Dewanna Bonner sits at the center of a Saturday afternoon matchup that already carries pressure for Seattle and Phoenix. The Seattle Storm and Phoenix Mercury enter June 20 with losing streaks, and the game will end at least one of them.
Natisha Hiedeman is the player to track inside that setup. The Seattle Storm guard has averaged 15.0 points per game, 2.6 rebounds and 4.3 assists, and she has gone over 21.5 PRA in six straight games and seven of her last eight.
Her recent run matters in a Seattle offense that has leaned on her more than Minnesota did, where she spent two seasons coming off the bench before starting again in Seattle. Hiedeman also posted 23 PRA against the Phoenix Mercury on June 3, another sign that her production has already translated into this matchup.
The teams have already played once this month, and Phoenix took that meeting 72-68 in Seattle. The Mercury also failed to cover the -7.5 spread in that win, which leaves this rematch with a different betting shape even though the first result came down to four points.
Seattle Storm and Phoenix Mercury
Seattle enters at 3-13 after nine games in a row without a win. Phoenix is 4-12 and has lost four straight games, so the standings gap is thin even if both sides arrive with little margin.
That is why the market leans to UNDER for the Saturday afternoon game. Earlier in June, Phoenix got the better of Seattle by a score that finished below a wider number, and the current total asks for a different offensive pace if Hiedeman is to keep clearing 21.5 PRA.
Natisha Hiedeman in Seattle
The best read on this game runs through Hiedeman’s role, not just the losing streaks. She has moved from a bench job in Minnesota to a starting role in Seattle, and the stat line has followed: 15.0 points, 2.6 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game.
Will Natisha Hiedeman’s recent production continue in the Saturday matchup? If it does, Seattle has a cleaner path to snapping its skid, but Phoenix already showed in June 3 that it can still drag this game into a tighter, lower-scoring range.
