Seattle Storm vs Connecticut Sun Prediction, 6/17/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Seattle Storm vs Connecticut Sun

Date: Friday, June 17, 2022

Location: Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT

TV: CBS Sports Network

The Seattle Storm (9-5) travel to Mohegan Sun Arena on Friday where they'll take on the Connecticut Sun (11-4).

The Seattle Storm faced off with the Minnesota Lynx and took home the win by a score of 81-79 in their last game. Seattle wrapped up the game having earned a 38.4% field goal percentage (28 of 73) and made 12 out of their 27 shots from 3-point land. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Storm made 13 of 15 attempts for a percentage of 86.7%. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 35 with 15 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 24 dimes in the game while forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and getting 5 steals. When talking about the defense, Seattle allowed their opponent to shoot 51.5% from the floor on 35 of 68 shooting. Minnesota earned 6 assists and had 5 steals for the contest. Additionally, Minnesota pulled down 33 rebounds (6 offensive, 27 defensive) and earned 1 block. Minnesota finished the contest at 100.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 3 of their 3 shots. They knocked down 6 of their 19 attempts from downtown.

Breanna Stewart is one player who was a factor for the game. She was able to score 29 points on 10 out of 18 shooting. She played for 32 mins played and pulled down 8 boards. Stewart finished shooting 55.6% from the field and earned 3 assists.

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Seattle will enter this contest with a record of 9-5 for the campaign. They average 78.8 pts per contest (9th in the WNBA) while shooting 41.8% from the field. The Storm are shooting 34.8% on shots beyond the perimeter (129 of 371) and 80.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Seattle is grabbing 32.3 rebounds per game and is sitting with 307 dimes for the season, which is 4th in the WNBA in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 13.2 times per game and as a team they are committing 16.1 fouls per game. On defense, the Storm have forced 16.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.7 fouls. They give up 32.3% on three-point shots and they are ranked 3rd in the WNBA in points per game allowed (76.8). The Storm defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 43.7% (227 of 248) and they surrender 36.9 boards per contest as a basketball team. They rank 8th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 293 surrendered this season.

The last time they took the court, the Connecticut Sun took home the win by a final score of 105-92 when they faced the Atlanta Dream. The Sun collected 26 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 33 in the game. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while getting 8 steals in the matchup. The Dream were called for 19 fouls for the contest which got the Sun to the free throw line for a total of 15 tries. They were able to make 11 of those for a percentage of 73.3%. With respect to shots from downtown, Connecticut knocked down 14 out of 26 tries (53.8%). When this game wrapped up, the Sun finished the game shooting 40 out of 77 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.9%. The Sun permitted the Dream to bury 35 of 76 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 46.1% for the contest. They finished 41.4% from downtown by going 12 of 29 and ended up shooting 10 of 16 at the free throw line (62.5%). When talking about how they attacked the glass, Connecticut permitted Atlanta to collect 37 in total (13 on the offensive glass).

Courtney Williams was important for the Sun in this matchup. She knocked down 8 out of 12 in this contest giving her a rate of 66.7%, and added 8 rebounds. Williams earned 20 points in her 24 minutes of playing time and accounted for 2 assists for the contest.

Connecticut has a mark of 11-4 this season. Connecticut has totaled 1,324 pts so far this year (88.3 per game) and they grab 35.9 boards per contest. The Sun have committed 18.7 fouls per game while shooting 79.9% from the charity stripe. On the offensive side of the court, the Sun are hitting on 46.9% from the floor, which is 2nd in the WNBA. They are getting an assist 21.2 times per contest (3rd in the league) and they turn it over 14.3 times per contest. The Sun on defense are ranked 5th in basketball in points given up per game with 78.8. They have surrendered 18.5 assists and 28.5 boards per game, which ranks them 3rd and 1st in the league. The Connecticut defense concedes 32.4% on 3-point attempts (110 of 340) and their opposition makes 81.3% of their free throw shots. They are able to force 15.7 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.5% from the field (6th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Seattle

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