Seattle Storm vs Connecticut Sun Prediction, 7/28/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Seattle Storm vs Connecticut Sun

Date: Thursday, July 28, 2022

Location: Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT

TV: NBATV

Mohegan Sun Arena is the site where and the Connecticut Sun (19-9) will take on the Seattle Storm (18-10) on Thursday.

The Seattle Storm stepped onto the hardwood against the Atlanta Dream and notched a win by a score of 82-72 in their last game. Seattle walked away from the contest having earned a 42.9% FG percentage (27 of 63) and buried 9 out of their 30 3-point shots. At the free throw line, the Storm made 19 of their 21 tries for a rate of 90.5%. In regard to hauling in rebounds, they collected 39 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 20 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In reference to defending, Seattle let their opponent shoot 34.5% from the field on 29 of 84 shooting. Atlanta recorded 17 dimes and had 5 steals for this contest. On top of that, Atlanta grabbed 45 rebounds (17 offensive, 28 defensive) and earned 2 blocked shots. Atlanta went 72.7% at the free throw line by making 8 of 11 shots. They also made 6 out of their 25 tries from distance.

Tina Charles is a player who was a contributor in the matchup. She ended up finishing with 27 points on 9 out of 13 shooting. She was on the court for 33 minutes played and also grabbed 15 boards. Charles finished 69.2% from the floor and also distributed 1 assist.

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Seattle heads into this game with a record of 18-10 on the campaign. They are averaging 80.5 points per outing (8th in the league) while shooting 42.9% from the field. The Storm are shooting 34.9% on shots from beyond the arc (250 of 716) and 82.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, Seattle is pulling in 33.6 boards per contest and has tallied 615 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 2nd in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 12.9 times per game and as a group they commit 15.3 personal fouls per contest. When they are on defense, the Storm are forcing their opponents into 15.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.8 fouls. The Storm defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 42.4% (423 of 470) and they concede 37.6 rebounds per game as a team. They rank 8th in basketball in giving up assists with 567 relinquished so far this season. They concede 31.8% on shots from distance and they are 2nd in the WNBA in points per game allowed (76.3).

The last time they took the court, the Connecticut Sun got the victory with a final of 86-79 when they faced the Minnesota Lynx. The Sun were able to pull down 27 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 40 in this contest. They also gave up possession 18 times, while earning 10 steals in the matchup. The Lynx were called for 19 fouls for this game which took the Sun to the free throw line for a total of 20 attempts. They were able to knock down 16 of those for a percentage of 80.0%. When discussing 3-pointers, Connecticut converted 8 of their 20 attempts (40.0%). In all, the Sun ended up shooting 31 for 67 from the field which had them shooting 46.3%. The Sun allowed the Lynx to make 30 out of their 70 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 42.9% for the game. They went 46.2% from three-point range by going 6 of 13 and ended up going 13 out of 14 from the free throw line (92.9%). In reference to how they attacked the glass, Connecticut permitted Minnesota to grab 28 in all (10 offensive).

Natisha Hiedeman was important for the Sun for the game. She made 6 of 10 in the game for a field goal rate of 60.0%, but wrapped this game up without a rebound. Hiedeman racked up 19 points in her 34 minutes on the hardwood and had 5 assists for the matchup.

Connecticut has a record of 19-9 this season. As an offense, the Sun are connecting on 46.1% from the field, which is ranked 2nd in the WNBA. Connecticut has accounted for 2,373 pts on the year (84.8 per game) and they collect 36.2 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 20.6 times per game (4th in the league) and they turn it over 14.2 times per game. The Sun commit 17.3 personal fouls per contest while shooting 78.8% from the charity stripe. The Sun on the defensive end are ranked 3rd in the league in PPG given up with 77.8. They have relinquished 19.5 assists and 29.2 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 4th and 1st in basketball. The Connecticut defense allows 32.3% on shots from distance (202 of 625) and opponents are connecting on 80.1% of their free throw shots. They are able to force 15.3 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?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Connecticut

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