New York Liberty vs Seattle Storm Prediction, 5/27/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: New York Liberty vs Seattle Storm

Date: Friday, May 27, 2022

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: Amazon Prime

Climate Pledge Arena is the site where and the Seattle Storm (3-3) will play the New York Liberty (1-5) on Friday.

The New York Liberty played the Minnesota Lynx and took a loss by a score of 84-78 in their last game. New York finished the game with a 39.4% FG percentage (28 out of 71) and made 9 of 32 shots from beyond the arc. At the charity stripe, the Liberty made 13 of their 18 tries for a percentage of 72.2%. When it comes to grabbing boards, they earned 39 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 24 assists in the game while forcing 10 turnovers and earning 4 steals. When discussing the defense, New York allowed 37.1% from the field on 26 of 70 shooting. Minnesota recorded 12 assists and had 7 steals for this game. In addition, Minnesota grabbed 45 rebounds (12 offensive, 33 defensive) and had 3 blocks. Minnesota finished the contest at 81.8% at the charity stripe by converting 27 of 33 tries. They also made 5 of 14 tries from 3-point range.

Natasha Howard is one player who was a factor for this game. She totaled 23 points on 8 of 12 shooting. She played 29 mins played and pulled down 6 rebounds. Howard walked away from this one shooting 66.7% from the field and also dished out 1 assist.

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New York comes into this one with a mark of 1-5 so far this season. They are turning it over 17.5 times per contest and as a unit they commit 20.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, New York is pulling in 31.0 boards per game and has accumulated 105 assists this season, which is 11th in the league in terms of passing. The Liberty are hitting 31.9% on three-point shots (45 of 141) and 75.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 71.8 points per game (12th in the league) while connecting on 40.8% from the floor. When they are on the defensive end, the Liberty are able to force 13.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.7 fouls. They are giving up 38.2% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 8th in basketball in PPG allowed (85.2). The Liberty defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 42.4% (83 of 112) and they relinquish 38.5 boards per game as a team. They currently rank 2nd in the WNBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 97 surrendered so far this season.

In their last game, the Seattle Storm went home victorious with a score of 83-80 when they played the Los Angeles Sparks. The Storm collected 24 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 for this contest. They also turned it over 10 times, while recording 9 steals in this matchup. The Sparks had 21 personal fouls in this game which took the Storm to the free throw line for 21 shots. They were able to bury 17 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 81.0%. In relation to three-point shots, Seattle made 8 out of their 28 tries (28.6%). When the final whistle blew, the Storm shot 29 for 69 from the floor which had them shooting 42.0%. The Storm allowed the Sparks to make 32 out of their 61 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 52.5% for the game. They wrapped up this game 21.4% from 3-point land by shooting 3 of 14 and ended up shooting 13 of 17 at the free throw line (76.5%). In relation to rebounding, Seattle permitted Los Angeles to collect 31 in total (5 on the offensive glass).

Breanna Stewart ended up being a factor for the Storm in the matchup. She made 11 out of 20 for this contest for a field goal rate of 55.0%, and totaled 7 rebounds. Stewart accumulated 28 points in her 29 mins on the court and had 2 assists in this matchup.

Seattle has a win-loss record of 3-3 so far this season. Seattle has scored 469 pts this season (78.2 per game) and they pull in 32.3 boards per game. The Storm are responsible for committing 16.7 fouls per contest and they hit 79.3% from the free throw line. When it comes to offensive execution, the Storm are shooting 39.9% from the floor, which ranks 12th in the league. Their rate of earning assists is at 21.3 times per contest (3rd in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.5 times per contest. The Storm on defense are ranked 6th in the league in points allowed per contest with 79.3. They concede 21.3 assists and 37.0 total rebounds per game, which is 10th and 11th in the league. The Seattle defense surrenders 35.8% on shots from beyond the arc (44 of 123) and opponents are knocking down 75.6% of their free throw attempts. They are forcing 15.8 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.8% from the floor (10th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Seattle

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