New York Liberty vs Seattle Storm Prediction, 5/29/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: New York Liberty vs Seattle Storm

Date: Sunday, May 29, 2022

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: Fox 13+

The New York Liberty (1-5) are headed to Climate Pledge Arena on Sunday where they'll meet the Seattle Storm (3-3).

The New York Liberty faced off with the Minnesota Lynx and took a loss by a final of 84-78 in their last game. New York ended the game with a 39.4% field goal percentage (28 of 71) and buried 9 of their 32 3-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Liberty knocked down 13 of their 18 tries for a percentage of 72.2%. In the matter of hauling in boards, they earned 39 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 24 assists in the game as well as forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and having 4 steals. With respect to the defense, New York allowed their opponent to shoot 37.1% from the field on 26 of 70 shooting. Minnesota earned 12 assists and had 7 steals for this game. On top of that, Minnesota snagged 45 rebounds (12 offensive, 33 defensive) and added 3 blocked shots. Minnesota finished 81.8% at the charity stripe by converting 27 of their 33 shots. They also converted 5 out of their 14 attempts from beyond the arc.

Natasha Howard is a player who was a major factor in the matchup. She walked away with 23 points on 8 of 12 shooting. She played 29 minutes and collected 6 rebounds. Howard shot 66.7% from the floor and also earned 1 assist.

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New York will enter this matchup with a mark of 1-5 so far this year. They turn the ball over 17.5 times per contest and as a team are committing 20.5 fouls per contest. As a team, New York is pulling in 31.0 boards per contest and has accumulated 105 assists so far this season, which ranks 11th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Liberty are shooting 31.9% on three-point attempts (45 of 141) and 75.5% from the free throw line. They average 71.8 points per outing (12th in the league) while going 40.8% from the field. On the defensive end, the Liberty are forcing their opponents into 13.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.7 fouls. They rank 1st in basketball in giving up assists with 97 surrendered for the season. The Liberty are giving up a field goal percentage of 42.4% (83 of 112) and they concede 38.5 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They concede 38.2% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 8th in basketball in points per game allowed (85.2).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Seattle Storm got the victory with a final of 83-80 against the Los Angeles Sparks. The Storm were able to collect 24 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 for this contest. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while recording 9 steals in the game. The Sparks were called for 21 personal fouls in this contest which took the Storm to the charity stripe for a total of 21 tries. They were able to make 17 of them for a percentage of 81.0%. When talking about three-point attempts, Seattle knocked down 8 of 28 attempts (28.6%). Overall, the Storm ended up going 29 out of 69 from the field which gave them a percentage of 42.0%. The Storm permitted the Sparks to knock down 32 out of their 61 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 52.5% in this matchup. They wrapped up this game 21.4% from three-point range by going 3 of 14 and finished the contest at 13 out of 17 from the free throw line (76.5%). Regarding how they attacked the glass, Seattle allowed Los Angeles to collect 31 in total (5 on the offensive side).

Breanna Stewart ended up having an impact for the Storm for this contest. She knocked down 11 of 20 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 55.0%, and added 7 rebounds. Stewart recorded 28 points in her 29 mins of playing time and accounted for 2 assists for the contest.

Seattle has a mark of 3-3 so far this year. When it comes to offense, the Storm are connecting on 39.9% from the field, which ranks 12th in the WNBA. Seattle has scored 469 points this year (78.2 per game) and they pull in 32.3 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 21.3 times per game (3rd in the WNBA) and they are turning it over 12.5 times per game. The Storm are committing 16.7 personal fouls per game and they shoot 79.3% from the free throw line. The Storm on the defensive end are ranked 5th in the WNBA in points given up per game with 79.3. They surrender 21.3 assists and 37.0 boards per contest, which is ranked 10th and 11th in the league. The Seattle defense allows 35.8% on shots from 3-point land (44 of 123) and their opponents are making 75.6% of their free throw shots. They are able to force 15.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 45.8% from the floor (10th in the WNBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Seattle

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