Washington Mystics vs Seattle Storm Prediction, 6/23/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Washington Mystics vs Seattle Storm

Date: Thursday, June 23, 2022

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: CBS Sports Network

The Washington Mystics (11-8) are headed to Climate Pledge Arena on Thursday where they'll take on the Seattle Storm (10-6).

The Washington Mystics played the Los Angeles Sparks and ended up losing by a score of 84-82 in their last contest. Washington finished the game with a 41.4% FG percentage (29 of 70) and knocked down 11 out of their 23 shots from 3-point land. At the free throw line, the Mystics buried 13 of 18 attempts for a rate of 72.2%. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they collected 32 with 14 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 23 dimes in this matchup while forcing the opposition into 16 turnovers and getting 10 steals. With respect to defense, Washington allowed 49.3% from the floor on 33 of 67 shooting. Los Angeles doled out 9 dimes and had 11 steals for the matchup. In addition, Los Angeles collected 34 boards (9 offensive, 25 defensive) and earned 5 rejections. Los Angeles ended up going 70.6% at the charity stripe by knocking down 12 of their 17 shots. They converted 6 out of their 14 attempts from three-point range.

Natasha Cloud is someone who was a contributor in the game. She accumulated 13 points on 4 of 6 shooting. She saw the court for 33 mins and also totaled 3 boards. Cloud ended up going 66.7% from the field and also earned 13 assists.

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Washington will enter this game with a mark of 11-8 on the year. The Mystics are connecting on 33.5% from downtown (146 of 436) and 76.5% from the free throw line. They are averaging 79.1 points per game (8th in basketball) while going 43.4% from the field. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.9 times per game and as a squad they are committing 16.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Washington is pulling down 34.5 boards per game and has accounted for 390 assists for the year, which ranks 1st in basketball in terms of passing. Defensively, the Mystics are able to force 14.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.4 fouls. They are 10th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 357 conceded for the year. The Mystics defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 43.2% (282 of 330) and they surrender 34.2 rebounds per contest as a group. They give up 32.8% on 3-point attempts and they are 1st in basketball in PPG from their opponents (75.1).

When they last stepped on the court, the Seattle Storm got the win with a final of 81-72 when they faced the New York Liberty. The Storm were able to snag 33 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 38 in this game. They also coughed it up 10 times, while recording 6 steals for the contest. The Liberty had 15 fouls in this game which got the Storm to the free throw line for 8 shots. They were able to knock down 7 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 87.5%. With respect to shots from beyond the perimeter, Seattle buried 10 of 27 tries (37.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Storm ended up going 32 out of 75 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.7%. The Storm allowed the Liberty to convert 30 of 75 attempts from the floor 0 40.0% for the contest. They finished the game shooting 37.0% from three-point range by shooting 10 of 27 and ended up shooting 2 of 5 at the charity stripe (40.0%). When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, Seattle allowed New York to collect 43 in all (8 on the offensive side).

Gabby Williams ended up being a factor for the Storm in this matchup. She made 10 of 15 in this contest for a field goal rate of 66.7%, and had 9 rebounds. Williams accumulated 23 points in her 32 mins of playing time and accumulated 3 assists in this game.

Seattle has a mark of 10-6 this season. Seattle has earned 1,255 points so far this year (78.4 per contest) and they collect 32.3 rebounds per game. The Storm are responsible for committing 15.6 fouls per game and they connect on 79.9% from the free throw line. In terms of offensive execution, the Storm are shooting 41.9% from the field, which is 10th in the WNBA. They are assisting teammates 21.9 times per contest (2nd in the WNBA) and they turn the ball over 12.9 times per contest. The Storm are ranked 2nd in the WNBA in points allowed per contest with 76.8. The Seattle defense allows 32.3% on shots from 3-point land (111 of 344) and their opponents are making 78.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 21.1 assists and 37.5 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 11th and 12th in the league. They are forcing their opponents into 15.8 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 44.0% from the field (7th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Washington

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