the same for this contest.
• This season, the Storm games have finished over 164.5 points scored, their current matchup’s total, six (out of 13) times.
• Seven of Phoenix’s 13 games this season have had more than 164.5 total points scored.
• Out of the Storm’s 13 games with a set total, six have hit the over (46.2%).
• The teams have hit the over in six of the Mercury’s 13 games with a set total.

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Moneyline Winner: Storm (-143)

• Prediction: Storm 85, Mercury 80
• Seattle has won 72.7% of its games this season when favored on the moneyline (8-3).

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Storm Leaders

• The scoring leader for the Storm this season is Loyd, who averages 20.2 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 3.7 assists per game.
• Seattle’s leading rebounder is Ezi Magbegor averaging 9.5 boards per game and its best passer is Skylar Diggins-Smith and her 5.8 assists per game.
• Loyd leads the Storm in three-point shooting, knocking down an average of 1.5 shots per game from beyond the arc.
• Loyd and Magbegor lead Seattle on the defensive end, with Loyd leading the team in steals, averaging 1.5 per game, and Magbegor in blocks, averaging 2.9 per contest.

Storm Injuries

Mercury Leaders

• Copper is at the top of the Mercury scoring leaderboard with 23.5 points per game. She also collects 4.5 rebounds and racks up 2.2 assists per game.
• Natasha Mack puts up a stat line of 6.3 rebounds, 3.9 points and 1.8 assists per game for Phoenix to take the top rebound spot on the team. Natasha Cloud has the top spot for assists with 7.5 per game, adding 11.1 points and 4.6 rebounds per matchup.
• Copper is the top shooter from deep for the Mercury, hitting 2.8 threes per game.
• Phoenix’s leader in steals is Cloud (1.8 per game), and its leader in blocks is Mack (2.0 per game).

Mercury Injuries

All stats in this article refer to the 2024 regular season.

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