Mercury vs Storm Prediction 5-17-25 WNBA Picks

The Seattle Storm and Phoenix Mercury meet Saturday in WNBA action at the PHX Arena. Here’s a Mercury vs Storm Prediction. This article will include a Mercury vs Storm Pick.

Seattle Storm Betting Preview

The Storm won 25 games last season and will enter year five under coach Noelle Quinn. The Storm are as experienced as any team in the league, as there are five players who are at least 30 years old. Skylar Diggins and Nneka Ogwumike are back for another season, while Erica Wheeler and Alysha Clark were added to create this old roster. Gabby Williams will play her first full WNBA season since 2022, and at 28 years old, she’s as decorated overseas as it gets.

The one young player is Dominique Malonga, who Tony Parker compared to Victor Wembanyama, and it will be interesting to see how much she plays her rookie year. Overall, the Storm are a veteran team filled with players who have been there, done that at all levels. We’ll see if that’s enough for the Storm to push the contenders in this league. 

Phoenix Mercury Betting Preview

The Mercury haven’t won a playoff series since winning the title in 2021, and they enter year two under coach Nate Tibbetts. It’s a new era in Phoenix with Diana Taurasi retiring and Brittney Griner going to Atlanta. Kahleah Copper and Natasha Cloud showed enough last season that they’re capable of leading the franchise. The Mercury were also busy by adding Satou Sabally and Alyssa Thomas, players with a combined seven all-star berths.

The core of this Mercury roster is in their prime, and they have scoring and athletic ability. Copper, Sabally, and Thomas have all been the go-to player on previous teams, so it will be interesting to see how they come together. There’s high upside with this Mercury squad, and they will be a team to watch, as this is the one team that could legit spoil the party for some of the elite contenders.

Mercury vs Storm Injury Report

The Storm will be without Katie Lou Samuelson.

The Mercury will be without Natasha Mack, Kahleah Copper, Kitija Laksa, and Murjanatu Musa.

Mercury vs Storm Prediction

I’m high on the Mercury with the additions they made and will be backing them a lot this season. The problem is the Mercury enter the season with a lot of injuries, which includes not having Copper for opening day. A team as experienced as the Storm should be able to take advantage of that. The Mercury are also 1-11 ATS in their last 12 games as an underdog. It’s just not an ideal situation for the Mercury, who are a bit top-heavy, so being down so many players already puts them behind the eight-ball. The line is reasonable. Give me the Storm and the small number.