Seattle at Phoenix

The Phoenix Mercury have taken advantage of their inside-out punch with Diana Turasi doing the damage outside, and Britney Griner hammering on both ends in the paint. They have won seven straight and come into this at 13-3 overall. Seattle still has some weapons, but this is not the same type of Seattle team we have seen in recent years, but they have made some progress. The Storm opened the season with five of their first six losses by 11 points or more, and were simply not competitive. They have since seen those margins shrink, as their last six losses show just one by more than 8 points, and I think they have enough to stay close in this one. The Storm has covered four straight when taking on a winning team, and the Mercury often leave the "A" game in the locker room when facing a team with a losing record where they are a woeful 12-30-2 ATS in their last 44 against them. Seattle stays close, so grab the points in this one.