Seattle Storm vs New York Liberty Prediction, 6/19/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Seattle Storm vs New York Liberty

Date: Sunday, June 19, 2022

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: ESPN

The Seattle Storm (9-5) are headed to Barclays Center on Sunday where they'll meet the New York Liberty (6-9).

The Seattle Storm played the Minnesota Lynx and went home with a win by a final score of 81-79 in their last game. Seattle ended the game with a 38.4% field goal percentage (28 out of 73) and converted 12 out of their 27 3-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Storm made 13 of 15 shots for a percentage of 86.7%. In regard to grabbing boards, they collected 35 with 15 of them being offensive. They also recorded 24 assists in this contest as well as creating 15 turnovers and getting 5 steals. Concerning the defense, Seattle allowed their opponent to shoot 51.5% from the field on 35 out of 68 shooting. Minnesota recorded 6 dimes and had 5 steals for the game. Moreover, Minnesota pulled down 33 rebounds (6 offensive, 27 defensive) and added 1 block. Minnesota ended up shooting 100.0% from the charity stripe by burying 3 of their 3 tries. They also converted 6 out of their 19 attempts from distance.

Breanna Stewart is one player who was a major contributor for the game. She left the arena with 29 points on 10 of 18 shooting. She played for 32 minutes and grabbed 8 rebounds. Stewart finished the game at 55.6% from the floor and also earned 3 dimes.

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Seattle steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 9-5 this year. They currently have an average of 78.8 pts per contest (9th in basketball) while going 41.8% from the floor. The Storm are shooting 34.8% on shots from 3-point land (129 of 371) and 80.8% from the charity stripe. As a team, Seattle is grabbing 32.3 boards per contest and has 307 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 4th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 13.2 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 16.1 fouls per contest. On the defensive end, the Storm are forcing 16.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.7 fouls. They give up 32.3% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 3rd in basketball in opponents PPG (76.8). The Storm defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.7% (227 of 248) and they concede 36.9 boards per game as a team. They are currently ranked 8th in the WNBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 293 surrendered so far this year.

In their last game, the New York Liberty took home the win by a final score of 77-65 against the Washington Mystics. The Liberty were able to snag 33 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards for a total of 38 for the game. They turned the ball over 10 times, while earning 9 steals in this game. The Mystics committed 14 personal fouls for this contest which took the Liberty to the charity stripe for 13 attempts. They were able to knock down 9 of the free throws for a rate of 69.2%. When talking about 3-pointers, New York converted 6 of 31 tries (19.4%). When the game finished, the Liberty went 31 for 69 from the field which had them shooting 44.9%. The Liberty allowed the Mystics to knock down 24 of 65 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 36.9% in this matchup. They finished 27.6% from downtown by hitting 8 of 29 and finished the game at 9 out of 14 at the free throw line (64.3%). When discussing rebounding, New York permitted Washington to collect 37 in all (5 on the offensive side).

Natasha Howard ended up having an impact for the Liberty for this contest. She knocked down 13 of 17 for this contest giving her a field goal percentage of 76.5%, and accumulated 9 rebounds. Howard had 27 points in her 31 mins on the court, but wasn't able to get an assist.

New York has a mark of 6-9 for the year. The Liberty commit 17.9 fouls per contest and they hit 81.4% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 19.3 times per contest (7th in the WNBA) and they cough up possession 15.1 times per contest. New York has scored 1,149 points this year (76.6 per contest) and they pull in 33.8 boards per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Liberty are connecting on 42.5% from the floor, which ranks 8th in the league. The Liberty are ranked 7th in the league in PPG allowed with 81.0. The New York defense surrenders 34.6% on shots from 3-point land (104 of 301) and their opponents are making 81.2% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 17.6 dimes and 37.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 1st and 12th in basketball. They are forcing their opponents into 12.3 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.1% from the field (3rd in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Seattle

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