Chicago Sky vs Seattle Storm Prediction, 5/18/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Chicago Sky vs Seattle Storm

Date: Wednesday, May 18, 2022

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: Facebook

Climate Pledge Arena is the site where and the Seattle Storm (1-3) will take on the Chicago Sky (2-1) on Wednesday.

The Chicago Sky faced off with the Minnesota Lynx and went home with a win by a final score of 82-78 in their last contest. Chicago finished with a 40.6% field goal percentage (28 out of 69) and buried 8 of their 24 shots from downtown. At the free throw line, the Sky converted 18 of 20 shots for a rate of 90.0%. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they earned 28 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 23 dimes in this contest in addition to forcing 15 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In relation to the defense, Chicago let their opponent shoot 49.2% from the field on 29 of 59 shooting. Minnesota distributed 9 assists and had 2 steals in the game. Additionally, Minnesota pulled down 37 rebounds (9 offensive, 28 defensive) and added 3 blocked shots. Minnesota ended up going 60.9% from the free throw line by converting 14 of their 23 shots. They made 6 out of their 16 attempts from distance.

Courtney Vandersloot is one player who came through in this game. She was able to score 16 points on 5 out of 11 shooting. She saw the court for 31 minutes played and grabbed 3 boards. Vandersloot finished 45.5% from the floor and distributed 11 assists.

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Chicago will enter this matchup with a record of 2-1 this year. The Sky are connecting on 36.8% on 3-point shots (25 of 68) and 85.4% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 85.3 points per contest (2nd in basketball) on 45.9% from the field. They are losing possession via turnover 12.3 times per contest and as a team are committing 18.7 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Chicago is pulling in 31.7 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 71 assists on the year, which ranks 6th in the WNBA in terms of passing the rock. When they are on defense, the Sky are forcing their opponents into 16.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.3 fouls. The Sky defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 44.0% (49 of 55) and they relinquish 34.7 boards per game as a team. They are 3rd in the league in giving up assists with 59 surrendered this season. They are conceding 30.0% from beyond the arc while they are 3rd in the WNBA in points per game allowed (75.3).

The last time they took the court, the Seattle Storm took a loss by a final score of 69-64 when they faced the Phoenix Mercury. The Storm were able to collect 25 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards totaling 39 in the game. They turned it over 10 times, while getting 8 steals in this matchup. The Mercury were called for 14 personal fouls for this game which took the Storm to the free throw line for a total of 10 shots. They were able to make 8 of the free throw tries for a rate of 80.0%. With respect to shots from distance, Seattle buried 8 of their 31 attempts (25.8%). At the conclusion of this game, the Storm ended up going 24 for 77 from the field which gave them a rate of 31.2%. The Storm allowed the Mercury to knock down 26 of 69 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 37.7% for the contest. They shot 37.5% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 12 of 32 and finished the game at 5 out of 8 at the free throw line (62.5%). With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, Seattle allowed Phoenix to grab 42 in all (7 offensive).

Jewell Loyd pitched in for the Storm for this contest. She knocked down 8 of 23 in this game giving her a rate of 34.8%, and added 5 rebounds. Loyd racked up 26 points in her 34 minutes on the court and had 3 assists for the contest.

Seattle has a mark of 1-3 this season. As an offensive team, the Storm are hitting on 39.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 11th in the WNBA. Seattle has tallied 312 pts this year (78.0 per game) and they collect 31.8 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 18.8 times per game (6th in the league) and they are turning it over 12.3 times per game. The Storm have committed 17.0 personal fouls per game and they go 84.6% from the charity stripe. The Storm on the defensive end are ranked 8th in the league in PPG surrendered with 81.3. They are forcing 15.8 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.2% from the field (11th in the league). The Seattle defense gives up 38.0% on shots from distance (35 of 92) and their opponents are converting on 75.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 21.5 dimes and 40.3 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks 11th and 12th in the league.

Who will win tonight's WNBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago

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