Dallas Wings vs Seattle Storm Prediction, 5/26/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Dallas Wings vs Seattle Storm

Date: Friday, May 26, 2023

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: WNBA League Pass

Climate Pledge Arena is the venue where and the Seattle Storm (0-1) will play the Dallas Wings (1-0) on Friday.

The Dallas Wings faced the Atlanta Dream and took home the win by a score of 85-78 in their last contest. Dallas walked away from the game with a 36.5% FG percentage (27 of 74) and buried 9 of 30 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Wings buried 22 of their 26 tries for a percentage of 84.6%. With respect to hauling in rebounds, they earned 40 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 13 assists in this contest while forcing the other team into 19 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In relation to defense, Dallas allowed the other team to shoot 35.4% from the floor on 29 out of 82 shooting. Atlanta earned 17 assists and had 6 steals for the contest. In addition, Atlanta had 45 rebounds (17 offensive, 28 defensive) and earned 6 rejections. Atlanta finished 78.6% at the free throw line by knocking down 11 of their 14 shots. They converted 9 of 32 tries from distance.

Satou Sabally is one player who had an impact in this matchup. She accumulated 25 points on 7 out of 13 shooting. She was on the hardwood for 35 mins played and also grabbed 7 rebounds. Sabally finished 53.8% from the field and also totaled 3 dimes.

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Dallas comes into this contest with a mark of 1-0 so far this season. They are losing possession via turnover 16.0 times per game and as a group they are committing 19.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Dallas is grabbing 40.0 boards per contest and has accounted for 13 dimes this year, which ranks 11th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Wings are connecting on 30.0% on three-point attempts (9 of 30) and 84.6% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 85.0 pts per contest (3rd in basketball) while going 36.5% from the field. On the defensive end, the Wings are forcing their opponents into 19.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 23.0 personal fouls. They are giving up 28.1% from 3-point land and they rank 7th in basketball in opponents PPG (78.0). The Wings defense is allowing a FG percentage of 35.4% (19 of 23) and they surrender 45.0 rebounds per game as a unit. They are ranked 3rd in the league in giving up assists with 18 surrendered this season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Seattle Storm took a loss by a score of 105-64 when they played the Las Vegas Aces. The Storm recorded 26 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 32 in this matchup. They also coughed it up 13 times, while earning 12 steals for this game. The Aces were called for 14 fouls in the matchup which got the Storm to the charity stripe for 15 attempts. They were able to knock down 9 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 60.0%. In regard to shots from downtown, Seattle converted 5 of 21 tries (23.8%). Overall, the Storm finished 25 out of 78 from the field which gave them a rate of 32.1%. The Storm permitted the Aces to make 40 out of their 73 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 54.8% for this contest. They wrapped up this game 61.1% from downtown by going 11 of 18 and finished the game at 14 out of 17 at the free throw line (82.4%). With respect to cleaning the glass, Seattle allowed Las Vegas to collect 50 in total (6 on the offensive side).

Jewell Loyd was important for the Storm for the game. She made 7 out of 25 in the matchup giving her a rate of 28.0%, and had 4 rebounds. Loyd recorded 22 points in her 29 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 4 dimes for this game.

Seattle has a win-loss mark of 0-1 so far this season. The Storm are responsible for committing 16.0 fouls per contest and they go 60.0% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 12.0 times per game (12th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.0 times per game. Seattle has totaled 64 points for the year (64.0 per contest) and they snag 32.0 boards per contest. When it comes to offense, the Storm are shooting 32.1% from the field, which ranks 12th in the league. The Storm on the defensive end are ranked 12th in the WNBA in points given up per game with 105.0. They have forced 14.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 54.8% from the field (12th in basketball). The Seattle defense concedes 61.1% on shots from beyond the arc (11 of 18) and their opponents are converting on 82.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 22.0 dimes and 50.0 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 11th and 12th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Seattle

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