There are five WNBA games today, and one of those games will take place in the Pacific Northwest between the Washington Mystics and Seattle Storm.
Washington comes into this game with a .500 record. While the Storm just got their first win of the season, and will look for a second straight at home. Here, we make our Mystics vs Storm picks for what should be an intriguing Friday night affair.
Washington Mystics vs. Seattle Storm Odds
The WNBA odds for Friday night’s matchup have the Mystics as heavy favorites over the Storm. Washington is a 12-point favorite going into this contest, with the total for the game set at 157 points. That is the lowest total on the board in the WNBA on Friday.
Washington Mystics vs. Seattle Storm Information
Washington Mystics vs Seattle Storm
Location of the game: Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, WA.
Date & Time: Friday, June 9. 10:00 PM ET.
How to watch: ION Television
Washington Mystics vs. Seattle Storm Analysis
Washington Mystics Performance Recap and Analysis
Looking at the recent WNBA scores, the Washington Mystics enter this game at 3-3 for the season. They are coming off of a shocking loss last Friday to the Minnesota Lynx at home. Which snapped a two-game losing streak that featured wins over the Dallas Wings and Chicago Sky.
Key Injuries
As of now, the only name on the injury report for the Washington Mystics is Myisha Hines-Allen. She is back to traveling with the team for this upcoming road trip. But Hines-Allen is unlikely to get back onto the floor for this contest, especially with the Mystics being heavy favorites.
Betting Trends to Know
So far this year, the Mystics are 3-3 straight up on the season, but they are just 1-5 against the spread. As it pertains to totals, the Mystics have gone under the number five times in six games.
Seattle Storm Performance Recap and Analysis
The Seattle Storm are near the bottom of the WNBA standings early this year, as they are 1-4 for the season. But they got their first win of the season at home earlier this week. They beat the Los Angeles Sparks in that contest, despite trailing by 21 points in the first half.
Key Injuries
The only player helping keep the Storm from being one of the worst WNBA teams is Jewell Loyd. He leads the league in scoring. Unfortunately for the Storm, he is going to miss this game due to a foot injury.
Betting Trends to Know
So far this season, Seattle is 1-4 straight up on the season, but they are an impressive 3-1-1 against the spread. As far as totals are concerned, the Storm have gone over the total in four of their first five games of the season.
Washington Mystics vs. Seattle Storm Betting Picks
- Moneyline: Storm (+520)
The first of our Mystics vs Storm picks is for the Storm to pull one of the upsets of the season in the WNBA by beating the Mystics outright. Even without Loyd in the lineup, the Mystics have not proven they should be favored by this much on the road just yet.
- Over/Under: Under 157
The second of our WNBA picks for this contest is for this game to go under the total of 157 points. The Storm have been bad offensively even with Loyd in the fold, and they should lean on their defensive physicality to make up for her absence.
- Spread: Storm +12
While the Mystics are the better team in this game, they have been a disaster when it comes to covering the spread this year. Expect the short-handed Storm to do just enough to cover the number here.
Washington Mystics vs Seattle Storm Prediction
The most highly recommended of our Mystics vs Storm picks is for the Storm to cover this game’s 12-point spread. Seattle has been one of the best teams in the WNBA at covering the number, and that trend will continue against an overrated Mystics team.
- WNBA Pick: Storm +12 spread
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