Seattle Storm vs Chicago Sky Prediction, 7/28/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Seattle Storm vs Chicago Sky

Date: Friday, July 28, 2023

Location: Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: WNBA League Pass

The Chicago Sky (9-14) host the Seattle Storm (4-19) at Wintrust Arena on Friday.

The Seattle Storm faced the New York Liberty and took a loss by a final of 86-82 in their last contest. Seattle finished with a 42.9% FG percentage (30 out of 70) and converted 11 of their 30 3-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Storm made 11 of their 14 attempts for a rate of 78.6%. In reference to rebounding, they compiled 35 with 7 of them being offensive. They also recorded 22 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and earning 10 steals. Regarding defense, Seattle let their opponent shoot 40.0% from the field on 32 out of 80 shooting. New York dished out 13 assists and had 10 steals for the contest. On top of that, New York had 47 rebounds (13 offensive, 34 defensive) and got 5 rejections. New York finished the game shooting 85.7% at the charity stripe by burying 12 of their 14 attempts. They also made 10 of their 35 tries from distance.

Jewell Loyd is one player who had an impact in this contest. She left the arena with 32 points on 9 of 23 shooting. She was on the court for 37 mins played and totaled 4 rebounds. Loyd walked away from this one shooting 39.1% from the floor and recorded 5 assists.

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Seattle steps onto the court with a record of 4-19 for the season. The Storm are connecting on 35.0% on shots from downtown (204 of 583) and 77.0% from the free throw line. They average 78.3 points per outing (11th in the WNBA) while going 40.1% from the floor. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.1 times per contest and as a squad are committing 18.1 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Seattle is snagging 33.7 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 400 assists so far this season, which is 12th in the league in terms of passing the rock. When they are on defense, the Storm are forcing their opponents into 14.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.9 personal fouls. The Storm defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 46.4% (322 of 412) and they relinquish 37.0 boards per game as a team. They are ranked 11th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 492 relinquished so far this year. They give up 37.5% on 3-pointers and they are 12th in the WNBA in PPG allowed (86.2).

The last time they took the court, the Chicago Sky took a loss by a final score of 107-95 when they played the Las Vegas Aces. The Sky snagged 25 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 34 in the game. They also turned it over 12 times, while recording 3 steals in this contest. The Aces earned 13 fouls for the matchup which took the Sky to the free throw line for a total of 19 tries. They were able to convert 16 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 84.2%. In the matter of shots from downtown, Chicago converted 13 of 24 tries (54.2%). When the final whistle blew, the Sky went 33 for 70 from the field which had them sitting at 47.1%. The Sky allowed the Aces to convert 38 out of their 76 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.0% in this game. They finished 31.8% from distance by shooting 7 out of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 24 of 27 at the charity stripe (88.9%). In the matter of rebounding, Chicago allowed Las Vegas to snag 35 in total (9 on the offensive glass).

Kahleah Copper ended up having an impact for the Sky in this matchup. She converted 12 out of 18 for this contest giving her a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and had 6 rebounds. Copper accumulated 37 points in her 34 minutes on the court and accounted for 2 dimes for this game.

Chicago has a record of 9-14 this season. In terms of offensive execution, the Sky are hitting on 43.0% from the field, which ranks them 8th in the WNBA. Chicago has totaled 1,801 points so far this season (78.3 per game) and they pull in 34.1 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 19.9 times per contest (4th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.0 times per game. The Sky are responsible for committing 17.4 personal fouls per game and they connect on 72.7% from the charity stripe. The Sky on defense are ranked 6th in the league in PPG given up with 82.5. They have forced 13.0 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.3% from the floor (9th in the WNBA). The Chicago defense gives up 32.7% on shots from 3-point land (139 of 425) and their opponents are knocking down 80.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 19.7 assists and 34.6 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 8th and 7th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Seattle

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