Washington Mystics vs Phoenix Mercury Prediction 5/25/25 WNBA Picks

The Washington Mystics and the Phoenix Mercury meet Sunday in WNBA action from the PHX Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Washington Mystics vs. Phoenix Mercury prediction.

Matchup History

The Washington Mystics won the most recent meeting between these two teams back on September 5th, 2024, by a final score of 90-77. The road team has now won back-to-back meetings between these two teams.

Washington Mystics Recap

The Washington Mystics come into this game looking to bounce back from a 75-72 loss at the hands of the Aces last time out to slip to 2-2 on the year. After this game, the Mystics will head home for a matchup with the Indiana Fever.

Mystics Drop Back-To-Back Games

Brittany Sykes leads the Mystics in scoring and assists with 26.3 PPG and 5 APG while Sonia Citron has 15.8 PPG, 4 RPG and 2.3 APG this season. Kiki Iriafen has 14.5 PPG with a team-high 10.8 RPG to lead the Mystics in rebounding and Jade Melbourne has added 12 PPG with 4.3 RPG and 3.3 APG to cap off the scoring in double figures for Washington up to this point in the year. Sug Sutton has also chipped in 7.3 PPG with 1.8 APG as well on the year. As a team, Washington is averaging 82.5 PPG on 45% shooting from the field, 42.5% from behind the three-point line and 75% from the foul line so far this season.

Phoenix Mercury Recap

The Phoenix Mercury come into this game looking to bounce back from a 77-70 loss at the hands of the Seattle Storm last time out to slip to 2-1 on the year. After this game, the Mercury will square off against the Chicago Sky.

Mercury Take First Loss Of The Year

Satou Sabally leads the Mercury in scoring with 22.3 PPG along with 6.7 RPG, 2 APG and 1.3 SPG while Alyssa Thomas has 18.3 PPG with team-highs of 7.7 RPG and 6.7 APG as the only other double-digit scorer for Phoenix so far this season. Kathryn Westbeld has also chipped in 6 PPG with 4 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Phoenix is averaging 80 PPG on 45.2% shooting from the field, 33.3% from three-point range and 72.9% from the foul line so far this season.

Washington Mystics vs. Phoenix Mercury Prediction

I’m on the Mystics and the points. It’s only a lean because I want to make sure that Brittany Sykes is going before really investing my faith in Washington going forward. The Mercury didn’t look great against Seattle and I worry they’re going to be a team that leans heavily on their defense to try to win games until Kahleah Copper returns, which doesn’t work for a team laying decent numbers. The Mystics were a cover machine last year and have been solid in that space so far this season and I think taking the points with them here is the way to go. Give me Washington and the points.