Connecticut Sun vs Seattle Storm Prediction, 6/20/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Connecticut Sun vs Seattle Storm

Date: Tuesday, June 20, 2023

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: WNBA League Pass

The Seattle Storm (3-7) play the Connecticut Sun (9-3) at Climate Pledge Arena on Tuesday.

The Connecticut Sun stepped onto the hardwood against the Los Angeles Sparks and went home with a win by a final score of 83-74 in their last game. Connecticut wrapped up the contest with a 53.1% field goal percentage (34 out of 64) and made 6 of their 15 shots from beyond the arc. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Sun converted 9 of their 11 shots for a percentage of 81.8%. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 29 with 2 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 24 dimes for this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and having 11 steals. When discussing defending, Connecticut allowed their opponent to shoot 41.2% from the floor on 28 of 68 shooting. Los Angeles recorded 18 assists and had 5 steals in this game. Moreover, Los Angeles snagged 34 rebounds (10 offensive, 24 defensive) and got 2 blocks. Los Angeles finished the game at 93.3% when shooting free throws by making 14 of 15 attempts. They also buried 4 out of their 19 shots from long range.

Alyssa Thomas is one player who was a major contributor for the matchup. She accumulated 16 points on 8 of 13 shooting. She played 40 mins and also grabbed 4 rebounds. Thomas went 61.5% from the field and recorded 12 dimes.

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Connecticut steps onto the court with a win-loss mark of 9-3 this year. They currently have an average of 82.6 pts per contest (6th in basketball) while connecting on 43.4% from the field. The Sun are shooting 33.6% on shots from 3-point land (76 of 226) and 75.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, Connecticut is pulling in 35.1 boards per game and is sitting with 253 assists for the campaign, which is 1st in the league in terms of passing. They are turning it over 12.9 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 19.3 fouls on a nightly basis. On the defensive end, the Sun are able to force 15.6 turnovers per game while drawing 20.8 personal fouls. They rank 9th in the WNBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 224 relinquished on the campaign. The Sun are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.1% (187 of 250) and they surrender 34.4 boards per game as a unit. They are relinquishing 29.3% on 3-pointers while they are 3rd in the league in PPG allowed (78.6).

When they last played, the Seattle Storm walked away with a victory by a final of 109-103 against the Dallas Wings. The Storm snagged 21 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 29 for this game. They also turned it over 15 times, while recording 4 steals for this game. The Wings were called for 26 fouls for the matchup which got the Storm to the charity stripe for a total of 32 tries. They were able to knock down 26 of those for a clip of 81.3%. In reference to 3-pointers, Seattle made 17 of their 34 attempts (50.0%). When all was said and done, the Storm finished the game shooting 33 for 65 from the field which had them shooting 50.8%. The Storm allowed the Wings to bury 38 of their 76 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.0% in this game. They finished the game shooting 38.5% from 3-point land by connecting on 10 out of 26 and ended up going 17 of 20 from the charity stripe (85.0%). Concerning rebounding, Seattle allowed Dallas to snag 30 in all (8 offensive).

Jewell Loyd was important for the Storm in the game. She knocked down 12 out of 21 for the game giving her a rate of 57.1%, and had 5 rebounds. Loyd earned 39 points in her 38 minutes of playing time and accumulated 5 assists for the contest.

Seattle has a mark of 3-7 for the year. The Storm have committed 18.7 fouls per contest while shooting 75.9% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 16.0 times per contest (12th in the league) and they are turning it over 13.1 times per contest. Seattle has 770 points for the year (77.0 per game) and they grab 33.0 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Storm are connecting on 39.8% from the floor, which is 11th in basketball. The Storm are ranked 9th in the league in PPG given up with 85.3. They have forced 13.7 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 46.4% from the floor (12th in the league). The Seattle defense gives up 39.4% on shots from beyond the arc (85 of 216) and opponents are converting on 86.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 20.7 dimes and 36.1 total boards per game, which ranks 10th and 11th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Connecticut

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