Seattle Storm vs Chicago Sky Prediction, 7/20/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Seattle Storm vs Chicago Sky

Date: Wednesday, July 20, 2022

Location: Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: NBATV

The Seattle Storm (17-8) travel to Wintrust Arena on Wednesday where they'll meet the Chicago Sky (19-6).

The Seattle Storm faced the Indiana Fever and went home with a win by a final score of 81-65 in their last contest. Seattle ended having earned a 42.9% field goal percentage (30 of 70) and made 6 out of their 25 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the charity stripe, the Storm knocked down 15 of 18 shots for a percentage of 83.3%. In relation to pulling down rebounds, they collected 41 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 26 assists for the contest as well as forcing the other team into 19 turnovers and earning 12 steals. When discussing the defense, Seattle allowed the other team to go 36.4% from the field on 24 out of 66 shooting. Indiana earned 11 dimes and had 8 steals in this game. On top of that, Indiana grabbed 37 boards (11 offensive, 26 defensive) and got 2 blocks. Indiana finished the game shooting 65.0% from the charity stripe by making 13 of their 20 attempts. They also converted 4 out of their 24 shots from three-point range.

Breanna Stewart is one player who was a major factor in this game. She ended up scoring 25 points on 9 of 21 shooting. She was on the court for 27 mins and also snagged 8 rebounds. Stewart finished the game shooting 42.9% from the floor and totaled 3 assists.

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Seattle heads into this matchup with a win-loss record of 17-8 on the season. They are averaging 80.8 pts per contest (8th in basketball) on 43.3% from the floor. The Storm are shooting 35.4% on shots from beyond the arc (226 of 639) and 81.8% from the charity stripe. As a team, Seattle is pulling in 33.4 boards per game and has accounted for 557 assists so far this year, which is 2nd in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 13.0 times per contest and as a team they are committing 15.3 fouls on a nightly basis. Defensively, the Storm have forced 15.5 turnovers per game and they draw 17.0 personal fouls. They concede 31.7% on 3-point attempts and they are 2nd in the WNBA in opponents PPG (75.6). The Storm are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 42.4% (724 of 1,709) and they surrender 37.4 rebounds per contest as a team. They are 8th in basketball in giving up assists with 506 relinquished for the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Chicago Sky went home victorious with a score of 89-81 when they faced the Dallas Wings. The Sky were able to collect 30 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 40 for the matchup. They also turned it over 8 times, while getting 4 steals in the matchup. The Wings committed 13 fouls in this game which got the Sky to the free throw line for 14 attempts. They were able to knock down 14 of them for a percentage of 100.0%. When discussing 3-point shots, Chicago buried 5 out of 23 tries (21.7%). When all was said and done, the Sky went 35 out of 74 from the floor which had them sitting at 47.3%. The Sky permitted the Wings to make 26 out of their 66 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 39.4% for this contest. They finished 43.8% from distance by hitting 7 of 16 and ended up shooting 22 out of 27 from the charity stripe (81.5%). When talking about how they rebounded, Chicago allowed Dallas to snag 24 overall (5 on the offensive side).

Emma Meesseman was important for the Sky for this contest. She converted 10 of 14 in this matchup giving her a field goal percentage of 71.4%, and earned 8 rebounds. Meesseman earned 23 points in her 32 mins of playing time and had 7 assists in the game.

Chicago has a win-loss record of 19-6 on the year. Chicago has scored 2,149 pts for the season (86.0 per game) and they average 36.0 boards per game. The Sky are committing 16.6 fouls per game and they go 83.5% from the charity stripe. As an offense, the Sky are shooting 47.9% from the floor, which has them ranked 1st in basketball. They are earning an assist 24.0 times per game (1st in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.2 times per game. The Sky on defense are ranked 4th in the league in points given up per game with 79.5. They concede 20.1 assists and 33.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 6th and 3rd in the league. The Chicago defense allows 34.0% on 3-point attempts (165 of 485) and their opposition makes 75.7% of their free throw attempts. They are able to force 12.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.6% from the floor (4th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Seattle

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